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Postby wendellt on Sun Jan 22, 2006 2:31 pm

A spectacular meet organized none other than Geoff
It was great to meet new members Sheila, Steffan and Dstrom
and fun was had by all
thanks again geoff and bel for the hot suasagges and wonderful hospitality

my whacky 12-24's 12mm nifty distortion
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12mm, f11, 4.0 seconds, iso100

Sheila Smart among an array of cameras waiting for morning magic
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14mm, f11, 8 seconds, iso100

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14mm, f11, 3.0 seconds, iso100, with CPL filter

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22mm, f11, 2.5 seoonds, with CPL filter

elaboration on a theme
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12mm, f8, 30 seonds, iso 100, with B+W Neutral Density Filter x64

now if we only had a sexy model
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24mm, f8, 30 seconds, iso 100, with B+W Neutral Density Filter x64

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15mm, f8, 1/400, ISO200

Glen on the edge, 'hey there take it easy now, back up, everything is o.k'
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24mm, f8, 1/500 ISO 200
Last edited by wendellt on Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:17 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Postby Manta on Sun Jan 22, 2006 2:50 pm

Gorgeous series Wendell. You guys were spoiled. Favs are the chain with the droplets and the silhouette of Glen.

Very nice.

I live close by the water so I really have no excuse to not get out there at the crack of dawn and shoot some images myself.
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Postby sirhc55 on Sun Jan 22, 2006 2:59 pm

Spooky it may be but there are some beautiful shots Wendell :)
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Postby big pix on Sun Jan 22, 2006 3:02 pm

Great shots...... but they seem to lack color or saturation....... or was that the effect wanted.......
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Postby stubbsy on Sun Jan 22, 2006 3:12 pm

Wendell. I concur with Simon as to the pick of these shots. Very impressive work from you. Where are the ones that lead to you being awash with water?
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Postby Onyx on Sun Jan 22, 2006 3:18 pm

I can't believe you've processed and posted these images so soon after the event Wendell! :) It's interesting for me that you chose to highlight the water in this series, going by the percentage of framage water received...

Where were those taken by the crashing waves' edge - for which you got wet and risked your camera getting wet?
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Postby wendellt on Sun Jan 22, 2006 3:25 pm

stubbsy wrote:Wendell. I concur with Simon as to the pick of these shots. Very impressive work from you. Where are the ones that lead to you being awash with water?


hi guys thanks for the comments

Peter the pics i took when risking the life of my D2X suck
you know i only like a cetain aesthetics in my images for image selection as a set they don't work with these.

I am a bit inexperienced with capturing waves backlit by the sun in low light conditions so not really happy with what i got.

the others however would make nice location shots for future model test work

big pix, I liek the saturated look, ties in better, less bold more muted which all contributes ot the global feeling of the set.

Simon i think this is the first meet for 2006, you should start one up in the state you ar elocated in, make dslrusers.net history

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Postby Glen on Sun Jan 22, 2006 3:29 pm

Wendell, great series, a different perspective :D Like them a lot
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Postby birddog114 on Sun Jan 22, 2006 3:32 pm

wendellt wrote:

Simon i think this is the first meet for 2006, you should start one up in the state you ar elocated in, make dslrusers.net history


No, The first meet of DSLRUSERS .NET was on the Saturday 21/1/06 at Tea Gardens and Hawk Nests.
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Postby Geoff on Sun Jan 22, 2006 3:47 pm

As usual Wendell some excellent images!
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Postby LittleB on Sun Jan 22, 2006 4:32 pm

Wendell, great photos, interesting perspective. :D

I like the colours you chose too, creates the mood.
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Postby Oneputt on Sun Jan 22, 2006 4:51 pm

Wendell I really like the "elaboration on a theme" - lovely shot. :D
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Postby Alpha_7 on Sun Jan 22, 2006 4:57 pm

Love images Wendell. It was great to hang out with you again (although I missed your close call with the waves). You've put my chain water droplets to shame, where you using the 12-24DX for those ? Great stuff!
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Postby wendellt on Sun Jan 22, 2006 5:05 pm

Alpha_7 wrote:Love images Wendell. It was great to hang out with you again (although I missed your close call with the waves). You've put my chain water droplets to shame, where you using the 12-24DX for those ? Great stuff!


great to catch up again craig, i hope someone got a pic of you all glamed up with flowers

i used the 12-24dx as usual stuck with this wideangle until birdy gets me my walkaround lens 28-70 f2.8

actually i would of liked to get closer to the chain
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Postby Heath Bennett on Sun Jan 22, 2006 5:33 pm

Great series Wendell.

Ahh, the serenity :roll:

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Postby Alpha_7 on Sun Jan 22, 2006 5:45 pm

wendellt wrote:
Alpha_7 wrote:Love images Wendell. It was great to hang out with you again (although I missed your close call with the waves). You've put my chain water droplets to shame, where you using the 12-24DX for those ? Great stuff!


great to catch up again craig, i hope someone got a pic of you all glamed up with flowers

i used the 12-24dx as usual stuck with this wideangle until birdy gets me my walkaround lens 28-70 f2.8

actually i would of liked to get closer to the chain


I shot the chain with the kit, so have a different perspect
ive (the tripod was also a different height), I might post some low res thumbnails for comparison).

(I'd love to see some of the shots with me and the flowers, pity I didn't do my hair!) :lol:
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Postby Geoff on Sun Jan 22, 2006 5:47 pm

Alpha_7 wrote:
wendellt wrote:
Alpha_7 wrote:Love images Wendell. It was great to hang out with you again (although I missed your close call with the waves). You've put my chain water droplets to shame, where you using the 12-24DX for those ? Great stuff!


great to catch up again craig, i hope someone got a pic of you all glamed up with flowers

i used the 12-24dx as usual stuck with this wideangle until birdy gets me my walkaround lens 28-70 f2.8

actually i would of liked to get closer to the chain


I shot the chain with the kit, so have a different perspect
ive (the tripod was also a different height), I might post some low res thumbnails for comparison).

(I'd love to see some of the shots with me and the flowers, pity I didn't do my hair!) :lol:


You mean like this Craig? :)

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Postby Potatis on Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:08 pm

Beautiful colours, Wendell. The photos look so serene. :) Lovely shots.
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Postby gstark on Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:33 pm

Birddog114 wrote:
wendellt wrote:

Simon i think this is the first meet for 2006, you should start one up in the state you ar elocated in, make dslrusers.net history


No, The first meet of DSLRUSERS .NET was on the Saturday 21/1/06 at Tea Gardens and Hawk Nests.


Actually, it really doesn't matter which was, or which was not.

Please, all, no pissing contests of any kind.

Let's simply enjoy the images.
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Postby BBJ on Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:39 pm

Great set of pics there Wendell, i like them all and i think you all were all keen to get up so early and meet the morning like this and be rewarded with great shots.
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Postby Nikkofan on Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:38 pm

[quote="Alpha_7(I'd love to see some of the shots with me and the flowers, pity I didn't do my hair!) :lol:[/quote]

Happy to oblige Craig ...

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It's a good look - just remember the hula skirt next time! :lol:

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Postby Finch on Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:57 pm

Lovely sillohuette shot, Wendell.

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Postby stubbsy on Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:21 pm

Lynn

Can't see the Pixspot image. Just get the infamous go to pixspot graphic.
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Postby Alpha_7 on Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:23 pm

stubbsy wrote:Lynn

Can't see the Pixspot image. Just get the infamous go to pixspot graphic.

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(Strange, I still have no issues seeing pixspot shots, here is Lynn's shot)
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Postby Nnnnsic on Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:26 pm

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Postby Big Red on Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:42 pm

pic three is my favorite ... simple and serene with a great colour.
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Postby Greg B on Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:46 am

They are great shots Wendell, as always from you.

The shot of Glen is spectacular.
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Postby MHD on Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:33 am

Nice work Wendell!

Second one is great... but I am a sucker for hardware in scenic locations...
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Postby stubbsy on Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:49 am

Alpha_7 wrote:(Strange, I still have no issues seeing pixspot shots, here is Lynn's shot)

Thanks Craig. Pretty good shot and I see a DB too. PS It's a weed not a flower.
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Postby Alpha_7 on Mon Jan 23, 2006 3:20 pm

stubbsy wrote:
Alpha_7 wrote:(Strange, I still have no issues seeing pixspot shots, here is Lynn's shot)

Thanks Craig. Pretty good shot and I see a DB too. PS It's a weed not a flower.


Well I might try to argue semantics, that it's a flower and the plant it came from is the weed, but who cares... Made me look more interesting..
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Postby stubbsy on Mon Jan 23, 2006 3:40 pm

Craig you are right on both counts :wink:
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