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up coming Floriade

Postby christiand on Fri Sep 10, 2004 10:23 pm

Floriade is just around the corner I think.
Floriade is a great place to take photos of myriads of spring flowers.
Colour carpets and some close ups of tulips etc.
I'll definetly go and have a shoot.

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Postby birddog114 on Sat Sep 11, 2004 7:25 am

I've been there last year and year before. Many opportunities for photogs. Macro, people, candid, sceneries, a day trip from Sydney will do, if anyone can afford then overnight.
Bowral is also has some nice places too. Kangaroo Valley is next to it.
I posted this event in the event section last week
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Postby MHD on Sat Sep 11, 2004 9:01 pm

Yes... I have just moved onto the ANU campus (used to live in Belconnen...) and being so close will be great!

At the moment I shoot with a Nikon Coolpix 5400 but am very likely to purchase a D70 in the near future (Still deciding exactly where to buy it and what kit to buy!)

Its still free this year isnt it?
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Postby birddog114 on Sat Sep 11, 2004 11:06 pm

Buy a kit lens (D70+ 18-70) with a CF 512Mb 45x for $1995.00.
That's the way to start
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Postby MHD on Sat Sep 18, 2004 4:34 pm

First of many photos from floriade!

Taken with the Nikkor 70-300mm G

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Very nice atmosphere there!
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Postby Glen on Sat Sep 18, 2004 6:40 pm

Very nice shot, MHD
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Postby Greg B on Sat Sep 18, 2004 6:43 pm

Great shot MHD, very nice work indeed.
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Postby Raydar on Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:32 pm

That's one nice image.
Great work :wink:

Can we see more please??????? :roll:

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Postby MHD on Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:44 pm

Yep... I just went to the gardens and took some bird shots...

http://potofgrass.ath.cx/gallery/D70we

eventually I will put more floriade pictures here too...
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Postby Raydar on Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:56 pm

Thanks!!!!!

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Wow

Postby bago100 on Sat Sep 18, 2004 8:08 pm

Hi Mhd

Considering you have had the camera less than 24 hours, you've taken some great shots!

Well done

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Postby MHD on Sat Sep 18, 2004 8:25 pm

You wait mate!
Its awesome!

Those black cockatoos just flew in front of me and becuase the camera was so resopinsive I got 3 frames of them!!!!!

I am so blown away... I expected it to be good... but not this good!!!!
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Postby gstark on Sat Sep 18, 2004 8:30 pm

MHD wrote:I am so blown away... I expected it to be good... but not this good!!!!


Clearly you're unimpressed. How can we change your mind? :)
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