GTG in Bay Area (California) anyone?

02/13/2009 05:53:19 PM · #26

Originally posted by EstimatedEyes:

watching thread ... will join in if I can depending on date. Second the vote for lake merritt ... many other east bay sites near there to explore as well. The Mountain View Cemetery would be a fabulous place to shoot. The Emeryville shoreline, and some of the east bay regional parks in the Oakland/Berkeley Hills would be possible as well (Sibley and Tilden are both within easy striking distance of the lake).

Thank you for all the suggestions. I will add them to the list. Lets see how the interest grows:-)

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-135mm f/3.5-4.5

02/13/2009 06:02:09 PM · #27

Ok. So for now, we have:

Sfalice: 1/4/3*, B

Prash: 5, A/B/C

Digifotobuddy: 2/4, ?

Philipdyer: 3/4, ?

GeneralE: 1/3, B (tentative)

mpeters: 3, B

macpapas: ?, ?

EstimatedEyes: ?, B

Moose408: 1/2/4, F

jdannels: ?, ?

C_Steve_G: 3, B

Blue Moon: 5, A/D

Venom: 3, F(?)

Gaurawa: 5, F

Rasai: 5, F

keibo84: 5, F

pastortimmr: ?, ?

It looks like more people are inclined towards

[3] March 21, 2009, Saturday, and
[B] Lake Merritt, Oakland

_____________________________
Choices:

Day, one of these:
[1] March 14, 2009, Saturday
[2] March 15, 2009, Sunday
[3] March 21, 2009, Saturday
[4] March 22, 2009, Sunday
[5] Either
[] (Add your own date)

Site, one of these:
[A] Palo Alto Baylands
[B] Lake Merritt
[C] Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Brochure
[D] Fisherman's Wharf
[E] Calif Academy of Sciences nightlife
[G] Mt. Tam down to Stinson Beach hike
[H] MountainView Cemetry
[I] Sibley
[J] Tilden
[F] Any of these
[] (Add your own site)

Message edited by author 2009-02-17 00:24:52.

C_Steve_G

Apple iPhone 12

02/13/2009 11:39:26 PM · #28

Looking forward to it!

[3],[B] works for me, too, and I'll call and wake up Tim (

rasai) later to read Prash's PM, which, incidentally, I saw about at hour ago at Tim's house while I was helping him archive stuff.

Otherwise, I am pretty flexible (except for Feb. 21/22), and given a week or so, I can take any time off, a joy of being employed part-time.

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

02/14/2009 12:45:10 AM · #29

Originally posted by C_Steve_G:

Looking forward to it!

[3],[B] works for me, too, and I'll call and wake up Tim ( rasai) later to read Prash's PM, which, incidentally, I saw about at hour ago at Tim's house while I was helping him archive stuff.

Otherwise, I am pretty flexible (except for Feb. 21/22), and given a week or so, I can take any time off, a joy of being employed part-time.

Thanks Steve. I have added your info/preferences to the list. Hopefully Tim will join in too...

Message edited by author 2009-02-14 00:45:18.

DigiFotoBuddy

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

02/14/2009 10:33:39 AM · #30

I have to usually work on Saturdays. But I will try [3],[B]. Mark me tentative.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

02/14/2009 11:08:17 AM · #31

Originally posted by DigiFotoBuddy:

I have to usually work on Saturdays. But I will try [3],[B]. Mark me tentative.

Thanks Shailesh. Hope you can make it. Lets hope more guys sign in for Sundays:-)

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

02/14/2009 11:14:36 AM · #32

If it ends up during the day in the East Bay (and I make it at all), I can probably make either a Saturday or a Sunday. As I mentioned before, you should apply my vote with a substantial discount ...

gaurawa

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

02/14/2009 11:55:18 AM · #33

Its more than a month away, I can't plan that ahead :D
Count me in for the get together, no such preference, I will try to make it whenever everyone agrees.

Venom

Canon EOS R

Canon RF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM

02/14/2009 06:10:53 PM · #34

Thanks for the heads up

Prash, I'll see what's happening on the 21st.

pastortimmr

Pentax K100D Super

Pentax SMC-F 50mm f/1.7

02/14/2009 06:21:30 PM · #35

Oh man! Sounds fantastic. I haven't meet any dpc'ers yet and I have been having a heck of a time trying to get friends to join.

Looks like I'll be missing you all on this get together too- I'll be in Southern Thailand all march running youth camps teaching english and bible. Hope to be able to find you all of the next GTG!

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

02/14/2009 09:30:00 PM · #36

Originally posted by pastortimmr:

Looks like I'll be missing you all on this get together too- I'll be in Southern Thailand all march running youth camps teaching english and bible. Hope to be able to find you all of the next GTG!

Well that sounds exciting too! Personally, I'd rather do this in April or May when its a bit warmer and light later in the day (Lake Merritt has a ring of lights around it at night).

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

02/15/2009 03:20:48 AM · #37

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by pastortimmr:
Looks like I'll be missing you all on this get together too- I'll be in Southern Thailand all march running youth camps teaching english and bible. Hope to be able to find you all of the next GTG!

Well that sounds exciting too! Personally, I'd rather do this in April or May when its a bit warmer and light later in the day (Lake Merritt has a ring of lights around it at night).

Paul,

Your suggestion has weight. Do you wanna suggest a date? Like which Saturday/Sunday? For now it looks like in March. But we can look at postponing it to April sometimes IF most of us are ok with that.

If thats too disturbing, we will keep the current date.

Suggestions, guys?

Blue Moon

Canon EOS-40D

02/15/2009 06:21:31 AM · #38

5, A-D :)

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

02/15/2009 03:12:26 PM · #39

This is great guys!

Already about 14 of us interested.

I am really looking fwd to it:-)

Btw I am visiting DisneyLand (CA) in a few minutes. Hope to catch some Mickey moments.

Message edited by author 2009-02-15 15:14:05.

Rasai

Nikon D2Xs

02/16/2009 06:38:16 AM · #40

Yes I would be interested
Tim

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon

02/16/2009 01:03:47 PM · #41

Originally posted by Rasai:

Yes I would be interested
Tim

Thank you Tim!

I have added your name to the list.

keibo84

Canon EOS-50D

02/16/2009 01:21:02 PM · #42

I would be interested in meeting up with you guys. I don't really have a preference for date or location, I'm pretty flexible. I look forward to the GTG.

pastortimmr

Pentax K100D Super

Pentax SMC-F 50mm f/1.7

02/16/2009 05:52:51 PM · #43

Hey everyone

If it does hit a different date, I will definitely try to make it out! Maybe meeting some great DPC'ers will help some of my other friends to join. =o) Can't make any promises though, weekends tend to be the busiest times for me- working for a church- night and weekends are normally pretty packed... =oP

And I know there's been talks of maybe a march date, or moving it to april or may... but would there ever be a possibility of just planning quarterly get togethers? Something easy to remember like the first saturday of every third month or something like that? It'd be cool to have some regular contact with you all out here!

02/17/2009 12:23:21 AM · #44

Originally posted by pastortimmr:

Hi, Tim,

I would be up for quarterly (or half yearly) get togethers. Please feel welcome to suggest such a regular meetup. Lets hope you can make it to this one we are planning, then all of us can talk about the next one the same day... and then if you like, you can start a thread about that. I am all for such events:-)

Re: the dates, I will go over everyone's preferences and try to find a compromise date so most of us can attend. It would be splendid if all of those interested attended.

Thanks for your immense enthusiasm.

02/17/2009 12:23:51 AM · #45

Originally posted by keibo84:

I would be interested in meeting up with you guys. I don't really have a preference for date or location, I'm pretty flexible. I look forward to the GTG.

Hi, Kei,

I have added your name to the list. Please watch this thread for updates.

Thanks.

Message edited by author 2009-02-17 00:24:13.

02/18/2009 04:06:11 PM · #46

Guys,

I am posting the current stats here. It looks like Saturday is going to be tough for some of us. Still if you can manage to change your plans, please let us know in this thread.

We will exchange more info on parking etc. as the day arrives.

Those coming, please mark your calenders:

Date: March 21, 2009, Saturday.
Time: To be decided.
Site: Lake Merritt, Oakland.
Activities (besides photography:-): To be decided (e.g. lunch/dinner?).
More info (parking/directions etc.): To be announced.

---------------------------------------[CONFIRMED]---------------------------------------

mpeters: 3, B

C_Steve_G: 3, B

Sfalice: 3, B

Prash: 5, B

Gaurawa: 5, F

Rasai: 5, F

keibo84: 5, F

Venom: 3, F(?)

---------------------------------------[TENTATIVE]---------------------------------------

EstimatedEyes: ?, B

Moose408: 1/2/4, F

Digifotobuddy: 2/4, ?

GeneralE: 1/3, B (tentative)

Blue Moon: 5, A/D

Philipdyer: 3, ?

---------------------------------------[UNDECIDED]---------------------------------------

jdannels: ?, ?

pastortimmr: ?, ?

---------------------------------------[CANT COME]---------------------------------------

macpapas: ?, ?

Message edited by author 2009-03-02 20:04:46.

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon

02/18/2009 04:41:57 PM · #47

So if you have any suggestions for

Time: To be decided.
Activities (besides photography:-): To be decided (e.g. lunch/dinner?).
More info (parking/directions etc.): To be announced.

please post here.

jdannels

Nikon D300s

03/01/2009 04:05:47 PM · #48

I thought I would mention that also on Saturday mornings, Lake Merritt has a huge Farmer's Market, could be good for candids or just shopping/lunch. It runs from 8 to 1 or 2 pm. This is right by the Grand Lake Theater and just outside the park area. Also the East Side of the Lake's Path is closed as they are doing some construction to replace the old path. This is about a .6 of a mile and opposite the bird area. Not a big deal but just a note if you are thinking of walking around the Lake. You may have to pay for parking because Children's Fairyland should be open and when it is open I think you have to pay to park in the park's lot. I am pretty sure but not positive. I think it is a few dollars for the day or you can just park in the neighborhoods. Fairyland would be a lot of fun to shoot too but for safety reasons you need to have a child with you to enter the park so I haven't been yet.