SF Bay Area GTG - Feb. 11 - DPChallenge Forums

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

01/26/2006 03:17:46 PM · #26

Hey G! Sweet if you can make it. Anyone know if Arpita is around as well?

IndigoButterfly

Nikon D7100

01/26/2006 04:51:45 PM · #27

Thanks! I'll be coming in from Sacramento. :)

Originally posted by Rikki:

Great Tilly! Welcome aboard. Where are you from in the Bay Area?

Damon (mycellium) is from SJ
Alice (sfalice) is in SF
Meera is in Fremont
and so am I ;)

PhilipDyer

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

01/26/2006 10:04:06 PM · #28

Hi everyone! I should be able to make it as well. Looking forward to meeting all of you. :-)

rasdub

Nikon D70

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

01/27/2006 02:16:42 PM · #29

Any of you Bay Area folks out there ever checked out the Ano Nuevo State Reserve Elephant Seal Tours? They run from Jan - early March. It looks pretty cool and might be another idea for a future GTG.

www.anonuevo.org

01/27/2006 02:39:54 PM · #30

Originally posted by rasdub:

Rasdub - been there many times and it's a great three mile (plus/minus) walk and you do get very close to the elephant seals. It's part trail and part dunes. (But) You are escorted by docents who hurry you along so the next tour - they start hourly - can come along and see the animals. It is next to impossible to do photography on such a tour. I've tried.

Still the best place to get Elephant Seals is down near Cambria. This place is the other side of Big Sur from San Francisco so I stay at least overnight when I try for those beauties. Best action is December/January, with the weaned pups and males hanging around pretty much through February.

Edited for typing gremlins...

Message edited by author 2006-01-27 14:41:26.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/27/2006 02:51:22 PM · #31

yeah. went there this weekend but they close their tours early. i was there at 3pm and they were done. so it should be early in the morning ;)

FotoMunki

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

01/27/2006 03:36:22 PM · #32

Ok, it's on my calendar - I look forward to finally meeting you all! I've been to the CNY Parade and it's a mad-house, not many picture ops unless you are standing on a mailbox or willing to fight the crowd to get in front by the street. However, I have never done the Street Fair, so I'm willing to give it a try.

What type of lenses are you all thinking to use? Long lens (70-200) would be great for some candids, but I'm feeling hard pressed to bring out the big gun in that crowd. Now I'm wishing I had one of those new 24-105's!

01/27/2006 03:38:38 PM · #33

i'll have my beauty 70-200L :) maybe if people see a bunch of us like that, they'll move aside :)

ha!

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

01/27/2006 03:47:07 PM · #34

I'm probably going to stick to my 24-135 and hope to make up for my lack of fast, long glass by being extra clever :}

gaurawa

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

01/28/2006 05:28:54 AM · #35

I think its a good time I use the 70-200

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/28/2006 10:15:50 AM · #36

Yes, I'll probably go with my newish 28-300 Sigma - and will wish I had a wide-angle with me.

FotoMunki

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

01/28/2006 07:17:17 PM · #37

Alrighty then! I'm convinced - let the white lenses prevail!!! :-)

01/28/2006 07:27:20 PM · #38

I think I'll actually throw the 50mm 1.8 in the bag. Discreet and non-threatening.

01/28/2006 07:30:11 PM · #39

Yes, Damon.
We will clear all the threats out of your area with our monster lenses.
;>)

Alice

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

01/28/2006 09:43:04 PM · #40

As long as this thread is headed for oblivion - and another 'kill' for Alice, I'll mention that February and early March are great times for the almost florescent green/yellow mustard up in the wine country of Napa and Sonoma. That vibrant color against the stark vines and trellis rows can be darned difficult to capture with any originality. (All the good photogs try)

faidoi

Pentax K10D

01/29/2006 07:25:25 PM · #41

Once again another Chinese New Years Treasure Hunt will be going on during the days celebrations. Also Moscone center hosts WonderCon again that weekend also.

Message edited by author 2006-01-29 19:29:37.

01/29/2006 07:49:15 PM · #42

Originally posted by sfalice:

Ah yes, I remember fondly the trip up to your friends' estate in Napa, despite my difficulties with timing. Beautiful part of the country.

02/04/2006 01:11:08 PM · #43

quack...

just didn't want this to disappear entirely ;)

02/04/2006 03:44:37 PM · #44

no, no disappearing :)

02/04/2006 03:46:09 PM · #45

so for the record, who's attending?

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

02/04/2006 04:16:33 PM · #46

well, there's you and me... and Alice... and of course others have expressed interest, but I don't want to speak for anyone else.

PhilipDyer

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

02/04/2006 04:19:29 PM · #47

I'm planning on being there. I want to see Rikki's ribbons. ;-)

FotoMunki

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

02/04/2006 04:40:41 PM · #48

Still on my calendar. Let's hope the weather is in our favor. Any recommendations on where to park in that area?

02/04/2006 06:00:35 PM · #49

Originally posted by macpapas:

Still on my calendar. Let's hope the weather is in our favor. Any recommendations on where to park in that area?

My plan is to park at a BART station someplace out of the main urban area and ride BART to the Montgomery Street station.