Tanya, you're a talking brochure! I'm sold! Just remember to make sure -you- can make the date before letting us know when it is and that it won't change for nobody ;) Btw, just curious, how would one make his/her way there from Brissie? Rgds, Ryan PS. Kevin's got a good offer too mmmm.. PPS. How many Aussies dwellers on this list are there anyway? I'm sure there are more than 8.. aren't there?
Leon Altoff (?) Kevin Waterson (Port Macquarie, NSW) Trevor Bailey (Grafton, NSW) Rob Studdert (Hurtsville, NSW) Paul Ewins (Melbourne, VIC) Tanya Mayer (3 hours West of Mackay in the middle of whoopwhoop, QLD) John Coyle (Brisbane, QLD) Ryan Lee (Brisbane, QLD) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 6:13 PM Subject: Re: Australian alternative to GFM?? > Count me in Leon! What about somewhere like the Whitsundays? Great Barrier > Reef and sunny Queensland weather might be able to entice some overseas > people for a lovely holiday - I will be happy to organise it if it was in > that area, as it isn't too far from me... VERY picturesque stuff - we could > even do a charter flight to whitehaven beach, snorkelling, skydiving (COOL > pics there!) etc. GREAT sunsets and landscape photography opportunities... > See here for more details about that place - it is just DIVINE... > > http://www.seewhitsundays.com/w/islands/picture.asp?image=images/whitehaven2.jpg > > http://www.seewhitsundays.com/w/islands/picture.asp?image=images/beneteauatwhitehaven.jpg > > http://www.sailing-whitsundays.com/locations/listings/l0001.html > > http://www.geocities.com/awweir/Whitehaven_people.html > > http://www.whitsundaysonline.com/ > > I could also probably round up a model or two, for anyone who'd like to do > "people" shots (promise that they would look good in a bikini). > > Rob, I'm sure that G. would appreciate a tropical island getaway... (of > course, the fact that the Whitsundays are only 4 hours from me, has nothing > to do with my "bias"!) lol... > > Of course, at the opposite ends of the spectrum, there are places like the > Hunter and Barossa Valleys, Blue Mountains etc. OR, you could all camp at > my place and we could go out mustering or droving on some local properties > for some TRUE Outback photography! lol... > > tan. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Leon Altoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 5:39 PM > Subject: Australian alternative to GFM?? > > > > > > I've just been reading the GFM thread - I hadn't before because it was > > something I couldn't attend. With Rob's comments of "Torture" and > > Tanya's "Family Problems" (I know about families like that - I don't > > have one but I know 3 people who do) I was wondering if there was > > anything similar in Australia? Or would it be possible to make our > > own? > > > > I would love to spend a weekend in a picturesque location with a group > > of photography orientated people, learning from each other and > > discussing the merits of various pieces of equipment when all photo > > opportunities have left us. > > > > I know there are quite a few Australians on the list and we may even be > > able to entice some of the overseas people to our shores. Would anyone > > be interested? > > > > > > Leon > > > > http://www.bluering.org.au > > http://www.bluering.org.au/leon > > > > > >
