Crrumbin rocks sunrise - sunday 15th jan

[David]

i am going to be on the Gold Coast this weekend with famliy - I will be going to do my first sunrise in ages at Currumbin if anyone would like to join me. It WILL mean an early rise out of bed because you need to be there and set up a good half hour before sunrise. I will post details later if anyone is interested in being as crazy as me to get up so early on a Sunday Might be a decent place open for coffee/breakfast afterwards. I hope so. Cheers: David

[Boofhead]

Very interested in catching up David, been a while. Given thought to any more details yet?

[William]

:( I have to be at the : http://thevillagemarketsgc.com.au/ At 7.00am to set up our stall with Joel (JSP) To sell some prints , Sorry I have to miss this one David , Would have been good to catch up , You can call into the Markets and have a look and a chat , It goes till 1.00pm - Bill

[dbax]

this is a definite maybe from me David, lotta help that is;)

[Analog6]

I am a definite. Time and spot?

[Dwarak]

Hello David good to hear from you again sorry will not be able to join you though I would have liked to catchup but I have to take my new born for her swimming class.

[dbax]

Ok this is looking more manageable for me, Ill check tide, sunrise, first light etc details in the morning, and post here :D

[William]

It'll be full low tide David , Trust me , I've been every morning this week , Plenty of green stuff around the rocks , And if the cloud plays the game you should be right , PS : All the sand has gone as well :D

[dbax]

Thanks William, yep low tide at 7am (ish), looks like sunrise is about 5 02 am with first light about 30-40 minutes earlier, so I reckon I'll be there about 4 30ish. Chance of rain at Currumbin is about 90% tomorrow so it might be wet. I'll park at the carpark on the corner near Currumbin Rock.

[Boofhead]

Thanks David, if it is not raining when I wake up I will be there :th3:

[David]

Hey guys; I will be at the carpark at duringan st around the bend from pacific parade at 4am - at 4.15 we will wander down the beach to the point and set up at the rocks for the pre dawn set up. If you come late just go to the beach and and go left along the shore to the rocks, you cant miss them. Weather may be WET so bring something to protect your camera from rain and take a chance: I am looking forward to catching up with familiar faces. IF you get lost call me on 0479 047 670 and I will try to help. See you there guys and gals. David.

[dbax]

well rain on awakening but trotted out anyway, met up with Odille and David and had a reasonably productive morning as the rain stayed away.
With the sand gone and low tide I had the opportunity to investigate areas of the rock shelf I'd not visited before.
Andrew you missed a good morning, only about another 6 togs out, one of whom got a drenching, clothes, camera ,bag, the lot. Just goes to show that even at low tide those freak waves can catch you out.

[Boofhead]

You did well to brave the weather David and I am glad you got the results :) . I will have to go out to my car shortly and bring all my gear back inside :p

[David]

Had a good catch up with Odille and David if nothng much came in regard to sunrise..Met a new tog named Steph who we might have influenced to join this site and get amongst it. Hope to see more of you guys and others I know over the next few weeks while I am here in Brissy.

[JAM13]

only about another 6 togs out, one of whom got a drenching, clothes, camera ,bag, the lot. Just goes to show that even at low tide those freak waves can catch you out.

That was me unfortunately mate.. Bag didn't get touched as it was over on dry ground but everything else including me definitely got drenched. Unfortunately I only upgraded to my 5dmk2 just 2 weeks ago and it is now completely stuff.. today I handed it to Canon and it's on it's way to Sydney to see if there is any chance of saving it.. it's been in a huge bowl full of rice to hopefully get as much of the water out as possible and now fingers crossed the repair guys in Sydney might be able to salvage it. Definitely not expecting anything but a negative phone call in the next few days though.

[Boofhead]

That was me unfortunately mate.. Bag didn't get touched as it was over on dry ground but everything else including me definitely got drenched. Unfortunately I only upgraded to my 5dmk2 just 2 weeks ago and it is now completely stuff.. today I handed it to Canon and it's on it's way to Sydney to see if there is any chance of saving it.. it's been in a huge bowl full of rice to hopefully get as much of the water out as possible and now fingers crossed the repair guys in Sydney might be able to salvage it. Definitely not expecting anything but a negative phone call in the next few days though.

Ouch, that's gotta hurt! I hope it all turns out ok and you get your camera back at a good price better than it was before. :th3:

[dbax]

Gee JAM,
sorry to hear that, fingers crossed it will be good news. And belated welcome to AP, did you know a few of us were meeting or just coincidence? If you post in the.meet threads we'll keep an eye out and make you welcome. Hope to meet you next time. Fingers crossed.

[JAM13]

Ouch, that's gotta hurt! I hope it all turns out ok and you get your camera back at a good price better than it was before. :th3:

Thanks mate haha.


Gee JAM,
sorry to hear that, fingers crossed it will be good news. And belated welcome to AP, did you know a few of us were meeting or just coincidence? If you post in the.meet threads we'll keep an eye out and make you welcome. Hope to meet you next time. Fingers crossed.

Thanks mate.. Nah I didn't know you guys were all meeting up however the next day when I came on here to look around I saw a message from William telling me that you guys were all meeting up there etc. so I didn't know anyone would be there haha. Would be good to meet up in the future to meet some more keen photographers etc.

Here were some shots I got from Currumbin on thursday morning when I met William -

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6681060695_9757dfa934.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jam13/6681060695/)
Currumbin Beach Sunrise- WOW! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jam13/6681060695/) by James.McGregor (http://www.flickr.com/people/jam13/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6681399181_1afee61195.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jam13/6681399181/)
Currumbin Beach Sunrise (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jam13/6681399181/) by James.McGregor (http://www.flickr.com/people/jam13/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6681437473_133705fc1e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jam13/6681437473/)
Currumbin Beach Sunrise (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jam13/6681437473/) by James.McGregor (http://www.flickr.com/people/jam13/), on Flickr

Will keep you guys posted with how the camera turns out :)

[larrywen]

Nice set, I love the first one most.

[Analog6]

Lovely work Jam, good colour and rays and I like the one with the bird as a focal point. I do hope your camera is salvageable, you took a hell of a drenching. Did you know you can get camera raincoats on eBay, they are not totally waterproof but as it is the back end that is open I believe it might have saved you camera from a lot of damage. The ones I have in mind have a drawstring at the front and are clear plastic sort of L shaped, about $10 for 2 from memory. I recommend 'em, one saved me at Burleigh one time when a huge thunderstorm came through. The camera was nice and dry and I was soaked.

[William]

:eek: :( Shite , Thats not good news Jamie , I do remember telling you that Andrew would be down there with his new Underwater camera , You were asking about a price for a water housing for the 5Dmk11 :Doh:Looks like we stick to the old cars for a while yet , But I hope it all turns out for you , I have a spare 350D you can use if needed , Better than nothing :( - Bill

[JAM13]

Nice set, I love the first one most.
Thankyou Larry :)


Lovely work Jam, good colour and rays and I like the one with the bird as a focal point. I do hope your camera is salvageable, you took a hell of a drenching. Did you know you can get camera raincoats on eBay, they are not totally waterproof but as it is the back end that is open I believe it might have saved you camera from a lot of damage. The ones I have in mind have a drawstring at the front and are clear plastic sort of L shaped, about $10 for 2 from memory. I recommend 'em, one saved me at Burleigh one time when a huge thunderstorm came through. The camera was nice and dry and I was soaked.
Thanks Analog. I really hope it's salvageable but the chances are EXTREMELY slim. I won't find out til next week and by then the salt will have eroded the entire interior of the camera.. devastated. I have only now just thought about the raincoats.. (funny how it takes something like this disaster to think about protecting the camera) and will definitely invest in one for the future.


:eek: :( Shite , Thats not good news Jamie , I do remember telling you that Andrew would be down there with his new Underwater camera , You were asking about a price for a water housing for the 5Dmk11 :Doh:Looks like we stick to the old cars for a while yet , But I hope it all turns out for you , I have a spare 350D you can use if needed , Better than nothing :( - Bill

Not good news at all mate. Yeah I remember that but I didn't receive your message until after the actual morning that everyone was there so I missed out :(. Thanks Bill i'll let you guys know how It all goes!

[David]

- mATE IVE DONE THE SAME THING WITH CAMERAS AND LENSES BEFORE AT SEASCAPES,,NEW CAMERA A CANON L SERIES LENSES - TWICE - Fortunately I learnt from the first disaster and got INSURANCE that covers me for theft, loss, accidental damage, stupidity, the lot. Please get insurance cover for ALL your camera gear - a 5dm2 and deent lenses alone in thousands of dollars down the pooper if you mess up and landscape togs are the worst for exposing gear to the elements ..sea water is usually fatal unless the body is water proofed like my 1d II and even then any protection you can get is worthwhile... I saw your incident anf felt for you straight away - its a terrible thing. My Suncorp Insurance protects my butt from further tragety.