A tour of Brisbane wetlands - Feb 11 2006

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Postby Slider on Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:01 pm

Big Red wrote:looking forward to this meeting of the SEQ mob and trying out "norma" :lol:

is it still saturday the 11th ?


For some reason I thought it was Sunday. Glad I saw this :oops:
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Postby Zeeke on Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:08 pm

You been drinking too much of my homebrew Slider??? :lol:

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Postby Slider on Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:13 pm

Zeeke wrote:You been drinking too much of my homebrew Slider??? :lol:

Tim


Nah, that's done and dusted. Better, bring another along on Saturday :wink: Hic..
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Postby big pix on Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:23 pm

Slider wrote:
Zeeke wrote:You been drinking too much of my homebrew Slider??? :lol:

Tim


Nah, that's done and dusted. Better, bring another along on Saturday :wink: Hic..


better bring the lot......... we may get thirsty if it is a hot day........
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Postby Zeeke on Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:56 am

What did you think of it Mark?? 2nd time ive made that iceberg rum.. its a bloody nice drop!!

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Postby Slider on Thu Feb 09, 2006 1:11 am

Zeeke wrote:What did you think of it Mark?? 2nd time ive made that iceberg rum.. its a bloody nice drop!!

Tim
p.s. ill bring some if needed..


Yummo :D
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Postby Grev on Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:26 pm

Reading all the info now, hopefully I can make it.
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Postby blacknstormy on Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:43 pm

Ok guys, only 2 more sleeps to go (including this one) :)

Can we have a final list of who's coming along????? Finalise everything tomorrow if that's ok :)

And Tim, the fish will definitely be a goer :) I was thinking we could drop into coles or somesuch on the way and pick up other stuff for the BBQ..... save everyone carting stuff around ... but just a thought. What do you all reckon?

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Postby Zeeke on Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:01 pm

Sounds like a good idea Rel..

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Postby DionM on Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:36 pm

I think dropping into Coles or something is a good idea!

I'll be attending!

Rel - do you think its worth trying to cart a tripod around; I may just elect to bring my monopod and that's it. Also are we going anywhere where a wide angle is likely to get a workout; I'm tempted to leave mine behind to force me to focus on wildlife stuff.

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Postby blacknstormy on Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:47 pm

Dion - the tripod and wideangle would be ok at TT & Boondall - some nice scenery out there, but won't be much use at night at Karawatha...... and it's extra to carry .... so up to you.... maybe we SHOULD force you to do some wild-lifey type stuff :) ;)

What do you think? Less stuff to carry is often a good thing....

Rel

ps I'm off to bed (damn sinus) .... will check again early in the morning.
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Postby gecko on Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:46 am

Hello all

I will try and make it to the Tinchi Tamba meeting spot.
Not sure how long I can stay as I have work commitments later in the day.
Looking forward to meeting everyone!

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Postby blacknstormy on Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:22 pm

Hey guys,
Well, this is it :) so far, the list stands at:

Dion
Manta (possible)
Mitedo
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Slider
Neroli
Xerubus
Oneputt
Zeeke
Finch
and maybe Grev & Gecko

Does that look about right? Meeting at TT at 2pm then onward :) I've posted it before, but if anyone needs us, mobile 0412 550 240. We are working (bugger) until about 12.30 tomorrow, so can't take any calls until after that time.

Dion - are you right for a lift now?

Most important - bring a hat, sunscreen, closed in shoes (sandshoes are fine) and insect repellent and a TORCH.

charge those batteries up guys,

I'll be online until later tonight, so
see you all tomorrow :)

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Postby Oneputt on Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:40 pm

Rel Mitedo is a non starter. Slider, Zeeke and myself will be arriving together. Dion is making his own way there and then hopping in with us. We will have fish and some meat with us to avoid the inevitabloe hunger pains. I will wear long pants, have a hat and repellant. Please do not lead me astray :wink:
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Postby Zeeke on Fri Feb 10, 2006 8:23 pm

Looking forward to it, im hoping to raid camera house in the morning first thing and get myself a smaller camera bag.. Ask Oneputt about my current one hehe.. its a monster.. and just too big to carry around.. which gets annoying when you want to carry a couple of lenses..

Fish is in the fridge thawing out, its been in the freezer for a couple of weeks.. and was cryovac'd .. ill have it all ready to rock and roll, so if your having fish, just bring what you want to have with it..

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Postby blacknstormy on Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:26 pm

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Postby DionM on Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:27 pm

Yep I'm right for transport now.

I'll be bringing 2x backpacks (1x camera, 1x other for water, repellant, etc) and my monopod. If I could chip in with others for BBQ food (or if we stop somewhere to purchase, that would be even better).

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Postby blacknstormy on Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:37 pm

Cool Dion - we have to stop for food anyway (can't take it to work at 5am) so we'll fine tune it when we see you :)
See you tomorrow afternoon
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Postby Finch on Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:46 pm

Look forward to meeting some of the forum members tomorrow arvo for the wetlands meet. Should be a great arvo and evening

See you all there

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Postby Big Red on Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:47 am

looks like dodgy weather and my flash hasn't arrived back yet but i'm still looking forward to the meet 8)
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Postby TonyH on Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:10 am

Good Hunting Guys...... look forward to the shots. The weather is a little ordinary at the moment but I'm sure you'll all have a great time... ENJOY!

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Postby big pix on Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:14 am

sorry guys ....... but I am unable to make it.......
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Postby xerubus on Sat Feb 11, 2006 1:39 pm

I'm based at Mango Hill (Northside) if anyone is struggling for a lift.

Better late than never :)

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Postby mitedo on Sat Feb 11, 2006 1:52 pm

sorry guys ....... but I am unable to make it as well :( hope you all have a great time, look forward to seeing the pics tonight :D
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Postby xerubus on Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:03 pm

great to see a couple of old faces and meet quite a few new ones. look forward to the next meet.

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Postby Big Red on Sun Feb 12, 2006 1:16 am

it was really good to put faces to forum names and i had a great afternoon/night 8)
hope to see you all on the next one :D
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Postby Slider on Sun Feb 12, 2006 1:47 am

Likewise, a great arvo and onto the evening. Just got in and Oneputt and Zeeke are still travelling so she was a big day.

Good to meet some more forumites and experiment with all the Nikon gear. :D
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Postby Zeeke on Sun Feb 12, 2006 2:36 am

Jesus Mark, give us a chance hehehe.. your online before we even get home... got back to my place at 1:24am... so probably 1:30ish AM for John..

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Postby Finch on Sun Feb 12, 2006 10:20 am

It was great to meet new faces and a good night was had by all.

Thanks to go to:

Dion for suggesting idea initially and running with it.

Narelle (blacknstormy) and Damian for helping with itinerary and finding critters

Tim (Zeeke) for offering brilliant fillets of snapper

John (Oneputt) for bring tripod/head for me to check out before buying

Mark (Slider) for giving us a demo of his new 'Super Flash Bracket'

Shane (Big Red) and others for offering us a much-needed mossie repelant

The weatherman for keeping the rain away when we were in the field! (it absolutely bucketed down at 4am, four hours after I arrived home)

I look forward to more get-togethers in the future

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Postby DionM on Sun Feb 12, 2006 10:59 am

Yep, was a great trip in the end. Thanks to all who came and assisted, big thanks to Rel and Damian for the guidance, esp at the end.

I got home about 12ish, showered etc. Then got woken up at 3am by a car accident next door (slippery roads, living near an off camber downhill corner, always happens).

PP'ing my photos now 8)

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Tinchi Tamba outing...

Postby neroli on Sun Feb 12, 2006 3:17 pm

Great day thanks everyone, especially Dion, Rel and Damian for organising.

A special thank you to Tim for the beautiful snapper for the barbecue, what a treat that was.

I woke up this morning with a migraine, so I'm not feeling overly intelligent. I'll get a couple of pics up as soon as I can think straight.

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Postby gecko on Mon Feb 13, 2006 12:17 pm

It was terriffic to meet everyone - sorry I couldn't stick around.
We should try and get together more often!

Here are some 'action' shots at Tinchi Tamba (lots of talking - not much photography :lol: )


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Postby gecko on Mon Feb 13, 2006 12:23 pm

And a few of the little Gecko checking out the wildlife in the ooze...

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Sounds like the gecko's missed a tasty BBQ...

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Postby blacknstormy on Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:22 pm

Thank you everyone for such an enjoyable day/evening :) We had a blast, but a real bugger that it didn't rain a couple of days before - would have made all the difference. It was such a pleasure to meet everyone, to put the new faces to names, and to see all of the old ones :)

Tim - thank you sooo much for the fish (I feel like I should be a dolphin, saying 'so long and thanks for the fish' :) ) What an amazing treat that was - we all enjoyed it, and it was all thanks to you !!!

I promise I will never again try to organise anything to do with a bbq, or anything that is better with rain :) I hope I'm forgiven ?

Hugs & looking forward to the next one
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