Hyer SPecialties and North Padre Island Film

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Hyer Specialties Unlimited was founded by Christopher Hyer while working in North Padre Island as a photographer. He photographed tropical nature at its best, and during the many seasons that the coastal cities of Corpus Christi  had to offer. Many trips to Rockwall and to Port Aransas, Texas to the harbors and inland parks providing him with spectacular photos of wild life. He especially loved the Brown Pelicans and how orderly their flight patterns were. These gracious birds would fly endlessly down the coast in pairs or in groups of eight or more. Their beauty was captured on film and pictures. Christopher photographed the surfing activities on this Island. He was amazed at what these surfers could do with the little and sometimes not so little waves that are found at Bob Hall Pier and at the pier in Port Aransas, Texas. Google padrenorth on You Tube and you will see some of Chris’s work. These videos were scratch videos and not that high of quality, but Chris wanted the surfer’s to be recognized for what they do. 

Padrenorth was Christopher’s nickname for the Island of North Padre Island. He was popular with the surfing crowd up until the year 2009 when Christopher suffered a breakdown and had to go into a Hospital for treatment of sleep disorders and Alcoholism. He has been sober and sleeping since this period of his life. He moved back to his home town of Midland while in recovery for the last 4 years, and recently has shown up at AA meetings to make sure he completes his sobriety until his dying day.

Christopher is a man whom people like to know. He is personable and quite analytical about what he does now. He has a desire to finish his project in Corpus Christi, Texas of a film about the surfer and the Island of North Padre.

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“To be at peace on the island to me is to get in the water and film the surfing and go hang off the piers and get this action in 3D full motion film”. Of course,  he will need the proper equipment and has already investigated his particular needs for the Island Surfing Film. He exclaims,” I tried to make a film from all the footage I took for the five years I live I was not of sane mind and state to make such a move”. The shots are fuzzy and not strong enough for a major project, and would not influence the masses that he wanted to impress.” The footage you see under his name in google images is not of the quality he desired after sobering up.

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“After I moved back to Midland and took to being clean and sober and reviewing the films and disc, I tried to tie a terrific film to it all, and even laid down the sound track and post production seemed impossible. I took a few trips back and decided the new medium would be a 3 D Surf film that could be released and professionally done right. It might take a couple of years, yet expect it in stores in summer of 2014”

“I feel I owe it to the Island to shoot a high quality film that will blow every one’s mind. I will do the music and in my studio at home. Post production and final output will be done by a professional. I will package this to sell in key markets around the globe” Christopher has many blogs on surfing on the Island, and many photos and films he made while living in North Padre Island. He misses the surfing and the wild life there. However, God wants him to stay put in Midland, Texas for a while. Home is where my spirit is, and home right now is where the work is. 06/02/2013