Stab Magazine | Noa Deane, cutback at Cabarita, NSW

Live Now — Episode 3 Of Surf100 Challenge Series Presented By Pacifico

172 Views

Noa Deane, cutback at Cabarita, NSW

Noa Deane don’t like having aerial shots run. He likes doing airs, sure, but the kid would rather see an turn or barrel shot of himself any day. Commendable and unsurprising in an era so over-saturated with air-reverses. Which finds us viewing the above photo, captured by Matt O’Brien during a session at Cabarita starring Noa and Chris ‘Chippa’ Wilson. Prior to stomping on a backside full-rote and creasing his board, Noa was picking off some running rights, like this one, laying it on rail. Some readers might notice, as Stab did, that this is a tight angle. While Matt concedes that this style is coming back into vogue, he doesn’t dig it. So, why’d he shoot it like this? “I hate tight shots, but sometimes you’ve gotta do it. When you’re shooting small, windblown Caba, you’re limited with options. You can’t pull it back when there’s no background.” So, what is it that Matt doesn’t like about tight shots? “It’s as important to the shot to see where they are, as it is to see what they’re doing. Whats the point of going somewhere rad if you can’t see the backdrop?” A fair question. Oh, the beauty of varying perspectives!  

full frame // Mar 8, 2016
Words by Stab
Reading Time: < 1 minute

Noa Deane don’t like having aerial shots run. He likes doing airs, sure, but the kid would rather see an turn or barrel shot of himself any day. Commendable and unsurprising in an era so over-saturated with air-reverses. Which finds us viewing the above photo, captured by Matt O’Brien during a session at Cabarita starring Noa and Chris ‘Chippa’ Wilson. Prior to stomping on a backside full-rote and creasing his board, Noa was picking off some running rights, like this one, laying it on rail.

Some readers might notice, as Stab did, that this is a tight angle. While Matt concedes that this style is coming back into vogue, he doesn’t dig it. So, why’d he shoot it like this? “I hate tight shots, but sometimes you’ve gotta do it. When you’re shooting small, windblown Caba, you’re limited with options. You can’t pull it back when there’s no background.” So, what is it that Matt doesn’t like about tight shots? “It’s as important to the shot to see where they are, as it is to see what they’re doing. Whats the point of going somewhere rad if you can’t see the backdrop?” A fair question. Oh, the beauty of varying perspectives!

 

Comments

Comments are a Stab Premium feature. Gotta join to talk shop.

Already a member? Sign In

Want to join? Sign Up

Advertisement

Most Recent

10 Shapers To Watch In The Next 10 Years — Part Two

A few more foam craftsmen worth keeping on your radar.

Jul 14, 2025

Watch: Rip Curl Mobilises Its Teenage Army In ‘Dunno’

A 30-minute surf film by Vaughan Blakey and Nick Pollet.

Jul 14, 2025

There’s A New Number One Surfer In The World

And it feels so right.

Jul 13, 2025

Controversial Opinion: No One Needs To Yoga In Boardshorts

8 Trunks for the traditionalist.

Jul 13, 2025

Stab Edit Of The Year: Sam Piter Stars in ‘Rogue DNA’.

French blood, thick water.

Jul 13, 2025

Matty McG Skydives Into CT Heat, But Jordy’s Still The Main Event

A full day of heats at J-Bay, and only one shark warning.

Jul 12, 2025

Correction: J-Bay All Foreplay, No Climax

Slim pickings on Day 1 of the Corona Cero Open J-Bay 2025.

Jul 11, 2025

What Do Hollywood, Surf Lessons, Michael Jackson And Traction Pads Have In Common?

A Stab Interview with Teva Dexter, the man behind surfing's hardest new hardware brand —…

Jul 10, 2025

Surf100 Challenge Series Presented By Pacifico: Episode 3

"The tribe has spoken," Dane Reynolds pronounced, and a surfer's torch was snuffed.

Jul 10, 2025

How Josh Ku Nearly Died Trying To Cross From Ulus to G Land by Hydrofoil

“If someone finds me dead at least they can find my phone and know what…

Jul 10, 2025

Expect No Kiss, All Climax At The “World’s Most Perfect Pointbreak”

A Corona Cero Open J-Bay 2025 preview.

Jul 9, 2025

SEOTY: Liam O’Brien stars in ‘Friction of Perception’

"Hopefully I don’t come across like too much of a peanut."

Jul 8, 2025

10 Shapers To Watch In The Next 10 Years — Part One

“It’s like a drug empire, man. Cut the head off the snakes, and more will…

Jul 7, 2025

Mason Ho Joins Ritual Vision, Releases Remix Of Greatest Hits

Dion Agius riffs on the eyewear brand’s U.S. expansion, Ritualistic Tendencies, and the new stars…

Jul 7, 2025

Is It Time For A New Judging Format?

We have a modest proposal — a WSL head judge disagrees.

Jul 7, 2025

Luke Thompson Turns Last Year’s Priority Disaster Into Ballito Gold

+ earns himself a wildcard into Jbay.

Jul 7, 2025

Fiji Has Its First Professional Surfer, And He’s Unbelievable

16-year-old James Kusitino’s incomprehensible tube lounging leads to a deal with Former.

Jul 6, 2025

Laird Hamilton on The Limitations of Being a Purist, Invention vs. Ownership + Why He Never Had a Sticker Deal 

Untold stories from his How Surfers Get Paid interview.

Jul 4, 2025
Advertisement