"Currumbin Meet"

[William]

Currumbin Beach front Sunrise on Sunday 18th Sept , I'll be there with a couple of others , All invited to join us , Dont forget the Swell Sculpture Festival is still on as well , Sorry for the late notice but we only just worked it out , Meet in Car park at the Alley at 5.00 am , Sunrise is around 5.45 am , Just a take pickies and chat and I guess we can find a Coffee shop open , Anyway I'll be there - Bill :)

[Boofhead]

Would have loved to have been there, I haven't done a sunrise for quite some time. Unfortunately I will be in Bundaberg. Hope the weather gods smile on you Bill :th3:

[dbax]

I'm in Bill
Hey Bill, Saturday or Sunday? got a txt from Rod..... mentioning Saturday ?

[Debom]

thanks Bill, I have only just got back on here now.... I will be there...lol! cheers...:efelant:

[Dwarak]

Hey bill will not be able to make Sunday but heading out to fingal head for some star trails tomorrow I will be there by 5:00 I remember you being interested in this sorry for the late notice but we will have a clear evening tomorrow my number is 0435527155 feel free to contact me if you are interested or just rock up there.

[William]

@ David, Rod is coming down on Saturday, I'm doing a doubler :eek: He cant make it Sunday, So it's your call , The AP meeting is Sunday with Deb and friends , Both days I'll be there at 5.00 at the Carpark

@ Dwarak, Do you mean your coming down Today/Friday ? I'm booked out for Sat and Sunday :)

[dbax]

mmm looks like I might double up as well, already said ok to Rod.... :eek::eek:

[Dwarak]

@ David, Rod is coming down on Saturday, I'm doing a doubler :eek: He cant make it Sunday, So it's your call , The AP meeting is Sunday with Deb and friends , Both days I'll be there at 5.00 at the Carpark

@ Dwarak, Do you mean your coming down Today/Friday ? I'm booked out for Sat and Sunday :)

Yes bill I will be there at 5 pm on Friday today sorry for the late notice it is always like this had to be sure to get clear skies

[Analog6]

Would love to see you all but (a) I'll never shoot the Swell Festival again after the abuse I got last year from some lunatic and the threat of being sued for 'infringing the sculptors copyright', and (b) the van's starter motor is playing up again and the quote for a new one is $800+!

So will catch up some time soon I hope.

[William]

You must have been hard done by Odille, There on Public display , And there are Hundreds of photographers taking shots on Public Land :confused013 It is one of the most popular Photographic events on the Coast

BTW have you priced a second hand starter from the Wreckers ? :)

[Dwarak]

Bill I am sure you know what to bring if you are making it but here is a list camera with wide angle lens, torch light, tripod, remote shutter release for long exposures.........

[William]

Sorry Dwarak, Wont be able to make tonight, I have to get up early Saturday and Sunday , Next time :) Thanks for the invite

[41jas]

I will be there Willy....heehee. No pit stops on the way this time. I got lost last time.
Good to see you again David.
And Deb...see you at the BP at 4am...LOL....nice and early for yeah lovely.

[41jas]

Steve will be with us too ...IF he isn't too sick.
A couple of other girls are coming too. Kassy and Cheryl...Yayyy...girl power!!!! :lol:

[William]

Haa !! It was you Jules , Deb told me Julie will be coming down but I thought you were in Toowoomba , Do I know Steve ( User name please) :umm: This will be a good meet up :th3:

[41jas]

I'll be in Toowoomba on Saturday...seeing you Sunday...LOL ;)

[41jas]

in2fx (http://www.ausphotography.net.au/forum/member.php?9732-in2fx)

[41jas]

in2fx (http://www.ausphotography.net.au/forum/member.php?9732-in2fx)
This is Steve, Willy

[William]

:D I had a brain fade, Yep Steve , Good to see him coming for some male backup ;) Just meet in the same Carpark, Thats easyest, See you there, or be square :lol:

[41jas]

I don't even know where it is..I will have to google it some how. What street is it Willy

[dbax]

Bill , hows the sand on the rock shelf,still there ?

[William]

@ Jules, Turn off the Gold Coast Hwy off Currumbin Bridge, Into Durangan St , Follow it to the beach and the carpark is on the Northern end of Pacific Pde , I Tried to put a map here but could'nt , David can :o

@ David, Heaps of sand , No channel at all :(

[dbax]

Jules look forward to seeing you again.
here's a google image if it helps at all

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll404/dbaxoz/currumbin%20meet/currumbinwide.jpg

[dbax]

@ Bill, thanks mate, thongs !! ;)

[William]

Yep , Thongs, No dangerous stuff this time , Unless you dont mean foot Thongs !!:eek: :lol2:

[dbax]

:o feet thongs are the only ones you'll catch me wearing ;) see ya soon, Into the sack for me :D

[ksolomon]

Bill, I'm in for Sunday morning too and really looking forward to seeing everyone, maybe breakky at the surf club after sunrise and some swell :)

[William]

Dont forget guys , David and I are doing a doubler, Tomorrow and Sunday , The one we're talking about here is on Sunday 18th :scrtch: :th3:

[Boofhead]

Gees, I picked the wrong weekend to be away :(

[Analog6]

You must have been hard done by Odille, There on Public display , And there are Hundreds of photographers taking shots on Public Land :confused013 It is one of the most popular Photographic events on the Coast

BTW have you priced a second hand starter from the Wreckers ? :)

Quite a lot of people on RedBubble and Flickr had the same experience. I know, it is on public display and they encourage people to take photos, but the angst of it all was too much for me. Never again.

My auto electrician, who is a wonderful man and got us 12 months more on this starter motor and only charged $90, advised against a second hand one. I am calling in to see him today as it is going to the mechanic round the corner for it's 10,000 km grease and oil change.

[William]

One down , One to go, Had a nice morning out with David (dbax) and a friend , If wer're lucky it should be a good Sunrise if we get some cloud , There is smoke in the air from Bushfires , Still heaps of people around having a look , See you all tomorrow :)

[William]

A teaser I shot with David this morning "Currumbin Vikings Surf Club" Breakfast and drinks (Both kinds) from 7.30 am

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6197/6154142239_08e4db3ba0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57507865@N06/6154142239/)
"Currumbin Vikings" (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57507865@N06/6154142239/) by sunrisechaser (http://www.flickr.com/people/57507865@N06/), on Flickr

[Boofhead]

Bot kinds! Really picked the wrong one to miss!:Doh:

[William]

Sorry Andrew, :( :D I'll go on the shoot with you and David for the catch up ;)

[Boofhead]

Lookin forward to it Bill! By the way, the canvas I showed you looks great on mum and dad's wall and they love it. It's great when a plan comes together!:)

[Debom]

yep 4am BP, I will be there ....sigh 4am on a sunday...what a killer! :)

[dbax]

lovely meet with fellow AP'ers this morning, :( not a cloud in the sky :(.....but a heavy smoke haze which surprised us with a wonderful blood red sunrise, spectacular start to the day. lovely breakie at the surf club after.
images to follow :D:D

[dulvariprestige]

It was good to see everyone again this morning, had a great time.

Here's one straight out of the camera, nothing special, but gives you an idea how the sun looked.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6187/6156996557_654c28ed47_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dulvariprestige/6156996557/)
currumbin sunrise (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dulvariprestige/6156996557/) by dulvariprestige (http://www.flickr.com/people/dulvariprestige/), on Flickr

[Analog6]

Wasn't that red sun amazing - we might get it again tomorrow too if we're lucky.

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[dulvariprestige]

I hope so, probably head down to snapper and try and get something before work.

[Analog6]

I'm going to Currumbin - I want to try for that sculptured lady (the permanent installation) with the sun over her shoulder and there is a Pandanus palm in a good spot too. Might see some APers there?

[William]

You maybe could tempt me Odille, Wont promise , But will check the smoke haze in the morning :)

[41jas]

Yeah it was a great morning. I had the best time. It was all amazing. The sculptures, Breaky but mainly the poeple..Thank you everyone that came. You guys are awesome. I will post some photos now.

[41jas]

BTW...The photos you all have added here are fantastic. You really showed out red the sun really was.

[ksolomon]

Thanks to Bill and Deb for organising this morning and thanks to everyone who came I really had a swell time with such great company:D

[41jas]

Had a swell time at the swell :lol2:

[Analog6]

You maybe could tempt me Odille, Wont promise , But will check the smoke haze in the morning :)

I won't be there Bill, the van won't start! Darn it, I got up at 3am and was all ready. Our mechanic has to replace the alternator belts as they are loose, but I couldn't afford it on Saturday and we thought they'd be OK for a week. Sorry to bugger you around

[William]

Did'nt miss anything Odille :( Very sad after yesterday , To much cloud on the horizon, The sun could'nt even shine through , The smoke is supposed to be around till Wednesday :D

[in2fx]

I never realised that I was being taken to this meet-up (no wonder there were so many others there :D ) but pleased that I was, thanks to Julia for taking me :)
Was good to catch up with Bill again (told you I'd be back) :th3:

[41jas]

I never realised that I was being taken to this meet-up (no wonder there were so many others there :D ) but pleased that I was, thanks to Julia for taking me :)
Was good to catch up with Bill again (told you I'd be back) :th3:
The meetup was organised after we said we were going. I meant to tell you that. Sorry. It's just my mind having too much to think about. Deb asked me along then her and Willy set it as a meetup. I'm glad they did it was a great morning. and my name is Julie...lol :lol2: