Tea Gardens & Hawk Nest photo trip

[birddog114]

Port Stephens & Anna Bay photo trip 21/1/06

- Tea Gardens, Hawk Nest and surrounded areas.

Started 8:00am - 6:00pm or after sunset shoot,

Lunch will be at Tea Gardens
Dinner will be organized at one of the local restaurant at Nelson Bay.

Pls. only reply to this thread if you're keen to participate..

Limited to 8 seats, if you want to overnight (Friday or Saturday) then please book your own accomodation.

[daniel_r]

Birddog,

I'm a yes on this one. Please reserve a place for me.

D.

[birddog114]

Daniel_R
Looking forward to see you, I'll post the meeting point at the closer date.

[LOZ]

Will this be a 4x4 trip or 2x4 ? Just thinking ahead befor I commit LOZ

[birddog114]

Will this be a 4x4 trip or 2x4 ? Just thinking ahead befor I commit LOZ

In both format!

[stubbsy]

Count me in.

[birddog114]

Thanks Stubbsy, you're in.

[radar]

I'm in too. Will we meet at Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest or Nelson Bay?

Cheers,

radar

[birddog114]

I'm in too. Will we meet at Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest or Nelson Bay?

Cheers,

radar

Thanks radar!
I'll post the meeting point at the closer date.

[birddog114]

radar,
We will see what we can, we may have a BBQ on the beach at the end of the day, I'll scout the areas during this coming break and will find a top spot for all of us.

[birddog114]

Perhaps LOZ will tell us more about Hawk Nests, he may point us to the right direction.

[birddog114]

Head count:
Thanh + Tran
Matt.K + Philo
Stubbsy
Radar
Daniel_R
Leigh (?)
LostDingo + Ros (?)

Will fit perfect into two 4WDs

[birddog114]

The list of this photo trip is now revised:

Head count:

Thanh + Tran
Matt.K + Philo
Stubbsy
Radar
Daniel_R
LostDingo + Ros

Will fit perfect into two 4WDs and will be lot of fun for this photo trip.

[birddog114]

Update:
In the last few days, I did the recon the area and set out a route as following:

-8:00am Leaving Boat Harbour, Nelson Bay.
-Arrive Tea Gardens, having breakfast doing photography at Tea Gardens after breakfast.
-Heading to Hawks Nest, photography at Providence Bay & Bennets beach and surrounded area
-Travelling to Mungo Brush, 4WDing into few bush tracks and onto the beach
-Crossing upper Myall River by ferry, arrive Echo Point resort, photography session with black swans and wild life animals.
-Leaving Echo Point Resort to Buladehlah
-Lunch at Buladehlah
-Return to base (Boat Harbour, Nelson Bay) Approx. 6:00pm
-Relax, having couple beers and prepare for sunset shooting
-Sunset shooting
-9:00pm Dinner at Malai Thwang Thai or Spanish restaurant in Nelson Bay.

Pls. bring along your tripod, zoom, wa lenses, sunscreen, hat.

Nibbles, beers, soft drink and drinking water will be provided on board.

[radar]

Hi Birddog,

quite the schedule you have put together. Sounds like a great day, looking forward to it even more. I've been to a few of those areas, very well chosen.

Note that we will need a Great Lakes Shire permit for the beach and a day pass for the Myall Lakes National Park, if you don' t have a yearly Nat Park pass.

thanks for all the organisation,

radar

[birddog114]

Note that we will need a Great Lakes Shire permit for the beach and a day pass for the Myall Lakes National Park, if you don' t have a yearly Nat Park pass.
radar

All organized!

[LOZ]

Sorry that I missed you birdy just opened 2 weeks or emails .Here is a little taste of Hawks Nest .This shot was taken at the Little Gibba which is the far north end of the beach turn off the Mungo Brush road at Lemontree LOZ

[stubbsy]

Loz - nice pic, but your horizon isn't straight

I'm looking forward to returning to this area in a 4WD (last time we had my Mazda6 along so no off road)

[birddog114]

Yes, I have done twice in a week, first with stubbsy and second with Matt.K.
I now know the area and set out a route for the coming photo trip from Hawks Nest to Buladehlah.

[LOZ]

stubbsy yes it is (from this end) Hawks Nest Beach runs up hill

[birddog114]

Update:
I may have some local fresh cooked cray fishes otherwise local fresh oysters and cooked prawns for the gang to work out during the trip, will talk to the local fisherman tomorrow. Stay tuned.

I'll bring along my Engel with few varieties of beers same as few whites and reds.

[birddog114]

Maybe there will be a 10 minutes bargain same as at the twilight meet before Xmas. " You name you get"

[radar]

Update:
I may have some local fresh cooked cray fishes otherwise local fresh oysters and cooked prawns for the gang to work out during the trip, will talk to the local fisherman tomorrow. Stay tuned.

Yuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmm

I'll bring along my Engel with few varieties of beers same as few whites and reds.

I'll bring some French Canadian beers, we'll have to wait till back at the DPR, at 8-9%, your certainly can't drive when you have those beers

Thanks Thanh for all your efforts. It's going to be a great outing.

What's this "You name you get" bargain? I wasn't at the Christmas mini-meet.

Cheers,

Andre

[birddog114]

What's this "You name you get" bargain? I wasn't at the Christmas mini-meet.

Cheers,

Andre

It means; You name a 2Gb card at $100.00 and you'll get it at $100.00 same as at the twilight meet, members named, called or gave the price which they want to purchase the available bargaining items and they received them.

[losfp]

Wow, how does that work, Birdy?

You wouldn't sell a 70-200VR for $100 though (would you? )

This sounds like a great trip - have fun, guys!

[birddog114]

Wow, how does that work, Birdy?

You wouldn't sell a 70-200VR for $100 though (would you? )

This sounds like a great trip - have fun, guys!

I doubt it! It depends on and based on the inhand stocks!

[birddog114]

Could be there's a Tokina 12-24 for a very surprised price tag, and other bits & pieces too.

[Heath Bennett]

This event has everything. Great locations, food, company... and the chance of some good bargains too (for those with money after christmas )

Thanh, I would like to come if possible. If there isn't any room left I may have to bring my 4WD! The winch might come in handy

[birddog114]

This event has everything. Great locations, food, company... and the chance of some good bargains too (for those with money after christmas )

Thanh, I would like to come if possible. If there isn't any room left I may have to bring my 4WD! The winch might come in handy

HB,
Sorry, This has been booked out and no more booking is taken!
Perhaps, the next one.

[radar]

Could be there's a Tokina 12-24 for a very surprised price tag, and other bits & pieces too.

Now he tells me

Still, got my Tokina for Christmas, very

I'll have to wait to see what else there is and bring the little money that I have left after Christmas

[birddog114]

Could be there's a Tokina 12-24 for a very surprised price tag, and other bits & pieces too.

Now he tells me

Still, got my Tokina for Christmas, very

I'll have to wait to see what else there is and bring the little money that I have left after Christmas

Well, you haven't show us how the Tokina 12-24 affect your photography passion? where are the photos?

Maybe a 10.5 FE is on the list also.

[radar]

Well, you haven't show us how the Tokina 12-24 affect your photography passion? where are the photos?

some here:
http://www.dslrusers.net/viewtopic.php?t=12799

I was out at Kurri Kurri yesterday doing a job, had a few breaks where I went and took a few photos, but haven't had time to process yet, soon

Cheers,

Andre

[birddog114]

Well, you haven't show us how the Tokina 12-24 affect your photography passion? where are the photos?

some here:
http://www.dslrusers.net/viewtopic.php?t=12799

I was out at Kurri Kurri yesterday doing a job, had a few breaks where I went and took a few photos, but haven't had time to process yet, soon

Cheers,

Andre

It doesn't work with me (The links)

[radar]

some here:
http://www.dslrusers.net/viewtopic.php?t=12799


It doesn't work with me (The links)

Works here, just got it from the third page of the Image review section.

Is it the dslusers link that doesn't work or the images that don't come up on the post?

[stubbsy]

looking forward to this will be the frst chance I get to try out my new 10.5 fish eye. btw i'm typing this using a real keyboard on my imate jasjar unlike that sony POS that nnnnsic guy always uses

[LOZ]

Will this be a 4x4 trip or 2x4 ? Just thinking ahead before I commit LOZ

I can't believe that I didn't put my name down for this event I must have been in holiday mode .
Birdy what would be the approx time that the teem would be at the Little Gibba .As I am up their most days over the past 3 weeks and next 3 weeks It would be great to show off my new tanned body and have a cup of coffee with the group .
Birdy keep your eyes open on the way up to the Gibba my offer for the Tokina 12-24 will be written in the sand .If I miss you all have a great trip

[birddog114]

Daniel_r
You better confirmed your seat on this photo trip and please check the itinerary, meeting point on the page before this of this thread.

[curly]

Does that mean you have 1 vacancy?

[birddog114]

Does that mean you have 1 vacancy?

Actually no, daniel_r has already registered from the beginning and I would like to make sure he aware of the itinerary same as time of departure.

[curly]

Ok thanks anyway

[daniel_r]

Birddog,

yep, got the itinerary - back from holidays this morning. First time I've been on the net in 2 weeks.

Got the dates and times, I'll be there.

D.

[birddog114]

Birddog,

yep, got the itinerary - back from holidays this morning. First time I've been on the net in 2 weeks.

Got the dates and times, I'll be there.

D.

Thanks Daniel, see you here at that time.

[birddog114]

Next Saturday 21/01/06

For Sydney members, who are coming to this photo trip:

- Leave Sydney on Friday afternoon (20/01/06) and I'll meet you up Boat Harbour. We will go out and having dinner together at Nelson Bay or we will do a Sunset (Twilight) cruise dinner around $50/pp (including the cruise):

http://www.portstephens-multimedia.com. ... t_info.htm

and menu:

http://www.portstephens-multimedia.com. ... e/menu.htm

Pls. PM me if you're interested, either having dinner at Nelson Bay or Twilight Cruise dinner.

Or

- Leave Sydney at the early hour on Saturday morning and meet me at Boat Harbour before 8:00am, we will leave Boat Harbour at 8:00am sharp

[radar]

we will leave Boat Harbour at 8:00am sharp

Birddog, I'll be coming with Stubbsy in the morning, so pick me up with him on the way to Tea Gardens,

thanks,

Andre

[birddog114]

we will leave Boat Harbour at 8:00am sharp

Birddog, I'll be coming with Stubbsy in the morning, so pick me up with him on the way to Tea Gardens,

thanks,

Andre

No problems!!! I'll see both of you before 8:00am

[stubbsy]

As Andre said - we're coming up bright and early on the Saturday morning. I won't be making it for dinner as you know since I have other engagements.

[birddog114]

As Andre said - we're coming up bright and early on the Saturday morning. I won't be making it for dinner as you know since I have other engagements.

So, you'll be out for Saturday evening? am I correct?

[Ben]

I have just got internet access after about a month or so due to packing up ready for our big trip. Am I right in assuming that it is too late to be included in this trip, even if we have our own transport? If not I would like to be considered and would have a few spare seats.

Ben

[stubbsy]

As Andre said - we're coming up bright and early on the Saturday morning. I won't be making it for dinner as you know since I have other engagements.

So, you'll be out for Saturday evening? am I correct?

Sorry Birddog, thought I'd mentioned this when we last met. I'm coming up on the Saturday morning with Andre so the Friday dinner is out and I'm at a friend's place for dinner on the Saturday night so that's out too. I'll just be going to the outing.

[birddog114]

Thanks