Honolulu POTN Meet V - Sandys

[VFTT]

Who is up for getting together at Sandys beach this Sat., 4 Aug? It would be cool if we could have a BBQ if someone can bring a grill and some ez-up tents (hopefully we will have better luck with the ez-ups than we did at Magic Island).

Good light for body boarding shots at Sandys is usually late afternoon. So we could BBQ and then shoot. Or we could shoot the body boarders and then BBQ and then shoot sunset shots. (Obviously KoKo Head prevents you from actually seeing the sunset, but the sky can still light up nice there.)

Let me know who is in and when you are available and what you can bring. I'm free all day, but I can't really bring my grill. It wont make the trip. It works, but it is not super stable. Although I could bring a weber if someone is good with coals.

Oh, I have my old 75-300 that people can use all day if they want. It obviously is not a fine piece of glass but in sunny conditions you can still take good shots with it. I got many keepers with it prior to me upgrading.

Aloha

- darren

[VFTT]

Eye candy from Sandys to bait you into showing up:

http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/HI/060823-Sandy/9134-800.jpg

http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/HI/060823-Sandy/9173-c33.jpg

http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/potn/9022-600-sepia1.jpg

(yah, I know it's grainy, I forgot my tripod - ISO 1600!)
http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/potn/9652-600sq.jpg

- darren

[Linkzi]

Very nice pics Darren...I wish I could make that one, but I'm working that day. If I'm flying in the area I'll look for you guys.

[VFTT]

Bummer you can't make it. But who is Darrin?

- darren

[Linkzi]

I don't know?:p:?:

[Shinigami052]

I'll try to make it...I don't really have tents and my dad's grill is WAY too heavy to take off the deck and def won't fit in my camry...but let me know if I can provide anything else.

Time?

[G35Driver]

Darren ill make it with my porkchops, if you bring the weber im good with Charcoal Grills, let me know if you need anything else. BTW great shots, where those taken with the 100-400?

[Odds Hawaii]

Hey Guys, I'm gonna plan to show up, I'll post on Fri if I can actually make it..

[tommy52]

what time you guys planning to meet?
also is there a grill ? so i kno what i can bring to eat....
i really want to go, not 100% sure if i can,, but i think im gonna really try
i do work at around 5pm so gonna have to leave early if anything

[VFTT]

I just checked the Weber and the grill rack is all rusted. I'll have to see if I can buy a new one. Anyone know where I can get one?

Time is open. If you guys want we can meet around noon and grill (assuming we get a grill) and then we can shoot with late afternoon light after that. How does that sound?

The only thing is that if we get there around noon will probably end up way down in the far parking lot.

Focal length of shots in order are: 365, 400, 265, 10mm

- darren

[aiea1]

I just checked the Weber and the grill rack is all rusted. I'll have to see if I can buy a new one. Anyone know where I can get one?

- darren

I seen grilles (grates) at Lowe's in Waipahu, Also GasPro on Dillingham (next to OCCC) carries some grille parts. But call them first

[VFTT]

OK, I got a new grill rack.

Who is in?

What time? Noon?

Who is bringing what?

I'll bring the grill, charcoal, lighter fluid, and get some kind of meat.

- darren

[Shinigami052]

I'll stop by foodland or something on the way...although that's kinda backward since I live in Kalama Valley...but w/e.

[tommy52]

sorry, wont be able to make it...
damn...

[G35Driver]

how about noon. ill be there. Darren give me a call at 619 865-9355

[VFTT]

So it looks like we have:

me
G35
Shinigami

ChrisBlaze - after 330?
aiea1 - you in?

anyone else?

We should plan on meeting in the last parking lot coming from the main entrance at the Koko end. I marked it with a red X on the below map. The first parking areas are usually full by noon.

http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/potn/sandymap.jpg

We'll plan on meeting there at noon and then we can try to set up somewhere on the beach side. Maybe a little closer to the action.

I might go buy an ez-up now. I need one anyway. Bring your own drinks, some food to share, and a chair. Oh yah and your photo gear!

- darren

[VFTT]

Oh yah, I have a small grey SUV - Mercury Mariner. I'll probably be sitting in a red folding chair near it.

- darren

[menehune]

I am in!! Thinking of bringing fried chicken. May bring along a couple of Nikon shooters if I can get ahold of them today.


VFTT- I may not have internet access the rest of the weekend, so I'll PM you my cell # in case anything changes.

Eek...wrong day...nevermind. See you guys on the next meet.

[Linkzi]

Alright dudes...let's see some pics! And an editorial from the host! :wink:

[G35Driver]

Heres a couple of surfers

http://luis452.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p269033707.jpg

http://luis452.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p75595541.jpg

[Shinigami052]

no comp up and running yet = no pics yet...pics to come soon!

[motion_projekt]

awesome pics g35!

[aiea1]

Luis, you are becoming the "Pro", Nice shots
Sorry I missed the get together, esp when I could use help with action shots

[Linkzi]

Lous...great action shots! Nice!

[VFTT]

I was joined by G35Driver and Shinigami052 yesterday and we had a great time. We didn't concentrate on taking photos too much, it was more of a social bbq.

After the three of us found each other we set up the tent, grill, and coolers. G35 was king of the castle:

http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/HI/070804-POTN-Sandys/2136-800.jpg

Then we spent a while checking out each other's gear:

http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/HI/070804-POTN-Sandys/2146-800.jpg

Then it was time to fire up the grill and cook some marinated pork chops (G35's specialty) and peppered steak. While we were waiting for the meat to cook we dug into the sushi that Shinigami brought.

http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/HI/070804-POTN-Sandys/2151-600.jpg

A grill with a view is a nice thing:

http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/HI/070804-POTN-Sandys/2178-600.jpg

Shinigami and G35 took turns using my 100-400 to shoot the minimal surfing action. There was a contest going on, but the conditions were less than ideal.

Shinigami had to head home and G35 and I hung out until well after dark. Well after dark some 10 second exposures turned things back to evening:

http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/HI/070804-POTN-Sandys/2191-800.jpg

That is when things got interesting and the ghost of G35 showed up...

http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/HI/070804-POTN-Sandys/2204-G35-ghost1-800.jpg

Great day. Cool hanging out with you guys.

- darren

[aiea1]

darren, Thanks for the photo series,
looks like it was a fun event and yumyum food to boot.

[G35Driver]

great shots Darren

[motion_projekt]

awesomely awesome shots. :-)

[Linkzi]

Great shots as usual Darren, thanks for the editorial.

[VFTT]

Thanks everyone.

G35 - nice shots. Looks like you are well up on the learning curve with the 100-400. That second shot is Kekoa Cazimero, isn't it?

- darren

[G35Driver]

here is a 60 second exposure
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b274/luis452/nightshotcopy.jpg

[VFTT]

G35, nice shot. You might want to try cropping the top of the photo right above Koko Crater to remove the blown out portion of the sky.

I still have to play with the hdr shots I took.

- d

[Shinigami052]

All of my pictures came out looking like crap! I set the exposure when I was using AV to -2 without knowing it and all my pictures are SUPER under exposed so much so that i can't fix them...

Sucks. I'll keep editing them and post up what I can salvage.

[G35Driver]

All of my pictures came out looking like crap! I set the exposure when I was using AV to -2 without knowing it and all my pictures are SUPER under exposed so much so that i can't fix them...

Sucks. I'll keep editing them and post up what I can salvage.
that sucks, but atleast thats a good way to learn

[Linkzi]

That's sad to hear and most of us did something like that. Accidents like that will make you remember not to do it again. I lost three months of photos by not backing them up promptly and the computer decides to die. Check the histogram after each shot to verify exposure.

[VFTT]

Bummer. We have all done something like that. Like Linkzi said, get in the habit of checking the histogram after each shot. If you are shooting a bunch of shots of the same subit (like the surfing shots) then just check the historgram after the first three or so. Then check it again only if the light changes a lot.

- darren

[G35Driver]

Bummer. We have all done something like that. Like Linkzi said, get in the habit of checking the histogram after each shot. If you are shooting a bunch of shots of the same subit (like the surfing shots) then just check the historgram after the first three or so. Then check it again only if the light changes a lot.

- darren
Darren thanks for showing and explaining the histogram to me, its helping me alot

[Shinigami052]

Thanks guys! I just re-installed CS3 so I can actually edit the pictures now. I'll b posting up some in the next day or so.

[Shinigami052]

Okay here are two:

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs20/f/2007/230/e/d/Sushi_by_Shinigami052.jpg

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs20/f/2007/230/c/5/Surf_1_by_Shinigami052.jpg

The color might be off because my monitor isn't calibrated yet (I can't get "white" in photoshop...it has a yellow tint to it.)

[Linkzi]

Randy - I like #2! You captured the emotion well. #1 makes me hungry.

[VFTT]

I see those shots are taken with the nifty fifty and the 100-400....have you been looking at B&H lately? These get togethers are dangerous, huh?

- d

[Shinigami052]

Yes I have been looking at B&H...I just got a 430ex from someone on POTN...I've been looking for a 50 f/1.8 or f/1.4 (pref the 1.4). I'm also saving up for that 100-400...ahhh I need to get better before I buy too much stuff. I'd like the skill to go along with my stuff...heh thanks for letting me try it out!

I see those shots are taken with the nifty fifty and the 100-400....have you been looking at B&H lately? These get togethers are dangerous, huh?

- d