London in December anyone? (GTG)

Leica 18-56mm f/3.5-5.6 Vario Elmar-T ASPH

10/29/2007 09:07:26 AM · #1

Hey Fellow DPC'ers,

Last night myself and

Ecce Signum got to talking about a pre Christmas stroll around London with our cameras. We did it in 2005 and actually had one of the best days out (avoiding silly places like Oxford Street of course!). Sadly, I spent most of last December avoiding all the bugs and horrible food in my local hospital so missed Christmas completely.

This year, as I'm not planning on a hospital stay, we thought it would be good to go back and see the sights! :o) We also thought it might be nice to see if there were any fellow DPC'ers who might fancy a little GTG?

Myself and Andi (

Ecce Signum) will be there with my wheelchair and a selection of cameras and lenses, it would be great to see a few of you too.

The best dates for us would be weekends so thats 1st/2nd, 8th/9th or 15th/16th of December.

We'd be happy to get some ideas of places to go and things to do but instead of me going on I'll post this and see what happens from here! :o)

Thanks for reading :o)

MAK

Leica M Monochrom

10/29/2007 09:13:09 AM · #2

Down the southbank is nice at night, london eye, tower bridge blah blah. I guess the park is a tough call in a wheelchair.

Hanae and I would love to meet you guys, been on the cards for while so I think you can say we will be there...

Sony Sonnar T* 35mm F2.8 ZA

10/29/2007 09:19:49 AM · #3

Originally posted by MAK:

It's certainly been a long time coming, it'll be really good to finally meet you both!

I know that some of the parks aren't too bad for wheelchair access but as Andi will be pushing we'd better keep the ground as flat as possible ;o)

salmiakki

Sony Alpha a7R III

10/29/2007 11:12:37 AM · #4

I may be in London weekend of 8/9 December (not 100% sure yet), so would certainly be up for it if I am around.

Nuzzer

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10/29/2007 11:25:29 AM · #5

A month too late for me :(

I land there tomorrow for three weeks. It would have been nice to meet some DPCers.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

10/29/2007 11:29:00 AM · #6

Originally posted by Nuzzer:

A month too late for me :(

I land there tomorrow for three weeks. It would have been nice to meet some DPCers.

Nooo, you don't want to fly tomorrow! Wait a few weeks, we could be your welcoming party ;o)

Nuzzer

Canon EOS-7D

10/29/2007 11:30:15 AM · #7

Originally posted by talj:

Originally posted by Nuzzer:
A month too late for me :(

I land there tomorrow for three weeks. It would have been nice to meet some DPCers.

Nooo, you don't want to fly tomorrow! Wait a few weeks, we could be your welcoming party ;o)

Sure but I'm half-way there now (Singapore)

10/29/2007 11:32:32 AM · #8

Originally posted by Nuzzer:

Sure but I'm half-way there now (Singapore)

Ah, ok, fair point! My 3 day stop in Singapore on the way back from Australia was NOT the highlight of my trip...way too humid! Sorry we'll miss you but hope you have a great time :o)

Simms

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

10/29/2007 11:32:56 AM · #9

Count me in. I think I am pretty free all through December. South bank sounds great, you can get some really cool shots `From the south bank`...

See what I did there??

10/29/2007 11:36:05 AM · #10

Originally posted by Simms:

Count me in. I think I am pretty free all through December. South bank sounds great, you can get some really cool shots `From the south bank`...

See what I did there??

Very good Mark ;o) Glad to see we are all well humoured so far!

This will be myself and Andi's first DPC meet...it's about time! I'm also free pretty much all of December so if Sarah makes it over for the 8th/9th that would be great :o)

gloda

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

10/29/2007 01:17:35 PM · #11

Ah sounds interesting, I might join spontaneously depending on how far I got with my essays then.

MAK

Leica M Monochrom

Leica 18-56mm f/3.5-5.6 Vario Elmar-T ASPH

10/29/2007 01:25:18 PM · #12

Originally posted by gloda:

Ah sounds interesting, I might join spontaneously depending on how far I got with my essays then.

bring them along, Simms and I will help you .. well, if ya want it all like proper grammer like how we talked the other day.

gloda

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

10/29/2007 02:29:11 PM · #13

Cool. But how would I write the reference to you two in my bibliography? :)

10/29/2007 03:14:58 PM · #14

Realise this isn't probably everyones cup of tea but the we visited the 'Christmas' ice rink at Somerset house and had the best half an hours laugh you can get for free! Obviously the wheels on my chair aren't made for skating so I'd rather laugh and take pictures of those silly enough to hit the ice but, if there was anyway we could incorporate one of these places in the day that would be great...if not, am sure MAK can provide some equally good entertainment ;o)

From what I remember I didn't pre warn them we were bringing cameras and they weren't that accommodating when we got there, so, if we were to stop by at one I'd check beforehand that we'd be ok to take the odd picture :o)

Ecce_Signum

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10/29/2007 07:52:43 PM · #15

I'd just like to go on record here and say I didn't suggest a GTG just so other people could take it in turns to push T around London (mind you, it would be somewhere to hang the camera bag lol)

10/30/2007 04:49:16 PM · #16

OK! 8th / 9th December 2007 somewhere along the southbank, essays to be written in beer breaks and MAK will provide the laughter (laughing at or laughing with him I'm yet to find out) ;o)

So, any preference over which day and any more interested parties? :o)

Message edited by author 2007-10-30 16:49:30.

dainmcgowan

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10/30/2007 06:36:56 PM · #17

i'm in.
looking forward to it!

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

10/30/2007 07:46:02 PM · #18

Originally posted by dainmcgowan:

i'm in.
looking forward to it!

Great, it'll be good to meet you Dain :o)

booboo_goon

Canon EOS-7D Mark II

11/01/2007 03:47:27 PM · #19

I might b interested, if it's in London I can probably make it =)

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11/01/2007 03:50:48 PM · #20

Originally posted by booboo_goon:

I might b interested, if it's in London I can probably make it =)

Hey Luana, the more the merrier :o) No firm plans yet other than the date and London (taking in the Southbank)) but I'm sure we'll get our act together over the next few weeks :o)

booboo_goon

Canon EOS-7D Mark II

11/01/2007 03:55:49 PM · #21

Originally posted by talj:

Originally posted by booboo_goon:
I might b interested, if it's in London I can probably make it =)

Hey Luana, the more the merrier :o) No firm plans yet other than the date and London (taking in the Southbank)) but I'm sure we'll get our act together over the next few weeks :o)

Yep I'll be watching this thread =)

Tez

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Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

11/06/2007 07:25:21 AM · #22

I'm in London over the weekend of the 15th/16th I think cos my buddy is getting married. I'll be in Windsor though... not sure how far that is from where you folks are likely to be though. If it's close enough i'll certainly come down and shake some hands.

pawdrix

Nikon D700

11/06/2007 07:39:50 AM · #23

I would love to go but it's freakin expensive these days. What's the weather like at that time. Cold and rainy, I assume?

It's a thought but it all depends on accommodations. My friend who lives in Teddington may not be in town at that time.

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