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Sydney Sunday Sunrise

Postby biggerry on Sat Feb 12, 2011 6:47 pm

Super short notice, nonetheless, I am planning to head out for sunrise tomorrow morning, I have three potential locations that I am interested in, Whale beach, Maroubra or south curl curl - given it could well be a dull grey sunrise a closer to home location might be the plan with some foreground water action as the main interest.

If your keen post here or PM me.
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Re: Sydney Sunday Sunrise

Postby aim54x on Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:19 pm

Keen...what time should I set my alarm to? Looks like the S5 Pro will get the duties
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Re: Sydney Sunday Sunrise

Postby surenj on Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:23 pm

Tides look to be 1.3m and receding. High chance of rain.

Perhaps Maroubra as closer to home?

Cameron, sunrise is at 0626. So turn up at 0545 as we know the location reasonably well. :wink: Is that the go Gerry?
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Re: Sydney Sunday Sunrise

Postby sevencolours on Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:38 pm

I am up for this

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Re: Sydney Sunday Sunrise

Postby biggerry on Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:42 pm

surenj wrote:Tides look to be 1.3m and receding. High chance of rain.

Perhaps Maroubra as closer to home?

Cameron, sunrise is at 0626. So turn up at 0545 as we know the location reasonably well. Is that the go Gerry?


yeah Maroubra is the go I reckon too, the tide is actually 1.5m - hopefully there is some nice swell action.

will be there at 0545

aim54x wrote:Keen...what time should I set my alarm to? Looks like the S5 Pro will get the duties


txt me if you need a ride.

I am up for this


Philip you have my mobile, txt me or call if need be.

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Re: Sydney Sunday Sunrise

Postby surenj on Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:43 pm

Wow great response despite the last minuteness! :cheers:
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Re: Sydney Sunday Sunrise

Postby biggerry on Sun Feb 13, 2011 2:05 pm

Cheers to the peeps who turned up on such late notice, it was always gonna be a bit dull, but thats the way to test ya skillz right, its easy to punch out nice piccies of beatiful sunrises but harder to make something of a grey dull day...

I think I am gonna need a fasttrack number to teh westpac rescue helio, either that or I will have to carry a lifesaver donut :cough: , for once it was Suren on the conservative side must be the new toy :)

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Re: Sydney Sunday Sunrise

Postby surenj on Sun Feb 13, 2011 5:40 pm

 LOL some heroic efforts there! :cheers: Thanks everyone for the great company.
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Re: Sydney Sunday Sunrise

Postby aim54x on Sun Feb 13, 2011 5:51 pm

Gerry your going to have send me a copy of that one of me!!

Yes we may have to have the rescue choppers on speed dial considering what we get up to.... :oops:
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Re: Sydney Sunday Sunrise

Postby Remorhaz on Sun Feb 13, 2011 5:53 pm

biggerry wrote:I think I am gonna need a fasttrack number to teh westpac rescue helio, either that or I will have to carry a lifesaver donut :cough: , for once it was Suren on the conservative side must be the new toy :)


Perhaps but I might beg to differ :)

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Re: Sydney Sunday Sunrise

Postby aim54x on Sun Feb 13, 2011 6:06 pm

Evidence to suggest that Gerry was being conservative?

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Re: Sydney Sunday Sunrise

Postby Remorhaz on Sun Feb 13, 2011 7:56 pm

And another of the lads:

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Re: Sydney Sunday Sunrise

Postby colin_12 on Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:03 pm

I think life jackets would serve you better. They work much more quickly than the chopper. :cheers:
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Re: Sydney Sunday Sunrise

Postby Jenno on Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:13 pm

..or a rope/large elastic band :up:
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Re: Sydney Sunday Sunrise

Postby surenj on Sun Feb 13, 2011 10:46 pm

:rotfl2: Nice one Rodney. You should have a done a short video clip. :wink:
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Re: Sydney Sunday Sunrise

Postby biggerry on Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:59 pm

aim54x wrote:Gerry your going to have send me a copy of that one of me!!


will do! remind me when your back in town

Remorhaz wrote:Perhaps but I might beg to differ


lol, that is Suren being conservative, the water is only up to his ankles, normally he is at least wet up to his waist by this time of the morning!

aim54x wrote:Evidence to suggest that Gerry was being conservative?


:roll:

I do have a small amount of grey matter between my ears which prevented me from going out on that ledge! :rotfl2:

colin_12 wrote:I think life jackets would serve you better. They work much more quickly than the chopper.


yeah but not nearly as impressive, plus ya gotta rely on having a half decent pleb to throw it in!

Jenno wrote:..or a rope/large elastic band


now theres an invention waiting to be exploited! :up:
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Re: Sydney Sunday Sunrise

Postby surenj on Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:49 pm

biggerry wrote:lol, that is Suren being conservative, the water is only up to his ankles, normally he is at least wet up to his waist by this time of the morning!

It not just the waves. The spray was very very concerning. It seemed to be everywhere... [rotting away electronics] :mrgreen: PS: I have ordered the optech rain sleeve. :chook:
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