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EOI - Taronga Zoo Shoot?
Posted:
Mon May 22, 2006 11:09 amby Trieu
Hi Everyone... following Sir Tristram's amazing shots of the the tigers (which I now want to be able to do also) we were thinking of hitting the Zoo again.
Would anyone be interested in this?
Satuday
Sunday
I think to get full use of the Zoo it would be a first thing in the morning start till the closing times... (comfy walking shoes)
Posted:
Mon May 22, 2006 12:35 pmby Geoff
I'd definately be keen!
Posted:
Mon May 22, 2006 12:47 pmby stubbsy
What about next Sunday 28/5? If so I'm up for it as I'll be in Sydney for the mini meet Saturday and then for a show Saturday night (final performance of Dusty)
Posted:
Mon May 22, 2006 12:51 pmby Geoff
I have the day off but my diary (Bel) is not here at the moment, will have to check in and see if we have anything on on the Sunday.
Posted:
Mon May 22, 2006 12:52 pmby losfp
I've just recently been to the zoo, so I'm probably not up for it for a while (plus it is a pain to get out there from where I live!). Certainly not in the next few weeks anyway. About one organised event a weekend is about as much as I can handle right now, and I'm booked up for a couple of months
Minimeet this weekend, walkmeet next weekend......
Posted:
Mon May 22, 2006 4:51 pmby Sir Tristram
Sundays are hopeless for me ( Kids Sport , Keeping the Social Director happy etc etc ). But maybe on Saturday if I can get permission note...
Posted:
Mon May 22, 2006 4:54 pmby Geoff
Saturday is out for me.
Posted:
Mon May 22, 2006 4:57 pmby Nnnnsic
Minimeet saturday.
21st Saturday night.
I don't think I have anything on the Sunday.
And I wuv aminals!
Posted:
Mon May 22, 2006 5:06 pmby birddog114
Taronga Zoo is a big ripped off
Not a good place for outing or meeting.
Everything selling in that area is triple cost of what you can buy outside.
Posted:
Mon May 22, 2006 5:27 pmby Geoff
birddog114 wrote:Taronga Zoo is a big ripped off
Not a good place for outing or meeting.
Everything selling in that area is triple cost of what you can buy outside.
But many great photo opportunities Birdy
Once in you don't have to buy anything - BYO sandwiches and bottled water...easy.
Posted:
Mon May 22, 2006 5:29 pmby birddog114
Geoff wrote:birddog114 wrote:Taronga Zoo is a big ripped off
Not a good place for outing or meeting.
Everything selling in that area is triple cost of what you can buy outside.
But many great photo opportunities Birdy
Once in you don't have to buy anything - BYO sandwiches and bottled water...easy.
You can see and may capture many monkey, gorilla's faces on Sydney streets
and tigers too!
It's free!!!!!!
Posted:
Mon May 22, 2006 5:31 pmby Geoff
birddog114 wrote:Geoff wrote:birddog114 wrote:Taronga Zoo is a big ripped off
Not a good place for outing or meeting.
Everything selling in that area is triple cost of what you can buy outside.
But many great photo opportunities Birdy
Once in you don't have to buy anything - BYO sandwiches and bottled water...easy.
You can see and may capture many monkey, gorilla's faces on Sydney streets
and tigers too!
It's free!!!!!!
Very true Birdy - but the better looking ones are on the inside of the zoo, behind bars
Posted:
Mon May 22, 2006 5:36 pmby birddog114
Geoff wrote:birddog114 wrote:Geoff wrote:birddog114 wrote:Taronga Zoo is a big ripped off
Not a good place for outing or meeting.
Everything selling in that area is triple cost of what you can buy outside.
But many great photo opportunities Birdy
Once in you don't have to buy anything - BYO sandwiches and bottled water...easy.
You can see and may capture many monkey, gorilla's faces on Sydney streets
and tigers too!
It's free!!!!!!
Very true Birdy - but the better looking ones are on the inside of the zoo, behind bars
Wait for summer time and you'll spot lot of them along George Street at lunch time or on Miller Street North Sydney
I can seat all day @ the cafe on Miller street and shoot with my 4 x 8Gb card full and still plenty of them around
Posted:
Mon May 22, 2006 5:44 pmby avkomp
F Y I
I just looked into the zoo friends caper also,
after finding out that defence passes allow for $5 admission.
zoo friends is $10 to join and around $70 a year.
If you went to the zoo twice @$30 you are worse off, but 3 or more and you are in front.
good for western plains zoo also.
I figure that for photo ops, 3 times per year isnt out of the question.
may be worth considering.
Steve
Posted:
Mon May 22, 2006 5:48 pmby birddog114
avkomp wrote:F Y I
I just looked into the zoo friends caper also,
after finding out that defence passes allow for $5 admission.
zoo friends is $10 to join and around $70 a year.
If you went to the zoo twice @$30 you are worse off, but 3 or more and you are in front.
good for western plains zoo also.
I figure that for photo ops, 3 times per year isnt out of the question.
may be worth considering.
Steve
Admission pass is another story,
The inner section of food, cafe, lollies, cold drinks are the main things to pick pocket people.
Posted:
Mon May 22, 2006 5:53 pmby avkomp
yep, the zoo is a rort, just like amusement parks, easter show etc.
take your own food for sure.
BTW, did you get the email enquiry I made last night??
sTeve
Posted:
Mon May 22, 2006 5:56 pmby birddog114
avkomp wrote: BTW, did you get the email enquiry I made last night??
sTeve
Yes, but take time to get back to you. Pls. don't chase
Posted:
Mon May 22, 2006 5:58 pmby avkomp
no problems,
no chasing, you can run faster than me anyhow
steve
Posted:
Mon May 22, 2006 6:00 pmby moz
I'm keen. The chance to see Trieu eaten by a giraffe is just too good to pass up.
Moz
Posted:
Mon May 22, 2006 6:16 pmby Nnnnsic
If there's at least 12 of us and we book, we can get it for 24 for adults instead of 30.
Spend the remaining 6 on a bottle of... Powerade!
Posted:
Tue May 23, 2006 12:37 amby Trieu
Giraffe's aren't meat eaters are they? I would much rather be chucked in with the seals
I'll wait for a few more posts with suggestions of days and start putting together something more concrete.
12 ppl might be abit hard to muster up, but it would be well worth a try!
Posted:
Tue May 23, 2006 1:33 pmby barry
I would be interested in going if it is a Sunday. May be able to muster up a vistor as well.
Barry
Posted:
Tue May 23, 2006 1:58 pmby Geoff
So is this Sunday a no go?
Posted:
Tue May 23, 2006 2:11 pmby birddog114
Posted:
Tue May 23, 2006 10:09 pmby Trieu
This Sunday is not looking good for me but if there are definite numbers, then I will put something together.
For myself, I would have to plan ahead about 3 weeks, as from the looks of it there are a few meets ahead of us.
How about June 10th (Saturday)
Posted:
Tue May 23, 2006 10:11 pmby stubbsy
Trieu
Sunday is now out for me too. 10th of June is bad though - that's the Queen's Birthday long weekend and I'm off to Mudgee to taste wine & take photos.
Posted:
Tue May 23, 2006 10:13 pmby birddog114
stubbsy wrote:Trieu
Sunday is now out for me too. 10th of June is bad though - that's the Queen's Birthday long weekend and I'm off to Mudgee to taste wine & take photos.
Yes, Mudgee trip! it's brilliant! how many more sleeps to go?
Posted:
Tue May 23, 2006 10:23 pmby Trieu
Ops! Public Holiday Long Weekend.... yeah I didn't think of that.
Ummmm say that following Saturday?
Proposal Date: Saturday 17th or Sunday 18th?
Posted:
Wed May 24, 2006 12:10 amby Yi-P
I'd be glad to join, but I wont be free until 21st of June...
Posted:
Wed May 24, 2006 1:12 amby Nnnnsic
Well, if anyone wants to go randomly, I'm still good for it, even if I might be drunk from the night before.
There's also an Overclockers Australia Photography meet that afternoon around 4.30 at Milsons Point which I'm thinking of going to so we can always bounce between them essentially.
Posted:
Wed May 24, 2006 9:58 amby Trieu
Sounds like a PLAN!
Was that Saturday or Sunday afternoon Nnnnsic? I would assume Saturday?
Posted:
Wed May 24, 2006 10:44 amby Nnnnsic
Ahh... bugger it then.
I can't go Saturdaty and I might be too drunk for an early Sunday... hell... I know I won't be up.
We'll do it eith everyone further on down the track...
coz he never see them before