{"id":356,"date":"2012-05-13T21:11:08","date_gmt":"2012-05-13T19:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chappypix.co.za\/blog\/?p=356"},"modified":"2012-09-01T12:46:53","modified_gmt":"2012-09-01T10:46:53","slug":"striking-gold-in-j-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chappypix.co.za\/blog\/2012\/05\/13\/striking-gold-in-j-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Striking gold in J-Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love shooting Jeffrey\u2019s Bay!
\nI love it even more when it\u2019s perfect and bathed in crisp beautiful light.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

For the Last While I have been on another epic surf trip up the east coast of South Africa.
\nThe mission began with me co covering the BloodScan surf Challenge in J-Bay and ended with some epic free surfing in perfect J-Bay waves<\/p>\n

To get things going, a fun swell pulled in on the Friday and we managed to nail a few shots with the crew.
\nDylan Lightfoot, Emma Smith, Matt McGillivray and Adin Jeens<\/strong> were amongst the action. They all nailed a couple of shots, a good start.<\/p>\n

That Night was filled with mild anxiety. Would the promised swell deliver in the morning?<\/p>\n

It did!
\nSoon as it was light enough one could see the lines.
\nIt was pumping!
\n4 to 6 foot and perfect.<\/p>\n

I started shooting pre sunrise with Dylan and ended post sun down with Emma.
\nDuring the day, Dylan, Emma, Gilly, Shane Thorne, Adin and a few others went to town on the perfect Walls at Super Tubes.
\nBest day of shooting in a long while.<\/p>\n

Sunday Dawned. It was bigger!
\nWaves were in the 6 foot range but needed an offshore and there was a horrible haze over the bay. Not photographically perfect!<\/p>\n

Little Matt McGillivray was first in at Dawn and blew the place apart.
\nHe ripped 6 foot supers with confidence and ease. It was awesome surfing from the grom.<\/p>\n

By mid day the swell was at its peak.
\nThere were solid 6 to 8 foot bombs blasting the super\u2019s lineup.
\nWatching Emma Smith do the rock jump down the point with massive sets bearing down on her was quite a sight.
\nTotally unfazed about the size of the waves, she eventually made it to the line up and ripped.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This was another awesome surf trip with epic waves and amazing people.
\nI shot some pretty rad surfing action and during the down time, I shot a bit of fashion\/lifestyle, which was fun.<\/p>\n

These 20 images are some of the \u201cleft over\u2019s\u201d as I need to keep the good images under wraps for print consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n \t

\n Show as slideshow<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t