Switzerland first POTN Meet - Zurich Zoo, April 5th

[DDA]

Looks like there are now a few members in Switzerland. We'll try to meet at the Zurich Zoo on Sunday, April 5th. anyone interested to join is welcome.

There are among other things to see some lion cubs that were born a few weeks ago ;-)


Feel free to join or add any alternative suggestion...

[dorin]

count me in!

[Alexei TND]

*reporting for duty*

[kruemi]

I would love to join but I think I can't make it. I hope I can join another time...

[Alexei TND]

Do we have a fix on meeting point and time?
or will we decide that closer to the actual date to account for weather conditions?

[dorin]

i think best would be to decide exactly around thursday, friday, but i assume something early morning, or 1-2 so we can get the nice afternoon light?

[Alexei TND]

ya that sounds good, maybe we can make it too feeding time to see the animals abit more active

[MDJAK]

What a great excuse, as if I need one, to travel to one of my dream destinations. And to think, I had the opportunity to do a week-long job in Zurich over Christmas '07 and turned it down. Am i an idiot? Don't answer that.

me

[Alexei TND]

What a great excuse, as if I need one, to travel to one of my dream destinations. And to think, I had the opportunity to do a week-long job in Zurich over Christmas '07 and turned it down. Am i an idiot? Don't answer that.

me

hehe so can we count on your presence?

[anton9]

I went to the zoo in december absolutely loved it. Must suggest the red tailed rat snakes you can get unbelievably amazing images of them there

[Slimsphotos]

I'll try and see if I can meet you guys for the afternoon, as I'm working the early shift (0500-1300) so maybe catch from 1400 onwards somewhere in the zoo. Will keep an eye on the weather as met office just below me :-)

Chris

[DDA]

That's great Chris! The more people, the more fun we'll have (maybe ;-))

[dorin]

anyone has a clue when the feeding time is?

[DDA]

Weather forecast for Sunday:

Freitag und Samstag recht sonnig, im Flachland vor allem Vormittags zeitweise Wolkenfelder. In den Alpen besonders am Freitag aus Süden zeitweise bewölkt, in den südlichen Walliseralpen einzelne Schauer möglich. Sonntag und Montag recht sonnig und warm, im Verlauf des Nachmittags vor allem an den Voralpen Bildung von Quellwolken.

Basically: nice ;-)

Dorin, I have no idea of feeding times.

[Slimsphotos]

Yep, should be about 15C, so warm enough, maybe a fair bit of cloud around but dry, so looks good for me :-)

Chris

[dorin]

so glad to see the meetings takes place!
so, shall we meet at noon or in the morning? what's the general consent?

cheers,
dorin

[dorin]

guys, we have a problem, it seems that it will be raining on sunday!
what do we do, postpone it for 2 weeks? the easter is next weekend so i assume all of us will be travelling or spending time with the family
http://www.meteoschweiz.admin.ch/web/de/wetter/detailprognose/lokalprognose.html?language=de&plz=8050

So, 05.04. 8|13 C 0-30% 5-20mm 10%

[DDA]

Well, Meteoschweiz doesn't even agree with itself. If you look on the detailed forecast page, they say a few drops might come in the evening. Depending on the forecast service you're looking at, you can have a bit of rain or mostly sunny...

I'd say we should maintain it. And if the weather is really too bad, we can find something else to go shoot...

[Slimsphotos]

Morning guys

Just had the daily met brief here, and for tomorrow, they say we may see a few light showers, but nothing too bad. Bear in mind, this is the forecast for aviation, so sometimes their definitions are different :-)
If you guys want to hold off for 2 weeks, fine with me, think I can also make that weekend.
As I'm working from 0600 on sunday morning, I can see how the weather looks and then have a better idea if it's worth getting to the zoo sunday afternoon.
If you lot are going to be there, someone just let me know and I'll look for you once I get there, sometime around 1300 I guess, depending on what time I get out of the office. The joys of working in aviation :-)

Also, there are a number of classic car shows and airshows going on this year if anyone is interested in those. I plan to be up at Hasenstrick 24th May for one of the first car shows.

Chris

[dorin]

i am fine with either options

chris, please let me know about any airshows in ch! anyone comming to La Bourget in june?

so, if we will be still up for tomorrow, what time?

cheers,
dorin

[DDA]

Should we say at 11 at the zoo entrance?

For Alexei, that would mean taking the 9:35 train from lucerne. For those in ZH, well, you should be able to find which tram to take :p

Chris, I'll PM you my mobile number so you can contact us if you make it ;-)

[Slimsphotos]

Dorin

The 2 airshows I've marked so far are

22 Aug, St Stephan, Hunterfest. Nice, went last year, roasted in the sun :-)

07/08 Oct Axalp. This year makes my 4th year on the trot.

For car shows, have a look on my events page as I'm lazy :-)
Click (http://www.slimsphotos.net/slimsphotos/Events/Events.html)


Chris

[dorin]

ok, 11 at the entrance sounds great!
see you all tomorrow,
Dorin

[Slimsphotos]

Final weather check

Today should be ok, 14 degrees at lunch, with a max of 16 mid afternoon. Some scattered clouds around 5000-7000ft with a small chance of occasional light showers in the PM. Winds light, around 3knots from the east.

[DDA]

Thnaks for the update Chris! See you later ;-)

[Alexei TND]

Great turnout peeps. Thanks for the great day. Now it's time to post all the chimping we caught ;D

[Slimsphotos]

Chimping, us, never, well almost never, erm, sometimes.
Nice to meet everyone.

Chris

[DDA]

Chimping, us, never

Well, let's just say I've got proof :p

[DDA]

Hi everyone! Here is the gallery (http://*******/beosji);-)

[Slimsphotos]

Hi all

Here is a link to my gallery from the zoo. Not happy with a lot of my pics, was not paying attention :-)

http://www.slimsphotos.net/slimsphotos/images/Animals/ZrhZooPOTNmeet/index.html

Chris

[DDA]

Some nice shots chris! But what were you paying attention to? :p The MPE worked well on the shoe!!!

[Alexei TND]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nameless-designer/sets/72157616533321129/

Heres my set, many didnt come out as well as i hoped, but i did manage to get a pair of good shots of chris :D

[DDA]

I've got one of Chris too :p

356497

[Alexei TND]

I've got one of Chris too :p

356497


muahahaha
chimpage :D

[Slimsphotos]

That's not chimping, I just needed to check my LCD was still there, honest :-)
DDA, that was the problem, after a full shift in the morning, wasn't concentrating on anything to do with the camera :-)
Nice shots both of you.

Am planning to go to the US custom car show at Oensingen 03rd May if anyone is interested. (work permitting)

Chris

[puzzle]

Nice shots guys ... any news on the next Swiss meeet up?

[DDA]

There is nothing planned yet. It is however time to organise something ;-)