The group at the meet

[big pix]

The Group at the meet at Lamington, Sorry should have got the names left to right. It was a good showing of members, I only lasted a short while as I had been in bed with the flu for 3 days during the previous week, and the exercise brought on the cold sweats, and made me feel quite unwell, so I thought it better to leave, so apologies to the members for not being there at the end.

Cheers
Big Pix

[gstark]

Great stuff!

All we need now is for someone to pin names to the faces and we'll be right.

[Byron]

Ahhhh so you did make it back alive, sorry to hear your not well. Pleased to report 5 of the group members battled on to finish the 15 klm circuit, will be sleeping like champs tonight. Great choice of venue.

Tamara

[big pix]

The names.... far right .......big pix {Bernie} next to me seated, Manta {Simon}........If all others could post your name with a reference it would make Gary very happy

Cheers
Big pix PS At the next meet we should do a rogues gallery head shot of everyone......... so make sure you look good

[Byron]

Think I can give you a hand there:

Left standing up:
Corinne & Brett (Spooky)

From left to right sitting down:
Leigh (LK Grainger)
Diana & Craig (JordanP)
Tamara (Byron)
Rebecca (Leigh999)
Simon (Manta)
Bernie (Pig Pix)

Tamara

[big pix]

Tamara I am very impressed...... you have a great memory.........

Cheers bp PS Gary will be happy

[leigh999]

Did you do that from memory Tamara - if so excellent!

Great day out guys - although I must admit I will have to get in training if we are going to be doing 12km bushwalks everytime!!

Whose up for a city cat outing

[big pix]

Just pix a date and a place to meet........ but give me a week to shake this bug.....

cheers big pix

[BBJ]

Well fellow d70users, great to see you all had a good time and sorry to hear you are not well BigPix, hope u fell better soon mate. It's good to see the ladies giving u blokes a run for your money i hope anyhow well a happy bunch so glad u had fun.
Cheers
John

[gstark]

Think I can give you a hand there:

Tamara,

Well done, and thank you.

Now I'll be able to sleep tonight.

Oh yes, and welcome; please post some photos, and don't be stranger around these parts.

[Nnnnsic]

Nifty.

They've got a D70 banner to go with it...

Congratulations guys!

[MHD]

Awesome!!

I guess its about time us Canberrians organised a Banner...

Or shoud we wait until the DSLRusers banner?

Great to see the good word spreading

[lkgrainger]

Well done on remembering everyones name. I might give the 12k walks a miss from now on, but I did enjoy meeting fellow D70 users. I'm up for a citycat trip though (will the saltwater spray cause to much probs with our lovley D70's?).

[Greg B]

A 12 Km walk!! You guys are nuts - we strolled around the Botanic Gardens for a while then sat down for an extended morning tea.

Well done anyway, thanks for the photo, good work with getting the banner organised from Birdy.

[Nnnnsic]

A 12km walk... right... perhaps ya'll should take a note from the Birddog Mini Meets... we sit down... we talk... and we usually eat.

Or maybe we should take a note from ya'll...

[leigh999]

 BTW - for those Brisbane D70 users that were interested - the web address of the camera club I was talking about is

http://www.brisbanecameragroup.org.au

Rebecca

[the foto fanatic]

Well done fellow Queenslanders (including honorary ones)! Judging by the happy faces, must have been fun.
Sorry I couldn't make this one - am currently hosting visitors from NZ including my 5yo god-daughter.
Sorry to hear about xerebus' sad news - my condolances, Mark.

[Manta]

Hi all.

Thanks to those who participated in what was a fun and informative day. I think we managed to pull off a pretty good event and I look forward to doing it again soon. There's something about pain and adversity that brings a group together!

The photo in front of the Binna Burra sign was taken just after we arrived, which is why we all look so refreshed and happy. Some of us managed to keep that demeanour throughout the day but the rest of us were just plain sapped. A few months on the stairmaster should do the trick..

Those that turned around from the falls and retraced their steps to save a bit of time did 12kms, those that continued the loop supposedly did 15kms and I can assure you those extra 3 really sorted us out.

Hats off to Tamara ("Byron") who led the charge back to base with Kokoda-esque dedication. I was just holding back so I didn't show you up Tamara...no, really I was!

I'm sure there'll be some stunning photos posted soon once we've all had a nice long Radox soak.

[JordanP]

Well done on remembering everyones name. I might give the 12k walks a miss from now on, but I did enjoy meeting fellow D70 users. I'm up for a citycat trip though (will the saltwater spray cause to much probs with our lovley D70's?).

Leigh,
You actually did 15km walk as our waterfall detour was 3.2km return
Great chatting with you on the way back.

Everyone else,
Not only did leigh walk a very tiring 15km but he also did it with a smile and a bung knee (u can see it was strapped in the group shot). Slightly insane but a trooper for sure!

It was a great meet, both Diana and I enjoyed meeting everyone. We had a fun time and took a few photos. Can't wait to catch up again - city cat ride sounds fine

Bernie,
Didn't realise you were recovering from a flu - you did an outstanding job making it as far as you did under those conditions. Hope you get well soon and I look forward to catching up with you again under better circumstances. Cool group pic to by the way.

Rebecca,
I trust the journey back after the waterfall wasn't too painful . Diana and I look forward to catching up with you at the next meet. Will check out the link you provided - Ta

Tamara,
Your fitness put us all to shame. Being in the local area I have no doubt we can catch up soon to D70ise the beautiful coastline from Yamba to Byron (with no back-tracking of course ). Looking forward to seeing a sample of your work on the forum.

Simon,
Always a pleasure to catch up with you and listen to your interesting stories. Awaiting your images with interest so that I can match up my shots of you taking the photo. Let me know how your writing is progressing.

Brett & Corinne,
What a lovely couple! Hope you made your appointments OK in the afternoon and weren't too worn out for the rest of the days adventures. Brett, Let me know how Thursday goes. Will be in touch soon.

Cheers,

[the foto fanatic]

Those that turned around from the falls and retraced their steps to save a bit of time did 12kms, those that continued the loop supposedly did 15kms and I can assure you those extra 3 really sorted us out.

Wow, 12-15 km! Well done.

I hope we don't see any images of blisters!

[Manta]

No blisters that I know of but there may be some leech photos....
I'm still scratching where the little bugger got me.

[blacknstormy]

Now that's one photo I'd prefer you didn't post Simon!!!
Sounds like you guys had a great time - I'm jealous as hell!!!
Rel

[Manta]

Should have been there Narelle! Next time - no excuses!!

[gstark]

Now that's one photo I'd prefer you didn't post Simon!!!
Sounds like you guys had a great time - I'm jealous as hell!!!
Rel

Well, don't lurk! You've been here for almost four months, but have only made two postings?? Surely you can do better than that!

And do please put your locale into your profile.

[blacknstormy]

Gary - I consider myself truely chastised!!
Manta can vouch for the fact that I generally run around like a headless chicken - but that's no excuse is it?
I'll update my profile now, and will post a photo as you read this.
Please forgive
Rel

And yes Simon - next time, no excuses... I'll be there with bells on

[Manta]

Tamara,
Your fitness put us all to shame. Being in the local area I have no doubt we can catch up soon to D70ise the beautiful coastline from Yamba to Byron (with no back-tracking of course ).

Let me know if you guys ever put something together on this score - I never get the chance to head down that way and I'd love to tag along. Might be asking a dumb question here - wouldn't be the first time - Are 4WDs permitted on the beaches down there, with or without permits?

[JordanP]

Tamara,
Your fitness put us all to shame. Being in the local area I have no doubt we can catch up soon to D70ise the beautiful coastline from Yamba to Byron (with no back-tracking of course ).

Let me know if you guys ever put something together on this score - I never get the chance to head down that way and I'd love to tag along. Might be asking a dumb question here - wouldn't be the first time - Are 4WDs permitted on the beaches down there, with or without permits?

Re: 4WDing - Some beaches are fine others are not. whether you need a permit or not beats me

Happy to let you know when we plan this sort of thing. All forum members would be welcome.

Cheers,

[lkgrainger]

Well now that I know it was a 15k walk, I know why I'm still sore. lol
I would have been charging full steam ahead on a 12k. (ha! ha!)
I will post a link to some shots as soon as I'm able.

[boxerboy]

Sorry I missed the walk ... not.

Looks like a great time was had by all. Hope to catch up at the next meet. My dirty stinking plumbing should be fixed by then

Cheers
Peter

[Glen]

You guys have impressed me with the 15km walk! As Leigh said, most meetings have been more relaxed in Sydney

[stubbsy]

Sounds like you guys all had a great time. I'm glad I wasn't there though - a 15K walk

Look forward to your pics.

Also if there are any headshots of you guys suitable for the D70 mugs gallery please PM me and I'll organise to add them.

Bernie - if/when you see this I think most if not all can be lifted from your original posted here.

[birddog114]

Sydney members are always relaxed with lunch and reds + company

[stubbsy]

Sydney members are always relaxed with lunch and reds + company

And lenses, birddog, don't forget the lenses... and the tripods... and the heads.... and the light meters.. and a D2x..... and .... (ooooh my head is hurting!)

[SteveB]

Well done everyone you certainly know how to put on an outing. One side of me is sad that I missed it (my photographic & social one) and the other side is glad (my body!!)
Looking forward to the next outing and I hope I can make it this time.

Regards
Steve

[Manta]

A couple of snaps from our little walking trip:

Bush tucker? We weren't game enough to find out.


Leigh contemplating his next composition...or calculating just how far up the hill his car's parked.


Craig gets up-close and personal.

[Spooky]

Hi guys

Corinne and I had a great day. Really enjoyed meeting everyone and hope to catch up again.

I am a bit sore in the legs today but Corinne is okay. That will teach me for having a desk job.

Cheers

Brett

[lkgrainger]

Very funny Simon. Now I think of it I was thinking about the walk back to the car....LoL
Nice pics, My wife likes the one of myself.

[Manta]

C'mon guys! How about posting some shots? I'd love to see some of your images on this thread!

[the foto fanatic]

Nice pix, Simon. Hope the leeches have left you with sufficient body fluids.

I, too, would like to see some images from the other photog/hikers.

[Manta]

Thanks Trevor. Pity you couldn't make it.
I must admit, I wasn't happy with most of my shots. I found I just wasn't nailing the right settings and the exposures were all over the place.
The others are bound to have some nice ones..

Only one leach - Craig got a photo of it while it was chewing it's way into my hand - plus I got a stack of unidentified bites on my upper leg that didn't come up 'til Monday night and itch like hell. A work colleague got exactly the same thing when he was in the Lamington area a couple of weeks ago. Curious.

[JordanP]

Haven't had a chance to download the images yet but I will try to put a couple up this evening.

[Manta]

Thanks Craig - I'm really looking forward to seeing them. Especially the purple mushie!!

[sirhc55]

Great pics - we saw a group pic prior to the Bataan March it would have been great to see an after pic with all members being borne off by ambulance

[gstark]

A couple of snaps from our little walking trip:

Bush tucker? We weren't game enough to find out.

What sort of grapes are those ?????

[Manta]

More a case of being borne off on Byron's shoulders, Chris! I don't think she raised a sweat all day. Something in that Watego water...

(PS - Sorry Tamara - I don't mean to embarrass you. We should all take a leaf out of your fitness book and enjoy our outdoor photography a whole lot more )

[Byron]

Ah you’ll have to try a little harder if you want to embarrass me…..not that I’m encouraging you. Anyways it was a team effort, battlers til the end!

Tamara

[Manta]

What sort of grapes are those ?????

A new variety Gary.
Cheeky without being impertinent, possessing a lingering palate rich in its array of redolent toxins; just the pick for the discerning connoisseur of hospital emergency wards.

"One of our most popular." Stomach Pump Monthly

[lkgrainger]

Ok some pics from me, I only took 116 photo's and only liked a few. Lighting was a little harsh at times for me. (not good with continual fine tuning)
all Photos are straight out of the cam. Sorry Simon for the harsh light on the side of your face, but I liked the Photo.

http://www.lkgrainger.fotopic.net/c508258.html

[sirhc55]

Ok some pics from me, I only took 116 photo's and only liked a few. Lighting was a little harsh at times for me. (not good with continual fine tuning)
all Photos are straight out of the cam. Sorry Simon for the harsh light on the side of your face, but I liked the Photo.

http://www.lkgrainger.fotopic.net/c508258.html

The first 2 pics (1614 & 1616) are great - looks like you all had some fun. Call that a leech

[JordanP]

Cool shots Leigh. Well worth the walk