Dgrin meetup London 2012 Olympics???

[wholenewlight]

Congrats, London wins 2012 Summer Games (http://apnews.myway.com//article/20050706/D8B5T2GG0.html)bid!

Okay, so it's a long way off BUT what a great place and event to have a photo meetup. It's expensive and requires a lots of planning so it's not completely premature to mention it now.

I went to the SLC Winter Games in 2002 and it was a ton of fun. I was thinking about going to the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver but London maybe would be even more fun.

Just a thought . . . :):

Here's a couple of my shots from the 2002 Olympics (shot with a cheap Canon s30 P&S):

http://cs-pics.smugmug.com/photos/27330263-M.jpg
Chris Witty USA wins 1000 meter gold


http://cs-pics.smugmug.com/photos/27330261-M.jpg
Norway and Italy duke it out on the final stretch for Cross Countys relay medals (I know the horizon isn't level - I left it that way because i liked the candid, dynamic feel the shot had). Guess who won?


http://cs-pics.smugmug.com/photos/27330259-M.jpg
Nordic Combined Ski Jump



:thumb

[Andy]

awesome idea, i nominate gubbs to put it all together!

[gubbs]

I was sooo excited to hear the news today, wow!!!

Well I'm up for it!!

[Michiel de Brieder]

yeah, congrats Brits!!!

Say erm, Gubbs, can all the 3500 Dgrin members stay at your place? :rofl

[wholenewlight]

If anyone is interested, I uploaded my '02 SLC Winter Olympic shots. Here is the gallery link:

2002 SLC Winter Olympic shots (http://cs-pics.smugmug.com/gallery/640464)


Lots of pics in this gallery, beware. Pics of familyand friends mixed in with event shots.

I haven't looked at these in quite awhile - brings back lots of pleasant memories.

ps. I'm the guy on the crutches in the shots :evil

[David_S85]

I'll be there with my new Canon 50D and my 10-400 f/2 L. Put us down for a double room, pronto! If we hold the rooms now we might even get a better rate.

I sure hope I don't have to work that weekend.

Congrats to all of England for holding the big party.

[wholenewlight]

I'll be there with my new Canon 50D and my 10-400 f/2 L. Put us down for a double room, pronto! If we hold the rooms now we might even get a better rate.

I sure hope I don't have to work that weekend.

Congrats to all of England for holding the big party.Surprisingly, we booked our lodging for the 2002 olympics almost 3 years away and bought the event tickets a little more than one year from the trip. But SLC had a limited amount of hotel space.

I was planning to take my Nikon D1000.5 - I won't need the giant, super fast glass - the D1000.5 will be the one with no noise at ISO 12,000 - great for the sports stuff!! :wink

[auraflora]

This is a wonderful incentive and good planning ahead.

Even though planning soooooo far ahead is out of character for me--I will jot it down on my calender:):

Your photos from the 2002 Olympics are wonderful--especially your first shot. I like the smurred action of the skater , the silouhette of the crowd and the cacklight light on the American flag.

Great shot

Michal