TO Meetup Results

[Nikolai]

It all started by this discussion about Lumiquest vs Lightsphere (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=12871).

Then we decided to organize a little meeting/dinner (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=13058).

We met with DavidTO on Friday night at TGIF:
(this shot was taken with David's 20D)
http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/24661749-M.jpg

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:
http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/24661785-L.jpg

Him again - now with the help of my "one-light-stand":
http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/24661841-L.jpg

David was shooting his 20D, so he didn't have to hassle with the light and could simply relax:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/24661758-M.jpg

There is another guy on the Southern Entrance:
http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/24661900-L.jpg

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 (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=13138):-):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:-)

[DavidTO]

We met with DavidTO on Friday night at TGIF:
(this shot was taken with David's 20D)
http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/24661749-M.jpg


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!

[wxwax]

Even with an angle finder, you're in the dirt? :lol3

Sorry I missed it guys. Anyone in Chicago this week?

[Nikolai]

Isn't that ISO 3200?
Yessir, it was..:-)
It's a bit noisy on 100%, but looks good if scaled down..

[QUOTE=DavidTO]
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:-)


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..:dunno
OK, now we have a perfect excuse to meet again:-):clap

Cheers!:1drink

[Nikolai]

Even with an angle finder, you're in the dirt? :lol3

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

[Andy]

(hey, Nik, we forgot pics of the grub!)


such a shame. :nono

:whip

[David_S85]

Even with an angle finder, you're in the dirt? :lol3

Sorry I missed it guys. Anyone in Chicago this week?
Did I just hear somthin' 'bout Chicago?

[Nikolai]

such a shame. :nono

:whipSomebody promised to pay us losangelenos a visit.. Any ETA? :rolleyes

[wxwax]

Did I just hear somthin' 'bout Chicago?
We'll be there Sunday PM thru Thursday AM. You work downtown?

[Seymore]

Thanks for the shots guys... :thumb Actually, Nikolai! :D

But, we have people laying down on the job!!! What's up wit dat? :scratch 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? :dunno

[DavidTO]

So, when are we gonna see David's shots? :dunno


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.

[DavidTO]

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

http://davidrosenthal.smugmug.com/photos/24726663-L.jpg

Dang flood lights really cramped our style:
http://davidrosenthal.smugmug.com/photos/24726760-L.jpg

So I closed in for the kill:
http://davidrosenthal.smugmug.com/photos/24727157-L.jpg

http://davidrosenthal.smugmug.com/photos/24726997-L.jpg

http://davidrosenthal.smugmug.com/photos/24727079-L.jpg

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.

http://davidrosenthal.smugmug.com/photos/24727345-L.jpg

And, finally, the troublemakers:



http://davidrosenthal.smugmug.com/photos/24727226-L.jpg