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08/17/2005 06:26:35 AM · #251
Originally posted by Dreamerdoll:

Thanks for the welcome! What kind of outings do you guys go on? I know it's to take pics...lol...but what are they like?


If you click on my webpage and look at the top, you will see some links that start with "LA DPC" these are a few of the trips we have taken.
08/17/2005 02:21:39 PM · #252
Chuck... Woah, where did I get FL from? Very odd!

Donna, we try to go to places where we can carpool or easily park and gather for a few hours, walk around, see interesting sites... all for photo-sake. We chat, we get some food sometimes. It's great fun!

We've been to many places: //www.mirdonamy.com/dpc/ (totally outdated). I will updated it tomorrow!

Here are some of the places we've been (most pix are intermingled with my other albums):

Here WE are (on location):
//www.mirdonamy.com/photoalbumcat.php?albumName=friends&cat=friendindiv&subcat=dpc

El Matador:
//www.mirdonamy.com/photoalbumcat.php?albumName=travel&cat=ca&subcat=caelmatador

Rancho Palos Verdes:
//www.mirdonamy.com/photoalbumcat.php?albumName=travel&cat=ca&subcat=capalosverdes

Hollywood:
//www.mirdonamy.com/photoalbumcat.php?albumName=travel&cat=ca&subcat=caholly

Santa Clarita (Vasquez Rocks):
//www.mirdonamy.com/photoalbumcat.php?albumName=travel&cat=ca&subcat=casclarita

Long Beach:
//www.mirdonamy.com/photoalbumcat.php?albumName=travel&cat=ca&subcat=calongbch

Pasadena:
//www.mirdonamy.com/photoalbumcat.php?albumName=travel&cat=ca&subcat=capasadena

Queen Mary:
//www.mirdonamy.com/photoalbumcat.php?albumName=locations&cat=museum&subcat=queenmary

We even went "camping" once (Anza Borrego):
//www.mirdonamy.com/photoalbumcat.php?albumName=locations&cat=natpark&subcat=caanza

One of my favorite trips (Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve):
//www.mirdonamy.com/photoalbumcat.php?albumName=locations&cat=desert&subcat=capoppy

I've been without DPC, but we went to the LA Zoo:
//www.mirdonamy.com/photoalbumcat.php?albumName=locations&cat=zoos&subcat=lazoo

Autry Horse & Cowboy Show:
//www.mirdonamy.com/photoalbumcat.php?albumName=events&cat=cultural&subcat=horseshow

Los Angeles (one of my favorite places to shoot):
//www.mirdonamy.com/photoalbumcat.php?albumName=travel&cat=ca&subcat=calosangeles

Enjoy!
08/19/2005 09:48:29 AM · #253
Hey all,
I was bored today and dropped by the Hollywood Entertainment Museum. It was dimly and unevenly lit and I shot mainly at ISO 800-3200 with my Tokina 12-24 and Tamron 17-35, using really slow shutter speeds like 1/20 sec on a routine basis.

They had many actual props from the movies and also had reassembled some of the actual sets from Star Trek the next Gen., X-Files (Moulder's Office), and the actual Cheers Bar set, it was actually really impressive.

I've uploaded some pics and am currently uploading my last batch.
Enjoy.
//yido.smugmug.com/gallery/741060


08/19/2005 01:45:21 PM · #254
Very intersting stuff. Sad it was so badly lit. You did good for the lighting. I guess you couldn't use a flash?
08/19/2005 02:26:14 PM · #255
For planet of the Apes shot. Otherwise no, it ruins the lighting.
08/23/2005 09:55:18 PM · #256
Hey my photos are finally on the Gene Autry Western Museum's Website on Griffith park. I think there maybe more, but I'll have to rummage through their site to find them. he he
see them here.
Header of this page: //www.autrynationalcenter.org/about.php
//www.autrynationalcenter.org/tours.php#gp
//www.autrynationalcenter.org/membership_home.php

Message edited by author 2005-08-23 21:56:48.
08/24/2005 12:09:01 AM · #257
They really come together on the site. Great stuff Tom!! mmmooooorrreeeee :) you're famous now..
08/24/2005 02:01:55 AM · #258
your photos look nice, but i'm looking for that gun shot you were asking advice about and i don't see it! i'm guessing you didn't take the mono portrait of gene autry? :P
08/24/2005 02:39:22 AM · #259
Originally posted by brianlh:

your photos look nice, but i'm looking for that gun shot you were asking advice about and i don't see it! i'm guessing you didn't take the mono portrait of gene autry? :P


The gun exhibit is coming in 2008, so they'll be shooting it in 2007. I was planning waaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy ahead.
Mono portrait of Gene Autry? I took a portrait of his statue? he he

08/30/2005 12:46:59 AM · #260
Hey guys... Hope your meet this month was productive. I'm sorry I couldn't make it, but I joined some friends and hiked Mt. Whitney. Because of the nature of the hike (22 miles, 16 hours and 6100+ ft elevation gain to 14,496 feet) I could only manage to take a small P&S camera and only managed a few shots. You can see them in the 'Whitney' folder in my portfolio. Where was your outing? Please post some when you get a chance.


08/30/2005 01:32:34 AM · #261
Originally posted by SoCal69:

Hey guys... Hope your meet this month was productive. I'm sorry I couldn't make it, but I joined some friends and hiked Mt. Whitney. Because of the nature of the hike (22 miles, 16 hours and 6100+ ft elevation gain to 14,496 feet) I could only manage to take a small P&S camera and only managed a few shots. You can see them in the 'Whitney' folder in my portfolio. Where was your outing? Please post some when you get a chance.



Wow, Mt Whitney!! Forget about any of our pictures, let's see the few you have!!
08/30/2005 01:56:37 AM · #262
Originally posted by brianlh:

Wow, Mt Whitney!! Forget about any of our pictures, let's see the few you have!!


Check the Whitney folder in my portfolio. It was an amazing experience and some of the most incredible scenery I have ever seen.

Message edited by author 2005-08-30 02:04:57.
08/30/2005 07:31:52 PM · #263
Wow Chuck! What a beautiful view. I love the twisted tree photo! How did you hike this? Did you mountain climb, grapple or just walk walk walk? How long did it take you? Did you camp up there? Tell us more!

I'd never seen a marmot before!
08/30/2005 07:39:29 PM · #264
Wow I'm jealous... OK, well, I'm not jealous of how sore you prolly are now, lol. It must have been awesome to hike amongst that kind of scenery for an entire day.
08/30/2005 07:50:42 PM · #265
last weekend was good for me.
Went to San Juan Capistrano
Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo
and then Nightshooting at Mulholland drive overlooking Hollywood and LA

https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/764392
//yido.smugmug.com/gallery/764397
//yido.smugmug.com/gallery/574841

I still encourage you guys to join ladslr club on Yahoo so you can join in on all the shooting.

08/30/2005 08:40:40 PM · #266
Wow that is an amazing hike Chuck! That truly does look beautiful. I always bring it up but if you want a place packed to the brim with beauty, be sure to check out Banff and Jaspers National Parks in Canada. Amazing.
08/30/2005 09:46:13 PM · #267
Originally posted by mirdonamy:

Wow Chuck! What a beautiful view. I love the twisted tree photo! How did you hike this? Did you mountain climb, grapple or just walk walk walk? How long did it take you? Did you camp up there? Tell us more!

I'd never seen a marmot before!


The view was incredible! The photos don't do justice to the view from that altitude. I really wish I could have had my 10D and lenses with me. The Marmots were pretty funny, just scurrying from person to person looking for a handout. I have heard that they can be pretty bold if they find an unattended pack with food.

Details on the hike:

We pretty much just walked. Of the 10 of us that started out together, only 4 made the summit. The trail was fairly easy to follow, but there were a lot of boulders to climb/scramble over. It really was harder along the crest trail as the train was fairly narrow and rocky, with a huge drop if you made any missteps. The hike is 10.7 miles each way. You can do the hike over two or more days if you want, but we opted for the one-day option and of course had to carry enough water and food for the entire day. We started at 3 am and finished at 7 pm, which included a half-hour stop for lunch and one hour at the top to enjoy the view and rest. It is a gruelling hike... very strenuous and the possibility of altitude sickness over 10,000 ft elevation (which comes in at about 3-4 miles into the hike. The altitude at the summit is 14,496 feet and provides an incredible 360 degree view. On one side of the crest you have Death Valley and the surrounding desert areas (trailcrest02.jpg and summit01.jpg) and on the other side are spectacular views of Sequoia National Park (trailcrest01.jpg).

If you are into hiking and enjoy spectacular views and excruciating suffering, consider joining me next summer :)


08/30/2005 09:48:25 PM · #268
Originally posted by brianlh:

Wow that is an amazing hike Chuck! That truly does look beautiful. I always bring it up but if you want a place packed to the brim with beauty, be sure to check out Banff and Jaspers National Parks in Canada. Amazing.


Thanks! I was just in Canada for a few days about 2 weeks ago, but just to visit family in Sarnia (just over the border from Detroit). The only real sight I took in was Niagara for a few hours. I would love to spend extended time throughout Canada... I have heard and seen photos of some amazing scenery there!

08/31/2005 01:47:53 AM · #269
Great photos Tom! You are getting better and better! I am glad I didn't go to the rodeo. I am not a fan of rodeos. The animals are not treated very well, in many cases. I love your capistrano photos. Really nice color and angles!
08/31/2005 02:16:28 AM · #270
Great photos Tom and Chuck looks like both of you had a blast.
08/31/2005 11:20:32 PM · #271
My Bats Day photos are up:

//www.mirdonamy.com/photoentry.php see the updates on the right hand side.
09/01/2005 12:02:53 AM · #272
COol shots everyone :)

Wow, lots of people dressed in black Arie! Looks like you had fun, and so do they.
09/01/2005 02:19:47 AM · #273
Hey,
I know this isn't a meet up forum but some are going to San Gabriel Mission Festivals this Sat, Civil War reenactment at Huntington Beach Sun, and maybe Vasquez Rocks on Monday afternoon. Let me know if anyone is interested.

09/01/2005 02:41:36 AM · #274
Great shots Arie... looks like a blast!

So what was the last outing? I never heard what you all did. Did you guys go out?
09/01/2005 05:48:24 PM · #275
Tom went out with the Yahoo LA photo group. We didn't end up getting together in DPC style though.

It's been a while. I am organizing a get together for October 1st though. Sadly, I've got almost the entire month of September booked up (on weekends) with trips and helping my sister move.

I can go out on week nights though, locally.

As for Bats Day, it was great fun! Greg & Katy were there that day, coincidentally. I left my cell phone home so we never ran into each other. The people at Bats Day are really nice. It's the last Sunday in August every year. Mark your calendar & dress in black!

:)
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