Inside The Barrel - Video

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Stu Nettle (stunet)
Swellnet Dispatch

It used to be enough for surfers to film themselves while holding a GoPro. Not anymore, photographers are slowly making their way back into the picture, filming the surfer from behind as they pull into the barrel.

Here's the latest - and the best - example of behind-the-rider filming we've seen. Video shot in France recently.

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nebasha Wednesday, 18 Dec 2013 at 12:03pm

music if mostly likely to be French as well, djiesus! Nice barrels though

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luke Wednesday, 18 Dec 2013 at 4:46pm

Bangui by Naxxos

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dave_anning Wednesday, 18 Dec 2013 at 1:25pm

There's a bit at the end of one of the John John vids with some GoPro-following footage at Backdoor.

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gannet Wednesday, 18 Dec 2013 at 1:28pm

See what happens if you paddle out with a Gopro stuck on your head?

Get dropped in on every wave

At least they let him get one to himself at the end.

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zenagain Wednesday, 18 Dec 2013 at 1:32pm

You beat me to it gannet:)

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zenagain Wednesday, 18 Dec 2013 at 1:30pm

Cool perspective but unless he's a great mate, that view from in the barrrel would piss most people right off.

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Craig Wednesday, 18 Dec 2013 at 1:45pm

Agree, don't get anywhere near barrelled enough to try and film someone in front of me getting barrelled!

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stunet Wednesday, 18 Dec 2013 at 1:43pm

Comment from our Facebook page: "Bloody hell what's the camera guy's day job - proctologist?"

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stunet Thursday, 19 Dec 2013 at 10:25am

Photographers are probing the innermost limits, they're also using new tech to source unique angles. Reckon we'll see a lot more of this in the future: 

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tonka Friday, 20 Dec 2013 at 9:03am

TBH, I've been surprised by the relatively slow uptake. Thought this sort of thing would have exploded this year.

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stunet Friday, 20 Dec 2013 at 9:08am

Amazingly, or perhaps not, it's illegal to use them commercially (for photography) in the US. The fellow who shot the footage above admitted that he didn't know what the regulations where and was waiting for someone to pull him up.

It's a huge grey area and the US FAA are gonna have to do something about it quick smart. Same with Australian aviation agaencies.

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tonka Friday, 20 Dec 2013 at 9:16am

ahh ok. i wasn't aware of that. i had the feeling that regulatory agencies were still playing catch up. in any case, it probably explains the relatively slow uptake.

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stunet Friday, 20 Dec 2013 at 9:23am

Oh no, they are playing catch up. The current US legislation (as far as I can gather) is a hangover from a past law protecting individual privacy, and it doesn't take into account the proliferation of quadcopters. Hence, many don't quite know where they stand in regards to the law. However, I get the feeling new laws will be enacted soon. 

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fitzroy-21 Friday, 20 Dec 2013 at 10:01am

I saw something on Landline a little while ago, and in Australia, animal protection groups (I think it was PETA) are using them to film over farmers properties to get footage for prosecution in courts. Apparently it is all legit and legal.

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wellymon Tuesday, 24 Dec 2013 at 2:34pm

"TGR"s new toy, instead of spending thousands of dollars on filming out of a helicopter, check the footage out from the "Golden Gate Bridge" to "Alcatraz" at night.
As mentioned in this thread about legalities, they obviously pulled it off.

http://vimeo.com/62831216

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yocal Thursday, 19 Dec 2013 at 11:20am

Stu Gibson has one and is doing some pretty awesome stuff with it in Taz

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Craig Friday, 20 Dec 2013 at 9:39am

Yeah his stuff down in the National Park and over flat Shippies is sick!