California (Bay Area, Northern) San Francisco Bay Area RFF Get-Together II

[kaiyen]

So,
I think we've got this ironed out somewhat...

This is a dedicated thread for our upcoming gathering on 2/11. The idea is to get together first some place for socializing, showing off gear, etc, then head over to Chinatown for the Chinese New Year Parade to do some shooting.

Who: Bay Area RFF'ers (plus anyone else who is interested)
When: 3PM Saturday 2/11
Where: Cafe @ SFMOMA
Info: http://upcoming.org/event/54972/

We'll start off at the Cafe. Then well head over the Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade.

The website for SFMOMA is http://www.sfmoma.org

How shall we identify ourselves? Any ideas? I don't have an RFF hat so that won't work for me.

Also, I'll be in the city beforehand from my Alcatraz trip. I'm open to meeting up earlier than 3 if anyone wants to do so.

allan

 

[vrgard]

Really sorry to miss this get together

Really sorry to miss this get together

Valentine's Day falls on a Tuesday this year which means the weekend before is, well, I guess for lack of a better name, Valentine's Weekend. Which means that on 2/11 I'm going to be focused on my wife (bad pun, I know) rather than on taking pictures. Hope you guys have a good time and get some great shots!

-Randy

 

[RayPA]

Allan, thanks for putting this together. I THINK I can make this. Randy's post had me smacking my forehead, 🙂 but it looks good for me. We'll see.

Here's a bump, too, for all the other BA RFFers.



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[photodog]

I'll be there. Another bump for the weekend crowd.

 

[Michael P.]

Greetings. I'm a new member and this is my first post. I'd like to join up with the group on Feb. 11th at SF MOMA Cafe. You can recognize me by the Bronica RF 645 hanging from my neck and rolls of 220 Ultra Color bulging in my pockets.

 

[kaiyen]

I'm not even going to comment on how we're supposed to know that it's UC400 bulging in your pockets or not 🙂

Just bumpity-bumping. I am going to do some bulk-rolling tomorrow or Wednesday night for that day. Between Alcatraz and the parade (plus wandering around in between) I'll probably shoot like 10 rolls. Sweet.

allan

 

[JSpicer]

I am an old user of a Contax G2, and I will see you at the Cafe @ SFMOMA on 2/11.

John Spicer

 

[kaiyen]

Okay - a head count and bump.

right now, it looks like we'll have:

Ray (hopefully)
Photodog (sorry I don't know your name)
Michael
John
Me + 2-4

allan

 

[egpj]

I'm going to this one as well Allan! Like you, I'm going to make a full day of it. 😀

 

[kaiyen]

One last bump. See you all (including Glenn, now) tomorrow either at 9:30, 3, or both 🙂

allan

 

[egpj]

Made it back to Sacramento OK. Hope everyone else made it back to their homes fine. It was great meeting all the people from the San Francisco area.. GREAT GROUP, GREAT TIME!

Glenn

 

[RayPA]

Bwaah! I couldn't make it!! 🙁 Can't wait to hear the sordid details, and see results from a day of shooting.




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[kaiyen]

Well, the good news is that we had a pretty good showing, shared some information, and got to know each other a bit. Looking at some of the galleries at 49 geary was nice, too.

The bad news is that we lost each other awfully fast at the parade. Just too many people all around.

Perhaps our next one should go back to the "just sharing" idea, or at least involve shooting in a slightly less hectic area 🙂

I really enjoyed meeting everyone.

allan

 

[vrgard]

Glad to hear you guys had a good time. Sure sorry to have missed the gathering and looking forward to the next one.

-Randy

 

[egpj]

Allan! You did not say anything about visiting Alcatraz and getting a special behind the scenes tour in the hospital section. Being allowed to setup and photography to our hearts content. Not to mention the great areas we visited that were already open to the general public! Then having a wonderful lunch and cruising on over to MOMA for desert and coffee. THEN, stalking the streets with our trusty shooting irons to capture those decisive moments! hhmmm, if it was not so expensive I would move out to California right now. 😀 😉

 

[kaiyen]

Glenn,

Since the Alcatraz part wasn't explicitly part of the Bay Area thing, I didn't feel I could taunt folks in here as much about us getting so much access. 🙂

That was amazing, though. I souped my negs today and they look terrific. Gotta do some scanning at work tomorrow (actual work duties be damned!).

allan