Melbourne outing in August

[OldBikerPete]

Sunrise is around 0649hrs, I'll be having breakfast or a shower, I'm not that silly these days.

Mick.

Does Barbara agree with that?


9AM at the aforementioned car park sounds good. I'll be driving up that morning.

Peter.

 

[Mick Fagan]

She doesn't mind me having a shower, in fact she implores me sometimes.

If I'm not there, just walk through to the caravan park and look for the ute, I'll be in the back.

Mick.

 

[Poisson Du Jour]

She doesn't mind me having a shower, in fact she implores me sometimes.

If I'm not there, just walk through to the caravan park and look for the ute, I'll be in the back.

Mick.

^ !

 

[Mick Fagan]

Gary, wait until you see what is on the back of the ute!

Mick.

 

[Poisson Du Jour]

^ !!! :w00t:

 

[w9cae]

Looks like saturday will have sun showers, so pack wet weather gear.

 

[Mick Fagan]

Yeah, but light winds, which means bellows won't catch too much and start sailing!

Mick.

 

[Poisson Du Jour]

Was wondering this morning about the prospect of some sort of sunset light down Kilcunda way. That was until Shane caught up with me by email and said we'd hang around there for the evening light. I'm very agreeable to that. I can remember quite a good sunset a long time ago from either an unusual rock formation at Kilcunda or one that is similar at/near Inverloch (Australia Rock??) — can't match memory to place.

I'm planning some mono work this outing (Neopan ACROS 100), after I finish the extant roll of Velvia which contains my little chestnuts: Yannathan Cascades and Yannathan Falls. My imagination tells me evening light could be made interesting with tungsten film...

 

[timk]

I'll be there, I think I might shoot some trannies this time. mmm 6x7 slides are goodness...

 

[wotalegend]

A family duty has popped up at the last moment, so looks like I won't make it this time. I hope you all have a great day; I know where I'd rather be. See you all next time.

Cheers, Peter.

 

[Joachim_I]

Attendance

Just to summarize who will be there (according to my reading):

Confirmed:
Mick Fagan
Andrew K
hmho
jacksond
Kevin Caulfield
Munz6868
OldBikerPeter
Poisson Du Jour
SMbooth
Steve R
timk
tomtraubert
w9cae
Joachim_I

Unconfirmed:
Mal
Wyno

Not attending this time:
Oxleyroad
wotalegend

Meeting between 9-10am at "Just prior to entering Kilcunda itself from Melbourne, and on the ocean side, is a car park to a beach with wonderful rock formations and an entry to a good surf beach, think waves, seaweed and rocks, this is where I propose to spend some time taking pictures as I have in the past."

The meeting point seems to be located at the end of the George Bass Coastal Walk. You find more information about this Walk here.

I try to be there at 9am.

Joachim

 

[Kevin Caulfield]

Sorry, I won't be there. I would love to, but can't get there this time. Have fun.

 

[Poisson Du Jour]

In. Coming with SMB+++
Earlier communication from Wyno today on unrelated matters mentions he won't be on this outing.

 

[munz6869]

Me and Christine will be there, aiming for 10, depending on traffic...!

Marc!

 

[jacksond]

Another dropout. A cold keeps me relatively inactive. The irony is that I will be at Philip Island helping my partner pack up the house, but I'm not up to wandering around Kilcunda. Sorry everyone.

 

[munz6869]

Great day for a photo outing, with lots of photo friendly beachfront and rocks, and surprisingly excellent weather! It was excellent to catch up with folks again and actually make a few pictures - and now I think we all want a camper like Mick's...

Marc!

 

[w9cae]

I second a great day out. But have to say how tired I am. Shane thank you for driving, not often I get to be passenger.

 

[w9cae]

Just spotted this on Whirlpool & as you know I have recently acquired a few Russian cameras. Thought you might like to see also the first is the article & the second gives more in depth to the process.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/russia_in_color_a_century_ago.html

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/

Scott

 

[Poisson Du Jour]

Wasn't that a big surprise in terms of the weather! A couple of light showers, then warm enough to blow a fuse. Great post-mortem in the cafe afterward with a couple of folks pigging out on death by chocolate! Great to catch up with everybody again and see the big variety of cameras in use from pinholes to Horizons and everything in between.

Thanks to Shane for the ripping good drive and the unexpected inspection of Phillip Island. I was pretty well buggered too after getting home at 10pm (I got lost in Point Cook looking for the "golden arches"...).

 

[OldBikerPete]

I was sorry I couldn't stay around for the sunset. I left for home at about 1:30PM when the rest of you were inspecting the environs of the trestle bridge, arriving home at about 4:30. As I expected, if I had stayed another hour I wouldn't have got home until 6PM as the traffic was getting heavy from about 3PM. I could have stayed intil 7 or 8PM but I would have been knackered driving home alone. Not a situation I allow myself.
Anyway. Thanks, Mick for the venue suggestion. It worked out well. I burned 6 sheets of 5x4 color and many more on the little camera. I'll post a group shot soon.

 

[L.J.SILVER]

Great to have met all of you who were there - I thoroughly enjoyed your company. Thanks again Mick for getting this gig rolling.

 

[Mick Fagan]

For what it's worth, I think Saturday was the better day by far. Early Sunday didn't look anything like early Saturday, although it did get a bit better around 1000hrs. We decided to head for cape Liptrap, which we did in pouring rain for most of the way. Got to the lighthouse park and the sun came out, very clear air. Rain was coming so we headed back to the camper, lunched, then went back to the lighthouse and environs, finally got the shot of the lighthouse I wanted on my third visit.

Well I was happily surprised with the turn-up on Saturday, it certainly was interesting to see the differing techniques people adopted in getting something. With the tide out, it certainly made life easier for clambering over and around the rocks. My next trip down there will be to get that little waterfall just around the corner of the main rocky outcrop we were clambering over.

With the tide half in after lunch at the trestle bridge, the water underneath made for the odd picturesque setting for more than a few of us. I tried my Horizon out with a few bent bridges with some angled panorama frames, hopefully at least one frame has something worth printing.

What was most interesting was the sight of more than a few of us with different formats and/or systems; nice to be in company of people with tastes similar to my own. Very good to actually see different tripods, and get feedback from users of the various materials and types available.

Perhaps another outing like this in April could be the go. By then the weather will have cooled, the festive season well over and it would be before the onslaught of really cool weather arrives. It would also be a long enough time between drinks, so that we don't get jaded.

Mick.

 

[Joachim_I]

We also very much enjoyed the meeting. Shelley Beach was an excellent suggestion. Thanks, Mick!
On Sunday, we walked the George Bass Coastal Walk in both directions. Highly recommended as well.

 

[timk]

great day, good to put some names to faces.

 

[Oxleyroad]

Great to hear of the everyones comments. Wish I could have been youngster free and joined in. Next time I hope.