Life After Focus

[tonymidd]

How about thinking about the next meeting at somewhere less crowded???
The museum at Bradford has been sugested in the past.

[StagePhotography.co.uk]

Less crowded and cheaper!!!! :)

[Dotty.c]

some where central, we do have members in devon and cornwall as well

[StuG]

some where central, we do have members in devon and cornwall as well

Yep and in Deepest Darkest Hampshire too :wave4:

[LTJ]

Yes it would be lovely. Its easy to get caught up and be busy and not make time for people. I really enjoyed it yesterday.

[BarryM]

yeah so did we forum was nice and quiet :Dm

[tonymidd]

some where central, we do have members in devon and cornwall as well

Where is central? Always a prob. Bradford is, I think, as far from you Dotty as it is from Baz north of the Forth.
One answer is to go down the e-photozine route and have regional meetings. It's been suggested before with small response.

[BarryM]

I can probably do a martin area with plenty of notice, (im scared of driving and getting lost down in your country full of motorways) if that helps. 15 quid a night for a travelodge bed is good agian with plenty notice to save. But i really want to meet you all, some are due a handshake and some due a kick in the mummydaddys (george) :Dm

[Ade]

I think a meet is a great idea, unfortunatly Dottys right and Bradford is too far for me down in Devon. Birmingham is 3 hours away. Don't take this the wrong way guys but a 5'ish hour drive just for a 'meet' is a little too far IMO...

and i drive a 300+ bhp Subaru Impreza STI that does about 2 miles to the gallon! i'd need to remortgage lol... I could drive the wifes merc but she refuses to drive the Subaru so she'd be stuck without a car (no public transport in the countryside)

I'd do a regional meet though :)

[StagePhotography.co.uk]

If we include Scotland (but why should we)
central would be round Martin's way I guess...

hmmm and yes if you include Cornwall
and Devon.... We're pushing to find somwhere..

[tonymidd]

The answer has to be the e-photozine way. Someone finds something in their area of interest, posts it and sees if there's any interest.

Here's a starter, April 21st at Silverstone, the VSCC opener. I shall be going to this event. It's one I try not to miss. You can get on the pit wall and also stroll around the pits, a very relaxed day out. A much nicer way to spend a Saturday than shooting a wedding, make this one your april day off :clapping::clapping:
You don't need a particularly long lens, 200mm is more than enough, if fact off the pit wall it's too much.

http://www.vscc.co.uk/vsccweb/events/event.jsp?id=350

and some of my shots from last year here...

http://www.tonymiddphoto.co.uk/VSCC/index.html

[BarryM]

I think a meet is a great idea, unfortunatly Dottys right and Bradford is too far for me down in Devon. Birmingham is 3 hours away. Don't take this the wrong way guys but a 5'ish hour drive just for a 'meet' is a little too far IMO...

and i drive a 300+ bhp Subaru Impreza STI that does about 2 miles to the gallon! i'd need to remortgage lol... I could drive the wifes merc but she refuses to drive the Subaru so she'd be stuck without a car (no public transport in the countryside)

I'd do a regional meet though :)


awww thats not fair im dying to oogle over your avatar too =[[ and HAH thats what you get for driving a subaru :Dm

Btw, my drive is 5+ plus and im going to make the effort, god i have to goto another country, and one im not too happy about going to but would bite my tongue for the time i have to set foot in it :Dm :Dm

[Mal]

Oi what about the Welsh, Tony that seems like a good idea, I'll try and make it but may still be jet lagged

[BarryM]

been to rhyll does that count

[Mal]

been to rhyll does that count

S'not that far from Scotland to Rhyl????

[BarryM]

ohh its a good 7-8 hours well my oldman was driving a ford cortina at the time, aerodynamics of sherpa tank

[tonymidd]

S'not that far from Scotland to Rhyl????

If you live in Inverness the border with England is a long way (250 miles) and you'd be just over half way to Rhyl (450 miles total journey) but why does anyone want to go to Rhyl? Tis worse than Blackpool.

[bartonflyer]

........ Tis worse than Blackpool.

Watch it you're getting at the Lancastrians now :woot: