I swam out with my camera yesterday at Tourmoline in San Diego to grab a few pictures of Corky Cullen on his new Cabrinha gear. Even though it was an average San Diego day (light wind, not much surf), Corky was still killing it.
Everything here done with a Canon 50D and Tokina 10-17 in an SPL housing.
I ended up getting to try out a GoPro Hero Wide camera, and I’m very impressed with the thing. Check out the video below.
Yes, I was back in Baja again, this time with the crew from CaliKites, a kiteboarding shop based in Coronado, California. They rented a huge bus, filled it with 50 kiteboarders, and took over the Desert Inn (formerly La Pinta) hotel on the beach in San Quintin. Madness ensued. Check out http://paullangphotography.com/san_quintin_july_09/ for the full gallery.
Here are some more images from the shoot I did with Dimitri Maramenides a little while back. One of these images is the one that landed on the cover of The Kiteboarder Magazine. Dimitri is a wild man and I spent a lot of time ducking and diving underwater so he wouldn’t take me out. All images taken with a Canon 30D and Zenitar Fisheye in an SPL Housing.
This is the original of the cover image:
And here are a few more for your enjoyment:
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Last week, I was lucky enough to find myself on a press trip to Aruba with a group of travel writers who were going to learn how to kiteboard while on the island. I had a great time over there and met a ton of great people. The license plates on Aruba say ONE HAPPY ISLAND, and they mean it. Check out the photos at http://www.paullangphotography.com/aruba
Check out a gallery I posted of pictures from the 2009 Pismo Beach KiteXpo held a few weeks ago. The event went great, with tons of kiteboarders showing up to try the latest gear and just plain have a good time.You can find the gallery at http://paullangphotography.com/pismo_09/
I’ve been playing around with mounting my housing to the nose of my kite surfboard to get some POV-type shots. It’s taken a little figuring out to get it close, but now I’m getting a few interesting images. The mount fell off the first time I tried it and I’ve had a bit of trouble keeping it aimed exactly where I want it, but I think I’ve got it worked out. Now I’m just waiting for the right combination of wind and waves to get the shot I’m after. Here’s a few from the last time I went out:
The following was published in the August 2008 issue of The Kiteboarder Magazine.
It’s time to face a simple truth about kiteboarding: it’s growing, and local beaches everywhere are getting crowded. A few years ago, when it was rare to see more than 20 kiteboarders on the water together, there was almost always enough room for everyone to do their own thing and not bother anyone else. Now, that just simply isn’t the case anymore. In some areas, 40 or 50 kiters might be a mellow day. It is no longer unheard of to have over 100 kites in the sky at one single beach.
With the escalating crowds have come increasing problems. Many people who have been kiting since the beginning feel they are entitled to do whatever they want. Riders who started on bow kites two years ago are so overconfident in their skills that they feel they can tackle any conditions out there. Many riders are so focused on landing a new move or riding one more wave that they either don’t notice or care that they cut
other riders off. Some riders like to jump near shore or in a crowd of kiters because they feel they can handle it. All of these examples are very bad for our sport and are causing tempers to wear thin. It has progressed to the point that the general feeling at some beaches is downright unfriendly.
I went up to the Hood River area for an event a few weeks ago and spent a day kiteboarding at Rufus with some friends. It’s a fantastic windy place with A LOT of upwind current. If you loose your board, it flies upwind away from you.
When I swam out with the camera, I had to kick as hard as I could to stay in the same place. As soon as I stopped, I flew upwind like I was in a river. Well, that makes since, as I was in a river.
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