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Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:47 pm
by fozzie
Adam from Broken Hill will be in Town, so what could be a better than to organize a Mini Meet at Adelaide Zoo. This will also allow the opportunity for new people to a meet and greet long standing members of DSLRUsers.com. So your expression of interest is sort.

So far, we have the following coming:

adam
RDW + Better Half
Big V
DanielA
Paul
me

Remarks:
team piggy - might pop in
robw25 - ... decisions, decisions (not coming...staying in Clare the weekend, under instruction from the Wife)
potato1 - will try and make it
Mark - a may be


Please note:

Meeting place will be the 'ROTUNDA' @ 11am. Adelaide Zoo link following, containing download map for printing, or just collect a map when entering:


http://www.adelaidezoo.com.au/adelaide- ... it/zoo-map

For those people I have not meet before, I will PM my Mobile # tonight. Or if I miss someone, please PM me.

fozzie

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:53 pm
by adame
I'll be there, whos this Adam bloke :roll: :D

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:55 pm
by StarForge
I'm shooting a wedding that morning so I won't be able to come, but post up photos please :D

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:24 pm
by team piggy
adame wrote:I'll be there, whos this Adam bloke :roll: :D


Some dodgy bloke that has a vision problem judging by the size of the advertising on his vehicle :chook:

I guess I might be try to pop in to spell check it for him..

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:19 pm
by RDW
Marked in my diary -- I'll be there with the better half and our kit.
It'll be great to meet some faces behind the names and expand the social circle of common interest.

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:44 am
by Big V
I shall be there too

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:24 pm
by foonji
Sorry, I'll be jumping onto a Hercy Bus and going to Malaysia that day :)

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:53 pm
by robw25
mmmm mallala is on that weekend ... decisions... decisions

cheers rob

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:26 pm
by Big V
mallala sat zoo sun, decision made and if you come to town sat evening we can go for another drive and photograph more sights!!

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:28 pm
by Big V
Ran into Tim today (potato1) and told him about this and next weekends pedal prix - he is going to try and make it

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:45 am
by fozzie
Hi Rob - so what decision have you reached :?:

robw25 wrote:mmmm mallala is on that weekend ... decisions... decisions

cheers rob


fozzie

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:02 am
by robw25
fozzie
i have decided ( read : i have been ordered ) that we are going to clare that weekend

cheers rob

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 7:47 pm
by Big V
Rob, enjoy Clare - it will be cold there though.

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 7:54 pm
by fozzie
Hi Rob - are you a man or a mouse :?: :wink:

robw25 wrote:fozzie
i have decided ( read : i have been ordered ) that we are going to clare that weekend

cheers rob


fozzie

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:49 pm
by robw25
fozzie wrote:Hi Rob - are you a man or a mouse :?: :wink: fozzie


you know lorraine has bigger balls than me fozzie !!

cheers rob

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 12:49 am
by Big V
Rob, use the 200 - 400 as a weapon of defence!!!

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 3:20 am
by robw25
Big V wrote:Rob, use the 200 - 400 as a weapon of defence!!!

she would spit that out no problems ... then i would be afraid she'd go for my 85-1.4 nnnnooooooo ! it's safer i just say ... yes dear ! .. NOT !!! ... oohh for a second there i remembered how it felt !!!!!!!!!!!

cheers rob

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 10:26 pm
by DanielA
fozzie wrote:So your expression of interest is sort.

Hi Fozzie,
I'll come along. I hope the expected rain doesn't become a problem.

Daniel

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:55 pm
by Doctor
Wish i could come along, but i have to work that day, maybe next time

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:58 pm
by Big V
Fozzie, Paul will be there as well and maybe Mark...

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:53 pm
by fozzie
Hello everyone - I have updated the list of the newbies and members attending this weekend's event, together with the undecided. Also posted within the thread is the meeting place, together with a link to the Adelaide Zoo, to enable you to print a map if required.

fozzie

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:15 pm
by Marvin
Have fun guys. I will be in the thriving metropolis of Karoonda at a kids netball training camp thing. Wish I could be there!
Lee

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 8:07 pm
by team piggy
What a great day :D Good to meet the new ones and all the old faces. (Even "the cougar" made a mystery appearance 8) )

Virg you will be happy to know I buggered up the RAW buffer test we did ! I Had the thing shooting RAW + Fine JPG at the same time, so it was saving 2 files of each image.... :oops:
Some of my results.

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Its amazing what the 300 2.8 can pick up :roll:
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**Just noticed my Auto-watermarker was in fine form without me asking it to do anything.. Oh well, too slack to repost them!

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 8:49 pm
by fozzie
Another great day out with people who share the same interest, in a very relaxing environment :). It was also a pleasure to meet new member Rob (RDW) and wife Lee.

Here is a sample of my efforts from the day:

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fozzie

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:21 pm
by adame
Thanks for an excellent day guys, stayed till closing time with fozzie and got some awesome overcast light on the lionesses, was very dark tho shooting as low as 1/80th @ f4 at iso 400.

some samples.
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And a teaxture shot i liked
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Cheers
Adam

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:37 pm
by DanielA
Great shots all. Some very similar... :D

I've put up my shots.

BigV shooting one of the most ferocious animals...
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Daniel

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:37 pm
by Big V
Very nice results from every body... once again I was prepared to take one for the team! Had a good time and really enjoyed the laughs as well as the shooting. Question -how many of you found unexpected frames on your camera? At least when I was testing yours the subjects were a bit more interesting than a bloody streets ice cream sign...Brook - oh well user error on your part, you still lose :). Now I better go and cull the 200 junk frames and do some posting...

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:34 pm
by fozzie
Big V,

Big V wrote:Question - how many of you found unexpected frames on your camera? At least when I was testing yours the subjects were a bit more interesting than a bloody streets ice cream sign...Brook - oh well user error on your part, you still lose :).


Not me, although this sounds like a familiar story ie. Rundle Mall sometime ago when I went to the toilet. And it is a situation whereby 'The Pot Is Calling The Kettle Black' :lol:

fozzie

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:33 pm
by Aussqueezer
Nice Big cat Photos. Nice capture on the yawn

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:26 am
by team piggy
I wondered how 223 images of a rather attractive young lady got on my CF card?????
And another hundred or so of a rubbish bin...
Never leave your camera laying around when the "cougar" is on the prowl.....

Re: Mini Meet - Adelaide Zoo, Sun. 3rd Aug'08 @ 11am

PostPosted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:41 am
by Big V
At least the photos you find on your camera are worthy of being there - and you can always send them to Rob in Whyalla!!! The rubbish bin shots were done by Paul
Here are a few from the meet..
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