and nearly landed himself in the hospital too.
Thanks again lads - not possible without your
collective effort!”
The team were greeted pre-dawn with a
smaller-than-expected swell for the shoot, but
if there was any disappointment, it quickly
dissolved as the spirit of surfing, mateship and
the sea came soaring through into the day.
Dane and Heith paddled out side by side into
the gleaming sunrise, with the crisp offshore
breeze grazing their backs and flaring the
waves. Each of the camera crew found their
respective places and away we went shooting
a very special and spiritual surf session.
Dane - casually crouched
on the nose and doing the
‘Dreamtime glide’ down the
line for the film
Heith and Dane are such incredible surfers you could say that they personify the best of
both new and old surfing, in a very Australian
sense. Dane is a true hotdogger, being right at
home in six foot coral-bottom
kegs as much as he is on a one
foot point peeler, and Heith is
one of the most underrated
and technically proficient
longboarders to ever come out
of Australia. Both of these guys
are accomplished competitive
surfers, but perhaps it is in their
free-surfing exploits and a
laid-back element that they
truly shine - this day it was no
different.
Film-maker Geoff Charters puts a keen eye
into his shots for the upcoming Bobby Brown
documentary
Heith arguably possesses some
great similarities to Bobby, also
being a quiet and unassuming
surfer, drenched in raw talent
and a natural ability to surf with
dynamic style, inventiveness
and power - a surfer w ho has
at times dropped off the radar
and contest scene to chase