tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9504254762640671212024-03-18T01:30:15.868+00:00sleepless inkKevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comBlogger439125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-83926453978260862852024-03-16T11:05:00.000+00:002024-03-16T11:05:10.094+00:00STOKED! 2 NEW PRINTS! (AT LAST)<p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">I've been meaning to get some artwork together for Rem </span><b><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/rems_caff/" role="link" style="border-style: none; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia;"><i>@rems_caff</i></span></a> </b><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">f</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">or a while</span>, <span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">but life is a specialist at throwing curve balls, so it took a little while longer!</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Anyway, moving on, they are done. I am so stoked and happy for them to have made their way to Rem, Joe </span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/stingingweever/" role="link" style="border-style: none; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia;"><b><i>@stingingweever</i></b></span></a> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">and Andy </span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz notranslate _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/saltwalls_gallery/" role="link" style="border-style: none; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia;"><b><i>@saltwalls_gallery</i></b></span></a><span style="color: #666666;">.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">They are both limited edition prints, with a print run of 20. In addition to the short print run, is 20% of sales going to charity, namely, </span><a href="https://cornwallairambulancetrust.org/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhtWvBhD9ARIsAOP0GoguvdlnatHwHmqR51kdTAifWWKgb7S_Fo2T7WZty82--XJY9iNS7M4aAiHHEALw_wcB" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>Cornwall Air Ambulance</b></i></span></a><span style="color: #666666;">.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">They are available </span><a href="https://www.sleeplessink.com/20/20"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>@sleeplessink.com</b></i></span></a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCLInDbgTcOudGel4VIIyU_6TPopT2CCKAUqo9P2GF3UQBYjFWQOc5z8ZcAt13PrBqcb0sWlVeHGMOsRgZo0eYjODg3_DPo3rsZOW6hisVyl7IDH7afrNlZh8_l8HD8xqUsU-H5bhG42RlHOT19oJMk1leTGyixAfj3nlojRD4dxKxpamLd-yNhXKy_NH/s2000/giclee-print-art-Skateboarding-skateboarder-grind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUq6IUloSGalvCLvvl_FGC1wS-HP_YCEo8BxVzBmKkbux-3bQuhGpgIUhAfsF5zCZrmMMAKSECq7ASF6mw1Ha_BjBYnrBLHCLdSwvQOjZmykNb9Qb9o1-spDgLIY3n7__rmWcnaZkBz5AySyoilsjO3805Ud_VJJysMfgEpBZvCmeCPnzfLgCs3DN_C72o/s2000/sign-signature-art-print.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="575" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUq6IUloSGalvCLvvl_FGC1wS-HP_YCEo8BxVzBmKkbux-3bQuhGpgIUhAfsF5zCZrmMMAKSECq7ASF6mw1Ha_BjBYnrBLHCLdSwvQOjZmykNb9Qb9o1-spDgLIY3n7__rmWcnaZkBz5AySyoilsjO3805Ud_VJJysMfgEpBZvCmeCPnzfLgCs3DN_C72o/w575-h575/sign-signature-art-print.jpg" width="575" /></a></div>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-20751833779295652792024-03-12T07:38:00.008+00:002024-03-13T00:14:52.851+00:00OH SH*T! – SURFBOARD PAINT DRAG (WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG!) REEL<p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Music on, friend in the wings, creative surfboard art brief. What could go wrong?</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">With several decades wearing the orange jump-suit, that goes with the life long sentence of being a surfboard sprayer, a few phrases are often repeated to the point of them becoming annoyingly standard. </span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">'Could you just' / 'While you're here!' / 'Just one more thing' / 'It'll be shaped in a minute...it goes on. This flannel, I suspect, is wiped across the faces of many production (and more) industries; the linking thread being humans attempt to orchestrate the workforce and materials toward a finished product – ready for shelves, food in restaurants, or scarily, organ replacements and perhaps even Air Traffic Control. </span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">The surfboard industry is surely on the podium for the 'Blunders Award Night'.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">This is footage of a blunder and recovery of mine on a custom Pyzel surfboard. It was all going so well, especially with the amount of preparation that was put into place for this fast moving paint drag. But not tightening the lid on a ketchup dispenser bottle full of paint, was my fault.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Luckily, I have experience in recovering mishaps, an essential requirement when making surfboards, and Clive of 'Soul Jammer Surfboards' was fast to help. We did it, and after the initial alarm, I would venture to say we enjoyed it!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='604' height='504' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxwd1DPo4v0pDgAvk59pxq_v2nQiAPe5OHbuncTsHrWvS6CtTac-HKWUwj_7eKDGN994i6sWaFGd52j2ZcWjw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFdlzWk13N8iih7P9wJLkph27QjAEB3etHmVk4_6d4leUeEH_WqXVvJPmWDSfJggpPlto9-74v4BplTEIca2KOqd5YOo2IKJNBkvUD2cuSvzUbyCVq1w5FY6hen8ciEPEq1G5yXhDBf5LzNUOBWxFtbYJv44nypN94KyHIYBctHRMroiTtrwrmaqcFTxN/s2000/Noghtmare-Paint-Drag.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1452" height="827" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFdlzWk13N8iih7P9wJLkph27QjAEB3etHmVk4_6d4leUeEH_WqXVvJPmWDSfJggpPlto9-74v4BplTEIca2KOqd5YOo2IKJNBkvUD2cuSvzUbyCVq1w5FY6hen8ciEPEq1G5yXhDBf5LzNUOBWxFtbYJv44nypN94KyHIYBctHRMroiTtrwrmaqcFTxN/w599-h827/Noghtmare-Paint-Drag.jpg" width="599" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-61199346549674856192024-03-10T10:09:00.000+00:002024-03-10T10:09:06.959+00:00POCKETS OF GOOD SURF – 1<p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">In amongst the rain and onshore winds, there have been pockets of good surf.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">These days must be relished as they have been far and few between. That said, from midweek, this week, the wind has been offshore, sometimes very strong, only going around this afternoon. So it has been a good run.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTlA0eGNVsjdEB30zKQRpwwFz3MJX8IeoIFAgoKe7Gw4iNPFrhptkCN4kFol7PdvW6H_-CyW0_IY2jJe4P-De80JE7T_hpPuHLNVyOXKLR0lXtkrHO70StVtJ7gcWRCKsABBjd0HrgGYLuYToVaxVQ08imvY5RXsJhMf-_b5ujdYlR2NViYZRSCTjumZr/s2000/wave-surf-cribbar-newquay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTlA0eGNVsjdEB30zKQRpwwFz3MJX8IeoIFAgoKe7Gw4iNPFrhptkCN4kFol7PdvW6H_-CyW0_IY2jJe4P-De80JE7T_hpPuHLNVyOXKLR0lXtkrHO70StVtJ7gcWRCKsABBjd0HrgGYLuYToVaxVQ08imvY5RXsJhMf-_b5ujdYlR2NViYZRSCTjumZr/w614-h614/wave-surf-cribbar-newquay.jpg" width="614" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_X8-tgvZF2YH80djncIos6mCNss4FCjE055HtWfbJDnssWCzP0Jljeicn8uiEZ2aRaOqPr1g1QJQMYFxC0m-xkPog_qrlS07y-G-LfHqlzNuKZNF1LZosJxir6lpxHix0d7-BmXqaNe9mzPUj-DCppioRKpVUU8ukC0fatITpDVFJlu6vcakzWU-rad4S/s2000/waves-surf-righthander-cornwall-fistral.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="617" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_X8-tgvZF2YH80djncIos6mCNss4FCjE055HtWfbJDnssWCzP0Jljeicn8uiEZ2aRaOqPr1g1QJQMYFxC0m-xkPog_qrlS07y-G-LfHqlzNuKZNF1LZosJxir6lpxHix0d7-BmXqaNe9mzPUj-DCppioRKpVUU8ukC0fatITpDVFJlu6vcakzWU-rad4S/w617-h617/waves-surf-righthander-cornwall-fistral.jpg" width="617" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qLzl6xEv_qCpJSzCPMKcw_hcb8Ir2Xe4d4rd0OEgF1cRYq0Wcrbn9PTA-adjEFps_0PgT6_KqJM9UZ5B5lR40_KgdQer4lGrLP4K9xxfzY3HfPwpfaMZ6oDAdz-dxa6IlBa4txf8YUh5O97dl1-ZseAmheV-G837gZgD_KH4x8wThNmLvrD_BSTXFvxo/s2000/surfers-surf-shoreline-beach-fistral.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="619" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qLzl6xEv_qCpJSzCPMKcw_hcb8Ir2Xe4d4rd0OEgF1cRYq0Wcrbn9PTA-adjEFps_0PgT6_KqJM9UZ5B5lR40_KgdQer4lGrLP4K9xxfzY3HfPwpfaMZ6oDAdz-dxa6IlBa4txf8YUh5O97dl1-ZseAmheV-G837gZgD_KH4x8wThNmLvrD_BSTXFvxo/w619-h619/surfers-surf-shoreline-beach-fistral.jpg" width="619" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-8491086176358061112024-03-05T21:02:00.000+00:002024-03-05T21:02:13.051+00:00SURFBOARD FACTORY – WHAT TO DO? WHAT SEASON IS IT?<p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Well, when it comes to surfboard work, the year continues to be a little sleepy.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Despite being a veteran surfboard sprayer (35 years), it still remains nervy at this time of year. Although the nerves of an off-season flatlining income were more easily treatable in youth. All that was needed was an airfare, along with a pocket of loose change to escape the situation. Some of our (I include my allies) best memories are tied up in those years.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">That said, I relish the time I now have away from the dust bowl of a surfboard factory. There is always plenty to do elsewhere. Only this week I finished two new fine art prints, both with a small limited edition print run. They can be seen @ </span><a href="https://www.sleeplessink.com/20/20" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>20/20</b></i></span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> on my website.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">But back to the beginning, I should express no surprise at the current moseying pace – it is still winter after all. But No! Meteorologically speaking, the official first day of spring is March 1st. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Hold on a minute! Surely spring starts on or around the 20th of March – the spring equinox. Are goal posts being moved?</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">It seems they alter depending on what almanac is being used. Weather scientists divide the year into quarters to make it easier to compare seasonal and monthly statistics from one year to the next. Yet I read, <i>'According to the almanac, the astronomical start of spring is the spring equinox, on, or around March 20th each year.' </i></span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Take your pick!</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">To be clear, the weather is presently erratic, although on a positive note, the sun had a pleasing lick of warmth to it today. So for those brief moments, it is spring. But as a cloud trundles over, casting a cold shadow, it is still winter.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">So with just a few boards to spray, a part of a working day is literally spent waiting for paint to dry. No flashy sprays to film or photograph. What to do? Today I meandered around with my camera taking pictures. More fun than watching paint dry; which it never does when being watched by the way!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MTpv0a8C3MciSwowoS1n1Vzu2il4WjkE4q9zj7O_8f74oBPPLi4gnCoqzs5-4YjN9lvlp6oWcUg1lMr0iWhvW4dvN6y84JaniQn8zkuGYiV3vgK1ZUkjVcVNIj_iawJTsWND0MbeC3VsFseSjvj_0lojIqvZGzBDEOfSUvKv2aa_Nce4TMb_NaeIEeS9/s2000/polish-head-power-tool-mop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MTpv0a8C3MciSwowoS1n1Vzu2il4WjkE4q9zj7O_8f74oBPPLi4gnCoqzs5-4YjN9lvlp6oWcUg1lMr0iWhvW4dvN6y84JaniQn8zkuGYiV3vgK1ZUkjVcVNIj_iawJTsWND0MbeC3VsFseSjvj_0lojIqvZGzBDEOfSUvKv2aa_Nce4TMb_NaeIEeS9/w596-h596/polish-head-power-tool-mop.jpg" width="596" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7n60wZB0ix4gp1sy4265Xv_j38JqtN1almwYZqhEVWF5rwSpGvpm85HwdoeG1YkVwG8W1CAiR7_ZK2OjOigN-EmEl0d9ZUZuDXnPcelUaornBra9Z0PMnuIT1hUgxgtkdsELVvJLDHzg9xJmslO71haP-N3wfXPFRP5dRFro6wVx573EPQNrqkXEfCoRO/s2000/surfboard-factory-apron-towels-dust.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7n60wZB0ix4gp1sy4265Xv_j38JqtN1almwYZqhEVWF5rwSpGvpm85HwdoeG1YkVwG8W1CAiR7_ZK2OjOigN-EmEl0d9ZUZuDXnPcelUaornBra9Z0PMnuIT1hUgxgtkdsELVvJLDHzg9xJmslO71haP-N3wfXPFRP5dRFro6wVx573EPQNrqkXEfCoRO/w598-h598/surfboard-factory-apron-towels-dust.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7AeNbg7J14m_cwgcLDntgSi_5SrwElCrprztSkg349inrLfRevTC3UMkJKunXmMIqmu3gSo7rGL-HF8f_YiEU47z8_lce9T6N3trIm4AnsOhznPjudoFX56FN4xV_DmciNG-j5b1tIqaIHSoxdnV0tovvdSHIveGq055U2jLkGmyt1FRREbiUXvMeypR/s2000/wall-art-graffiti-faces-bright-colour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7AeNbg7J14m_cwgcLDntgSi_5SrwElCrprztSkg349inrLfRevTC3UMkJKunXmMIqmu3gSo7rGL-HF8f_YiEU47z8_lce9T6N3trIm4AnsOhznPjudoFX56FN4xV_DmciNG-j5b1tIqaIHSoxdnV0tovvdSHIveGq055U2jLkGmyt1FRREbiUXvMeypR/w598-h598/wall-art-graffiti-faces-bright-colour.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><p></p>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-59910143646407409962024-02-26T17:05:00.001+00:002024-02-27T07:19:08.416+00:00ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BARRIER – MEXICO – POST 2<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">A follow up from the post on </span><a href="https://sleeplessink.blogspot.com/2024/02/a-break-of-two-halfs-post-1.html"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>February 17th</b></i></span></a><span style="color: #666666;">.</span></span><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">The barrier lifts and a few steps take you out of resort world, and into Mexico.</span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">It is immediately clear when walking out onto a busy road, that the gated community is now behind you. Each step furthering you into a barrage of new colour, sights and sounds. </span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Without coincidence the road leads directly to a lively pedestrian tourist strip, full of bars, gift shops, tequila outlets, tour operators and a bizarre amount of pharmacies.</span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">The amount of pharmacies was remarkable, to the point of a game being played every time one was spotted. 'Oh look, a pharmacy, better remember where it is in case we need anything!' And then within 30 to 60 seconds another would be seen. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">'Oh look, a pharmacy, better remember where it is in case we need anything!' You can see where this is going!</span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">The tourist area recedes within blocks of the main drag, and the town of Playa del Carmen goes about its day to day business. Down on the waterfront there are crammed beaches and a couple of jetties, with the expected throng of visitors, street vendors and performers.</span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">All of this under the watchful eyes of the highly visible Marines. No matter how many times I saw them, I found it unsettling. They are in full combat fatigues, face coverings and are heavily armed. Not only do they patrol the streets, they also comb up and down the beaches, usually accompanied by a beach quad bike.</span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">It is something I had not seen before.</span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQnmN6Y0ZqfRsMdOPt27mBS0vjFZxaS5U6rQ_YaJhcQmBdP6X_WoGBBMWn6ezuHKVjzSlNfjivN0qkxhjyqtnquQLMT5P16t5irEc2pIhw3vJtcXpt7xE8-z5CjesNhZ_oMP0VWNoFRxo9cNrrcEbGHNazsgFcv4t5fe-Qa_C8EbMwpwT5fztZOe95fQT/s2000/armed-patrol-mexico-marines.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQnmN6Y0ZqfRsMdOPt27mBS0vjFZxaS5U6rQ_YaJhcQmBdP6X_WoGBBMWn6ezuHKVjzSlNfjivN0qkxhjyqtnquQLMT5P16t5irEc2pIhw3vJtcXpt7xE8-z5CjesNhZ_oMP0VWNoFRxo9cNrrcEbGHNazsgFcv4t5fe-Qa_C8EbMwpwT5fztZOe95fQT/w612-h612/armed-patrol-mexico-marines.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><i>Supermarket patrol.</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5zghjspsGM4g2iIELWLkU2rmJ6L4wC0lLk8-Ml9AXM-WG937k8ilegOJbayuCCxj8ubfaRdGrsLRNJtTXi79t0tMGvG3KoPtxGHlLBNLdqgeh2dQKThN_3OqiRLNO6v0J6NKmge6NbpOt1c_jC2G75ee9aN_aOW6dkHXpzWCVzERe43Inki-upqG_GmM/s2000/dog-fight-tension-jetty.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5zghjspsGM4g2iIELWLkU2rmJ6L4wC0lLk8-Ml9AXM-WG937k8ilegOJbayuCCxj8ubfaRdGrsLRNJtTXi79t0tMGvG3KoPtxGHlLBNLdqgeh2dQKThN_3OqiRLNO6v0J6NKmge6NbpOt1c_jC2G75ee9aN_aOW6dkHXpzWCVzERe43Inki-upqG_GmM/w614-h614/dog-fight-tension-jetty.jpg" width="614" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><i>Tension on the jetty.</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxlkRh5wdaMR70eBkgZDZgFoeOLBoYUby88hRwFuHBiDaAAvoqqdqZwMxIkVi20d4Kd23NLrn6T9P9Oa5U3ymjezs3ExWiD3GoZF2fpjqEyZ4kRM2DFsDQCyHfsllctjtSMAmCuxepkEeBmSYAXy73CSyXrr-x0QcS6QnXy6GTp-EooX6wqmb6zlguKmP/s2000/drugs-deli-shopfront-shop.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="617" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxlkRh5wdaMR70eBkgZDZgFoeOLBoYUby88hRwFuHBiDaAAvoqqdqZwMxIkVi20d4Kd23NLrn6T9P9Oa5U3ymjezs3ExWiD3GoZF2fpjqEyZ4kRM2DFsDQCyHfsllctjtSMAmCuxepkEeBmSYAXy73CSyXrr-x0QcS6QnXy6GTp-EooX6wqmb6zlguKmP/w617-h617/drugs-deli-shopfront-shop.jpg" width="617" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><i>More drugs, this time with a deli.</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmvI61H5CclnOmoVxns3rwUYMODqphBHQMePDb_GS8ACYlF3NpgQuo3AEI1rDgUgE8pOq5_Z6PgO5vncgJkAkvDRyDRnkZti60BJSqRJ0xnlkQh9mlX_kxRQWZdoJ-UdwOkW08Bwgb2O-rl6CHwTg0y7zJDm5MMjaL2TegBbLksqCFF63v6ralqd39Ydd/s2000/military-armed-patrol-mexico-marines.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmvI61H5CclnOmoVxns3rwUYMODqphBHQMePDb_GS8ACYlF3NpgQuo3AEI1rDgUgE8pOq5_Z6PgO5vncgJkAkvDRyDRnkZti60BJSqRJ0xnlkQh9mlX_kxRQWZdoJ-UdwOkW08Bwgb2O-rl6CHwTg0y7zJDm5MMjaL2TegBbLksqCFF63v6ralqd39Ydd/w618-h618/military-armed-patrol-mexico-marines.jpg" width="618" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><i>High street patrol</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgBJZaVes8cbY1RzyNrol47wrUpSbgjwo1c62AURHdhQGzQCd-5sYhNHav3vC-tVoZRg-Ijz7-VTnp-YJ-QGmktl3voHgx1KVc3bF5n7Dn5K9X_2acRSTs64nOlY8JoFYV3KiWvBFfrthA3zJfpOQNiOpv9MMXt_8cTNLXmQl4f3wBu3ZtgoeigZyXPne/s2000/tourists-mexico-sombrero.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgBJZaVes8cbY1RzyNrol47wrUpSbgjwo1c62AURHdhQGzQCd-5sYhNHav3vC-tVoZRg-Ijz7-VTnp-YJ-QGmktl3voHgx1KVc3bF5n7Dn5K9X_2acRSTs64nOlY8JoFYV3KiWvBFfrthA3zJfpOQNiOpv9MMXt_8cTNLXmQl4f3wBu3ZtgoeigZyXPne/w620-h620/tourists-mexico-sombrero.jpg" width="620" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">A street vendor shouted 'Look, Real Mexicans!' when this group with new sombreros walked past.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"> </span></div></div>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-50116197526198610492024-02-21T15:26:00.001+00:002024-02-21T16:53:34.777+00:00TURTLE DESIGN ON SURFBOARD (SHORT REEL)<p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Well, got to start the surfboard year off somewhere. And this turtle design is the first surfboard to warrant a short reel so far this year.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">It has been a slow start, coupled with a short break, resulting in just enough bread & butter work to keep food in the dog bowl. That said, I did spray the flame section of a new Pyzel order yesterday. This is a spray I have done a few times, as seen on a </span><a href="https://sleeplessink.blogspot.com/2023/12/pyzel-flames-checks-surfboard-spray-reel.html"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>December 5th</b></i></span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> post.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">The turtle design was sent in, and using the OHP it was straight forward to transfer it onto the customers surfboard. I enjoyed doing it, and it suited the shape of the board well. Whenever I start drawing on boards, I do think of the possibilities of really going to town; using pencils, brushes, watercolours, the list goes on.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">But, it is a surfboard...to be surfed! It will have wax on it, and in a short time will be battle scarred with pressure dings and more. That's not to say don't have colour, surfboards look great with some colour, it's a good job people think so, as it has been my job for 35 (yikes) years. But there is a tipping point that asks the question; sporting equipment, or work of art.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">There has also been a saying among surfboard spayers over the years; £30 on a surfboard, £300 or £3000 for the same design on a canvas. It's just a way for the few who spray boards to have a bleat about being underpaid. I'm guessing that most of us knew we weren't going to get rich...we just want to go surfing.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='643' height='534' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dylYz_eF8niFHU4OzpqgLdFeOXeRYbvMqA4EVMNygU3EO774n8tAuo__DO0pI2d3DzLcI4qbigJGRxkxhdjZA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUZgP27ypR27hslUlKwpFXs5QhA1g-dJB4qc2caZdltugDo0iRXlFVzEtYumucbi-C-NBtpVWoBon9qzQbLRM52BDX0r9VL6HTyFaBGarEUXKrEB-ePGMemKuMy8iOGWSM_eH5ts8TEyk8UWEHZJSaCPmJQMpr8q4yUA3Sz7gNTVrybM_KqB96vMK5mAG/s2000/surfboard-turtle-design-pen-drawing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1452" height="828" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUZgP27ypR27hslUlKwpFXs5QhA1g-dJB4qc2caZdltugDo0iRXlFVzEtYumucbi-C-NBtpVWoBon9qzQbLRM52BDX0r9VL6HTyFaBGarEUXKrEB-ePGMemKuMy8iOGWSM_eH5ts8TEyk8UWEHZJSaCPmJQMpr8q4yUA3Sz7gNTVrybM_KqB96vMK5mAG/w600-h828/surfboard-turtle-design-pen-drawing.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><p></p>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-73912395658282402902024-02-17T18:25:00.020+00:002024-02-18T10:54:19.517+00:00A BREAK SPLIT IN TWO – POST 1<p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Two weeks since returning and the tan has faded, yet the more valued replenishment from the winter break remains. There has now been time to sift through the photographs taken while away, although less shots than usual; it was a trip that did not warrant my usual approach.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">As mentioned a week ago, this was a holiday, something I was unpractised in, especially in the all-inclusive package tour form. For most people on the flight from Gatwick, this was a fourteen day commitment to booze and basking in sunshine. From a photography point of view, this resulted in fewer moments that urged me to have my camera in hand.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">To start with, I had my own intentions of laying motionless in the warmth of the Caribbean sun. Second, third and forth, was the notion that the surrounding punters and (very hard working) resort workers, were just either working hard, or relishing the precious days away from work back home and the other three hundred and something days of a rain soaked England. Either way, I didn't feel compelled to take too many photos, which, in its way was relaxing. It truly was a holiday.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">This is not to say it was unworthy of some photographs being taken, in fact there were several moments that deserved attention. But I had a sense that this was not a place to roam around with a camera up to the eye and framing shots, certainly not as if I was in the streets of a town or city. Ironically, anyone with a phone could have been doing this, and they were, but mainly for selfies, of which there were plenty.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Upon arrival it became apparent that this was a fabricated vacation district, nonetheless a very welcoming one. Obviously purpose built to invite a transient global community that primarily had the same goal in mind – sun worship, and for certain parties, food & drink indulgence. The two overlapped very nicely.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">The architecture remained the same, the foyer, the bars, the entertainment area, along with the food hall and adjacent restaurants, they all remained the same. During the day the beach and poolside sun loungers rotated to orbit the sun, with the most devoted worshippers dragging their sun-beds to the open beach to erase any chance of shade from a palm-tree or parasol. </span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Within this structure many moments caught my eye, the kind I guess we all enjoy to some extent – people watching. It's like a large sunshine filled airport concourse, with many people going about their own business, eating, drinking, coming and going, but all unlikely to ever set eyes on each other again. Add a seemingly endless supply of food & booze and there is a place that I had never visited before. This in itself struck me as being a worthy destination, working with the idea that travel can be to broaden one's horizons and to experience something new.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">This was all happening in the country we were all actually in – Mexico.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">This resort territory would change abruptly within a short walk, a guarded barrier would lift and the host country would begin. But that is for further posts.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">The shots below are from resort world.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PLGra_W2JbFSby9ZiZ0wXmhlijFIrK9kzDxd5k3TbFjs4dbYUP-gnKPHYYnVCZ10xd1JdMo46uCsp5DXAz7nlz3AwN4QZEy6ZOFnuT5XdqP5vXnMs0Dn1i3mfQpPRtJempvLjSQHkjX_cvCTGMWPfvroKt0QPrh5MulNCna0bBIdBr8kqMe_xd6_QgzD/s2000/bright-colours-tanned-holiday.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="597" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PLGra_W2JbFSby9ZiZ0wXmhlijFIrK9kzDxd5k3TbFjs4dbYUP-gnKPHYYnVCZ10xd1JdMo46uCsp5DXAz7nlz3AwN4QZEy6ZOFnuT5XdqP5vXnMs0Dn1i3mfQpPRtJempvLjSQHkjX_cvCTGMWPfvroKt0QPrh5MulNCna0bBIdBr8kqMe_xd6_QgzD/w597-h597/bright-colours-tanned-holiday.jpg" width="597" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMafvF_nu3nFdaUmQbLXxpzop_YyaZSPDLiCb1ld8qFjmuj7LTTgMAmjy7HXBdnp_OBdLXyCtXf7C9a4bVZ_7WEmBJSaROrLreJwfxeHDVT3y_WOCaJwIrOgFzwHMgm_sz6sJGc4Or6_VNCNxImHzpJFcIkEt9OpS6RXoEXS6ezVmiG3c0YdTl7NF-MJ0/s2000/cocktail-colourful-drink-bright-holding.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMafvF_nu3nFdaUmQbLXxpzop_YyaZSPDLiCb1ld8qFjmuj7LTTgMAmjy7HXBdnp_OBdLXyCtXf7C9a4bVZ_7WEmBJSaROrLreJwfxeHDVT3y_WOCaJwIrOgFzwHMgm_sz6sJGc4Or6_VNCNxImHzpJFcIkEt9OpS6RXoEXS6ezVmiG3c0YdTl7NF-MJ0/w598-h598/cocktail-colourful-drink-bright-holding.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir216p20yxFG5cSh9rBqHg8nSQT6J-z4iehXNUY7BwLhzTzWCONYVDX68yc3SWH-FGJi7y_UAyGWLsDzsoYYiQgEk11G1Dl_d24eWIKtDYI6085LgIC2yIuNNwV30vQC9rXPu2Mhho_Tzl4B4u6_ki-kEDsRuQ3SnatAx3MF6tgz-TBosfEwAVdTqJIUYX/s2000/bright-holiday-colours-baloons.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir216p20yxFG5cSh9rBqHg8nSQT6J-z4iehXNUY7BwLhzTzWCONYVDX68yc3SWH-FGJi7y_UAyGWLsDzsoYYiQgEk11G1Dl_d24eWIKtDYI6085LgIC2yIuNNwV30vQC9rXPu2Mhho_Tzl4B4u6_ki-kEDsRuQ3SnatAx3MF6tgz-TBosfEwAVdTqJIUYX/w600-h600/bright-holiday-colours-baloons.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><p></p>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-30350996892235850612024-02-13T12:55:00.001+00:002024-02-13T12:55:48.477+00:00ATLANTIC JUICE – FISTRAL & CRIBBAR<p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">After a couple of weeks swimming in the Caribbean sea, it sounds strange to say it's good to be back to the cold, brutal North Atlantic. But it is so!</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">They both have their own appeal, the only shame it not being easier to flit from one to the other. Relaxed bath warm calm sea swims, to open raw ocean juice meeting rugged coastline.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Still, we are were we are! Fistral beach and Cribbar from the weekend just gone.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxKqUNsfqAQ_ZbMQ0DajlPvI2JpaWm0BBEtw_PGjUc6zRWLNTd97EJbUBGVny5f35uQRhXVKC-oB7rgJ19cAyB0hHDApYOJ1DWjT1U9vedQfM03HW4LZ-kiDzJfS4sLcT6fHYX-k6SdFTJT3JOa0DSv7RCr8kvrQoGt3uRB_lNCS2u6yCl44EPhYT-lLl/s2000/surf-wave-newquay-cribbar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="589" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxKqUNsfqAQ_ZbMQ0DajlPvI2JpaWm0BBEtw_PGjUc6zRWLNTd97EJbUBGVny5f35uQRhXVKC-oB7rgJ19cAyB0hHDApYOJ1DWjT1U9vedQfM03HW4LZ-kiDzJfS4sLcT6fHYX-k6SdFTJT3JOa0DSv7RCr8kvrQoGt3uRB_lNCS2u6yCl44EPhYT-lLl/w589-h589/surf-wave-newquay-cribbar.jpg" width="589" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDZI1LJ_q0pxHiLx-7kWTIp-350WNj4uVaKqQnezMN4P0OFffoYwFt9nlzqDtFd1MjzDSRyXEdqKpzKOgn8KArT_dcPy2DuhLbN14N39cx6tZ4FlRvO_YbhX1z85VlkFzTVQ5j9Zi5wnDYiYXi2lLN1rK71RmzbaSt03ga2R2LHqsxtxjBuaTiYDpSkjb/s2000/surf-wave-newquay-fistral.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="591" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDZI1LJ_q0pxHiLx-7kWTIp-350WNj4uVaKqQnezMN4P0OFffoYwFt9nlzqDtFd1MjzDSRyXEdqKpzKOgn8KArT_dcPy2DuhLbN14N39cx6tZ4FlRvO_YbhX1z85VlkFzTVQ5j9Zi5wnDYiYXi2lLN1rK71RmzbaSt03ga2R2LHqsxtxjBuaTiYDpSkjb/w591-h591/surf-wave-newquay-fistral.jpg" width="591" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aMTZea8N31lZrmJ4IwKcgkZg20d7GwFM4EsLxoRdDEmeAyBJhJxtG1Hrc0FhcyfxZNJ4hfL_14gTyB2EyNtCWie6rvKCEhjoniI9bEE6AgYNeacYdFSWuxx2mRzsQikAPb7vTB4WZ0phGFwDAc0petZcU-6kOtBDnDrPkcZ0q_8e1IPae1XFW2wxm5HT/s2000/surf-wave-shorebreak-wild-sea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="593" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aMTZea8N31lZrmJ4IwKcgkZg20d7GwFM4EsLxoRdDEmeAyBJhJxtG1Hrc0FhcyfxZNJ4hfL_14gTyB2EyNtCWie6rvKCEhjoniI9bEE6AgYNeacYdFSWuxx2mRzsQikAPb7vTB4WZ0phGFwDAc0petZcU-6kOtBDnDrPkcZ0q_8e1IPae1XFW2wxm5HT/w593-h593/surf-wave-shorebreak-wild-sea.jpg" width="593" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-55413565730393663072024-02-11T16:48:00.001+00:002024-02-17T12:27:36.537+00:00HOLIDAY!<p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">What a wonderful time!</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">For the first time since family childhood I went on a holiday. That's not to say I haven't travelled, in fact I've had the most fortunate, amazing time travelling extensively, chasing waves, meeting great people – a real dream.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">But this was train, flight, beach.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">There was always going to be a chance of some boredom, but making a point of just relaxing, going for a swim and the enjoyment of not living to the clock, relegated being bored to the bench and each day available to luxuriate.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwJLJFSNKVYRhM2IO3NKwgbMYYVfD-1yEfPjee51UfI5tEnZwmZLqFKh-RV8KudX3ZqMIcte0QOO7t8nde6llmVTE0OtwnXAxmQP0u3j_-oXjtNUxdXTBzuH1KAQ8KCjED2mSZxx-PS2PDG0VZ_djro29rH1Hl2gbXjcq6bwqP8gc5KEbV28ZIlj5lyS9/s2000/railway-platform-track-train-station.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwJLJFSNKVYRhM2IO3NKwgbMYYVfD-1yEfPjee51UfI5tEnZwmZLqFKh-RV8KudX3ZqMIcte0QOO7t8nde6llmVTE0OtwnXAxmQP0u3j_-oXjtNUxdXTBzuH1KAQ8KCjED2mSZxx-PS2PDG0VZ_djro29rH1Hl2gbXjcq6bwqP8gc5KEbV28ZIlj5lyS9/w604-h604/railway-platform-track-train-station.jpg" width="604" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjx6Q8T9Tn-srIBkVqyb1qoJSwjpryL2gQ866qIGsq4YSgof6iJxuCzwdgFw7YYWLRe-nhydfILkL_JhZwjvpjkcuJekwzBrIoTBI2cL5K30P4SOknlqdL12OheiMRKhOLceRKaYu-upC6yKbYkq3nKLCgE_BnAh4fOMP0ydavXjgLd2GWuiMsRXKyyKkV/s2000/aeroplane-window-cloud-wing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="605" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjx6Q8T9Tn-srIBkVqyb1qoJSwjpryL2gQ866qIGsq4YSgof6iJxuCzwdgFw7YYWLRe-nhydfILkL_JhZwjvpjkcuJekwzBrIoTBI2cL5K30P4SOknlqdL12OheiMRKhOLceRKaYu-upC6yKbYkq3nKLCgE_BnAh4fOMP0ydavXjgLd2GWuiMsRXKyyKkV/w605-h605/aeroplane-window-cloud-wing.jpg" width="605" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODUZzVPSrUEVkWMSoZVpv9JbFUSpeBBWrUpmx-GzJjmvR0oCnpFdh0ytX16_mfydIhuLs91WJQIbdFY1m1juQFpP4n7nNkbOvOnRk2U5171YGLivHiTyGUPT0IIQotconbqTdSfLq-XnRGNvfhgnTCW_6jMd73VmDtr77f9aP3UoytltG8qy6_CU8rvVd/s2000/beach-sun-lounger-relax-caribbean.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODUZzVPSrUEVkWMSoZVpv9JbFUSpeBBWrUpmx-GzJjmvR0oCnpFdh0ytX16_mfydIhuLs91WJQIbdFY1m1juQFpP4n7nNkbOvOnRk2U5171YGLivHiTyGUPT0IIQotconbqTdSfLq-XnRGNvfhgnTCW_6jMd73VmDtr77f9aP3UoytltG8qy6_CU8rvVd/w606-h606/beach-sun-lounger-relax-caribbean.jpg" width="606" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-74534527645133460092024-01-17T17:11:00.001+00:002024-01-17T20:48:01.822+00:00COLD CORNER SURF<p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Early one morning last week.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">It was cold, a moderate E/NE wind adding a bitter slice into the air. This probably went some way to discouraging a lot of people from going in the water, the spoils went to those who ventured out. It's good to get a couple of keepers under the belt, they help you through the hours it then takes to regain body warmth throughout the day.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfhxQdGL1YnD1QGnJ8iR2xAASCUQiprOhbAy0578OvdvAxVFQhuhGEoMysAD2sv2hYJCi9UbfB4v2K2wbrXK7UCxGl3d2Y2Hfl7I2QMmIdeyMO8ULYYFELpPCHg16hif3fb8XYeBUvuR-90pPLtBIFI4xcsXGIEkj2oi-zLrYi0esewaVfDeiE5Ejf3Vj/s2000/wave-surf-fistral-newquay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="583" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfhxQdGL1YnD1QGnJ8iR2xAASCUQiprOhbAy0578OvdvAxVFQhuhGEoMysAD2sv2hYJCi9UbfB4v2K2wbrXK7UCxGl3d2Y2Hfl7I2QMmIdeyMO8ULYYFELpPCHg16hif3fb8XYeBUvuR-90pPLtBIFI4xcsXGIEkj2oi-zLrYi0esewaVfDeiE5Ejf3Vj/w583-h583/wave-surf-fistral-newquay.jpg" width="583" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4elADgai96AvfGO6Z_wkiTz2DT8dODoCiuSYYy42G0Aqm6oFuLOx6cvyncy1Bi5RT-5kkjVXyL6YAVCI0hwMqov-HH9uM1NWXuzrltui096NaCJYCFUXvDVXFX1tvkkIn7Hwe_L8urSaOEvsIvHmuDE3aqC37shOmBmoyVWEGXT5OtPEkmBCXYOmhSnvT/s2000/surf-surfing-surfer-fistral-newquay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4elADgai96AvfGO6Z_wkiTz2DT8dODoCiuSYYy42G0Aqm6oFuLOx6cvyncy1Bi5RT-5kkjVXyL6YAVCI0hwMqov-HH9uM1NWXuzrltui096NaCJYCFUXvDVXFX1tvkkIn7Hwe_L8urSaOEvsIvHmuDE3aqC37shOmBmoyVWEGXT5OtPEkmBCXYOmhSnvT/w586-h586/surf-surfing-surfer-fistral-newquay.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-2982519811203272952024-01-15T12:28:00.000+00:002024-01-15T12:28:00.640+00:00PYZEL SURFBOARD SPRAY (SHORT REEL)<p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">It's been a sleepy start with surfboards in 2024.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">The spray-jobs so far have been straight forward, unremarkable truth be told. Single colour all over, single colour deck and rails, single colour rails...you see where I'm going with this. All good with me, much needed bread & butter work, but of little interest or note to bang a drum about.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">This week I sprayed black rails on a freshly glassed stock Pyzel surfboard. In itself not headline news, but I wanted to get the 2024 surfboard year and my sprays kickstarted. This stock board had been lurking around the factory without urgency for being finished, </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">so now was as good a time as any to get it done and in the racks.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">It had the paint-drag put on the foam way back in June last year, so to complete it and frame the colourful paint-drag to help it 'pop', black rails seemed fitting.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='632' height='525' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxL1kfDNQLSMI953A4rql_cIXykt8ODZKMemWGztYFA1XoHGX9Al3q3V-ld27SYpuzq9gzEks-GVNE4qVPWCA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzyGBs1YAv8KF7P-mz7r7zLVzZAv820u4ToZBYjTTWIfrkH1SUGYoPzM0mUqI6kNlJyrL_EdgB3nQhTt2POc4-SVd9VE9kQTDCpE8D71uXjHdwyhvRgFsT4bF2EWu0yogJpaZsiJdrpaf8ZuuOecRVwn2Ra1-SbWA9MyCNnhURfb3GwRlX4l5KEdTTYUz/s2000/surfboard-pyzel-paint-spray-colour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzyGBs1YAv8KF7P-mz7r7zLVzZAv820u4ToZBYjTTWIfrkH1SUGYoPzM0mUqI6kNlJyrL_EdgB3nQhTt2POc4-SVd9VE9kQTDCpE8D71uXjHdwyhvRgFsT4bF2EWu0yogJpaZsiJdrpaf8ZuuOecRVwn2Ra1-SbWA9MyCNnhURfb3GwRlX4l5KEdTTYUz/w558-h558/surfboard-pyzel-paint-spray-colour.jpg" width="558" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9uqEAVGphHnwtNF5Qhxo2o8UvfOLjlnDROSvoyf_AfxKW4wWv1B-Udete2xX-0UYVZ-OKMqreG34KvGBQfuXY3OMI54y4pJUvYz1HIbXIVgGpgz8EzhpLyXtUN_chRidO07sq8SM8PL5IoVzDtNnGUhbfIqPKdKTv70NecRSU-l4O2q4cuS0f0-IPnDt1/s2000/surfboard-pyzel-surfboards-paint-spray-colour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9uqEAVGphHnwtNF5Qhxo2o8UvfOLjlnDROSvoyf_AfxKW4wWv1B-Udete2xX-0UYVZ-OKMqreG34KvGBQfuXY3OMI54y4pJUvYz1HIbXIVgGpgz8EzhpLyXtUN_chRidO07sq8SM8PL5IoVzDtNnGUhbfIqPKdKTv70NecRSU-l4O2q4cuS0f0-IPnDt1/w560-h560/surfboard-pyzel-surfboards-paint-spray-colour.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-7904453391366294572024-01-11T19:13:00.006+00:002024-01-13T16:17:16.034+00:00CLOSED FOR WINTER<span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">My daily morning bike ride to Fistral Beach or the Headland, takes me past Towan Beach, and then further on through town.</span><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Along with exercise, fresh air and light, there is the addition of seeing more of Newquay and its winter rhythm. As most of my outings are in the morning I see the town wake up – the late sunrise of each winter day slowly trickling welcome light over the quiet streets. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">When I say I'm enjoying winter, </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">I can hear how strange it sounds in my own head</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">. What da, who da, how da!?</span></div><div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">This outlook is novel to me, and I sense at any given moment it may disappear without notice. So while it lasts, and I make it through each day without the usual muttering 'winter sucks' at any downpour, frost or long hours of dark, I continue to remain chipper.</span></div></div></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">So before I get to Fistral and the open view across the Atlantic, I see and hear a handful of shop shutters creakily rise among the many closed for winter shops.</span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYkXXuDgJrwJFcEbObTsDLxybDCu6aUawbv2_yPY-_xRCcAzbSZ41WCO1sPJWqRVe2yLv0mgFbqIX5EcFXE97JznNwAUZZhaU1OxGO2mRt9CkOcRL-YsO4tcDMoJEXXxBSLLpz7MvGTie5HlFsAkqCfc878M5YDiFfBMO9wXx7OPXI0MFaf8Jc-R8OzHX/s2057/coca-cola-door-advert-closed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2057" data-original-width="1500" height="755" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYkXXuDgJrwJFcEbObTsDLxybDCu6aUawbv2_yPY-_xRCcAzbSZ41WCO1sPJWqRVe2yLv0mgFbqIX5EcFXE97JznNwAUZZhaU1OxGO2mRt9CkOcRL-YsO4tcDMoJEXXxBSLLpz7MvGTie5HlFsAkqCfc878M5YDiFfBMO9wXx7OPXI0MFaf8Jc-R8OzHX/w550-h755/coca-cola-door-advert-closed.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 91, 92); font-size: 16.3844px; letter-spacing: 0.81922px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">At long last some sunshine! However, below are some photographs from the previous week, in which there was plenty of rain.</span></span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 91, 92); font-size: 16.3844px; letter-spacing: 0.81922px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #666666;">Excerpt from monthly </span><a href="http://sleeplessink.com"><span style="color: #e69138;"><b>sleeplessink.com</b></span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> bulletin:</span></i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 91, 92); font-size: 16.3844px; letter-spacing: 0.81922px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><i>WET WET WET</i></span></span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 91, 92); font-size: 16.3844px; letter-spacing: 0.81922px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><i>Carrying on from last months bulletin, there is still a bike ride each morning. And yes, I have been pissed on a few times. The saying ‘no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes’ is softly repeated to muster up enthusiasm before heading out. The expression is sustained as I pull on waterproof trousers and zip up my jacket, preparing to duel with the weather. But when the water has funnelled its way into the gaps, and the sound of rain pelting the jacket hood has amplified to a volume that drowns the mantra out, it’s time to go home.</i></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(93, 91, 92); font-size: 16.3844px; letter-spacing: 0.81922px; line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><i>The camera doesn’t like it either.</i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(93, 91, 92); font-size: 16.3844px; letter-spacing: 0.81922px; line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><i>Still, I continue to benefit from the effort each day.</i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(93, 91, 92); font-size: 16.3844px; letter-spacing: 0.81922px; line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><i>The route varies but I seem to get pulled towards Towan Beach most times. Whatever route is taken, I always make a point of seeing the ocean – to look out to sea has always, and I trust will always, captivate me.</i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(93, 91, 92); font-size: 16.3844px; letter-spacing: 0.81922px; line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><i>Storms trundle over Cornwall at this time of year, with coastline headlands taking the brunt. Howling winds drive sea spray and rain around the cliffs, rocks and exposed grassy hillocks, leaving only the most committed to taking a walk.</i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(93, 91, 92); font-size: 16.3844px; letter-spacing: 0.81922px; line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><i>Sometimes this is the chosen option. It works well to enliven dull, settled brain cells, like the flurry of snowflakes in a vigorously shaken snow globe. </i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(93, 91, 92); font-size: 16.3844px; letter-spacing: 0.81922px; line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><i>Towan Beach, Newquay, is central and sheltered, so I usually pass it before branching off in another direction. Being shielded from many wind directions (but not the dreaded northerlies), means this place attracts most of Newquay’s shoreline activity during winter, and the harbour is a stone’s throw for further protection if the conditions really close in.</i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(93, 91, 92); font-size: 16.3844px; letter-spacing: 0.81922px; line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><i>Each day, without fail, a number of cold water swimmers gather and enjoy morning dips. The thrill can be heard from a distance, the buzz provides a warmth on the coldest days.</i></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(93, 91, 92); clear: both; font-size: 16.3844px; letter-spacing: 0.81922px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJuQJELF4z5VtxKO4JQmfDDnUftCI6jJMp3_RjUgAOjWwJ-u3WuQtIdVDIeckzJR0igkKID_BvrrT2QHNHm7742jrQeJRUksdUDc6Fk9VVArdNO76tLuJzHhhJ95bzbORvuB8UoHtfLxnvQDvjNdrZbC7W7toFZVIiybFm0as1fnM60UwGSH3_R5puJAj/s2000/bridge-newquay-cornwall-towan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJuQJELF4z5VtxKO4JQmfDDnUftCI6jJMp3_RjUgAOjWwJ-u3WuQtIdVDIeckzJR0igkKID_BvrrT2QHNHm7742jrQeJRUksdUDc6Fk9VVArdNO76tLuJzHhhJ95bzbORvuB8UoHtfLxnvQDvjNdrZbC7W7toFZVIiybFm0as1fnM60UwGSH3_R5puJAj/w578-h578/bridge-newquay-cornwall-towan.jpg" width="578" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #666666; 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text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgbxJEP7ziWLJM8L49BLvG6g-oCse_5iii79Q_u7RJul-kSN_QWW-nQjlX73VbkJQJOWYbypbsH4fKayR-rgTJQs8qZbyw7aXiJLhu0UurYjDbVXAIZJVOBmmIPo1B42BOdqZ6R-DH31Oc34WZkJ-WTcP4qWl1ECfe6jJLRm0ycR26s0lgo8S6C3tNs4e/s2000/newquay-road-graffiti-signs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="579" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgbxJEP7ziWLJM8L49BLvG6g-oCse_5iii79Q_u7RJul-kSN_QWW-nQjlX73VbkJQJOWYbypbsH4fKayR-rgTJQs8qZbyw7aXiJLhu0UurYjDbVXAIZJVOBmmIPo1B42BOdqZ6R-DH31Oc34WZkJ-WTcP4qWl1ECfe6jJLRm0ycR26s0lgo8S6C3tNs4e/w579-h579/newquay-road-graffiti-signs.jpg" width="579" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(93, 91, 92); clear: both; font-size: 16.3844px; letter-spacing: 0.81922px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0hGZMHrW-VbOs8MePCmLAKXImZrvI5psQAFh24LxL9Mqdk3BnifKj25N23E59khRbyiwHRZCgSoCQ_7qpZdp0yBRm9Kdu5iasRAKNQCTem_6draTPNT5F66COVt0Tn6GtjrJ6KNBw_H0UK6EMytXYXzkOo3mI9Gn3bAUWDSYJ6Xu2q99IGdT1Lh5zFwx/s2000/rainbow-sea-coast-light.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="579" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0hGZMHrW-VbOs8MePCmLAKXImZrvI5psQAFh24LxL9Mqdk3BnifKj25N23E59khRbyiwHRZCgSoCQ_7qpZdp0yBRm9Kdu5iasRAKNQCTem_6draTPNT5F66COVt0Tn6GtjrJ6KNBw_H0UK6EMytXYXzkOo3mI9Gn3bAUWDSYJ6Xu2q99IGdT1Lh5zFwx/w579-h579/rainbow-sea-coast-light.jpg" width="579" /></a></div><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 91, 92); font-size: 16.3844px; letter-spacing: 0.81922px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">So now 2024 is underway and already, with my morning bike rides and camera, there is an accumulation of photos from around Newquay, Cornwall, in the mornings. This is different then my approach of taking pictures over the past few years. Because there are other reasons for my morning outings; exercise, getting natural light in the depth of winter, I find myself cycling, stopping, and getting a shot before moving on. In previous years I would set out on foot for hours on end, with the prime intention of getting photographs.</span></span><p></p><p style="line-height: var(--body-font-line-height); margin: 1rem 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(93, 91, 92); font-size: 16.3844px; letter-spacing: 0.81922px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I like the way things are going, and of course there is no right or wrong, just an alternative approach to be enjoyed.</span></span></p>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-5029736306538977832024-01-03T10:23:00.003+00:002024-01-03T15:42:51.894+00:00HAPPY NEW YEAR!<p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Well, here we go! 2024.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">So just like that, another year passes by, and with the blink of an eye, a new one is underway. I say with 'the blink of an eye', that is if you were awake when the clock chimed 12 midnight. If not, it was just a matter of waking up the next year.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">I was up, but not out out. Safely at home there was a hug, a drink and then bed. I'm not going to divulge any numbers, but I have been in plenty of new years eve endurance celebrations, so staying in was just fine with me. This also added a welcome fresh start, not just to the next day, but the year...and this is still a novelty to me.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">The hour struck midnight and the firework display in town could be heard, which lent to some idea of the event. Not being there squashed the chance of getting any photographs of the night, so this photo was found from some time ago. My attempt to having a visual to say:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"> HAPPY NEW YEAR</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC97dy3mVgBqmJ4MGy-7m6n__alFiTa6ZLm0E0452uEED1c2BOaRLEm2CqMw_bdQ7frdCW-Z3thUrggwqBq09HGFJGpFOLeQkQl1Sgmgq_wlBXE0Su7o1_3rKYwswMO5J68RnpGjiQNQCi6pPn4zRSoJpssixwMDxDkVGbYUbGeB2MYj0hoMXtT30ui-uk/s2057/fireworks-blurred-focus-lights-burst.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2057" data-original-width="1500" height="826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC97dy3mVgBqmJ4MGy-7m6n__alFiTa6ZLm0E0452uEED1c2BOaRLEm2CqMw_bdQ7frdCW-Z3thUrggwqBq09HGFJGpFOLeQkQl1Sgmgq_wlBXE0Su7o1_3rKYwswMO5J68RnpGjiQNQCi6pPn4zRSoJpssixwMDxDkVGbYUbGeB2MYj0hoMXtT30ui-uk/w601-h826/fireworks-blurred-focus-lights-burst.jpg" width="601" /></a></div>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-14911718309614235192023-12-27T11:27:00.000+00:002023-12-27T11:27:25.038+00:001 YEAR, A HANDFUL OF SURFBOARD SPRAYS (REEL)<p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Adding to my now 34 years of spraying surfboards, another year passes with more sprays under the belt. Essentially the graphics on boards have simplified, especially in production factories, where pumping out numbers is the aim.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">But of course surfboards have a long history of being decorated with colour, the bespoke nature of custom orders allows, if fact, encourages the idea of personalising your new surfboard.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">So in among all the one colour, standard rail spray, generic production designs and clear surfboards, there are a handful of boards that have a little extra.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='634' height='526' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzFx-_DubRSqOA6ZppbdCh1hd297gu-iOJrii8_S0XnMmqi6cw0dXLM1LodhAIdfhTEfZlr_Wtw2B3htYbY7w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p></p>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-8610599256855550022023-12-09T18:53:00.000+00:002023-12-09T18:53:10.531+00:001:1 ASPECT RATIO IN COLOUR<p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Shots from the last week or so using the 1:1 aspect ratio on my camera.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Still really enjoying this way (1:1 aspect ratio) of framing my photographs, to the see-saw point of it being 50/50 with shooting 3:2 either landscape or portrait.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">There are no rules and there is a freedom to just going with it.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">So, this time round I've taken to shooting 1:1 in colour.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceE8pQcF7W439BFIUeZK4_U1-eEMpJmKA0288YnAB1WJ7QikSFiSQADqJrmiX3Y9_azyvw8vYUdNwRWltHHkuiWXXYO8eCZW4EtRGZ2OfdkQAKoF426pFf92PQtfrnu1b3xbuasVhc7B5Gj0MoCJr6xNExyFuHd-BFM13-kC-Wpp9S1cP9gccAsVfyLtp/s2000/beach-shoreline-photography-composition.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: georgia;">More photographs and art @ </span><a href="http://sleeplessink.com" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>sleeplessink.com</b></i></span></a><p></p>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-63430935910757488722023-12-05T16:05:00.000+00:002023-12-05T16:05:00.401+00:00PYZEL FLAMES & CHECKS SURFBOARD SPRAY (REEL)<p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">This time I made a template! </span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Back in October I sprayed a Pyzel surfboard with fluro yellow and green flames, shortly afterwards another flame spray, this time in black, made a lap around the factory. And now another surfboard with licks of fire running down the board makes its journey from shaping bay to spray bay. This time with the added trickery of checks on the rails.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhle3vLs24Aai79uHaxlgkJwAPdm-PriCxyX5ijLt86U7FicZ2SaYbSUY_mc0Btv3Ni8jxJM-AYme0tgwq7_tjFR5TSkyx4Pb302OCyK0K2uj8s1mLmYJ4YNFN-7scnDXz2uu36waYSnF0nxKHTdkn6jUbzZ1ykMMEPerrLsbEYadTfTWEHa2MNgeg5Wiee/s2000/surfboard-graphics-design-flames.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1997" data-original-width="2000" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhle3vLs24Aai79uHaxlgkJwAPdm-PriCxyX5ijLt86U7FicZ2SaYbSUY_mc0Btv3Ni8jxJM-AYme0tgwq7_tjFR5TSkyx4Pb302OCyK0K2uj8s1mLmYJ4YNFN-7scnDXz2uu36waYSnF0nxKHTdkn6jUbzZ1ykMMEPerrLsbEYadTfTWEHa2MNgeg5Wiee/w610-h610/surfboard-graphics-design-flames.jpg" width="610" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYd-7NF-TN5DQ3-hZkp_r8lwJ-yIEebqhSdOr7UfKAg6UXt9G5axUF9-8t-0geE34vv25FvBkF7C7jtWNYTbI1WGWxFDcf0bxdyyQinCujMm-b9GGXokm4huLyYK73FqLbpTFkAOEyrzmsXxnDYo0GP3SonytPvPOMxKDiufrNLH-xEEACnIuZwVV9t1WT/s2000/surfboard-flames-spray-design.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1293" data-original-width="2000" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYd-7NF-TN5DQ3-hZkp_r8lwJ-yIEebqhSdOr7UfKAg6UXt9G5axUF9-8t-0geE34vv25FvBkF7C7jtWNYTbI1WGWxFDcf0bxdyyQinCujMm-b9GGXokm4huLyYK73FqLbpTFkAOEyrzmsXxnDYo0GP3SonytPvPOMxKDiufrNLH-xEEACnIuZwVV9t1WT/w606-h392/surfboard-flames-spray-design.jpg" width="606" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Each flame spray done over the last month has seen a different approach being used. The first with an overhead projector, the second made use of an old, dusty, inadequate template that only became useful with some measuring and plotting out, and on the third I made a shiny new template that runs neatly down the centre, so when flipped provides a blaze of flames in perfect symmetry on the other side of the stringer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='603' height='502' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzv35VTbxZjrJwh7ETl2rv5joeAQeW-VcUshdrroDfMncxfLFg8w3ktVFqkgJKONVKaLh0yvS98n7d_oZVU6w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmi_5jJM0Z1H_Sor-DOayOkl_TZlW2MHOFRNHAIvVN0-ky-0Nfu0vuDM32XV-0uMIjCu6cpZfEAbfE27vSBBvKEz3Ob9scGzzaz5aTr_91-h09cGJUCUrR7V6d5fc71n2S2KZxmdcsasAYWnmtfCAZXv0dOZXuZGtCi9vXYREHNIqgYweWfQr6h9jmIx6J/s2000/pyzel-surfboard-flames-checks-spray.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1452" height="835" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmi_5jJM0Z1H_Sor-DOayOkl_TZlW2MHOFRNHAIvVN0-ky-0Nfu0vuDM32XV-0uMIjCu6cpZfEAbfE27vSBBvKEz3Ob9scGzzaz5aTr_91-h09cGJUCUrR7V6d5fc71n2S2KZxmdcsasAYWnmtfCAZXv0dOZXuZGtCi9vXYREHNIqgYweWfQr6h9jmIx6J/w606-h835/pyzel-surfboard-flames-checks-spray.jpg" width="606" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">More surf and surfboards @</span><a href="https://www.sleeplessink.com/surf-boards" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>sleeplessink.com</b></i></span></a></div>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-26609957799198246042023-12-01T16:57:00.002+00:002023-12-02T22:59:48.850+00:00I GOT THE PHOTOS! (LOST SURFBOARDS)<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">Just before they were delivered to North Shore surf shop (Newquay), I got a couple of photos of the two </span><a href="https://lostsurfboards.net" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>Lost surfboards</b></i></span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> I had sprayed previously, with a short reel shown in my last post. Not the most exciting of sprays, but you need bread & butter to hold a fancy filling.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhYawD9xEytKYqvxfSs505T6jT34dUEOf7h1FMw_JXm6DXeRFWhGSPHujb4yZWVmrMrxkb91HxS_kr0SyIWoXKq1QZMI2iFmM1HuZWO_IM0sod4Uf-zj6QTqNbEGmurxCnEaDINGF7_BDnzo13kwoASahhvnH_GrlR9Ap44elOP-2vl47tW_BRXtDhH0z/s2000/lost-mayhem-surfboard-surfboards.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1523" height="808" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhYawD9xEytKYqvxfSs505T6jT34dUEOf7h1FMw_JXm6DXeRFWhGSPHujb4yZWVmrMrxkb91HxS_kr0SyIWoXKq1QZMI2iFmM1HuZWO_IM0sod4Uf-zj6QTqNbEGmurxCnEaDINGF7_BDnzo13kwoASahhvnH_GrlR9Ap44elOP-2vl47tW_BRXtDhH0z/w616-h808/lost-mayhem-surfboard-surfboards.jpg" width="616" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">Surf & Surfboards @</span><a href="https://www.sleeplessink.com/surf-boards"><i><b><span style="color: #e69138;">sleeplessink.com</span></b></i></a></span></p>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-21540173175439489792023-11-29T18:32:00.000+00:002023-11-29T18:32:19.576+00:00LOST SURFBOARD SPRAY (REEL)<p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Quick reel of a Lost surfboard being sprayed.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='614' height='510' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzvyY47Qhs4FtQlrWUiEVMtKuFI2kvwEz3CD3etoKnyJvA3rorSVQ3WBFeiGq9OTCOx3-TCGdjYYlIQA1KYiA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">There are a few boards in the order, I think they've all been glassed now, will have a look tomorrow, maybe get a a couple of photos.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">More photos of waves, surfing and surfboards can be seen @</span><a href="https://www.sleeplessink.com/surf-boards"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>sleeplessink.com</b></i></span></a></span></p>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-13917253922281173152023-11-20T12:46:00.000+00:002023-11-20T12:46:06.851+00:00NEW PAGE...JUST BECAUSE<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">New page on the </span><a href="https://www.sleeplessink.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>Sleepless ink website</b></i></span></a><span style="color: #666666;">.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">It has been beneficial having a little structure when going out taking pictures – nothing major, just an idea of what I was hoping to shoot in the day.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">Living in Newquay it was easy to create categories to do with living by the coast, all under the title '</span><a href="https://www.sleeplessink.com/down-by-the-sea" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>Down by the Sea</b></i></span></a><span style="color: #666666;">'. So if the surf is good the photos may end up in '</span><a href="https://www.sleeplessink.com/surf-boards"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>Surf & Surfboards</b></i></span></a><span style="color: #666666;">', or photos of activity on the beach fall to the '</span><a href="https://www.sleeplessink.com/beside-the-seaside"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>Beside the Seaside</b></i></span></a><span style="color: #666666;">' category. The other sections being '</span><a href="https://www.sleeplessink.com/seaside-town"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>Seaside Town</b></i></span></a><span style="color: #666666;">' and '</span><a href="https://www.sleeplessink.com/harbour"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>Harbour</b></i></span></a><span style="color: #666666;">'.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">But of course things are seen along the way, or when you least expect it, one never knows! That is what can be exciting about just ambling with a camera by your side.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">Over time a small collection of photos gather that don't fall into a category. So the name of the new page is '</span><a href="https://www.sleeplessink.com/just-because"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>Just Because</b></i></span></a><span style="color: #666666;">'.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7USs9f1QrvhSU2auzDAeaVr_fEWC29ImBwuVp7QBLjdD833-paVo9CfHiYkbRk99WZfQt2AE_YFwlllywQx-FSOB4uy0TlYnXNljhYYb16m-XAmjYmw8n_JI3vQ1yiKORqrwW21fKjn5oAv6lVCLoxyn0B7jZcIFJ7uqGMy9TSnwP-07QvFq0ze-BC7j5/s1862/squares-thumbnails-photographs-collection.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="1500" height="762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7USs9f1QrvhSU2auzDAeaVr_fEWC29ImBwuVp7QBLjdD833-paVo9CfHiYkbRk99WZfQt2AE_YFwlllywQx-FSOB4uy0TlYnXNljhYYb16m-XAmjYmw8n_JI3vQ1yiKORqrwW21fKjn5oAv6lVCLoxyn0B7jZcIFJ7uqGMy9TSnwP-07QvFq0ze-BC7j5/w615-h762/squares-thumbnails-photographs-collection.jpg" width="615" /></a></div><p></p>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-40110118316769426412023-11-18T16:19:00.002+00:002023-11-18T16:31:41.148+00:00ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER SPRAY<p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Well, people just keep on wanting sprays on their new surfboards.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">This board was specially made for </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/rich_dodo_dodd/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>Richard 'dodo' Dodd</b></i></span></a><span style="color: #666666;">, who is making his way to Tenerife for a surf contest in late November. I think the contest is the 'Las Américas Pro Euromaster Open of Surfing'.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='620' height='515' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw16HRVP-jClZSWWF_T14Eh4CFLaUuTF-ScmFuxUCP19vCLZjMI9HsAFdTHSQYQmgNuyzdHqqVIsrOI5wIQDw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLdyNcx3hECdphyczxTyFoIdOi7YVvH0TGzpRRlrmkiW0oMNbr8RGExTMUfGYx3yh0IlPZRxn5Kb7TaNNy3-Lx8tOOZJwNgByeSNu-k7A0S_kzoR1iuAdtibZEg7VqbTcWD9YdmE8Ef2s4Nm6IYFxyyVvpYqCvgQiNC7T4rrstk54AT02hg_sFQ1ap12l/s2000/surfboard-spray-design-colour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1293" data-original-width="2000" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLdyNcx3hECdphyczxTyFoIdOi7YVvH0TGzpRRlrmkiW0oMNbr8RGExTMUfGYx3yh0IlPZRxn5Kb7TaNNy3-Lx8tOOZJwNgByeSNu-k7A0S_kzoR1iuAdtibZEg7VqbTcWD9YdmE8Ef2s4Nm6IYFxyyVvpYqCvgQiNC7T4rrstk54AT02hg_sFQ1ap12l/w615-h398/surfboard-spray-design-colour.jpg" width="615" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">Dodo had another board made earlier this year, also with a bright spray job, there is a short </span><a href="https://sleeplessink.blogspot.com/2023/08/surfboard-spray-inspired-by-town.html"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>reel</b></i></span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> of me working on it.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">There have been variations of this spray over the years, this particular design is now the signature spray of </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jackrobinson72/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>Jack Robinson</b></i></span></a><span style="color: #666666;">, a professional surfer from Australia.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95-emF1GkOeW45r9nvMdmD1-nMKkk4c9UHbCpsGQi_WU2D4Im6-ujLDHOcrJpLhT3_QOUeGWzKeT4HgZlluKuHUM0CLy9WoVhk4Tro2YWiAckeplaFSIykKabYHmifJtOEF9MvcWa2p9lG4CruCVtNJRWebn4DYVpfVJk9pi6Vpp4iZ5Hu6RZ_CQMfvWl/s2000/surfboards-jack-robinson-spray-colour.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1986" data-original-width="2000" height="609" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95-emF1GkOeW45r9nvMdmD1-nMKkk4c9UHbCpsGQi_WU2D4Im6-ujLDHOcrJpLhT3_QOUeGWzKeT4HgZlluKuHUM0CLy9WoVhk4Tro2YWiAckeplaFSIykKabYHmifJtOEF9MvcWa2p9lG4CruCVtNJRWebn4DYVpfVJk9pi6Vpp4iZ5Hu6RZ_CQMfvWl/w613-h609/surfboards-jack-robinson-spray-colour.jpg" width="613" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><span style="color: #666666;">More art & photographs @</span><a href="https://www.sleeplessink.com"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>sleeplessink.com</b></i></span></a></span>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-6985807128210884272023-11-13T18:57:00.005+00:002023-11-14T07:38:34.723+00:00THIS MORNING AT TOWAN BEACH<p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">As an attempt to ward off the winter blues born from the diminishing daylight hours, I have taken to going out in the morning on my bike. Just a quick peddle around town, or the beach, or the harbour, each morning without any particular direction.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">As ever my camera is by my side.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojj3tAzMjJPjWOqscmgszM2EjI_SO_mnZ9LkONtvlz8njeP0RHHVVS7elaP7YFKQEiE0wFL46UrAeLjdGqTtWg1WPiOdpgS1f_3EWJ40NPXtlcaX1b_l7SCa59_seC5ITLIdqkFjgL8-sw9X_GtOJkuoVb1_H8hzjs_aQD1ylXNxRs9Dk6U9K79JiWQPD/s2000/coast-cornwall-alone-beach.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="2000" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojj3tAzMjJPjWOqscmgszM2EjI_SO_mnZ9LkONtvlz8njeP0RHHVVS7elaP7YFKQEiE0wFL46UrAeLjdGqTtWg1WPiOdpgS1f_3EWJ40NPXtlcaX1b_l7SCa59_seC5ITLIdqkFjgL8-sw9X_GtOJkuoVb1_H8hzjs_aQD1ylXNxRs9Dk6U9K79JiWQPD/w613-h395/coast-cornwall-alone-beach.jpg" width="613" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="2000" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqu8vMqfm8tYggbZo-DlfQxHrZbKRPdfDuJh7_w_6gDNz2U3_Qz88Nt6GMQe_M_oR1dzpLdisBEMcrucXrEnDoWX9b3C5UO1xtfaSMeCY5qt1710r0kBJwhxu7RC02kks_g2KC5WworTfiYoNy3sjznWzSsdwaJTXKD9W309WeKp57C2xw7U3DL9GT2SL/w618-h398/wave-surf-surfers-ocean.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">More photographs @ </span><a href="https://www.sleeplessink.com/photography-1"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>sleeplessink.com</b></i></span></a></span><p></p>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-71427142102628040352023-11-03T17:16:00.002+00:002023-11-06T19:16:30.368+00:00NEWQUAY STREET PHOTOGRAPHY<span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">A few shots from the streets of Newquay over the last month or so.</span><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHzseo9I0acZDFIOBlXj2KVh9NkHpsBJyk4sjXecUSDWPo8ZiWsL_lDT4Qc9J4_Aw41WKHus7DtzukmQh_LFIBxbNtmj2nBMkMZiCVjz7KTmW-4WmztRWSyiXE5DULCItpY7X1lnJp6SpW1644yx94GlzIkG8lwT3V5Jxo1WWCr6CqXhAhUn3hr9mZZ2l/s2000/vape-smoke-waiting-street-photograhy-people.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="2000" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHzseo9I0acZDFIOBlXj2KVh9NkHpsBJyk4sjXecUSDWPo8ZiWsL_lDT4Qc9J4_Aw41WKHus7DtzukmQh_LFIBxbNtmj2nBMkMZiCVjz7KTmW-4WmztRWSyiXE5DULCItpY7X1lnJp6SpW1644yx94GlzIkG8lwT3V5Jxo1WWCr6CqXhAhUn3hr9mZZ2l/w620-h399/vape-smoke-waiting-street-photograhy-people.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-JQEKISwzv9x8ka2g3M2zjlx6Mgp7uqc47M7bJl1yMdhSsLO5X-S90JXSIblDAmp4eZheMGWIBzel1RmU9qqEBS0QFvAI5ubSFaQvU5U8F1lpohp0uhy_DzPZHzGbzWJD2YCRodgZVKyAPFyaJMbjLNxSaNrc-41tRUXRDvsrEajiXVjmSF3gQ7GJXZH/s2000/street-reflection-shoppers-photography.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="2000" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-JQEKISwzv9x8ka2g3M2zjlx6Mgp7uqc47M7bJl1yMdhSsLO5X-S90JXSIblDAmp4eZheMGWIBzel1RmU9qqEBS0QFvAI5ubSFaQvU5U8F1lpohp0uhy_DzPZHzGbzWJD2YCRodgZVKyAPFyaJMbjLNxSaNrc-41tRUXRDvsrEajiXVjmSF3gQ7GJXZH/w620-h398/street-reflection-shoppers-photography.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHcFEIQ_psi0g0Upoef9q1DIkkI8pdrj2bWnpROXExE1cBxdSPN-Ag5b6nb3ZZQ5IbX9IBtWdvb7X9ieg_oyDm5it7-m1UBgUmCB1XC7Q3mnQzzm5TCqUklAkbG_RRBJmmZdhg4kfjR5oHOZ0KJ8eU4xAA5sdX7IWemR13pJFFW74Ys49WKQvEMvsKq8F/s2000/red-drink-cup-straws-discarded.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="2000" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHcFEIQ_psi0g0Upoef9q1DIkkI8pdrj2bWnpROXExE1cBxdSPN-Ag5b6nb3ZZQ5IbX9IBtWdvb7X9ieg_oyDm5it7-m1UBgUmCB1XC7Q3mnQzzm5TCqUklAkbG_RRBJmmZdhg4kfjR5oHOZ0KJ8eU4xAA5sdX7IWemR13pJFFW74Ys49WKQvEMvsKq8F/w623-h402/red-drink-cup-straws-discarded.jpg" width="623" /></a></div><br /></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">As I have mentioned, there have been less dedicated outings with my camera in 2023, I go to the beach when the surf is good, or head to the harbour, but don't spend hours walking from home to town in that wonderful, almost hypnotised state of mind, seeing and framing pictures.</span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">I am not alarmed as there is plenty of interest and my camera is still by my side at all times, so I get to poach a few shots along the way.</span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">I have added some new photographs to the </span><a href="https://www.sleeplessink.com/down-by-the-sea"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>Down by the Sea</b></i></span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> page of my website.</span></span></div>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-75821723428659864792023-10-20T16:08:00.002+01:002023-10-20T17:50:31.118+01:00PYZEL SURFBOARD / FLAMES SPRAY<span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">I'll try and not repeat last weeks minor mishap!</span><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">On October 11th I posted some photos and a short reel, in it I claimed the surfboard being worked on was a </span><a href="https://europe.pyzelsurfboards.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>Pyzel</b></i></span></a><span style="color: #666666;">. After it had been glassed and before being sanded, I intercepted its journey through the factory to get a photo, only to realise my blunder, it was an </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nssurfboards/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>NS</b></i></span></a><span style="color: #666666;">, </span><i style="color: #666666;">not</i><span style="color: #666666;"> a Pyzel surfboard. A few days later I followed up with another post and reel of the glassed board, plus a recognition of the hole in the net!</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">So this weeks chosen surfboard and short reel <i>is</i> a Pyzel with a flame spray.</span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='609' height='507' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzQbDX16N0khfjfPYOZYELBX5GCkHLOuze_dBKV-jChofVaQ9JPOhHPKG8oDTVPruwByeuDwyc5IR3WcNdszg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">This is another spray that has had its moments of being extremely popular, although it has been a while since I have done any, and there are now 2 going through the factory.</span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJeifQgV9LuMinvaX3sC1wuQ1a4FqMrMxTdXlFmKvRImzfz0mV1HM0b-044Dqxex4M74_sYQE33QWAhMVM8jvLoDLwpNoi2jbE7q5QXhvbI3wcZDNlNgUaEXc8oStS1uGdJklRDuAV78NZXgoJu_44cwYhhdugGrJOjJ4km9HXWFFvmC_mrlIb5CDPdRK/s2000/pyzel-surfboard-acetate-artwork-design-ohp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="2000" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJeifQgV9LuMinvaX3sC1wuQ1a4FqMrMxTdXlFmKvRImzfz0mV1HM0b-044Dqxex4M74_sYQE33QWAhMVM8jvLoDLwpNoi2jbE7q5QXhvbI3wcZDNlNgUaEXc8oStS1uGdJklRDuAV78NZXgoJu_44cwYhhdugGrJOjJ4km9HXWFFvmC_mrlIb5CDPdRK/w605-h427/pyzel-surfboard-acetate-artwork-design-ohp.jpg" width="605" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXffsu6AlSbQz2ZrFmkRKe3Zw_8s_iQuVFCbfYGvmD8nzkeaFHVF3s7M6waovjNIud1CXWaC46ukCrRllZCUSBpWMkKkK0iQkZW8BvnTNyDAs4muhKECwgCKQpTXI1hXyGd3z4v4YYg-VbDuw_wl1T-YpZKtg60uYcSwgZQtREC8rp6KC5jZSwvCJsSh0w/s2000/pyzel-surfboard-spray-flames-surfboards.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1293" data-original-width="2000" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXffsu6AlSbQz2ZrFmkRKe3Zw_8s_iQuVFCbfYGvmD8nzkeaFHVF3s7M6waovjNIud1CXWaC46ukCrRllZCUSBpWMkKkK0iQkZW8BvnTNyDAs4muhKECwgCKQpTXI1hXyGd3z4v4YYg-VbDuw_wl1T-YpZKtg60uYcSwgZQtREC8rp6KC5jZSwvCJsSh0w/w607-h392/pyzel-surfboard-spray-flames-surfboards.jpg" width="607" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #666666;">The late 80's and into the 90's was a prime time for the flame spray, boosted by the radical surfing and 1989 world champ, </span><a href="https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=martin+potter+now&client=safari&sca_esv=575201999&channel=mac_bm&dcr=0&source=hp&ei=65AyZY2wMLCKhbIPp5SlyAU&iflsig=AO6bgOgAAAAAZTKe-4zemuALbBmFTh6VFxXZGs7EN6sW&gs_ssp=eJzj4tTP1TewyC0vMTVg9BLMTSwqycxTKMgvKUktUsjLLwcAkKsKHQ&oq=martin+potter&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6Ig1tYXJ0aW4gcG90dGVyKgIIATIFEC4YgAQyBRAuGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgARI4yxQsgVY-B5wAXgAkAEAmAGrAaABsQiqAQQxMS4yuAEByAEA-AEBqAIKwgIQEAAYAxiPARjlAhjqAhiMA8ICERAuGIAEGLEDGIMBGMcBGNEDwgIREC4YgwEYxwEYsQMY0QMYgATCAgsQABiABBixAxiDAcICCxAuGIMBGLEDGIAEwgILEC4YgAQYxwEY0QPCAhEQLhiABBixAxiDARjHARivAcICCxAuGIoFGLEDGIMBwgIIEC4YgAQYsQPCAgsQABiKBRixAxiDAcICDhAuGIoFGLEDGIMBGNQCwgIOEC4YgwEY1AIYsQMYgATCAgsQLhiABBixAxiDAcICDhAuGIAEGLEDGMcBGNEDwgIIEC4YsQMYgATCAgsQLhiABBjHARivAQ&sclient=gws-wiz" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>Martin 'Pottz' Potter</b></i></span></a><span style="color: #666666;">. He had a few distinguishable sprays throughout his career, one being the flame spray, a graphic still available on his surfboards today. No surprise really, they do fit onto boards well, and look fast!</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6X3xD0ozaN-Dsg4Eok_jATetljycD5eBzc5mUCz2HU6zz9RP0ZQUji4goz0ohh5tjgwhlErz_ovQpr12176J2gXAZ57BRxcpL7mUUZKtOHdIIHMxZNbmBSw4rvfzOjc-hZBDT_YT8BBMSbXM1el9F4aOmj-w7AW6mNgCSWb-6zztnt99RllHEJ67swnnM/s2000/pottz-surfboard-surfboards-flames-graphics.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="979" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6X3xD0ozaN-Dsg4Eok_jATetljycD5eBzc5mUCz2HU6zz9RP0ZQUji4goz0ohh5tjgwhlErz_ovQpr12176J2gXAZ57BRxcpL7mUUZKtOHdIIHMxZNbmBSw4rvfzOjc-hZBDT_YT8BBMSbXM1el9F4aOmj-w7AW6mNgCSWb-6zztnt99RllHEJ67swnnM/w611-h300/pottz-surfboard-surfboards-flames-graphics.jpg" width="611" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div>Individuals aside, the flame spray swept through the surfboard industry and every surf shop rack had their share, with all the surfboard labels getting in on the trend.</span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">They do still get asked for, as this week shows. Maybe not swamping the racks, but not forgotten, could almost be considered retro, poised for another sweep.</span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Q6X9HfvDunvE0sF2ryTqXwRc9lkBO0o52xdm2MF8yXxNTIGKQzbZjvotbQPsgLqfQjCFzq5dHO82FOYbDcFt9Fookjt9BUugVVaNivGRKhndEZAWNkkoHCSuLSX5qdE6SnxVAsT0U95ud61h2IOL0TO07GweO93-3y8JowO2q94r1tS5GOFQoe8Gt5VH/s2000/surfboards-flames-spray-surfboard-artwork.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="2000" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Q6X9HfvDunvE0sF2ryTqXwRc9lkBO0o52xdm2MF8yXxNTIGKQzbZjvotbQPsgLqfQjCFzq5dHO82FOYbDcFt9Fookjt9BUugVVaNivGRKhndEZAWNkkoHCSuLSX5qdE6SnxVAsT0U95ud61h2IOL0TO07GweO93-3y8JowO2q94r1tS5GOFQoe8Gt5VH/w608-h429/surfboards-flames-spray-surfboard-artwork.jpg" width="608" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div>More surfboards and waves @ </span><a href="https://www.sleeplessink.com/surf-boards" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>Surf & Surfboards / sleeplessink.com</b></i></span></a></div>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950425476264067121.post-79056685075444783852023-10-17T23:22:00.008+01:002023-10-19T17:37:03.669+01:00ABSTRACT SHAPES IN NEWQUAY HARBOUR<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">It had been some time, in fact, way too long! It was essential that I went to </span><a href="https://www.visitnewquay.org/things-to-do/newquay-harbour-p472393" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>Newquay harbour</b></i></span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> with my camera on this morning. </span></span><div><br /></div><div><span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">I actually took two cameras, both light and small enough to be brought along comfortably. My trusty </span><a href="https://fujifilm-x.com/en-gb/products/cameras/x-pro3/#" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>Fujifilm X-pro 3</b></i></span></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">, and the newly acquired </span><a href="https://www.canon.co.uk/for_home/product_finder/cameras/digital_slr/eos_6d/" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>Canon 6D</b></i></span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">with</span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"> one lens on each camera. There is a saying 'one camera, one lens'.</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">Fujifilm X-pro 3: </span><a href="https://fujifilm-x.com/en-gb/products/lenses/xf27mmf28-r-wr/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>XF 27mm f/2.8 R RW</b></i></span></a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">Canon 6D: </span><a href="https://www.canon.co.uk/lenses/ef-40mm-f-2-8-stm-lens/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Pancake</b></i></span></a></span></li></ul></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">As the Fujifilm X-pro 3 has an APS-C crop sensor, the 27mm lens is equivalent to 41mm.</span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">The Canon 6D is a full frame camera so uses all of the 40mm lens.</span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">So between the two cameras and chosen lenses, I had only one focal length to work with, but that is what I wanted. This way I got to practise with the 6D and learn its strengths, while at the same time take similar framed shots with the X-pro 3, so I could review, print, and pay attention to the different look and feel of each of the camera's photographs.</span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">All that aside, it was so good to get down there. It was low tide so I made my way down onto the sand among the fishing boats. I had no real vision of what I wished to capture, I was just enjoying the freedom found with no limits or restrictions.</span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">I had forgotten why I like it down there so much, it is alive, even when quiet. There is the forever ebb and flow of the tide, plus the changing conditions of the North Atlantic – of course all moving within the framework of the seasons. The brutal storms of winter, when many boats are up on the quay for repairs, the summer crowds with tourist tours, fishing charters and water sports, while the local fishermen carry on bringing in the daily catch through it all.</span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJya0B-KbKiJoZvyxJUdFDdwSHSvhzfx6GzkhwBBGc_tJ68HBEM62Fx1qnC-VgTY9BQpFNzRa2-Za0AVV3Pd0W1CayT2Xfg38mFZQq-j8KW0s6r5pDSS9cDkbhDMokzbV3B6FKZ2j1TnK1OUTezQWzyOZqZ6nSUDC9Ax2fUK7TF6snIOOZjDCJw2BKZpgj/s2000/knives-fishing-boat-harbour.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="knives-fishing-boat-harbour" border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="2000" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJya0B-KbKiJoZvyxJUdFDdwSHSvhzfx6GzkhwBBGc_tJ68HBEM62Fx1qnC-VgTY9BQpFNzRa2-Za0AVV3Pd0W1CayT2Xfg38mFZQq-j8KW0s6r5pDSS9cDkbhDMokzbV3B6FKZ2j1TnK1OUTezQWzyOZqZ6nSUDC9Ax2fUK7TF6snIOOZjDCJw2BKZpgj/w610-h393/knives-fishing-boat-harbour.jpg" width="610" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Canon 6D 1/3200 f/2.8 ISO: 100</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFvo-zEjmBewy_4F7QAT0vfT5nL1wJqz6-inen6XZ2bT1np4nVysGkvWH0VYFvyLPjEdavQRoii7z-ow7qkbgQwRZFEuxbHUXeJIi4Qjffv4sM83MTJ5qDYhUwqdXiUur3shvUlwxphwETZt1DM0O_A5ZrD3ue-weNfpbUhoJTwmaYbPvIyX7fMt4Litn/s2000/buoy-harbour-boat-low-tide-photograph.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="2000" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFvo-zEjmBewy_4F7QAT0vfT5nL1wJqz6-inen6XZ2bT1np4nVysGkvWH0VYFvyLPjEdavQRoii7z-ow7qkbgQwRZFEuxbHUXeJIi4Qjffv4sM83MTJ5qDYhUwqdXiUur3shvUlwxphwETZt1DM0O_A5ZrD3ue-weNfpbUhoJTwmaYbPvIyX7fMt4Litn/w611-h393/buoy-harbour-boat-low-tide-photograph.jpg" title="buoy-harbour-boat-low-tide-photograph" width="611" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Canon 6D 1/1000 f/5.0 ISO:100</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNHKnqqwpjQuwkOr2boi9Y7NpW69V6IVMX1D__8B81O3aAkQRdBpZEoiTBmt1Bkys-X3S2jfbT58gtaNQoD4VeEG-rkKJB8e1q0zVZPenOx9R_AdeC8Ujj7FFGfeK1mertd2_FYEU6ZmK2FdSMTyGJLaYLPBFB2aioWOsqtp5qu7DfeAuozQpTfMx4dhX/s2000/harbour-low-tide-reflections-abstract.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="harbour-low-tide-reflections-abstract" border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1458" height="847" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNHKnqqwpjQuwkOr2boi9Y7NpW69V6IVMX1D__8B81O3aAkQRdBpZEoiTBmt1Bkys-X3S2jfbT58gtaNQoD4VeEG-rkKJB8e1q0zVZPenOx9R_AdeC8Ujj7FFGfeK1mertd2_FYEU6ZmK2FdSMTyGJLaYLPBFB2aioWOsqtp5qu7DfeAuozQpTfMx4dhX/w617-h847/harbour-low-tide-reflections-abstract.jpg" width="617" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Fujifilm X-pro-3 1/2000 f/5.6 ISO: 160</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSUZe2kIQjNJL54qimPKwCNIVdADAX5xb0otRWS1y7Rg9nX68LMK47TVzju7YfvHgXqE6-ORWOpfdFHkAiwLnIP76VDkUujfFWBD9qjujVpFdiIYaq23SX0eoaNXp5yC5RoDovAoRTxaG09j2eq8WgN0zhY5dFqVH9OXMcz4Ehk20dqPNlzU_pR-ypBIj/s2000/harbour-buoy-boat-abstract.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="harbour-buoy-boat-abstract" border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1458" height="845" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSUZe2kIQjNJL54qimPKwCNIVdADAX5xb0otRWS1y7Rg9nX68LMK47TVzju7YfvHgXqE6-ORWOpfdFHkAiwLnIP76VDkUujfFWBD9qjujVpFdiIYaq23SX0eoaNXp5yC5RoDovAoRTxaG09j2eq8WgN0zhY5dFqVH9OXMcz4Ehk20dqPNlzU_pR-ypBIj/w616-h845/harbour-buoy-boat-abstract.jpg" width="616" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Fujifilm X-pro 3 1/2000 f/5.6 ISO: 160<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">More photographs from the harbour can be seen @ </span><a href="https://www.sleeplessink.com/harbour" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>harbour : sleeplessink.com</b></i></span></a></span></div>Kevin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063368928146106789noreply@blogger.com