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Anyone want to meet up at Katoomba on Saturday?

PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:32 am
by owen
Hey guys. I'm heading up to Katoomba and Leura and wherever the mood takes me on Saturday, was just wondering if anyone wants to meet up for a day of shooting.

I was thinking of following the waterfall guide in this months Australian Photography as it has some great ideas for spots to go to shoot waterfalls. If anyone's interested I'll work out a schedule and post it up here.

Cheers,
Owen.

PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:59 am
by gstark
Don't forget the minimeet on Saturday as well.

PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:01 am
by owen
Of course, I don't want to encourage anyone away from that.

However it's on the other side of the city from Katoomba isn't it? Plus I have my heart set on getting to these waterfalls.

PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:08 am
by gstark
From Nowra?

It's just about on the way!

:)

PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:09 am
by owen
lol, I'll be staying in Penrith on Friday night :)

PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:16 am
by gstark
That's a different ball of wax then. :)

PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:31 pm
by owen
Well you guys. Just want to say that yesterday I found the most beautiful place on earth, and I'm not telling any of you about it! So neh! 8) :)

PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:34 pm
by sheepie
owen wrote:Well you guys. Just want to say that yesterday I found the most beautiful place on earth, and I'm not telling any of you about it! So neh! 8) :)


hehe - is it a backyard in Belmore by chance ;)

PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 2:14 pm
by Killakoala
owen wrote:Well you guys. Just want to say that yesterday I found the most beautiful place on earth, and I'm not telling any of you about it! So neh! 8) :)


You'd better put that on your website Owen :)

PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 2:16 pm
by owen
It will get there, but unfortunately due to certain restrictions I will be holding off a while :)

PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 2:33 pm
by Killakoala
:)

Apparently there is some special copse of trees behind the Blue Mountains that is extremely rare or special or something-or-other that is also protected to such an extent that hardly anyone knows where it is.

Have you found it? :)

PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 3:00 pm
by Alpha_7
Killakoala wrote::)

Apparently there is some special copse of trees behind the Blue Mountains that is extremely rare or special or something-or-other that is also protected to such an extent that hardly anyone knows where it is.

Have you found it? :)

Are you refering to the Wollemi Pine ?
http://www.rbgsyd.gov.au/information_about_plants/wollemi_pine

PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 3:09 pm
by Killakoala
That's the one. :) Looks like they have a propogation plan to save the species going on. Good idea.

PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:21 pm
by Onyx
The Wollemi Pines - a friend of mine has been trying to track that spot down and we visited a location that may have been it... I got pics too - a diamond patch of foliage that's greener than the surrounding gum trees and other flora.

So how'd the waterfall hunting go Owen?

PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:16 pm
by owen
Yeah I saw something on the telly about those pines and how they took cuttings and have grown more of them. You can tell how old they are by something to do with the arrangement of leaves or something like that (The only fact I remember from the show).

The waterhall hunt was a bit average actually. It absolutely poured down raining everytime I went to go somewhere. One stage there was a massive crack of thunder when I was down in the gorge, and to hear it echo would have knocked even hercules to his knees I reckon. Given that I didn't want to get my baby (the D70) wet, I gave up and just went on a bushwalk in the wet. Saw some nice scenery though. Would have loved to have some sort of housing for the camera. I actually didn't go anywhere that was in the book as I didn't get enough time, there is so much to do up there!