Bristol, WI Renaissance Faire '06 - What a blast!

Curtis N · 6th of August 2006 (Sun)

What an awesome day it was. Perfect weather, met a lot of great people, and even managed to take a few interesting pictures!

By my count there were seven POTNers there. We also bumped into a few other Canon shooters and had fun talking about photography and told them about this forum.

I'm very grateful to Big John for bringing his friend Tom H. Tom is director of Photography for a local hospital and former photojournalist. He's been a full-time pro shooter for better than 15 years and loves to talk about photography with all the enthusiasm of someone who just bought his first camera. I enjoyed talking with Tom and learned a great deal just watching him work! I do hope Tom joins POTN and contributes to the discussions here.

We didn't stay together much, and never got a shot of the whole group, so this will have to suffice. Aaron is one of the people who hadn't heard of POTN before. In addition to those in the picture, Big H (Harry), drparker (Drew) and RuggerJoe (Joe) were in attendance. Maybe there were more that we just never ran into?

Anyway, it was great meeting all of you. We'll have to get together again soon!

A few of my shots from the Faire are in this thread and this thread.

cmM · 6th of August 2006 (Sun)

It was great meeting you and everyone else as well.
Thanks for organizing this get-together.

I'll post some shots soon

cmM.

admeyer · 6th of August 2006 (Sun)

It was really great meeting everyone. I had loads of fun. I shot over 600 frames, it will take me a while to go through them, but I have posted a few to start.

http://public.fotki.com/admeyer/2006_renaissance_fair/

I look forward to meeting the POTN photographers again in the future.

Jon · 6th of August 2006 (Sun)

Looking at that shot, all I can think is, "How mundane of you all!" (second from right - handed someone else he camera).

Curtis N · 6th of August 2006 (Sun)

Mundane perhaps, but Jon, if you look closely at my pose in that shot you might be able to speculate that my wearing a kilt would have had a negative effect on image quality.

As for the ladies in your shot, well they obviously don't know how to dress for a Ren Faire. There isn't a bit of cleavage showing!

RuggerJoe · 6th of August 2006 (Sun)

Does anyone remeber the name of the site the guy we ran into by the big stage near the end with the 5D and 100-400 L told us about?

Curtis N · 7th of August 2006 (Mon)

Quote:

Originally Posted by admeyer

It was really great meeting everyone. I had loads of fun.

Nice meeting you too, Aaron. I checked out your gallery. Outstanding stuff!

Welcome to POTN!

BIG H · 7th of August 2006 (Mon)

Curtis, Becky -
Thanks for organizing this event. It was fun meeting everyone in such a wonderful place! I hope to have some pics posted soon - and am enjoying everyone elses pics too!
Looking forward to the 2nd annual Ren Faire meet!

Harry

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Curtis N Master Flasher Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Northern Illinois, US Posts: 18,988	Bristol, WI Renaissance Faire '06 - What a blast! What an awesome day it was. Perfect weather, met a lot of great people, and even managed to take a few interesting pictures! By my count there were seven POTNers there. We also bumped into a few other Canon shooters and had fun talking about photography and told them about this forum. I'm very grateful to Big John for bringing his friend Tom H. Tom is director of Photography for a local hospital and former photojournalist. He's been a full-time pro shooter for better than 15 years and loves to talk about photography with all the enthusiasm of someone who just bought his first camera. I enjoyed talking with Tom and learned a great deal just watching him work! I do hope Tom joins POTN and contributes to the discussions here. We didn't stay together much, and never got a shot of the whole group, so this will have to suffice. Aaron is one of the people who hadn't heard of POTN before. In addition to those in the picture, Big H (Harry), drparker (Drew) and RuggerJoe (Joe) were in attendance. Maybe there were more that we just never ran into? Anyway, it was great meeting all of you. We'll have to get together again soon! A few of my shots from the Faire are in this thread and this thread. __________________ "If you're not having fun, your pictures will reflect that." - Joe McNally Chicago area POTN events Flash Photography 101 \| The EOS Flash Bible \| Techniques for Better On-Camera Flash \| How to Use Flash Outdoors \| Excel-based DOF Calculator Last edited by Curtis N : 6th of August 2006 (Sun) at 07:11.

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cmM Goldmember Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicago / San Francisco Posts: 5,705	Re: Bristol, WI Renaissance Faire '06 - What a blast! It was great meeting you and everyone else as well. Thanks for organizing this get-together. I'll post some shots soon cmM.

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admeyer Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern Illinois, USA Posts: 9	Re: Bristol, WI Renaissance Faire '06 - What a blast! It was really great meeting everyone. I had loads of fun. I shot over 600 frames, it will take me a while to go through them, but I have posted a few to start. http://public.fotki.com/admeyer/2006_renaissance_fair/ I look forward to meeting the POTN photographers again in the future. __________________ Thanks Aaron Meyer See my photos at: http://public.fotki.com/admeyer/

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Curtis N Master Flasher Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Northern Illinois, US Posts: 18,988	Re: Bristol, WI Renaissance Faire '06 - What a blast! Mundane perhaps, but Jon, if you look closely at my pose in that shot you might be able to speculate that my wearing a kilt would have had a negative effect on image quality. As for the ladies in your shot, well they obviously don't know how to dress for a Ren Faire. There isn't a bit of cleavage showing! __________________ "If you're not having fun, your pictures will reflect that." - Joe McNally Chicago area POTN events Flash Photography 101 \| The EOS Flash Bible \| Techniques for Better On-Camera Flash \| How to Use Flash Outdoors \| Excel-based DOF Calculator

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RuggerJoe Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Carbondale, IL, USA Posts: 899 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Bristol, WI Renaissance Faire '06 - What a blast! Does anyone remeber the name of the site the guy we ran into by the big stage near the end with the 5D and 100-400 L told us about? __________________ Joe Comments / critiques always welcome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruggerjoe/ Canon 350D EF-S 17-85 IS USM \| EF 50 1.8 \| EF 70-300 IS \| 580EX \| a couple of kit lenses All of which are all better than my skills.

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BIG H Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wisconsin USA Posts: 708 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Bristol, WI Renaissance Faire '06 - What a blast! Curtis, Becky - Thanks for organizing this event. It was fun meeting everyone in such a wonderful place! I hope to have some pics posted soon - and am enjoying everyone elses pics too! Looking forward to the 2nd annual Ren Faire meet! Harry __________________ 7D, 40D, 20D, S5is, canon: 100-400LIS, 70-200 f2.8L, 18-55 EFS, 17-55 f2.8 IS EFS, 28-135 IS, 70-300 f4-5.6 IS, 50 f1.4, 85 f1.8, 135 f2.0; sigma: 24-70 EX DG macro; tokina: 10-17 fisheye; 580EX II, 430EX

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