GKPE: Events Calander 2006

[FlyingPete]

Right. I think now we have really got some momentum on this GKPE thing, so I thought (or rather my highly organised wife suggested) we put together an events calendar for 2006, or at least finalise some dates so people have plenty of advance warning, and perhaps decide the actual theme later on.

I think a formal monthly event is a bit too much, but perhaps a full GKPE every second month (6 per year) , or once a quarter (4 per year), must not over commit or it won't happen. I think once a quarter for a major is a good thing, with more causal short notice stuff randomly dotted around them.

Last one was 12th November, so three months after that is 11/12 February, or very close to Moppies jousting thingie ( a week later), so it might as well be anniversary weekend.

A sample calendar could be:
GKPE Part III - Weekend of 4/5 February
GKPE Part IV - Weekend of 6/7 May
GKPE Part V - Weekend of 5/6 August
GKPE Part VI - Weekend of 4/5 November

Covers the seasons as well!

Any thoughts?

[Moppie]

Sounds like a very good idea.
6 could be a bit much for large events, but 4 is a nice number, and leaves us lots of room for smaller more random gatherings.

Im glad Shoana is so well organised :)

[Moppie]

or very close to Moppies jousting thingie


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :o

[scotttnz]

Sounds good! Quarterly is about right for big whole day outings!

[Wazza]

Quarterly does sound good.

Although I'm busy all throughout February. (weddings), and Westpac Rescue copter special thing ;)

4/5th Feb
And 18/19th I think I may be free.

And Waitangi weekend, no plans as yet.

All depends if I have a working camera. I will have to hire one at this rate

[forsaken]

will have to buy a diary so I can pencil things in

[iKirst]

will have to buy a diary so I can pencil things in
Likewise :)

[tim]

With a well planned schedule like that I might even make it to one! :)

[Wazza]

Well if you're up in a couple of weeks, I'm sure a couple of us at least, would be able to make last minute plans. It's not like all of us have young families to look after. :p

[Moppie]

It's not like all of us have young families to look after. :p


No, we just take you and Matt out shooting instead :lol: :lol:

[MattL]

No, we just take you and Matt out shooting instead :lol: :lol:

Lol.. Im going back to my editing :confused:

[tim]

I'm thinking I might come up to Auckland for a loong weekend 10-14th Feb. Would most people be around that weekend, perhaps just for a drink rather than just for a big expedition? Though I could probably do a day thing, with lessons from Wazza... I'll get a suite in a nice hotel, we can have a party and throw TVs out of 16th floor windows... or we could all just go to Wazza's house ;)

[Wazza]

That's not a long weekend.

Auckland anniversary and Waitangi Day.... ANd you're coming up the week after? Hah

[tim]

I have to work around weddings I have booked, and I can take time off whenever I need or want to. Are any of the regulars unavailable that weekend? If many are away then I might switch weekends.

[scotttnz]

Are any of the regulars unavailable that weekend?

Me and my pool are available that weekend.

[Wazza]

Book them in then!

Actually... Lol
I think I'm forgetting something here.

The 11/12th I was asked a few weeks back, if I wanted to take photographs frm the air of the bikers ride.. There'll be like 1000 bikes, during a charity ride for Westpac chopper... I was gonna take some pics of them, rush back to the base, into the chopper, and do some shots over the harbour bridge with loads of bikes.

I'll have to contact them about it, see if they need my assistance still. Also i'll try and get a lift out to Piha one day, for a rescue mission. Then they'll dump me at the beach. I'll keep myself entertained with the ladies. :cool:

[tim]

Cool i'll probably book flights this morning. Between flights, hotel, and rental car even just a long weekend in Auckland get expensive!

[iKirst]

You need volunteer taxi drivers.
I'm often one, this coming weekend for some random Chicago dude that I've been asked to show around Auckland and surrounding areas.

[tim]

I'd hate to be caught in Auckland without the use of a car to get around as I like... though i'll probably have a few drinks here or there, and i'll need a way to get to wherever people are. Lucky Auckland has a great public transport system eh?! :p

[iKirst]

Lucky Auckland has a great public transport system eh?! :p
Heh - the shore is finally getting it's crap together. Can't say I'm enjoying the constant road works on the motorways to rectify our lack of Buses, though.

As for the trapped without car comment. Understandable. But I'm sure many of us can help wher help is needed. Or perhaps, I'm jumping the gun here...

[tim]

I'm sure people would help out, but I like to have my own vehicle, and for $50 a day it's cheap enough and worth it :)

[iKirst]

Yeah - 50smackers is a bargain. I'll just shut up :lol:

[Wazza]

Tim doesn't know what he's missing. :)

I'll definately be in for drinks. You owe me. :p

[iKirst]

Tim doesn't know what he's missing. :) Yeah he does, after that incredibly bad pic of me appeared online :lol: (No disrespect WekaDoubleThousand ;) )

[tim]

I do owe you for your help at the wedding :)

Flights all booked: I arrive early Saturday morning 11th Feb, I leave Monday 5pm. Plan for some drinks on Saturday night somewhere! I'll have a hotel in the central city, or we can go to Scott's place with the pool :)

[weka2000]

iKirst tell you what I will come over and do some nice portraits of you free of charge. All you need is that nurses outfit and a sexy look.
The photo is not that bad after all I had just broken my tripod

I do have another of you from behind........... I will not comment:lol:

Heck I found a few more of you... Memo to self, Hide from wife or she may think I have a new model and that could only mean 1 thing... selling all my gear to pay for divorice lawer

[iKirst]

Behind? Bwahaha

Nursie costume wasn't mine - it was hired for a 40th party. Although, I really want to own those boots ;)

Your wifey is safe as houses with me around :)

[Wazza]

Come on. I've already asked for a private view of the nurses costume. :o

Behave Mr. Tony. :lol:

[weka2000]

At this rate of member growth we will need a bus for our trips. So who is looking after the members database?

Wazza made a comment last night re photoshop, who in our group is "good" at photoshop editing i.e layers, masks.

[tim]

I'm not so bad at photoshop, I can do most anything I reasonably need to.

[Wazza]

There's a NZ member lurking around too

'Rach'
Don't know where in NZ she is though. Has a 350D. She'll probably spot us one day...
And can chat to the girls here, Hailaz, iKirst, Tim etc

[tim]

And can chat to the girls here, Hailaz, iKirst, Tim etc

Are you calling me a girl dude?!

[iKirst]

Are you calling me a girl dude?!
You're a smart one, aint ya?
:lol:

[FlyingPete]

There's a NZ member lurking around too

'Rach'
Don't know where in NZ she is though. Has a 350D. She'll probably spot us one day...
And can chat to the girls here, Hailaz, iKirst, Tim etc

What happened to that lady with the EF200 f/1.8?

[Wazza]

Sorry tim for ganging up on you. Hehe.
At the rate you find ladies, you must be hanging around changing rooms or something.

Seriously, I better keep the jokes aside, until you pay up with your drinks. And then all hell breaks loose.

:lol:

[weka2000]

Yes we need more woman :rolleyes: trouble is that wazza and mattl seem to get to them first.

[Wazza]

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/member.php?u=37828

That's the lady with the 200 1.8, and just bought a 1D Mk II, after not liking 20D focus issues.

Pop your head in sometime if you're around. We don't bite. Maybe tempted by that 200 1.8 though. :)

[tim]

What happened to that lady with the EF200 f/1.8?

I think I talked to her on the phone... she paid an insane amount of the lens, many thousands of dollars.

At the rate you find ladies, you must be hanging around changing rooms or something.

They're drawn to me like mosquitos to a light... ;)

Seriously, I better keep the jokes aside, until you pay up with your drinks. And then all hell breaks loose.

Stick and stones... :p

[MattL]

Wazza made a comment last night re photoshop, who in our group is "good" at photoshop editing i.e layers, masks.

I consider myself fairly good at PS. Im setup with 36" of screen space and have it all laid out perfectly for me & my needs. Ive done a bit of commercial ps work before - im not talking about anything too graphical here, but it all involved layers and masks etc. Im even better when I've got a tablet to use - Im saving up the cahoonies for my own at the moment.

[forsaken]

i suck at PS so will not put my hand up.


ps was good to meet ya wazza and weka2000

[FlyingPete]

Just diarized the 11 of Feb, so anything happening then, I'm in!

[iKirst]

I'll drift around the out-skirsts of it all, if acceptable :)

[Moppie]

Ill remember to keep the 11th free as well.

[tim]

Sweet! It'll be great to finally meet everyone :) Kirst, no need to be on the outskirts, join in :)

[weka2000]

Wrong place I know but for our newbies and others from canon -- how to use your camera

http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/enjoydslr/

[iKirst]

Wrong place I know but for our newbies and others from canon -- how to use your camera

http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/enjoydslr/
I already read that site. Pretty cool little 'how to' :)

Tim - Cheers :D

[Wazza]

Oh Kirst, I was personally going to demonstrate the functionalities of the 20D, the new 90-300 lens, photoshop tutorials, and how to drive the Ceres. :D

[tim]

I'll show you all a cool trick called "the white elephant".

If I have space in my bags i'll bring up a couple of books - I have probably a dozen or so I got from Amazon. I'll also either bring nifty up, or i'll have posted him to Wazza before then. Is there anything else I have that anyone wants to play with (Wazza - keep you mind out of the gutter ;) ). Preferably nothing too big or heavy. Can bring my color calibration thingy if anyone wants.

[iKirst]

I know white elephant - no thanks :lol:
Bad bad boy, tim hehe

I have a couple photog books that I got over xmas - both full of tips and tricks. I should really read them...

Wazza, I think I know how to drive a ceres, namely mine. I hope I have my new lens by then though. Damn back orders :p

[weka2000]

Tim I heard that you the man in the know about setting up flash units. There is a free home cooked dinner (ask Joseph how good) if you are interested and have time to spend about an hour showing me how to set up my 3 canon speed lights in my lounge. I live by the airport so If I was the last stop I could drop you off.

Maybe we could have a few others over if intrested and you are cool with the idea.

[weka2000]

Come on guys you were never that "tripping over yourselves" to help me when I joined. Heck we get a young lady and the single guys go nuts ;)

iKirst I dont think you will ever need to carry anything but your 20D anymore the lads will do it for you, mind you a few fights could break out "I want to carry her tripod".."No its my turn".. "You did it last time".......

But what will happen when a new lady joins ??????

[tim]

Tim I heard that you the man in the know about setting up flash units. There is a free home cooked dinner (ask Joseph how good) if you are interested and have time to spend about an hour showing me how to set up my 3 canon speed lights in my lounge. I live by the airport so If I was the last stop I could drop you off.

Maybe we could have a few others over if intrested and you are cool with the idea.

Thanks for the offer of dinner, I might take a raincheck on that because time is short, but I can help you out. I could do it Monday mid afternoon, probably, or maybe Sunday afternoon depending on how things go. If you're coming Saturday night there should be a few flash units around and we can do it there, or just bring yours with you. It's really not so hard, even after a few drinks... but bring the manuals for the flash units because sometimes they get a bit fiddly.

[weka2000]

Tim I could take some time off Monday.

[tim]

Nah don't take time off for it, it's really very simple. Another way is i'll show someone on the Saturday night, and they can shot you another time. Seriouly, all you do is put the flash on your camera onto master, the others onto slave, set your ratios, and you're there - nothing to it really. I worked it out from the flash manual.

[Moppie]

Is there anything else I have that anyone wants to play with



Wellllllllll, if you have the space I would love to play with your colour calibration kit. Ill have a new 21inch monitor hopefully.

[iKirst]

Come on guys you were never that "tripping over yourselves" to help me when I joined. Heck we get a young lady and the single guys go nuts ;) I don't see any young ladies in these here parts ;)

iKirst I dont think you will ever need to carry anything but your 20D anymore the lads will do it for you, mind you a few fights could break out "I want to carry her tripod".."No its my turn".. "You did it last time"....... Hah! I'm pretty good at being my own pack-horse

But what will happen when a new lady joins ?????? I bags carrying her stuff

[tim]

Wellllllllll, if you have the space I would love to play with your colour calibration kit. Ill have a new 21inch monitor hopefully.

I should have room for that :)

Hah! I'm pretty good at being my own pack-horse

Wanna carry my stuff too? I can't carry it all any more... ;)

[Wazza]

Too bad those Alien Bees are soo big, that you can't bring them.

I would just like a book on wedding posing. It's my only issue. Flash units I can figure myself, however may get a Gary Fong lightsphere, and the lens order in the next week, or two.. ANd have them before my busy schedule in late late Feb..

Also, Tony ;)
Sometime around 22nd/23rd/24th March, I'm shooting the AUT graduation. Lots of formals, acceptance of certificates, hats etc.. ANd then a massive group shot. 120 people and most people are keen on buying shots. Sounds like it could be quite fun. My friend who's a student will be assisting me, and I know half the people there anyway, from clubbing in town in the early hours of a Sunday morning.
Anyway, if your umbrellas and anything spare on those 3 days, (they haven't booked/confirmed date as yet), it would be great. Otherwise I might have to hire something simple.. Or buy something. :eek:

[weka2000]

Wazza thats ok I have just brought 2 sets of 4 recharage batterys so all my 3 untits have rechargeable batterys in them and I have charge unit

Dont know how long to recharge 3 x 4 sets may have to set you alarm for 3am
oh thats right you will be going to bed then :)

Think I need 1 more speed light as a hair light make it another 550ex the 580ex should beable to control all 3 550ex's I assume I can set ratios on all 3
Tim?

Just got to stay of trademe untill wife gets new car :(

[Moppie]

I should have room for that :)



I'll have to see how well it works first, its an old Telecom/EDS one, they were going to chuck it out so a mate grabbed it for me.
Then I'll have a 17 and a 21inch which will mean Im going to need a REALLY high res graphics card.

[tim]

I rarely use my lightsphere any more, I use an on camera soft box, or plain flash bounced with the 580EX catchlight card.

You can only control 2 ratios really Weka. You have three channels, the master goes on A (use it for fill), the main goes on B (main light), and the C channel is only for hair/backlight - but since I have only 2 flashes i've never played with the C channel.

[Rach]

[quote=weka2000]Wrong place I know but for our newbies and others from canon -- how to use your camera

http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/enjoydslr/

Thanks for that - I'm new to all of this. Everyone is so helpful here - blows me away. Great inspiration too. Art was my major at Teachers College years ago - I was taught photography by David Lupton in PNth. Hadn't done any photography for some time. Have had my 350D for a few weeks - am a bit rusty and I was working with darkroom back then. Good to review the basics. Thanks to everyone that's given me advice so far!

[weka2000]

Rach what part of NZ

[Wazza]

Palmerston North...

My best mate Daniel aka "rendezvous" on these forums lives down there at the moment. Doing his final papers for Bachelor of Aviation. :)
Keep an eye out for black 300D user.

[Wazza]

Kirst had her own mini photography trip tonight. Ok, honestly it wasn't a trip, but just a drive into the city. I didn't have my camera, but I did take a couple REALLY REALLY bad photos of the vertical bungy. (Kirst can confirm that, she deleted the pics right away).

Thanks anyway for the drive, and hope the 70-300 helps you out tomorrow. :)

I guess I'll have to start taking orders for my gear.. I know it will be wanted

[Moppie]

Ill have your 20D and 17-40 please, and I know I could have some fun with that Photax 400 (its just such a cool lens).

[Wazza]

:lol:, I can live without a lens for a few hours, but don't think I can give away the whole bag. Wait till I have two bodies. :D

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=130502

My setup will almost be complete, and I might listen to a few peoples comments about going pro, or doing more pro work. In a couple of years I may even need an assistant. I may ask Lisa ;)

[forsaken]

I will slowly build up my lens collection, just need a decent zoom to begin

[scotttnz]

I will slowly build up my lens collection, just need a decent zoom to begin

Slowly? that's the hard part. I really want a long zoom, but after last night a wide angle has moved up the wish list.

The other problem I have is that I really can't justify the cost of L glass (to myself or the CFO) but find myself wanting it anyway. Just wait until you come on a GKPE and see everyone else swinging their bid white (and black) lenses around!

[weka2000]

And Scotttnz thats why I buy Sigma, I can justify the price $750 for Sigma 24-70 F2.8 what would have I payed for a Canon "L" 24-70 F2.8$2000+

[weka2000]

Just wait until you come on a GKPE and see everyone else swinging their bid white (and black) lenses around!

Yes but can they produce a desent photo, or is it flash gear with crap shooters?

I love this quote

"Beware of the man who only has 1 gun, he proberly knows how to use it"

Most of us have gone in to debt to get our stuff, bank loans, HP's and credit cards.

Scott If you want to try a few lenses just ask. Other members helped me out, at one point I had to much "L" glass sitting around and only 1 camera.

I only have 1 rule, break it and you WILL replace it.

[scotttnz]

Scott If you want to try a few lenses just ask.

Very kind of you! I'd love to borrow your 10-20 sometime, I could have really used it for some of these shots last night.....

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=1107742#post1107742

I only have 1 rule, break it and you WILL replace it.

That's fair!

[scotttnz]

Yes but can they produce a desent photo, or is it flash gear with crap shooters?


From what I have seen most of them are more talanted than me!

My skill is still the biggest thing effecting the quality of my images. From time to time I am finding I am limited by my lenses and this is getting more frequent. I am a long way from reaching the potential of my 350D, I can't see a need to upgrade my camera body for some time!

[weka2000]

From my observations and life experence I notice 2 things.

1) Some people are gifted in a area when we try to "compete" we fall short from this I learn. Wazza is regarded by many as the "lanscape" photographer, Tim the "wedding" photographer. We each have "our" area of intrest and skill. In part this come from some sort of relationship with "our" subject.

I would make a better woman photograher than a child one or pet one. Im not into kids or pets, but I love photographing woman (only allowed to shoot my wife though)

2) You cant be good at everything. Pick 1 thing and do it well. Tim makes money out of wedding photography, why he does it well, yet I have seen some of his landscape shots and I find nothing wrong with them.

I have decided to focus on moving water, waterfalls, surf etc. Why well (a) I love water so I enjoy it (b) as a ex surfer I understand waves I know when to shoot (c) I cant change mother nature, she provides me with the scene and there is nothing I can do to change it, this teaches me to work with what I have. People photography you have to "control" the subject. You have to tell them how to pose, where to look etc and my nature is that the way I do it is inclined to p#*s them off.

Pick a subject you enjoy, learn all you can about how to capture it and dont be affraid to either try things out or ask others. Im for ever searhing pbase or photo.net for waterfall photos to get ideas, or to see how others do it and the results they get.

When wazza came out the other night to the falls I learnt more from his 1 posted photo and the 5 min he spent with me showing me how to set my camera up than I had in the last month via the web.


PS: photography like everything else takes time to learn, but a person with passion will excel. I wonder what would happen if we all put down our "flash lenses" and for a month we only used a Canon 50mm F1.8, the cheapest you can get. Some of us would become masters because thats all we had so we used it to its max.

Just my thoughts :)

[::John::]

wow

brilliant post, Weka

you have certainly made me think, too.

[MattL]

Weka2000 - What are you plans for today? My friend and I are looking at heading south to the bridal veil falls - for an abseil. Would you be interested in coming along? I'd like some shots of us going over the edge.

[weka2000]

My wife is a sleep and Ive got the kids, we are off to the zoo this afternoon, if I was free I would be in. They are at ragland arnt they?

[MattL]

From my observations and life experence I notice 2 things.

1) Some people are gifted in a area when we try to "compete" we fall short from this I learn. Wazza is regarded by many as the "lanscape" photographer, Tim the "wedding" photographer. We each have "our" area of intrest and skill. In part this come from some sort of relationship with "our" subject.


That sounds about right. Can you add me in there as the 'hot babe' photographer?

[MattL]

Yeah they are near raglan i think. Ill take my camera over the edge, I just tie it onto my harness.

[Wazza]

I would type more in thanks, and good post Tony. But my head is hurting... ;)

If Matt wants to be a babe photographer, you gotta put me in there too.

I photographed iKirst and Lisa
:o

[forsaken]

Damn you. I have been meaning to head down to bridal veil falls again, last time we had a ball abseiling down that huge drop, wouldn't mind photographing it one day to

[weka2000]

I want to be a babe photograher tooooooooooo.....
but its not worth getting a divorse for.

My babe pays for my lenses (wife doubles my wages).

Mattl and wazza I do have some books on "babe" photography the stuff that you would post in the section us married men are not allowed to look in;)

[forsaken]

can't go worng with babe photography

[iKirst]

If Matt wants to be a babe photographer, you gotta put me in there too.

I photographed iKirst and Lisa
:o ^ haha, srike a name off that list :p

In my case I'm too new to SLRs to really be anygood at anything. I'm still at the 'F around with the settings just to see what that would do' mode. (which most often dowsn work :oops:

[weka2000]

ikirst when do you expect your Sony F717 back? Im itching for some IR photos.

[iKirst]

ikirst when do you expect your Sony F717 back? Im itching for some IR photos.
I was meant to have it on Thursday, but the borrowee forgot to bring it down from Matakana.

I'll doodle up there this week to grab it :)

[dgcorner]

PS: photography like everything else takes time to learn, but a person with passion will excel. I wonder what would happen if we all put down our "flash lenses" and for a month we only used a Canon 50mm F1.8, the cheapest you can get. Some of us would become masters because thats all we had so we used it to its max.

Just my thoughts :)

Hi All!

I'm back from my holidays in Manila! Looks like I've missed heaps of fun based on the many posts that tried catching up with...

Pretty heavy thoughts there Weka... your post script may be one of those things we should consider for a mini-GKPE. I'm sure that our creativity will be put to the test with the 50mm f/1.8 or 1.5. I still have heaps to learn...

Cheers!

[FlyingPete]

After weka2000's great post, how about this for a mini-GKPE challenge, one prime (non-zoom) lens only, with cameras on full manual, manual focus, and no rapid fire!

It would be interesting to see the results from that! It would be like the days of old when you had no choice but to shoot like that.

Could but a shot limit up of 50-100, no deleting, simulating that old once use memory format called 'film'. We could even bad chimping :D

[weka2000]

Hell I get more intrest in my thoughts than I do with my photos, somethings not right :o

Mind you I have spent years expressing my opinion even if most of the time no one asked for it :lol:

Who dosnt have a 50mm f1.8?

So what are the rules full manual on the camera, manual focus on the lens and no flash.If most have 50mm lets keep it with that that way we can compare apples with apples.

PS I just tryed out the rules and its not as easy as it sounds but I put in to practise something I was reading about histograms and why you should learn to use them and how to read them.

Foot zoom makes a come back.

[scotttnz]

You cant be good at everything.

I think photography is like anything. If you want to get really good at it you have to specialise. I'm not up to that phase yet. I'm having fun learning the basics, and finding out what I like to shoot.

At the moment i am enjoying night time stuff, like this:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=130801

[forsaken]

I am having fun learning with 'nifty' mainly shooting in manual mode so I guess I am getting in good practice:)

the hard part is getting used to the 'foot zoom' feature

[weka2000]

Here is the best example of someone who picks 1 subject and focuses on that

http://www.pbase.com/madmedic/ducks&page=all

[forsaken]

damn those are some great duck shots. Normally I use a completely different media to shoot ducks :confused:

[weka2000]

Yeah wide angle ;)

[Wazza]

After weka2000's great post, how about this for a mini-GKPE challenge, one prime (non-zoom) lens only, with cameras on full manual, manual focus, and no rapid fire!

It would be interesting to see the results from that! It would be like the days of old when you had no choice but to shoot like that.

Could but a shot limit up of 50-100, no deleting, simulating that old once use memory format called 'film'. We could even bad chimping :D

Duncan and I are already good at that.

I got my photos back Friday afternoon, and the shop was very impressed by them, and there are a few good ones there. I'll save them to remind the grandkids one day, or the way we were :p

[scotttnz]

I'm back from my holidays in Manila! Looks like I've missed heaps of fun based on the many posts that tried catching up with...

Welcome back!

Yep we have been very busy, and there are more events coming up! I hope you can join us for some of them!

[tim]

Who dosnt have a 50mm f1.8?

I don't have a 1.8 version! The travelling nifty will turn up soon though.

[scotttnz]

I don't have a nifty 50, but my 60mm Macro makes an OK substitute in most situations.

[NordieBoy]

So how many Mainlanders are there here?

[Moppie]

So how many Mainlanders are there here?


Theres a member in Chch, I think he posts in the landscape section sometimes.

Welcome along by the way.

[MattL]

I also dont have any primes

[NordieBoy]

How's that for growth then :)
The Mainland contingent is now 100% bigger!

[NordieBoy]

I also dont have any primes

Would the kit 18-55 at 55 be ok?

I think slightly blurry photos are cool, radical even what with all these in-focus shots you see around.

[FlyingPete]

So how many Mainlanders are there here?

I am originally, but currently stranded in Auckland...

[tim]

There's a guy in Dunedin, I bought an off shoe cord off him once. I forget his name but I could look it up in my email.

I only know of one other Wellingtonian! I must meet him some time... I forget his name too! Hell i'd forget my own name if it wasn't written on my underware ;)

[Wazza]

Cameron in Wellington, Tim.. You've got a shocker of a memory. :lol:

http://www.photocam.blogspot.com/

There's also other Kiwis around, such as lancea

[tim]

Lancea, he's in upper hutt, but works in the city. I don't think I know of Cameron! He has some great photos though!

[Wazza]

Cam is the guy who was gonna meet us in Wellington when I was there doing the wedding. Mentioned about having a drink or something. But was busy tramping, and also some photography at Te Papa protests.

[tim]

Hmmm. Don't remember that at all! Suprise suprise.

[IainB]

I'm keen to make it to an event or two, depending on the dates.

[dgcorner]

Pete, have we finalised anything for the coming long weekend 4-5Feb? I've been good so am allowed to venture out again ;-) I'm also trying to be doubly good during the week so I can join you guys when Tim's in town.

Cheers!

[tim]

I'm not quite sure what's going to be happening on the 11th yet. I think i'm going to be quite busy, but I hope I can meet up with everyone for a few hours. Either mid/late afternoon or early evening would work for me, or if people want to make the trek into town we could do drinks in there. I'm stay on a hotel in mid to upper queen street.

[MattL]

Mid to upper Queen? is that the Airdale one?
Dont forget to bring your monitor calibration kit with you!

[tim]

Staying at Quest on Queen. Yep i'll bring the calibration kit.

[MattL]

Oh right, I ended up helping a very famous band load their gear into their room in that hotel - they let me grab a drink from their minibar afterwards heh.

[tim]

Oh right, I ended up helping a very famous band load their gear into their room in that hotel - they let me grab a drink from their minibar afterwards heh.

Ooooh big spenders :p

[Moppie]

So, is everyone still keen on early may for the next big GKPE?

[weka2000]

By hook or by crook I will be there. Even if I means my wife calling in sick, taking a holiday I dont care.

[IainB]

So, is everyone still keen on early may for the next big GKPE?

An actual date sorted yet?

[FlyingPete]

An actual date sorted yet?

The original proposed dates are as follows:

GKPE Part III - Weekend of 4/5 February
GKPE Part IV - Weekend of 6/7 May
GKPE Part V - Weekend of 5/6 August
GKPE Part VI - Weekend of 4/5 November

In reality GKPE Part III will now be 6/7 May. May there be many minis between now and then :D

What we are missing is a theme or destination, but one thing we will be doing for sure will be:

The Old School Photography Challenge

Tentative rules are for a 1-2 hour themed shoot are:
- Small shot limit to emulate film
- Manual focus, manual exposure, no rapid fire
- No chimping, no deleting images
- Preferably one prime lens (might have to be flexible on this one, especially for those with digital compacts ;) )
- Fixed ISO, fixed white balance, most probably daylight WB

Not sure about RAW vs JPEG, in reality the images you get off film are somewhere in between the two in terms of flexibility.

Anyone up to the challenge, and thoughts about the rules?

[weka2000]

yeah, what the hell is film :lol:

[joeseph]

yeah, what the hell is film :lol:
Film is the memory that my Zeis Ikon uses (see avatar left)

Anyone up to the challenge, and thoughts about the rules?
sounds like a great get-back-to-basics idea. I'm going to have trouble getting a fixed focal length though - suppose I could always tape up the zoomring (RED tape of course!)
Tape over the LCD too? As for locations, Wazza/Kirst's shot at Mt Vic reminded me I haven't been to North head for over 15 years - wonder if it still looks the same? could be a mini-GKPE locale...

[dgcorner]

I've pencilled in 6/7 May. Old school photo challenge will be interesting. It will surely encourage us to compose and shoot, rather than shoot and compose ;-)

Venue?

[IainB]

I like the sound of this challenge Pete. Could it be perhaps a small series of photos, say on the theme "Yesterday". Maybe 3 or 4 shots. What about post-processing, given that some may not have PS. Even in the days of darkrooms, we could manipulate the images!

[MattL]

Looks like it will be very interesting, I'd appreciate the challenge. I however would like to see PP stay.

Of course I will only know my availability they day before, but I will mark the dates down in my diary.

[forsaken]

sounds like an interesting concept. May just need a bit of tweaking the rules to get everyone into agreement, I like the sound of north head as the destination

[FlyingPete]

Northhead/Devonport buildings definately sounds like a great location for the "film" shoot.

[Moppie]

Im deffinitly keen, but would find it a bit of a challange.

All the metering and exposure adjustment is done on my LCD with the live preview, which also helps a lot with setting the exposure (despite what changophiles will tell you).

Basicly all the controls on my camera are geared around useing the LCD, unlike the DSLR where its only used for photo review, and adjusting menu settings.

The other problem I have is parralax error, but thats something I should be able to deal with, if required to use the viewfinder to compose.

[MattL]

It doesnt matter Moppie, You'll win anyway. The images you get out of that little camera amaze us all!

[forsaken]

that and its soo teenie tiny :)

[Moppie]

that and its soo teenie tiny :)


Just like us!........ :lol:



Thank you Matt :o But you know its only because I have spent so long getting to know the same camera.

[NordieBoy]

So can us "out-of-towners" enter?
eg. Give us a couple of general shots of what the target area is like and we can find a comparable area near us.

Please :D

I've got a nifty on the way and want to give it a good testing.

Hmmm. Getting back to basics...
For me that would mean I would be using my Sony FD-95 with floppy disk :cool:

[joeseph]

So can us "out-of-towners" enter?


Sure! half my leaning is done by looking at other people's posts & working out how they did what... ;)

(mind you it does become more difficult when they remove the exif from the pix!)

[Moppie]

(mind you it does become more difficult when they remove the exif from the pix!)



That bugs me that does.


You know we could make this more than just a GKPE thing, make it a forum wide contest?

[FlyingPete]

That bugs me that does.

Hmmm, I think the main reason for the loss of EXIF data is things like PS's "Save for Web", which I tend to use alot myself, I had noticed a few weeks back that it stripped the tag, so I note the important details under the image. Anyone know how to get the save as for web to include EXIF?

You know we could make this more than just a GKPE thing, make it a forum wide contest?

Hmmm contest, not sure about that, I prefer challenge, then it is everyone showing and learning from their best shots, a contest (to me) implies a winner at the end?

[dgcorner]

Hmmm contest, not sure about that, I prefer challenge, then it is everyone showing and learning from their best shots, a contest (to me) implies a winner at the end?

A "challenge" it is then. At the end of the day we're all winners because we can learn something ;)

Note to self: 6/7 May 2006, Devonport/North Head. Time?

Do we Easterners take the ferry? There's one that leaves HMB marina at 9:45am, arrives Auckland wharf at 1020, then departs for Devonport at 1030, and arrives at 1045... Return trip is 510pm via Waiheke/Matiatia, arriving HMB manina 635pm... Check www.maxx.co.nz (http://www.maxx.co.nz), ferries only option.

--- or we can car pool so that it is much more convenient to get around...

Cheers!

[iKirst]

A "challenge" it is then. At the end of the day we're all winners because we can learn something ;)

Note to self: 6/7 May 2006, Devonport/North Head. Time?

Do we Easterners take the ferry? There's one that leaves HMB marina at 9:45am, arrives Auckland wharf at 1020, then departs for Devonport at 1030, and arrives at 1045... Return trip is 510pm via Waiheke/Matiatia, arriving HMB manina 635pm... Check www.maxx.co.nz (http://www.maxx.co.nz), ferries only option.

--- or we can car pool so that it is much more convenient to get around...

Cheers!
LOL - how far away do you think Devonport is?

[dgcorner]

LOL - how far away do you think Devonport is?

:D :D :D I know... I know... but you'll be surprised how relaxing the ferry trip can be...

Besides that will help Moppie relax -- 2nd time in the car last weekend but he still manages to hold onto the over-head handle thingy when I drive:lol: Mind you, I drive sane... no speeding or insane driving tickets 6 years on... Then again, I'm Filipino... not "Asian" :D :D :D

[forsaken]

LOL - how far away do you think Devonport is?


ages away.

I could provide the taxi for this one :)

[tim]

I've penciled the weekend in, i'll see if I can make it. I dunno how many photos i'll take, I might bring a bottle of bourbon and a driver and just stand around heckling you lot ;) :D

[Moppie]

Besides that will help Moppie relax -- 2nd time in the car last weekend but he still manages to hold onto the over-head handle thingy when I drive:lol:


LOL!

Your driving is very conservative, and very relaxed, its not often I get in a car with someone and feel totaly safe :cool:

I only hang my hand up because it helps with the ach in my thumb.

[NordieBoy]

LOL - how far away do you think Devonport is?
The length of the North Island :D

[NordieBoy]

Sure! half my leaning is done by looking at other people's posts & working out how they did what... ;)

(mind you it does become more difficult when they remove the exif from the pix!)
So the EXIF difficulties would straighten you out?

;)

[iKirst]

The length of the North Island :D
Not! But I can understand you Southies being confused :lol:

[joeseph]

So the EXIF difficulties would straighten you out?

;)

dunno, at least I could tell what lens they've used!
:D

[FlyingPete]

A "challenge" it is then. At the end of the day we're all winners because we can learn something ;)

Note to self: 6/7 May 2006, Devonport/North Head. Time?

Do we Easterners take the ferry? There's one that leaves HMB marina at 9:45am, arrives Auckland wharf at 1020, then departs for Devonport at 1030, and arrives at 1045... Return trip is 510pm via Waiheke/Matiatia, arriving HMB manina 635pm... Check www.maxx.co.nz (http://www.maxx.co.nz), ferries only option.

--- or we can car pool so that it is much more convenient to get around...

Cheers!

If it is a full GKPE, we have to do something other than Devonport! It is supposed to be a day trip! What else is up that way of photographic interest?

[FlyingPete]

So the EXIF difficulties would straighten you out?

;)

Hey Wazza, can you see NordieBoy from here with that lens?

[::John::]

Mansion House on Kawau?

*grin*

[FlyingPete]

Mansion House on Kawau?

*grin*

Actually Kawau is a d*m good idea, but I wonder what the costs and timings are like?

[Wazza]

Not a bad idea at all, for a boat trip through the Hauraki.