rob gilley
Crest Fallen
Rob Gilley
Previously in denial about his photographic past, Rob Gilley now rummages through his trove of mediocrity.
Wipeouts are interesting: They can be funny – really funny…until they aren’t. Watching your buddy get mummy tossed into the flats is usually hilarious, but once the waves reach a certain size—a certain level of consequence—laughter is replaced by guttural noises. By empathy. By concern.
So while you might find humor in some of the situations below, remember that’s a fellow human taking the beating of a lifetime. Have a heart.
Brian Toth searches for a Waimea Shorebreak experience in the Caribbean.
Shawn Rhodes reasons that if you’re going to skim down the face at Maverick’s, you might as well drag a hand for style.
An unidentified diver lays out a high-difficulty-factor-Louganis-back-gainer for the crowd at Backdoor.
The only thing worse than going over the falls at Black’s is doing it during a contest.
Have sympathy for the poor soul who had to provide visual evidence of the nightmarish near-shore rock situation at J-bay.
Let’s just say that Danilo Couto didn’t earn his Billabong XXL award overnight.
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July 13, 2011 12:42 pm
Long live the grain!!! Keep up the good work/blog!
Don’t get all the negativity that comes your way via some of your posts. We’re all entitled to our opinions last I checked. Oh well, just put’em on the boat! Peace…
June 26, 2011 10:09 pm
This is quickly becoming a photo blog, which means the author is short on time and written ideas. I was looking for something different than the last two weeks.