Any choices for second location from others?
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Mikhail, bring all you like. Paul and sorry I missed you first time Justin, you guys are counted as well. Deb, hope timing works for you, come in any condition, we will post maps later but Luna Park is fairly easy to find
Any choices for second location from others?
Just to throw a further option for the second location, Darling Harbour was suggested to me today as well. Any thoughts? So far two votes for Mrs Macquarie's Chair.
ps Idioms, the water has a surreal feel in your photos
I vote for Mrs Macquarie's Chair for the 2nd location and Harry's Cafe De Wheels for a pie afterwards.. only kidding Gary mentioned the hotel which I'm fine with.
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Okay, in light of no further suggestions it looks like Mrs Macquaries Chair, which is an excellent choice as there will be no one else around so we can set up to our hearts content. Then for those who can, down to the Woolloomooloo Hotel for a bite afterwards.
What would be good to bring is a camera kit, TRIPOD and TORCH. If anyone is short for a tripod please put your hand up and I or other members will do what we can. Bring the widest angle lens you have, I can also loan mine to others on the night. The kit lens is a perfect start, 12-24 even better. I stuck this post up now so people can have time to purchase any of these items if they wish to. We will meet outside Luna Park wharf, which is ten metres from the Luna Park Face at 6pm. Luna Park is at 1 Olympic Drive, which is at the bottom of Alfred St South. For those coming by train, get out at Milsons Point Station, walk to the bottom of the stairs, turn right (you come to a fifteen metre wide park, if you end up in a side road you have gone the wrong way), then walk down the hill to the bridge. It is about 500 metres, you cant miss it, if you do, ask someone, Luna Park and the Bridge are well known around these parts I only have a two seater, but if you come by train I am sure someone can ferry you around the stops. Estimated time is up to an hour at Luna Park (maybe a little more if people want to take park shots from the inside, maybe 1.25 hrs), another hour or maybe less at Lady Macquaries Chair, then enjoy the company of your fellow photographers company at the Wooloomooloo Hotel. If you have a partner who doesn't like getting dragged all over the countryside, they could meet you there. Nearer the time I will ask for indications of who will be there so we don't leave anyone behind.
Here is a map of Milson Point with LP marked and an X where we will meet. Any questions just ask. 
blah, can't make this meet - the wife has organised visiting some friends that afternoon/evening, and as they're off OS soon I'd better make an appearance. And I was looking forward to meeting the group - maybe next time.
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Glen, no1 is an outstanding shot (as are all the others), the inward leaning aspect of the bridge pylons, shot from Luna Park, make for an amazing shot. Is the EXIF data in this post somewhere?
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With the weather like this, the photo excursion on the evening of 22/5 should be cold and freeze, hope and wish all you guys will have lot of fun!
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Glen,
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Any new capture of a "special moment" from the 800mm (+ TC) as suggested yesterday and print it with the new printer? Birddog114
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Glen
Your long shot of the Opera House is one of the most spectacular shots of that icon that I have ever seen. Bloody well done....it's boooutiful! Regards
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You are such a sweet talker Glen - fess up and tell everyone that you have taken years to perfect this shot
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I'm going to take two CF cards that night, Glen, just to prove you wrong.
I'm going to take some nice, spiffy shots on one to prove you right. And then some horrible, blurry, RTFM shots to prove you wrong.  Producer & Editor @ GadgetGuy.com.au
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Leigh, I always bring my own card for the horrible blurry shots. Seems I always manage to forget a card for the good shots
Chris, notice the X on the map? Don't deviate even one metre from that spot. It is akin to Matt K's magic park bench. That is where these shots come from
i live a couple of hundred metres from there, so i'll drop down if i am around!
there's lots of good spots around luna park. the obvious one is this type of shot which i did for the sculptor of the fanfare ball. the reason there are not clear flares around the lights is that i was doing it in drizzle, which worked out really good for the shots at the front, but not the shots at the back like this. (my avatar was shot in foggy drizzle) 
if you walk along the boardwalk to the west, you can get this type of thing, all dark and moody! 
however, they've turned the lights on now so it destroys it a bit 
the interior of luna park is really interesting. again, this was to show off fanfare, but there's lots of colour, movement and people all through luna park. just make sure not to take leek or else the security guards will toss you out (it's right next to north sydney swimming pool) 
jeffrey st whaf, about 100m to the east of luna park, is excellent for cliche shots of the bridge 
mrs macquarie's chair is also a top spot 
so if i see a gaggle of photographers milling around i'll say hi!
Hmm...
I love that interior of Luna Park shot there... that evil Harbour Bridge ball looks like a weird moon or planet sitting in the background... or even an evil sun! Producer & Editor @ GadgetGuy.com.au
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What time are we meeting - might be already posted but I couldn't see it in my morning blurriness...
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New member coming along to meet the group
Hi Glenn
This excursion is a great idea, I know Leigh 'Nnnnsic' who administers this site, he notified me of this cool meet problem is i use a Nikon coolpix 8700 can i join, i have lots of questions for you veteran photographers, very soon I will be getting a Nikon Digital SLR best Wendell 
I took this shot at T-bone, a web development company i work at, located pier 2 walsh bay, it's a 30 second exposure, ISO 50, the image looks very bright which is cool but the luna park face looks overexposed Last edited by wendellt on Fri May 20, 2005 6:49 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: New member coming along to meet the group
Wendell, I won't be there but you'll have lot of fun with all the boys and girls. If you have any problems, just hold Leigh's tail and he'll bail you out! Birddog114
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Re: New member coming along to meet the group
Wendell,
I won't be there but you'll have lot of fun with all the boys and girls. If you have any problems, just hold Leigh's tail and he'll bail you out![/quote] Greetings Birddog I will be speaking to you very soon about purchasing a brand new digitial SLR and a 400mm VR lens best wendell p.s Leigh hasn't got a tail, just an oversized but a seldomly unnoticeable head
Which one, Glen?
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Ok ... that was Matt K's thread. Given how long it's been since it's been revisited, and how many new members we have, maybe somebody should bump it? Not that I, as a Site Admin, would ever advocate action such as bumping a thread! g.
Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
Just had a look; it's still #3 on the list of popular threads, by responses made.
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Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
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