Hi all
We had an excellent outing on Saturday to the top of the Old Mutual Building in Durban! There was a stunning sunset, lovely city lights and the full moon made a stunning appearance. We had been waiting for the moon to appear, but low lying clouds delayed it for quite a while. Suddenly it popped out of the clouds, and there was silence as everyone quickly took their shot of the moon in all its glory. Probably one of the few times that we will get everyone in the club to stop talking!
A big thank you to Garry for organising access for the club!
Allen Schultz will be speaking on Tuesday. He was the lucky winner of the Vega Intermediate Course, which he completed a few weeks ago. He will be sharing some of the tips and information he learnt on the course. It should be very interesting, and will give us all an insight into the Vega course.
We will have the usual photo sharing opportunity in the 2nd half of the meeting. The set subject is "Are We There Yet?" - quite a challenging topic this month. Outing photos, and open topic will also be viewed. Three photos per person, one per category, please.
See you at the meeting tomorrow!
Regards
Vanessa
Monday, May 31, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Change of venue for May Outing
Hi everyone
HCC OUTING - VENUE CHANGE
We have to change the venue for the "Tall Building" outing on Saturday. The lifts are being shut down and worked on at Durban Bay House, which means we can't get to the top.
Thanks to Garry, we can however use the Old Mutual Building. This building is also in Smith Street, and has views of both Smith and West Street, as well sea and inland views.
The only drawback to this venue is that the access to the viewing area on the roof is not that easy. You will be required to crawl under a concrete wall to get to the vantage points. This will mean getting down on your butt, or knees and scooting yourself across to the other side. Its about a half meter scoot. I'm not sure whether everyone can manage this? It was for this reason that we decided to use the other building, which has easier access. Rather than cancelling the shoot altogether, I think we should take advantage of Garry's offer to use the Old Mutual Building, and see how we go. If need be, Garry says we can organise another shoot at Durban Bay House for those who can't, or chose not to, attend this shoot. On the whole, I think most of us will cope fine.
Details:
Venue: Old Mutual Building, Smith Street, Durban. (In the block between Gardiner and Field Street) (Sorry, I don't now the new names.)
Time: 4pm - whenever we all finish
Meetup directions:
* Meet at the entrance to the PARKING GARAGE, in Smith Street, which is after the Gardiner Street intersection, on the right hand side, before the 1st pedestrian crossing.
* Look for the metal roller door.
* Park in the street - we will go in together at 4pm sharp.
* We will park in the parking garage and all enter the building itself from there.
Your car should be safe, there will be no parking or walking in the streets of Durban at all.
Please bring a torch, wear jeans and provide for rain, wind and cold weather.
IMPORTANT : Please remember that this is a fairly dangerous outing, as we will be very high up. The Old Mutual Building has a steel railing around the edge, not a wall, so we advise that you apply caution and be careful. Judge for yourself whether it is safe and secure enough to go close to the edge. Please be careful and responsible.
Bring all your lenses, as you will get varied photographic opportunities. Hold thumbs that the full moon is visible, and that it isn't too cloudy!
If you have any queries, please email Vanessa - sweetd@iafrica.com. If you have any problems on the day, call Vanessa - 083 679 4716.
See you all there!
Regards
Vanessa
HCC OUTING - VENUE CHANGE
We have to change the venue for the "Tall Building" outing on Saturday. The lifts are being shut down and worked on at Durban Bay House, which means we can't get to the top.
Thanks to Garry, we can however use the Old Mutual Building. This building is also in Smith Street, and has views of both Smith and West Street, as well sea and inland views.
The only drawback to this venue is that the access to the viewing area on the roof is not that easy. You will be required to crawl under a concrete wall to get to the vantage points. This will mean getting down on your butt, or knees and scooting yourself across to the other side. Its about a half meter scoot. I'm not sure whether everyone can manage this? It was for this reason that we decided to use the other building, which has easier access. Rather than cancelling the shoot altogether, I think we should take advantage of Garry's offer to use the Old Mutual Building, and see how we go. If need be, Garry says we can organise another shoot at Durban Bay House for those who can't, or chose not to, attend this shoot. On the whole, I think most of us will cope fine.
Details:
Venue: Old Mutual Building, Smith Street, Durban. (In the block between Gardiner and Field Street) (Sorry, I don't now the new names.)
Time: 4pm - whenever we all finish
Meetup directions:
* Meet at the entrance to the PARKING GARAGE, in Smith Street, which is after the Gardiner Street intersection, on the right hand side, before the 1st pedestrian crossing.
* Look for the metal roller door.
* Park in the street - we will go in together at 4pm sharp.
* We will park in the parking garage and all enter the building itself from there.
Your car should be safe, there will be no parking or walking in the streets of Durban at all.
Please bring a torch, wear jeans and provide for rain, wind and cold weather.
IMPORTANT : Please remember that this is a fairly dangerous outing, as we will be very high up. The Old Mutual Building has a steel railing around the edge, not a wall, so we advise that you apply caution and be careful. Judge for yourself whether it is safe and secure enough to go close to the edge. Please be careful and responsible.
Bring all your lenses, as you will get varied photographic opportunities. Hold thumbs that the full moon is visible, and that it isn't too cloudy!
If you have any queries, please email Vanessa - sweetd@iafrica.com. If you have any problems on the day, call Vanessa - 083 679 4716.
See you all there!
Regards
Vanessa
Friday, May 14, 2010
Tuesday Meeting - 18 May 2010
Hi all
1. Art Deco outing. This outing has unfortunately been postponed to another time, possibly June. We'll keep you updated.
2. Second meeting, 18 May. Harry will be giving us a talk - An Introduction to Flash Photography. Should be informative! There will be a demonstration as well.
3. The 2nd Tallest Building in Durban outing is still happening. Saturday 29th May, at 4pm. Please check here for meetup details and directions.
See you on Tuesday!
Vanessa
1. Art Deco outing. This outing has unfortunately been postponed to another time, possibly June. We'll keep you updated.
2. Second meeting, 18 May. Harry will be giving us a talk - An Introduction to Flash Photography. Should be informative! There will be a demonstration as well.
3. The 2nd Tallest Building in Durban outing is still happening. Saturday 29th May, at 4pm. Please check here for meetup details and directions.
See you on Tuesday!
Vanessa
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Monday, May 03, 2010
May Meeting and Outings
May 1st Meeting
Hi all
The Speaker
Xavier Vahed, young, up and coming Durban photographer will be speaking this Tuesday. He will discuss the work he undertook for his recent exhibition, "Portrait of the People". He will discuss the work in general, and the strobism lighting techniques he used in particular. Not be missed!
Club photos - Please bring one photo for each category:
1. Outing - Rocky Bay
2. Set Subject - "The Good, The Bad, The Ugly"
3. Open
May Outings
We are excited to announce that there will be TWO outings this month. They are both architecturally focused, but each outing will offer completely different view points.
Durban's Art Deco Buildings :
Sat 15 May - We've been granted access to some of Durban's Art Deco buildings. We plan to move from building to building, capturing the glory of these beautiful works. We are hoping to end at Surrey Mansions in Currie Road, where we will have a rooftop sunset picnic to end off the day.
You will be required to submit your best photos for the Art Deco Association to make use of, so enjoy the day but also do your best!
If there is enough interest, we will look at hiring a Mynah bus to transport us around, Otherwise, we'll provide a shoot list and directions to each building but that won't be so interesting because it will be harder for the Art Deco people to give us the background to this great architectural style.
Durban Bay House:
Sat 29 May, 4pm. The club has never before done such an outing - a TALL building! We've been allowed access to the very top of one of Durban's tallest building - Durban Bay House. Club member Garry Bodil has very kindly offered to allow us exclusive access into the building.
We will arrive late in the afternoon for the autumn sunset, then move onto shooting the night lights and the city streets. The cherry on the top will be shooting the full moon rising over the city, which is stunning, provided there isn't too much cloud cover! There will be a full moon on the night of our outing.
Hi all
The Speaker
Xavier Vahed, young, up and coming Durban photographer will be speaking this Tuesday. He will discuss the work he undertook for his recent exhibition, "Portrait of the People". He will discuss the work in general, and the strobism lighting techniques he used in particular. Not be missed!
Club photos - Please bring one photo for each category:
1. Outing - Rocky Bay
2. Set Subject - "The Good, The Bad, The Ugly"
3. Open
May Outings
We are excited to announce that there will be TWO outings this month. They are both architecturally focused, but each outing will offer completely different view points.
Durban's Art Deco Buildings :
Sat 15 May - We've been granted access to some of Durban's Art Deco buildings. We plan to move from building to building, capturing the glory of these beautiful works. We are hoping to end at Surrey Mansions in Currie Road, where we will have a rooftop sunset picnic to end off the day.
You will be required to submit your best photos for the Art Deco Association to make use of, so enjoy the day but also do your best!
If there is enough interest, we will look at hiring a Mynah bus to transport us around, Otherwise, we'll provide a shoot list and directions to each building but that won't be so interesting because it will be harder for the Art Deco people to give us the background to this great architectural style.
Durban Bay House:
Sat 29 May, 4pm. The club has never before done such an outing - a TALL building! We've been allowed access to the very top of one of Durban's tallest building - Durban Bay House. Club member Garry Bodil has very kindly offered to allow us exclusive access into the building.
We will arrive late in the afternoon for the autumn sunset, then move onto shooting the night lights and the city streets. The cherry on the top will be shooting the full moon rising over the city, which is stunning, provided there isn't too much cloud cover! There will be a full moon on the night of our outing.
Tripods, torches and jeans and takkies essential. Please be aware that we will be 32 stories high, so vertigo sufferers may not cope. There is some climbing of stairs to get to the top floor, as well climbing over aircon pipes, so please be prepared for some exercise.
Safety is important. Torches are required to light your way. Please bring rain gear for yourselves and your cameras. We will cancel if there is strong wind and heavy rain, but will attempt to shoot in drizzle.
Meetup details:
Time: 4pm
Date: Sat, 29 May 2010
Place: Durban Bay House
Meet in the side road off Smith Street - Durban Bay Passage. 2nd road to the left, after the Gardiner and Smith Street intersections. Pass the ABSA and Nedbank buildings on your left.
Once we have all arrived, Garry will allow us access into the building's parking, where will have secure parking.
Garry will assemble us together, and take us up to the roof. For security purposes we have to enter and exit the building and the parking together, so the shoot will end when we've all taken our last photos.
For those who are keen, it has been suggested that we meet at Charlie Croft's for dinner, or drinks afterwards.
This opportunity to capture Durban at night is not to be missed!
See you all the meeting.
Regards
Vanessa
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