Brisbane POTN Coffee Club Rev. 4

HelenThura wrote in post #6629648
Some of you will have already seen this but I wanted to share a photo from the wedding on the w/end, it was so much fun!

Also I'm looking for locations out the Samford way which would have perhaps some long grass, old post and rail fences, maybe some old buildings etc. Anyone know of any thing?

Helen (not W!!) that is outstanding - very rich and perfect setting near the jacaranda. We noticed they'd really come into flower when we got back from holiday - can see them everywhere from home.

BOSS wrote in post #6630429
Helen,that shot is magnificent the colours and composition...wow.

Hey - and I saw the "tagline" quote in your sig all over Rome a couple of weeks ago, including on the manhole covers etc.....

Clang - oops, sorry, just dropped that name!

HelenThura wrote in post #6629648
Some of you will have already seen this but I wanted to share a photo from the wedding on the w/end, it was so much fun!

Very nice Helen

I reckon I could find a few places like that easy enough. Long grass and old fences is easy - old buildings, hmmm, there's a few photogenic ones about.
If you're needing a second shooter out this way, I'll shove my hand up

We had a tidy 39mm of rain yesterday/last night, so the creek is now flowing nicely again. Stopped for a quick shot on the way home this morning, nothing special, but it looks ok.

IMAGE LINK: http://flickr.com/phot​os/dadegroot/300684615​0/

M_ark wrote in post #6626608
my photo tax

Nice, Mark. Very creative.

HelenThura wrote in post #6629648
Some of you will have already seen this but I wanted to share a photo from the wedding on the w/end, it was so much fun!

Wonderful shot. It looks somewhat 3D to me as I look around the image.

But why do people have to wear brightly coloured clothes when they walk through your background?

DAdeGroot wrote in post #6631660
We had a tidy 39mm of rain yesterday/last night, so the creek is now flowing nicely again. Stopped for a quick shot on the way home this morning, nothing special, but it looks ok.

30 sec exposure, hoya nd400 + circ. polariser, 70-200 @ 200mm - f/10.

You're loving that ND400, aren't you Dave?

Nick C. wrote in post #6632560
You're loving that ND400, aren't you Dave?

Definitely has it's uses

DAdeGroot wrote in post #6631660
We had a tidy 39mm of rain yesterday/last night, so the creek is now flowing nicely again. Stopped for a quick shot on the way home this morning, nothing special, but it looks ok.

30 sec exposure, hoya nd400 + circ. polariser, 70-200 @ 200mm - f/10.

Awesome shot, i mean, i've been wanting to get a shot like this for ages, just, don't have the ND filter... and slightly flooded creeks at night time are dangerous places

anyway if my first comes out anything like this, i'll be over the ... moon?

M_ark wrote in post #6633119
Awesome shot, i mean, i've been wanting to get a shot like this for ages, just, don't have the ND filter... and slightly flooded creeks at night time are dangerous places

anyway if my first comes out anything like this, i'll be over the ... moon?

Oh this one isn't particularly good, I've done better.

You don't *need* an ND filter, you just need to find flowing water with a good tree canopy, go there on a heavily overcast day, and don't forget the polariser

the polarizer for that extra 1-2 stops of light difference?

now if only i lived somewhere near a rainforest...

M_ark wrote in post #6637345
the polarizer for that extra 1-2 stops of light difference?

Yes, BUT also to cut nasty reflections off the water surface which make the photo less interesting.

For instance, this was shot with a polariser:
http://flickr.com/phot​os/dadegroot/256929402​6/

This wasn't:http://flickr.com/phot​os/dadegroot/191485799​6/

Notice the crappy sheen on the rock and water surface in the second one.

I do

Rainforest conditions aren't hard to find around Brissie providing you've got a car (and can drive).

DAdeGroot wrote in post #6637887
Rainforest conditions aren't hard to find around Brissie providing you've got a car (and can drive).

You make things so difficult - needing a car and having to be able to drive as well.

Many Australians can only embrace the former

Trumples wrote in post #6638460
You make things so difficult - needing a car and having to be able to drive as well.

Many Australians can only embrace the former

My Wife included, by the looks of it

(she wrote off the camry the other day - spun in the wet, put it into a tree - she's ok, but the car has been deemed a "repairable write-off" by the insurers)

Photos here:

http://vikings.homeip.​net …neral/transport​/RIPCamry/

DAdeGroot wrote in post #6638475
My Wife included, by the looks of it

(she wrote off the camry the other day - spun in the wet, put it into a tree - she's ok, but the car has been deemed a "repairable write-off" by the insurers)

Photos here:

http://vikings.homeip.​net …neral/transport​/RIPCamry/

That'll buff out no worries...hehehe.It is still drivable?
So because of age and damage not worth the repair bill for the insurance?

BOSS wrote in post #6638532
That'll buff out no worries...hehehe.It is still drivable?
So because of age and damage not worth the repair bill for the insurance?

Well in it's current state, it's not driving anywhere - rear tyre is burst. Personally, I don't think it's worth repair either - chassis rail is slightly bent, rear axle might not be fantastic either.

DAdeGroot wrote in post #6638613
Well in it's current state, it's not driving anywhere - rear tyre is burst. Personally, I don't think it's worth repair either - chassis rail is slightly bent, rear axle might not be fantastic either.

Let the shopping for a new/secondhand car begin.
Perhaps Sir would be interested in this lovely Rolls Royce Corniche..............​.

BOSS wrote in post #6638806
Let the shopping for a new/secondhand car begin.
Perhaps Sir would be interested in this lovely Rolls Royce Corniche..............​.

Sir would prefer a 200 Series Landcruiser in the Turbo Diesel VX variety, but Sir will be sorely lacking in those sorts of funds.

I'd say we'll be running on one car (despite owning three) for a while (cheaper that way anyway).