Brisbane POTN: General Ramblings Thread

balus wrote in post #3562307
10 second rule!

It's now actually the 30 second rule, some scientists did a big test on how many seconds you had.

they must have had amazing social lives :P
don't pick on feng.. cos he will sell me his handmedowns.. stupid persuasion!

three wrote in post #3562434
don't pick on feng.. cos he will sell me his handmedowns.. stupid persuasion!

lol mmmm handmedowns :P

Mat Fitzsimmons wrote in post #3559705
Hmmm, speaking of which ... kinda thinking about selling my 400 f5.6L footzoom sometime if anyone's interested

<me bats Mat on head with my plastic bottle of Evian> Unless me suspects he's buying 400mm f/2.8 IS to replace it.

Meaty0 wrote in post #3562714
plastic bottle of Evian

Did you know Evian is Naive backward... I think back then they thought people were Naive to want to buy water :P hahahahha

:o

this is true. its like that bullship (p for a t) show where they opened this restaraunt that only severed water.. and they got all the posh folks tasting the water as if it was wine thinking that they could taste differences between the different "lables" of water.

turns out it was straight outta the NY water supply :P
some red faces in there i tell ya!

wakko wrote in post #3562802
Did you know Evian is Naive backward... I think back then they thought people were Naive to want to buy water :P hahahahha

:o

Know it? I'm the one they named it after!

Did you know that No Kin is Nikon spelled backwards?

lol @ no kin :P *grin*

Okay....ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! Brisbane Camera Group is holding an "Outdoor People Workshop" on Saturday August 25th at Fort Lytton National Park from 12.00 to 4.00 pm. We should have the park to ourselves.

There will be 15 models and heaps of experts on hand, to help out those in need of help, to photograph our 15 models. There is a chance that the Fort Lytton Society will provide some folks in period costume as well. We're trying to convince them to fire the main canon too...gotta work on that a bit more.

Cost will be $25 per photographer. It's open to all photographers. At this stage, we think that "extras" (non-photographers) who come along may have to pay the park entry fee of $4.50, but that will be clarified later. All photographers are welcome. Register your name with our co-ordinator by PM ing me and I'll give you his email address.

Ooooh ... at this stage I think I'm even in town that weekend!!
Hmmm, could this be my first real photography activity this year??

wakko wrote in post #3559919
Um.... just a question.... which you can answer while I'm sleeping... but how much was, and where did you get your Gitzo Tripod and RRS ballhead etc?

I can't remember how much they were, sorry ... but the legs were from Adorama, and the head (and plates/etc) were direct from RRS. Bought them all new.

HelenThura wrote in post #3562258
I will swap you my Sigma 30mm 1.4 (a good copy) for it, I will even throw in a hair curler.

Hmmmm, the hair curler is tempting me .... let me think about it

Meaty0 wrote in post #3562714
<me bats Mat on head with my plastic bottle of Evian> Unless me suspects he's buying 400mm f/2.8 IS to replace it.

I wish .. .well, I probably don't really - I doubt it'd be a fun lens to carry around.

A 300 f2.8L IS on the other hand .....

HelenThura wrote in post #3562258
I would be a bidder as I want it but I think I need to improve my lenses on the wider end first.

A 5D to go with your 12-24 would help a lot there.

balus wrote in post #3562307
10 second rule!

more like the 10 minute rule, especially where i work

three wrote in post #3562434
don't pick on feng.. cos he will sell me his handmedowns..

Hey, i think ill be getting some of those as well. Already got dibs on his 100mm macro

Ill take the 12-24 if you decide you dont want it, thats if i dont get a 10-20 first...

Meaty0 wrote in post #3563044
Okay....ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! Brisbane Camera Group is holding an "Outdoor People Workshop" on Saturday August 25th at Fort Lytton National Park from 12.00 to 4.00 pm. We should have the park to ourselves.

There will be 15 models and heaps of experts on hand, to help out those in need of help, to photograph our 15 models. There is a chance that the Fort Lytton Society will provide some folks in period costume as well. We're trying to convince them to fire the main canon too...gotta work on that a bit more.

Cost will be $25 per photographer. It's open to all photographers. At this stage, we think that "extras" (non-photographers) who come along may have to pay the park entry fee of $4.50, but that will be clarified later. All photographers are welcome. Register your name with our co-ordinator by PM ing me and I'll give you his email address.

Sounds like a good day out.. but I don't know where that is??

three wrote in post #3563259
Sounds like a good day out.. but I don't know where that is??

At Lytton...near the oil refinery...on the bank of the river.

ok cool.

wheres Lytton?

three wrote in post #3563569
wheres Lytton?

south side of the river, out towards Fisherman Island