View Full Version : APF LA Meet '06: First pics (my place)
paradise
03-31-2006, 2:21 PM
Last night we had a fun evening at my place with Hiro and family, Eric, and my family. Here are a few fun pics, eric and hiro have more for later :)
There was a lot of random picture taking with 3 cameras snapping for a while
http://aquatic-photography.com/gallery/files/1/lameet01.jpg
Eric and his new best pal, my younger one, Ilana. They like to play with toys, both cameras and barbies :)
http://aquatic-photography.com/gallery/files/1/lameet02.jpg
This was taken by Hiro, I dont know why he chose that as the subject (weird, heh? :) :) )
http://aquatic-photography.com/gallery/files/1/lameet03.jpg
Sure looks fun man! Each of you shooting each other!
Hey Ed, What's with Ilana's wrist? Injured?
Cheers,
paradise
03-31-2006, 4:52 PM
oh, yeah, forgot to tell you. Last sunday, fell of a couch, fractured in 3 places :( Weird, heh? She'll be fine, 6 week cast.
Eric and I just went to my friend's Reptile place. Some amazing shots later when he gets back home.
Geistlich
03-31-2006, 5:22 PM
I wish I could have made it. :-( Can't do too much with a 3 month old though.
Andreas Werth
03-31-2006, 6:06 PM
Keep those photos coming, friends :-)
Bad luck for your daughter, Ed, but she looks brave!
(sidenote: our flat never looks that tidy, even if we got visitors - you sure did a hell of a clean up job with your two girls ;-) )
Just curious: how many miles was that trip for Eric and Hiro?
JerseyJay
04-01-2006, 12:32 AM
Damn you guys !!!
Keep taking pix. This is awesome ! Enjoy ALL !
squidfish
04-01-2006, 2:35 AM
Ed
Wishing your a daughter a speedy recovery !!!. There are going to be a lot of CF cards filled this weekend., looking foward to seeing more. I think the Barbie shot should have gone in the POTM :)
Cheers
Rich
Obliviou$
04-01-2006, 7:57 AM
At least i focused on Barbie and not Ken :)
Looks like you're having fun. There often are a lot of random snapping when three people with dSLRs meet.
paradise
04-03-2006, 3:11 AM
Thanks everyone. We are having a BLAST!!!! Spent 3 days in the mountains doing a bunch of cool stuff, then today went to the Aquarium of the Pacific for the meet, met another APF'er, tomorrow - San Diego Zoo. Pics are coming. There is SO MUCH. I have already 2 gigs, and eric and hiro have a lot more than that. Eric is like Benny Jr., his bag is like Santa's bag, he just keeps pulling out more toys for hiro to play with. Those two are like kids :) I rented 100-400 today on the strength of Rich's shots, to tomorrow is the test.
No new pics till tomorrow or later. I have no time :)
benny
04-03-2006, 11:55 AM
I am so green with envy! Sure sounds like fun!
Cheers,
am having a blast. Thanks Eric for letting me play with your toys (except that nasty tamron mount!)
Thanks Ed for letting us stay at your lakehouse. Your wife and daughters are so sweet. I've been having a blast
besides my stomach which is still turning no matter how many drugs I stuff down my throat. Going to take my son and
his cousin to Disneyland tomorrow and then back to Hawaii the next day for me. It's been quite a fullfilling trip. Just
sorry I couldn't spend more time with Eric and Ed. Seriously, I think the next meet should be in SG!
That was a blast. Thanks Ed, for opening up your home and the lakehouse. Lina's (hope I spelled that correct) patience, generosity, and cooking was just too good. Was great meeting up with both Hiro and Ed and being able to shoot with the both of them. I'll have to keep the Tamron away from Hiro's camera next time, haha.
Definitely a memorable experience that won't be forgotten.
I'm all for APF SG 2007!!!!
paradise
04-04-2006, 2:54 PM
LOL, You forgot to say that I saved Hiro's D200 from eric's mount :) :)
Oh, and Hiro is MUCH MUCH better at chess than Eric is, that was just sad to watch (both times). :)
And, also, the fact that hiro now is aware of every public bathroom from San Diego to the Valley :)
I had such a fun weekend, it will take me a week just to unwind from it. Not to mention all the GIGABYTES of photos to process.
Schnauzer
04-04-2006, 5:31 PM
You guys are building up a lot of anticipation here . Lets see some photos now. Here I am stuck in a snow storm today.
benny
04-04-2006, 11:06 PM
Seriously, I think the next meet should be in SG!
I saw that!!!
Give me the dates!!
Cheers,
paradise
04-05-2006, 2:34 AM
Here are a couple more teases from the San Diego Zoo:
Taking Escalator up to the Aviary
http://aquatic-photography.com/gallery/files/1/hiro-eric-01.jpg
Inside the Aviary
http://aquatic-photography.com/gallery/files/1/hiro-eric-02.jpg
paradise
04-05-2006, 4:24 AM
Here is another fun one from Night #1 at the lake house. We all had quite a bit to drink, Eric specially, I have proof:
http://aquatic-photography.com/eric-drinking.gif
Froggie
04-05-2006, 4:27 AM
We all had quite a bit to drink, Eric specially
You guys disappoint me, his adventures with the sink would have been quite the opportunity for water-drop pictures.
paradise
04-05-2006, 4:31 AM
Shockingly, Eric was still able to take pics. Here is one of Myself, Hiro and his wife. Notice the empty bottle of 1800 Tequilla, one of two we finished that night.
http://aquatic-photography.com/gallery/files/1/eric-hiro-03.jpg
Schnauzer
04-05-2006, 10:47 AM
Looks like you all had a great time.
Eric. Don't you hate it when everyone say you had a lot of fun last night and you say " I did. Oh great ".
Ed has that far away look in his eyes. HirO and his wife look like they are wondering how long before he will drop. I've only known one guy that was from Russia. We all went out one night many many years ago. He was still ordering drinks when everyone else didn't know their own name. Don't try to match drinks with someone from Russia.
Schnauzer
04-05-2006, 11:15 AM
Ed, I hope you didn't get a rash or anything being that close to 2 D200s.
benny
04-05-2006, 12:37 PM
Ed, I hope you didn't get a rash or anything being that close to 2 D200s.
Maybe Ed's ready to jump ship after this one. :badgrin:
Cheers,
phishphorphun
04-05-2006, 1:23 PM
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Hir0's wife looks like she is the only one at the table who know's where she is.:lol:
You all must have had a blast. That's great.
paradise
04-05-2006, 3:12 PM
Bobby, she was drinking on par w/me and Eric. Shocked me. Hiro was not in the mood :) No Scotch :)
I'm not an alchy!!!
No, on a more serious note, I don't think Ed is gonna give up the high ISO performance of the 20D to pick up a D200. Here are some people pics for now (still have a lot of pictures to process). None of these have been run through noise reduction and was taken with only available light (check the exif if you want). :)
Ed and Hiro
http://i.pbase.com/o4/35/597035/1/58212656.DSC_0971.jpg
One of Ed's beautiful daughters, Ilana.
http://i.pbase.com/o4/35/597035/1/58212659.DSC_1014.jpg
Master cook and Ed's better half. :D
http://i.pbase.com/o4/35/597035/1/58212662.DSC_1170.jpg
Hiro messing around with his kid.
http://i.pbase.com/o4/35/597035/1/58212657.DSC_1000.jpg
His wife.
http://i.pbase.com/o4/35/597035/1/58212661.DSC_1158.jpg
...and the little energizer bunny!
http://i.pbase.com/o4/35/597035/1/58212663.DSC_1512.jpg
More to follow when I have more time to go through the pics. Here's a few from the aquarium that I did manage to do some quick conversion.
http://i.pbase.com/o4/35/597035/1/58219175.DSC_1849.jpg
http://i.pbase.com/o4/35/597035/1/58219269.DSC_1843.jpg
http://i.pbase.com/o4/35/597035/1/58219802.DSC_1877.jpg
paradise
04-06-2006, 1:34 AM
Great stuff Eric. Hiro's kid is a freakin' machine, he made me tired just watching him run up and down those stairs. Fun kid :) And poor Lana, she was so sick this whole weekend, a flue w/a fever, and a broken hand. Couldn't go with us anywhere, and was just miserable. She got so attached to Eric.