Illinois Time for another Chicago area meet?

[Ken Ford]

Any interest?

 

[rogue_designer]

I like the sound of that. 🙂

 

[rogue_designer]

*start of the week bump*

 

[jpa66]

Hey - I'd be into meeting with the rest of the Chicago gang.

JP

 

[Landshark]

Ummm, Where abouts do these things happen?

 

[Ken Ford]

I've only been to one, but Borders or Barnes and Nobles seem to work.

 

[typhillips]

I haven't participated in one of these meetups before, but I'd love to do so if there is enough interest.

Cheers,
Ty

 

[kipkeston]

I've been here a few months now. I might be down.

 

[rogue_designer]

typhillips, kipkeston - welcome 🙂

How does the second to last weekend in October sound? the 24th?

If we go downtown - Daley Plaza will be set up for Halloween, with a market, the midnight-circus (which performs during the day) and a kids halloween costume contest. A photograph rich environment. 🙂

There is a Borders a block away on State street and Randolf where we can meet.

 

[Ken Ford]

Let me check my calendar.

 

[typhillips]

Did you have a specific time in mind?

I could make it Saturday 10/24 earlier in the day, but unfortunately I'd have to split by 2PM or so to make it to an afternoon commitment.

Would definitely enjoy connecting with some Chicago RFFers.

 

[SolaresLarrave]

I'd like to meet with you guys. The problem is that we have a baby now, and traveling solo isn't as easy as in the past. I'll try convince my wife to take a day off her exercise class! 🙂

 

[marcr1230]

I'd be interested
what's the format? Shoot and then coffee?

 

[typhillips]

Francisco, congrats.

Hmmm... can you still hang your camera around your neck with a Baby Bjorn on??? ;-)

This summer I actually did some shooting at the Ethnic Arts Festival in Evanston with my 1 1/2 year old daughter in my left arm and my Olympus XA in my right hand. Great for the biceps. 🙂

 

[martin s]

I would have come, but now I'll go to Rio instead.

martin

 

[rogue_designer]

martin - touché!

Ty - we have typically met in the mid to late morning.

Format is usually meet, have coffee, chat, for a bit - and then if people want to go shooting, they can, or they can go their separate ways.

I'm probably going to be down there by 10am regardless - if people want to meet at the Borders Cafe around 11am? I'd be down with that.

10/24, 11am

 

[typhillips]

Sounds good. I'll probably shoot for around 10AM myself as well... assuming spousal clearance is issued. 🙂

 

[bean_counter]

hmmm.... there's a possibility; the wife is leaving that day for an academic conference, maybe I'll drag along my daughter and her Canonette. If I can talk her into it, she's at 'that' junior high age.

I assume you guys will be family freindly 😀

 

[rogue_designer]

We can try to behave ourselves for at least an hour or so. 😀

 

[kipkeston]

Ah! I will be out of town the 16th-2nd of nov. I won't make it =(