My old surfing mate has been collecting boards for about 50 years (he is nearing 70 ) He has about 40-50 boards ranging from old knee boards to a new minimal.I have taken a few shots of the more interesting ones . this one is a 9 ft 6 McDonagh board . From the 60 s I assume some of you might know more about them . If you do I would love to hear your input

Great stuff Tassieman,that first photo made me shiver it just looked cool

It's cr.p Mac . Rain , sleet , wind . It takes a bit to put me off having a surf but I stayed dry today .

Mr Tassie - you have it going on!!! I am loving your contributions to the greenroom - long may they continue. We love photos of boards....any types of boards (mostly) and waves - today you have excelled with both!!!

I think its time we started a new thread on that subject....a little like the one in the short board room. I will take some pics tom of the beach and start one up.

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Ted the Kiwi said...

Mr Tassie - you have it going on!!! I am loving your contributions to the greenroom - long may they continue. We love photos of boards....any types of boards (mostly) and waves - today you have excelled with both!!!

I think its time we started a new thread on that subject....a little like the one in the short board room. I will take some pics tom of the beach and start one up.

I think thats a great idea Ted maybe pics of anything surf related we do not just LB what do you think

yeah for sure. Heaps of times I take shots but never really share them as there seems no real thread for them. Then when we get a good day we start a new thread.....I think it would be good to have an ongoing thread that way everyone can stash their shots in there and we can see what everyone is getting at their local on the day. For a start I would love to see some more shots from Simondo the Super Grom when those points of his are firing......yet to see much from those Queenslanders although mac has shown some great skills with the shots he has posted to date

Thanks Ted like I said there are about 40 more boards so I can keep them coming for a bit yet . Must admit I find the old boards fascinating with the different fin , board shapes .

Would look forward to seeing some shots from your local breaks .some topless sunbathers would be nice haven't seen them in a while .

Anyone got any tips on taking nice surf shots . My attempts are mostly failures , too far away , too dark , missed the moment .

yep im up for ted the kiwis stoked report thread to start

Hey Tas looks cold down there mate I came very close to joining the Tassie police force about 10 years ago but settled in tropical north Nsw instead here is a little bit of info on the old log I love the old boards to mate would love you to post some more pics when Ted starts the thread
Cheers Boof
McDonagh Surfboards
An early major sydney manufacturer

1957
Harbord Beach NSW Phone: XF 3526
Greg McDonagh.
The first boards were built at Greg's house, one of two high on Harbord's north point, now the site of the Harbord Digger's Club.

1960
457 Pittwater Road Brookvale NSW Phone : 93 1152
"Corner of Pittwater Road and Condamine Street"
Greg McDonagh.
Denis McDonagh.
Dennis had been working in New Guinea and was preparing to move on to Borneo when his was encouraged to return to Australia to help in the expanding surfboard business.
The first factory in Brookvale was on the western side of Pittwater Road where the Warringah Mall is now located.





1968

Now this is good guys,Ted thing of a great title because it will go down in history.

As Ted said I sent Tassieman a PM requesting photos from way down south and with our NZ mates,Simon Bells and if that lazy dog go off is dogbed WA.

The Pup has delivered a few photos which I've enjoyed but needs to step it up.

I got nothin green machine very soon then it's off to somewhere 906

well maybe we should have two threads - lets carry this on for boards and start another one for surf shots. Boofy has loads of pics of his buddies boards that can in this one!!!!

Any ideas for the new thread name

"Waves of the Greenroom" ?

or "Waves from the Greenroom"

or maybe just "The Greenroom"

I do not know - let me have another 10 beers this evening and see if my creative juices (well whats left after working in an academic institution) can get flowing

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Ted the Kiwi said...

well maybe we should have two threads - lets carry this on for boards and start another one for surf shots. Boofy has loads of pics of his buddies boards that can in this one!!!!

Any ideas for the new thread name

"Waves of the Greenroom" ?

One must be THE BEER GARDEN

I'm with Mac, THE BEER GARDEN.

(good work Tassiedevel, more pics!)

"TEDS SHREDS" for the wave pics and The beer Garden for anything else

Pardon the tautology, but "it's deja vu all over again".

This is the full story McDonagh story in surfresearch

www.surfresearch.com.au/mmc_donagh.html

And it notes that the brother, Dennis, was the founder of the SDS chain in 1967.

It was only yesterday that I was talking to a young lady at work about a SDS shopping bag she had and I recalled how I once went to a SDS store in George street Sydney all the way from out in the western suburbs just to buy a surfy Tee shirt around 44 years ago.

It must have been that first store.

Funny, it was only a year or so after I had my one and only surfing experience on a 2 week vacation up at woopie and it would be another 30 or more years before I tried it again. But I always considered myself a surfer, I just couldn't and didn't surf.

Thanks for the feedback OB and Boof ,fascinating stuff . I guess with the script that makes this one mid 60s .

Good career choice giving the Tassie police the miss Boof . Give the greens a few more months there will be no police force , no education system , no forestry , no mining .but we will have legalized gay marriage . Bob Browns dream state

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Tassiedevel said...

Thanks for the feedback OB and Boof ,fascinating stuff . I guess with the script that makes this one mid 60s .

Good career choice giving the Tassie police the miss Boof . Give the greens a few more months there will be no police force , no education system , no forestry , no mining .but we will have legalized gay marriage . Bob Browns dream state

Look on the bright side tassie, at least the sup people will then have a place they can call their own

Ha Ha very true .

So this is the reason Billboard is moving

Nah I reckon it's for the sun , sand and hot chicks . Gold coast has nothing on Tassie Mac

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Tassiedevel said...

Nah I reckon it's for the sun , sand and hot chicks . Sisters, mothers & close cousins Gold coast has nothing on Tassie Mac

FIFY

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Tassiedevel said...

Nah I reckon it's for the sun , sand and hot chicks . Gold coast has nothing on Tassie Mac

+1 Tas Tassie is not the shape it is for no reason it is paradise crays,rasberries,cheese,southern ocean cleanest air in the world but Gold Coast has a Putt Putt golf and a maccas evry 400 metres

Ha ha very true , have you got friends on the West Coast down here OB , you seem to be in the know .

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boofy said...

"TEDS SHREDS" for the wave pics and The beer Garden for anything else

So when can I start posting pics.

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Locky24 said...

boofy said...

"TEDS SHREDS" for the wave pics and The beer Garden for anything else

So when can I start posting pics.

Sorry Locky......its been a hell of day. I drank a few too many last night then had to spend the day in Sydney and now I am back home and its pissing down with rain and there is no swell. I did not think that it was right to start the thread with crap waves. I could easily post a pic of the swell we had last week instead....but you are welcome to start the thread or anyone else who has some pics from today.

I think its going to be titled "The Beer Garden" unless you have a better idea - but it seemed to be the general consensus last night.

We also need one for board porn. I do not think that "Ted Shreds" is the best opener for that one......how about "The longroom porn room" or "Porn of the Longroom" or "porn from the beer garden" "beer garden porn" - Maybe Jas can start that one up and post a pic of that lovely blue board of his. Its perfect timing to start this tread with all the new boards being delivered at the moment.

What have you gone for?

^^^^^ the board thread could be Boards and BBQ's, it seems they go together

Went for a fishy/sb, quad/thruster ( 4+1 ) a wideish swallow tail, fairly low rocker, with a big single concave all the way through to the tail. And lots of colour ( custom spray )
Dims are 7'2 x 22 x 3+1/8.
ordered it just on 3 weeks ago, so shouldn't be to much longer.

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Tassiedevel said...
Anyone got any tips on taking nice surf shots . My attempts are mostly failures , too far away , too dark , missed the moment .

Mr Tassie - I am no expert but from what I have learnt the light is the most important aspect. Not sure what camera you use but if you are taking shots early in the morning you need to use a slightly slower shutter speed to get more light into the lens, whilst when the sun is out go for a super fast one. My GF always tells me that I need to work more on the composition of the photo....but I am not to flash at that. They always talk about the Rule of 3's as the basis for this. For action shots you really need to anticipate things before they happen and make sure you use burst mode if you have it. A tripod is a super investment but can be annoying and time consuming but with slower shutter speeds its a must. Also try and get different angles of the same shot - its amazing what a few meters here or there can do - especially when lighting conditions are tough. Have a look at Saltmotion.com and aquabumps.com for ideas on setting up a shot - those two fellas have it mastered in my opinion.

Hope that helps. Like I say though I am no expert.

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stuk said...

^^^^^ the board thread could be Boards and BBQ's, it seems they go together

"Lacey's BBQ in the Beer Garden"

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Ted the Kiwi said...

Locky24 said...

boofy said...

"TEDS SHREDS" for the wave pics and The beer Garden for anything else

So when can I start posting pics.

Sorry Locky......its been a hell of day. I drank a few too many last night then had to spend the day in Sydney and now I am back home and its pissing down with rain and there is no swell. I did not think that it was right to start the thread with crap waves. I could easily post a pic of the swell we had last week instead....but you are welcome to start the thread or anyone else who has some pics from today.

I think its going to be titled "The Beer Garden" unless you have a better idea - but it seemed to be the general consensus last night.

We also need one for board porn. I do not think that "Ted Shreds" is the best opener for that one......how about "The longroom porn room" or "Porn of the Longroom" or "porn from the beer garden" "beer garden porn" - Maybe Jas can start that one up and post a pic of that lovely blue board of his. Its perfect timing to start this tread with all the new boards being delivered at the moment.

What have you gone for?

never one to disapoint... gimme a sec