Muench Workshop: Isle of Mull, Scotland - May 2008
 

Get ready for the photographic journey of a lifetime, a week-long workshop in Scotland, Isle of Mull, May 15-22 2008!

I'm really looking forward to this one, so very much. Hope you can make it!

All the information is here. Fire your questions at Marc Muench, or me, right here :D














MOD EDIT: Now that the workshop is complete, we'll be putting an index of links here to make it easy to find all the threads and see the results! There also also several shots from the workshop towards the end of this thread, too!

FredW, 2, 3

Emmanuel Coupe, 2, 3

Andy 1, 2, 3

The Adventures of Gabby (DavidTO)

thebigsky's sky, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

DavidTO, lagged!

schmoo

Pathfinder

Llywellyn

PHOTOempt

Dear Sweet wonderful people, I just sat down with my morning cuppa and here it is, 5.26am what a start to the day :barb:barb:lust:ivar:clap:clap

Book me in please going to read the rest NOW

Told you to stay tuned! :wink

I thought I would need more patience though - fantastic:barb

So has Schmoo signed up yet :wink.

Wow! Andy you've got me drooling!!

So, do you think I could post an ad in the "For Sale" forum for myself? I can cook and clean. I come with three horses, two vehicles, three cameras (of course they are nikons...). I can speak english and I get by with spanish. I can cuss out people you don't like in a smattering of other languages. All I require????

Traveling money.

:scratch Hmmm, I don't think there would be any takers. Maybe I have to go to eBay?


All joking aside though. This sounds so amazing. I hope that everyone who gets to go has a simply WONDERFUL time. I am so jealous of all of you!

:giggle

And the funniest part of it is that I just attended a 23-bottle scotch tasting at a friend's house on Saturday.

Scotland the beautiful! Everyone get their passports ready.

I'm amazed that no one's mentioned bagpipes in this thread yet. For shame.

Bagpipes

there, I did it!




Sure wish I could go on this one - But Arches will be equally cool (if not a little more populated with photogs).

Man, what an awesome treat this should be! :thumb
I wish I could afford it... :cry
But I really can't, so I better go :hide

:jawdrop I was just planning my summer vacation for next year and was planning on going back to Ireland and swinging by Scotland and Wales this time. You guys must be psychic! *frantically checks her account*

I am so in! Payment sent. *cinches her belt* Time to start scrimpin'. :D

:clap

We're gonna have SO much fun! :D

I can't wait! :barb

Oh dear, this is sorely tempting though we have a new baby arriving in February and I'm not sure how well it would go down with the wife.

I think it might be pushing it, but I'll probably procrastinate until all the places are taken anyway.

Sigh....

Charlie

I'm in.

Dietary restrictions: no vegetables. Bacon whenever possible. Milk and whiskey for breakfast.

Medical conditions: Sore feet, really can't walk very far. That won't be a problem, will it?

Photography experience: I get a headache every time I try to shoot a landscape. I'm leaving some lenses at home so I can pack more Advil.

:clap

and

:lol3

Wow, Sid, you don't go out often, but when you do... :bow :thumb

Is that English bacon, Canadian bacon or American bacon. Need to be much more specific on this one to avoid disappointment!

OK,
I already decided I was going to Scotland when this trip was suggested at the Wild Utah workshop. I love it when a plan comes together. I'm IN !!! :D

Awesome, Fred! It's going to be a true blast.

For anyone that's keeping score, or wants to know what the score is:

3 signed up, 7 spots left.

IIRC, English bacon is thick and meaty.

That one!

:nod

http://www.moonriverphotography.com/...29555870-M.jpg

A fry up! Just missing the stewed tomatoes and the fried bread. Mmmm, fried bread. :binge

Is that the Bodiam breakfast??

:nod

I miss my Gubbsie :cry

Thought so, I never forget a breakfast :D

I'd love to come up to Mull if I can sort things out, it'd be great to catch up with you guys :wave

I'm in.



:D

:ivar

:barb


:clap

That's 4 signed up, 6 left. (But a little bird told me we'll have two more signups this weekend!) :D

WaHOOOOO!!! :barb :ivar :clap :D

6 signed up:thumb

Whoa there, now...Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, you mean 6 total!

:D

Yup, that's right. 6 spots taken, 4 left. Soon to be 3 if the little bird I've been speaking with is on the up and up. :D

What if we are n the UK already ?
 

Hi Guys,

Any idea how much it would cost if we are in the Uk already ? So basicaly meet you at Glasgow.:ivar

Hi Lee,

The cost is exclusive of airfare so I gues the cost will be the same

" all inclusive, excluding airfare.*

*What does all inclusive mean? It means that your hotel, food, transportation (excluding airfare) and other miscellaneous costs associated with the workshop are covered by your tuition. Once you get to the hotel, you're done spending money -- unless you want to."

ah, may be I should have read it properly...:scratch

thanks

I just realized that I haven't updated this thread with the latest news.

7 deposits received, only 3 spots left. If you're thinking of coming, don't delay!

The countdown continues!

http://myskitch.com/davidrosenthal/d...103-221153.jpg

:rofl I tried to find something just as cool looking on Google gadgets for my own countdown and failed. Guess I'll have to power up the Mac laptop every day until then. :D

Facts Photogs need to know going to Scotland
 

I must admit that I have never left the North American continent.

SO I have some questions that previous travelers to the UK must know the answer to.

Andy, we will need adapters for the UK electric sockets which I understand are 240V 50 cycles. Will an Apple Mac Book Pro adapter brick need a voltage converter to be used over there? Will the charger for Canon BP-511s ( like in a 20D, 5D or a 40D ) need an adapter of some kind?

I need an international traveller to tell me the maximum luggage size for carry on in an airplane also. I know this is available on the airline website tool, but i want to hear travellers experiences about this also. Gus, Skippy, Gubbs, anyone?

Some answers, PF.

I still want to know how much I can carry-on. I really don't want to check a lens or a body.

I read that thread, Sid, but didn't really get the answers I was hoping for.

I know that you can get a plug adapter that will plug a US 110 appliance plug into a wall socket in the UK. What I need to know is whether the Apple brick for the Mac Book Pro is able to accept 240v and whether the Canon battery charger is also.

I just rethought what Gus said.

The Canon charger CG-580 for the batteries for a 5D, 20D or 40D will tolerate voltages from 100v to 240v and 50 or 50 cycles so just a wall jack adapter ( which I already bought for a couple bucks ) will work ( I do not need a voltage adapter.)

The same is true of the Canon charger for the battery for a 1DsMkll, the NiMH charger NC-E2.

The charger for a Canon G9 ( CB-2LW ) also accepts 100-240v and 50 or 60 cps.

The power brick for my Mac Book Pro also accepts 100v to 240v and 50 or 60 cps - the lettering is so small and so light gray I had to use a slide loupe to read it, but it does say that it should survive the wall jacks in the UK.

The Power brick for my Epson P-4000 hard drive storage and viewer is ok with 100-240v and 50 to 60 cps also. I think Gus was onto something.

That answers some of my questions.

Now I still need to know firm answers on bag sizes and weights.