Chester Zoo Meet. [Archive] - Talk Photography

dseered

13-04-2008, 17:54

I would just like to say I had a great day and met some brilliant people, had a real good laugh and am now totally knackered and downloading !

I will never remember all the names but I hope to meet you all again soon !

Chillimonster

13-04-2008, 18:03

:wave:

Good to meet you too (whcih one were you :lol:)

just d'loaded 8gb of images myself. Just need to 'cull-the-crap' and start looked at the others for editing

dseered

13-04-2008, 18:07

3rd Card downloading now, think I got a bit 'Snap Happy' but looks like I got some crackers, I am sure the shutter button sticks on my camera :)

CJR

13-04-2008, 19:01

Wow, you two took a lot! :lol: Despite the not-too-brilliant weather, it was a great day, enjoyed putting some faces to names (altho forgive me for not remembering who you all are), and thanks to Mike for being the driving force behind the day. :clap: :thumbs:

Here's to the next meet!

Cathy

Tsukiyomi

13-04-2008, 19:26

Just uploaded a Marmot picture to my Flickr.

http://flickr.com/photos/maxmolyneux/2410397839/

digitalfailure

13-04-2008, 19:38

Hi, thanks for the fantastic turn out

Mike......next time, you need to pay the weather gods a bit more ;)

I apologise if I didn't get to introduce myself....maybe next time :thumbs:

You pair with the huge photo count :eek: I took home 35 images and 5 of those I'm not that happy with due to the fencing showing.

I was testing the performance of my 400L f5.6 today, so checking out it's performance was more important than getting "keepers" today.

photostar_1

13-04-2008, 19:44

.......... I took home 35 images and 5 of those I'm not that happy with due to the fencing showing.

So, you found your camera eventually!!! :lol: Did it take a lot of dusting? ;)

Tsukiyomi

13-04-2008, 19:47

I took 72 Images altogether, my SD card Is only 512mb.

I'll Introduce my self better at a meet next time, I'm quiet at first.

CJR

13-04-2008, 19:54

I was testing the performance of my 400L f5.6 today, so checking out it's performance was more important than getting "keepers" today.

What was your verdict? I love mine.

Cathy

wez130

13-04-2008, 19:57

3rd Card downloading now, think I got a bit 'Snap Happy' but looks like I got some crackers, I am sure the shutter button sticks on my camera :)

You were just showing off your 10fps hehe.

Great to meet you, and everyone else, i just got in after a 340 mile round trip so i won't be looking at mine yet, maybe tomorrow :D

staffitaxi

13-04-2008, 19:59

What a great day. Just downloaded my shots, I was quite good for me only took 188. Need to trawl through and see whats worth keeping.

Nice to meet up with everyone.

Got back about 7.15pm in the end. Got held up by an accident as soon as I hit the M6. Also managed to find a different route to the motorway to last time. One day I'll come out of there the same way I went in!!

Andrea

mattyh

13-04-2008, 20:05

:wave: Thanks to everyone, had a great day :p

Special thanks to my taxi Wez, who drove me all the way there and back :D, and to Andrea (staffitaxi) who gave me some headache tablets, my head was killing me :thumbs:

Sorry to anyone I didn't get to say hello to, but I think I've got pics of most of you, so I'll post them soon and you can put your names to them :p

digitalfailure

13-04-2008, 20:05

So, you found your camera eventually!!! :lol: Did it take a lot of dusting? ;)

The rain washed all the dust off :eek:

What was your verdict? I love mine.

Cathy

It takes some getting used to having a longish prime, composition around the zoo enclosures is difficult with it as your pretty much stuck with the subject and the immediate area. AF was quick and on the whole accurate given the awful weather at times. I managed to shoot at speeds of 1/8000 down to 1/250 (supported). The minimum ISO i used today was 640 i think with some at 3200. Edges and detail were good even at 3200.

On the whole I'm happy with it, i'll be even happier if I can get it out in brighter conditions, i'd have liked a little wider on the ap to get the iso down further......but to do that it's £££££££££££££££££££ and many more Lb to cart around.

as a compromise between length and weight the 400 L f5.6 seems a cracker :)

wez130

13-04-2008, 20:06

InaGlo

13-04-2008, 20:07

Great to put faces to some names.:thumbs:
I enjoyed the day despite the weather ... and the distinct lack of animals!!!

Pity I didnt get to meet a few more peeps ... or a few more animals but I guess thats the price you pay for being so fashionably late! ;)

dseered

13-04-2008, 20:09

CJR

13-04-2008, 20:09

It takes some getting used to having a longish prime,

Oops :bonk: not the same as mine after all!

I've the 100-400F4.5-5.6.

Is there an "embarassed" smiley ....??

Cathy

Jimmy_Lemon

13-04-2008, 20:13

Twas a very good day. Filled all my cards (nothing new) - now just got to go through them all :( Think I managed to see allmost all the animals this time! Missed so much last time. Was good to meet everyone, but cant remember who was who :( ....now need sleeeeeeeeep

trev wilson

13-04-2008, 20:14

:wave: Very nice to meet you guys today, had a excellent day and alot of laughs despite the weather.

digitalfailure

13-04-2008, 20:16

Oops :bonk: not the same as mine after all!

I've the 100-400F4.5-5.6.

Is there an "embarassed" smiley ....??

Cathy

no need for that......:)

Just imagine that your lens was jammed at 400 and then try and make that length work on every shot :D

dseered

13-04-2008, 20:20

:wave: Very nice to meet you guys today, had a excellent day and alot of laughs despite the weather.

Good to meet you fella, twas a good laugh !

R8JimBob88

13-04-2008, 20:23

Not wanting to sound like a broken record but..... I had a great day too, took about 280 pics in total and have about 5 keepers :lol: Will spend most of this week sorting them out and then i'll get some posted.

Nice to meet most of you too!

What time did everyone leave? Me and Laura (the GF) wondered off to the meerkats and then got forced to camp with the Rhinos because the rain go really bad. Was a shame about the weather really, got a few noisy images :( Although I am supprised how well some of the "Jags" turned out inside at 200mm and 1/60th!

the undertaker

13-04-2008, 20:24

good to see you all,well those that I did. Some miles travelled by you all, hope you had safe journeys home

IanC_UK

13-04-2008, 20:41

Was good to meet all of you, sorry im hopeless with names so apologies lol

Was excellent to see so many people make the effort despite the promised weather :)

mattyh

13-04-2008, 20:42

^^ You were the bloke with the little lens, right ;) :D

IanC_UK

13-04-2008, 20:45

^^ You were the bloke with the little lens, right ;) :D

LOL there were a few little lenses there today, which one ? ;)

mattyh

13-04-2008, 20:47

:lol:

The one that got that shot of the heron, from about 3 miles away? :D

IanC_UK

13-04-2008, 20:53

lol might have been me ;)

petemc

13-04-2008, 20:55

Aye was a good meet. I have no idea who I met and walked around with but I had fun :) Took about 350-450 pics. Lightroom says 350 and Finder says 450 so I've got to check that. Lots of marmot pics :D I wish I'd gone for more of a walk in the rain. I got one picture that I really quite like of people walking in it and wish I'd got more.

Jimmy_Lemon

13-04-2008, 20:56

What time did everyone leave?

erm...dont know in the end, but is was VERY empty by the time we walked back to the exit :p Must have been about 5:50 I guess...I must have walked a good few miles today, lol

Shogun

13-04-2008, 21:00

Just got in. Thanks for a great day guys. Nice to meet you all and put some faces to names. Downloading card now. I took 314 & Liz took 311. Don't know if there are any keepers yet.

wez130

13-04-2008, 21:05

think i took about 485 pics, just had a very quick look through the first 100 and got 3 processed so far

CJR

13-04-2008, 21:25

A I wish I'd gone for more of a walk in the rain. I got one picture that I really quite like of people walking in it and wish I'd got more.

I thought the rain had set in about 2.30ish, and said goodbye and came home (only about 20 mins drive). Sure enough, that was the signal for the weather to improve, I was looking out of my window at sunshine the rest of the day!! Perhaps I should have gone back ...! :lol:

Cathy

captain jack

13-04-2008, 21:39

A good day, bad weather but good company, good to meet you all. Wasted too much time waiting for the Kingfisher at the end of the wooden walkway, did anyone get a shot of it, I didnt even see it but the chap in the camo. jacket & the hat assures me that it is there.!!. Deseered just remind me again how fast that new toy of yours is, 1000 actuations & only pressed the button twice.
A great day & a great bunch of people only sorry that I didn't meet you alll, maybe next time.

grumpybadger

13-04-2008, 21:53

Great to meet everyone I did meet (there were many I didn't!). Had a fun day in the rain and well worth the 340 mile round trip! Was a long slog home. Took us 3 1/2 hours in the car and a half hour tea break so we weren't home until 9!

Think I've got some stuff I'm happy with. Lightroom is busy doing previews for me at the moment (16MP seems to slow it down - I need a faster PC!) so hopefully I'll have some time to prepare some stuff. Happy with the jaguars and the ibis/spoonbill set so a good day.

Here's to the next time. Would love to go back in better weather...

Marcel

14-04-2008, 06:34

Thanks for a really nice day.
Was nice to put names to faces on the forum :).
Like many others, it's a shame I didn't get to meet everyone. To be honest, it's the main thing I go to the meets for, to actually meet everyone :D

I think next time we'll have to have a meet where we can all stick together...lol
I would have loved to have met more of you.

Shame about the lack of animals in the zoo...lol, but the weather wasn't *too* bad in the end, despite quite a ropey start.

I think I only walked away with 140 or so shots (Most of those being marmots :D)

14-04-2008, 07:44

Was a long slog home. Took us 3 1/2 hours in the car and a half hour tea break so we weren't home until 9!

You did well then Paul - we didn't get home till 7.30pm - the traffic was nuts! :gag:

What a pleasant lady Mrs GB is - never saw her without a cheery smile all day.

emma_86

14-04-2008, 13:06

The weather was bad but I enjoyed meeting all of you .

I was the one with the little lens ;)

mattyh

14-04-2008, 13:10

^ I thought that was Ian, Captain Jack and Grumpybadger :shrug:

Alan.F

17-04-2008, 18:27

Glad you all had a good time would of loved to have come and meet some new faces from the ones i have met on the last 2 meets i went on to Chester maybe next time :)

Alan