TO Meetup Results

NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
edited June 12, 2005 in Landscapes
It all started by this discussion about Lumiquest vs Lightsphere.

Then we decided to organize a little meeting/dinner.

We met with DavidTO on Friday night at TGIF:
(this shot was taken with David's 20D)
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had a nice talk/beer/dinner and then proceeded with some shooting.

This fella guards the Northern Entrance to a big outdoor mall called Janss Marketplace:
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Him again - now with the help of my "one-light-stand":
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David was shooting his 20D, so he didn't have to hassle with the light and could simply relax:

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There is another guy on the Southern Entrance:
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A few more piccies from that night are here:
http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/588169

And as the result of this meeting I invented a poor man's flash diffuser:-):clap

Thanks, David, it was a great night!:thumb
Hope to see more ppl next time!

PS

Waxy, Michiel, Gubbs - you would not believe this...
Only by the end of the night I realized that this indian fella with the bow is standing right in front of the brand new Bucca di Beppo - same chain that we dined at in SF. Similar interior, pictures everywhere.. I guess it will now become a de facto place for photo-meetups:-)
"May the f/stop be with you!"

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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2005
    Nikolai wrote:
    We met with DavidTO on Friday night at TGIF:
    (this shot was taken with David's 20D)
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    Isn't that ISO 3200? And where's the shots of you? Nik, I think you're shy!

    It was fun. Big ol' glass of Guiness, a nice juicy steak (hey, Nik, we forgot pics of the grub!) and some practice night shooting. My schedule's really tight this weekend, so I may not be able to compete with Nik, but it was a blast!
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2005
    Even with an angle finder, you're in the dirt? lol3.gif

    Sorry I missed it guys. Anyone in Chicago this week?
    Sid.
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2005
    DavidTO wrote:
    Isn't that ISO 3200?
    Yessir, it was..:-)
    It's a bit noisy on 100%, but looks good if scaled down..
    DavidTO wrote:
    And where's the shots of you? Nik, I think you're shy!
    I *am* camera-shy :D That's why I normally prefer to be behind the camera rather than in front of it:-)
    DavidTO wrote:
    It was fun. Big ol' glass of Guiness, a nice juicy steak (hey, Nik, we forgot pics of the grub!) and some practice night shooting. My schedule's really tight this weekend, so I may not be able to compete with Nik, but it was a blast!
    Yeah we din't take the prictures of the food..ne_nau.gif
    OK, now we have a perfect excuse to meet again:-)clap.gif

    Cheers!1drink.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2005
    It's a kwik release
    wxwax wrote:
    Even with an angle finder, you're in the dirt? lol3.gif

    Sorry I missed it guys. Anyone in Chicago this week?
    Not an angle finder:-) And this surface is shampooed prolly everyday, if not twice a day:-), so it's dslr-safe:-)

    I remember you were telling you may get to LA some time soon.. neh?
    Cheers, Sid!1drink.gif
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2005
    shame on you
    DavidTO wrote:
    (hey, Nik, we forgot pics of the grub!)


    such a shame. :nono

    :whip
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,250 moderator
    edited June 11, 2005
    wxwax wrote:
    Even with an angle finder, you're in the dirt? lol3.gif

    Sorry I missed it guys. Anyone in Chicago this week?
    Did I just hear somthin' 'bout Chicago?
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2005
    Well, mister
    andy wrote:
    such a shame. :nono

    :whip
    Somebody promised to pay us losangelenos a visit.. Any ETA? rolleyes1.gif
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2005
    David_S85 wrote:
    Did I just hear somthin' 'bout Chicago?
    We'll be there Sunday PM thru Thursday AM. You work downtown?
    Sid.
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  • SeymoreSeymore Banned Posts: 1,539 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2005
    Thanks for the shots guys... thumb.gif Actually, Nikolai! :D

    But, we have people laying down on the job!!! What's up wit dat? headscratch.gif And, only some PICs of some people? And, NO GRUB? Geeezzzzzzz! You guys talkin' all night long? :argue SLACKERS!!! :toni

    So, when are we gonna see David's shots? ne_nau.gif
  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2005
    Seymore wrote:
    So, when are we gonna see David's shots? ne_nau.gif


    Hey, you know I'm on a Mac, so I can't possibly keep up with the upload speed of Star*Explorer!

    Actually, my weekend is incredibly packed, more to do than there are hours...

    ...but I'm uploading my shots now, and I'll throw them in the thread when I find a moment.

    And for everyone else: get out and shoot with a friend. It's great.
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2005
    OK, so here goes.

    First, a picture of the food....






    oh, that's right. That's the point at which we were too hungry to shoot.

    Ah, well, onto the Indian Statue that we were practicing on

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    Dang flood lights really cramped our style:
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    So I closed in for the kill:
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    Nik ran off with the CF card with all of our restaurant shots, so I've got none of him in there, but here's one where we were testing the LightSphereII. You can see that his modeling is in "testing the flash diffuser" mode.

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    And, finally, the troublemakers:



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