[Steinback]

My sister has dropped out but I'll be there bright and early. The weather report certainly looks promising.

[Clicker]

I'll be there early too so i can spoil all jezza 323's photos and be in them all...lol

see you all there...too bad we won't have a geisha in the blooms

[jezza323]

what time you thinkin Clicker?

[panoguy]

Oh, you never told me you wanted a geisha! I was just going to bring my 5 year old...

[Clicker]

what time you thinkin Clicker?

Subway is open at 6ish so i'm probably going to be there 7:30am the latest depends on where the nearest Timmies is..lol


ALL the forecasts have it as "afternoon showers"...since we're not going to have a Geisha i'm hoping for some wet tshirts and not you guys or a 5 year old either

I'm going to find out if the Q is weather proofed

I'm betting the "hoards" will be there around 9~10am, if they're earlier i'll be surprised.

[Clarkey]

See you there folks. I have a complicated arrangement that involves my son and I riding in on the subway from Kipling, so probably closer to 9 than earlier.
Clicker, I'll PM my mobile to you.

[Clicker]

No probs Clarkey, we may have enough bodies for a proper "group photo" or not

[rhe]

thanks for the update rhe, want to share your pics?

I am glad to share my pictures but am just about to start to learn how to sort and resize for posting etc. I will be picking up Lightroom 4 this weekend and depending on how quickly I can get up to speed and how long my eyes last (just got a new pair of glasses optimized for viewing the monitor) I hope to be somewhat operational by next weekend!

[Clicker]

It was so crowded they were climbing the trees!



I think i had this wrong...i wasn't looking up



These guys couldn't find the trees



someone clued them in:



choochoo for blossoms



Since i couldn't be in all of jezza323's photos..i will be in every canikon's



This kid will look back at this photo with a Pentax in the shot




*note to that thread about women with DSLRs* There were LOTS at the park.

[jezza323]

i think i bumped the focus ring on the Q fisheye while setting up the group shot, bit out of focus will post up some shots once I get a chance to process them

[panoguy]

i think i bumped the focus ring on the Q fisheye while setting up the group shot, bit out of focus

That's normal. It's the effect of my awesomeness.

It seems I only got a few decent shots of the blossoms, but plenty of people with cameras...




Note the excellent glass in the foreground... \/ RIGHT HERE \/



Some Pentaxians:





The massive "Pentax on a pole" device:

[Clicker]

Dam i gotta lose some weight

I was enjoying myself so much "pole dancing" into people's shots i didn't take any blooms...lol btw i cleaned the grease off my lens element today

it was great meeting all you guys hopefully you'll be able to make the next one and meet even more forum users.

Some were spreading the "word" of the forum.

[Clarkey]

PS, the 18-135mm does OK - the third one is nearly a 100% crop.

[k100d]

good to see the group still going nice photos

[Clicker]

good to see the group still going nice photos

Come out to the next one possibly in June?

May is when we follow mightymike for freebies at henrys...lol *joking MM*

Nice photos everyone sorry i wasn't sharp