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Melbourne Members at Meet

PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 12:40 am
by Greg B
A few snaps of some at the meet

Nikon Boy (and I think that is meicw in the background)...

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Left to right, Kipper (note tripod head cover that doubles as a stubby holder!), Platinum Weaver, PiroStitch, Alex (I think, sorry if not, let me know), Nikon Boy

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Left to right, deano, Alistair, endymion, stormygirl in the background

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Stormygirl

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deano (even has the Nikon cap happening!)

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Special thanks to Nicole who pushed to get today's meet organised.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:29 am
by sheepie
Looks like we need to get a few D70users Camera Straps down there :)

Thanks for these pics - good to see other states getting together, and always good to put faces to names (however bad the faces may be!).

PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:07 am
by kipper
GregB dealt out the back of his car.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:13 am
by Greg B
Yep, moved seven straps! Seeing is wanting.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 10:49 am
by Alex
Greg,

You picked me correctly. Great memory! Thanks
Alex

PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 2:15 pm
by kipper
Anybody got any good ideas for places to visit and takes photos of. Prefer landscape photos (eg. rivers, bridges, rock formations, rainforests, waterfalls, beaches etc). Have four days off this weekend (pub holiday + rdo), so I'm planning on doing something.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 3:20 pm
by genji
kipper wrote:Anybody got any good ideas for places to visit and takes photos of. Prefer landscape photos (eg. rivers, bridges, rock formations, rainforests, waterfalls, beaches etc). Have four days off this weekend (pub holiday + rdo), so I'm planning on doing something.


....sounds like u r looking for middle earth! :)

try the visit victoria kiosk at Fed Square, they r very helpful

PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 3:23 pm
by MHD
great pics!

the community grows!

PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 3:34 pm
by sirhc55
As has been said - nice to put faces to names.

Kipper - I think you should get an underwater housing and try that :D

PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 6:55 pm
by Nicole
Great pics! The straps were definitely popular.

Daryl, I bought a couple of books to help plans some trips. The first one is Victoria's National Parks. It has maps and provides lots of different sections depending on the park (e.g. history, vegetation, walks, scenic drives, birdlife, animals). I also bought a book called Wildlife Watching in Victoria (near the corner of Collins and Queen I think at gov shop).

PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 6:59 pm
by Matt. K
Kipper
Sydney. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 7:00 pm
by Matt. K
Kipper
Sydney. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 7:09 pm
by kipper
Nicole, awesome. If you come up with some winners let me know. I'm also keen to find some birds to shoot (excuse the pun). Sick of photographing pidgeons, noisy minors, honey eaters, ducks and cranes (the cranes down at Stoney Point are quite evasive). I want to phograph small colorful birds, like the Superb Blue Wren, Silvereye etc.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 7:19 pm
by Nicole
Will do. I also have an extra long weekend but can't make up my mind!

You should check out this website: http://www.cohsoft.com.au/bayboca/

You can do a search of birds found in certain locations. They will only list birds for the places they have visited. A lady took me to the You Yangs a couple of weeks ago. Definitely good for the smaller birds. Aside from the wetland area, Braeside Park also has lots of the smaller birds (e.g. superb wrens). Also, I was able to get quite close to both robins in the Dandenongs near Grant's Picnic Ground and swamp wallabies.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 7:22 pm
by kipper
Tah, have to give the You Yangs a go sometime. Always looked at them when going down to places via Geelong, but never gone up them.