This is now OFFICIALLY Sat Oct 29th After the ending of the Photoshow and will be a social outing only.
I will gladly guide you around a bit, but its social oriented only and will be mid-Manhattan only.
If you want a t-shirt made for the occasion they will be $20-25/ec and must be paid in advance, must have 5 commit.
No fee and no Sponsor swag, sorry its now a social only event, though I may have something left over from the others to raffle off
Dinner and Drinks are Dutch.
RAIN OR SHINE
Events will be as follows:
5:30pm (show ends at 4)
Meet around the statue of the buss-driver outside the bus terminal (625 8th Avenue between 40th and 41st st. Its about a 15min walk from the Javitts ctr where the show is).
5:45pm
Walk North to McGee's Pub (240 West 55th Street) about 30min walk if your taking in the sights and photographing along the way
8/8:30pm Head out of the pub to sober up
8:30pm
Walk to times sq. area to browse and photograph
9:30/10pm
I stop leading the group so I can drive back to Baltimore
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]4th Annual gathering will be in NYC sometime in late July to August.
This will be a LONGGGGGGG day with a lot of walking, subway riding and tones of shutter clicks. General game plan will be sunrise, breakfast/official start, street shooting etc. sunset will probably not be officially shot though I am thinking of hitting the empire-state for that, Dinner at my favorite NYC Irish Bar and night-shooting in Times Sq area. Sunday all will be welcome to go to one of the 2 NYC super-photo-vendors, B&H and Adorama for geek and wish time
Est Cost between $75-$100
(gets you dinner, pro support, cool swag, t-shirt and maybe more)
Lodging TBA and will be at your own cost, but thinking we should determine 1 hotel (I am open to Ideas)
----------------------------------------- Update: Potential Date of Aug 27th
I need to get 5 FIRM commitments for Aug 27th before I book hotel and Restaurant ASAP
thanks
----------------------------------------- General Timeline: (We may/can do this all on a Sunday instead of Saturday)
Saturday
Sunrise (Informal)
9am Official Start in Lower Manhattan
12noon Brooklyn Bridge and area around it
3pm start heading north/break
6pm Dinner @ McGees Pub 240 West 55 Street (meal and one drink included with cost of gathering)
8pm Head to Times Square for Night-Photography
10pm Farewells
(Optional: Empire State Building? Day or Night??)
Sunday
10am? Informal gatherings @ B&H and/or Adorama photo stores
--------------------------------- Links to previous gatherings:
3rd
2nd
1st
Please note this first post will be edited with information as it comes about so always check this first for the official info
Last edited by BrendanPK; 09-10-2011 at 10:49 PM.