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A few of you seem interested in being my guinea cops and getting some free pics out of letting my take photo's of their cars, but i havent been able to do much to make this happen yet.

To fix this i'm proposing a photoshoot cruise, for anyone who wants their cars photographed, or wants to take photographs of cars.

I havent been on a cruise for a long time, so i'm not sure on the exact route but i've got a few ideas and any suggestions would be welcome.

My general plan is to start somewhere naturally scenic in the afternoon, say near the water somewhere or up in the mountains. As the light fails start heading towards the city to grab some night shots and take advantage of the artificial lighting, grabbing some in-motion shots as we go.

As for when, dont know, majority rules really, but i'd say that a weekend would give us all more chance to go where we want when we want, although i'm not sure what the rozza's are like near the city now.

Who's up?

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well... forcast for this weekend looks crap... cloud and storms, a little sun would be nice me thinks... so i'm thinking maybe next w/e assuming its looking clear-ish.

Also route wise... what do people think. Palmy to the city. mountains to the city.... south to the city??? any others?

well... forcast for this weekend looks crap... cloud and storms, a little sun would be nice me thinks... so i'm thinking maybe next w/e assuming its looking clear-ish.

Also route wise... what do people think. Palmy to the city. mountains to the city.... south to the city??? any others?

Palmy to the city Via McCarrs Creek Rd FTW!

well... forcast for this weekend looks crap... cloud and storms, a little sun would be nice me thinks... so i'm thinking maybe next w/e assuming its looking clear-ish.

Also route wise... what do people think. Palmy to the city. mountains to the city.... south to the city??? any others?

Cloud and storms could work in your favour for photos, as long as it doesn't rain.

anyway back on topic...

Goldzilla, your right, clouds and storms can make a picture look a special, i just get grumpy when i take shots on a grey day and theres nothing to really make the paint shine.

But rain can be great at times... more reflections :P

08r, if it turns into a full on cruise thats fine, i'll just concentrate on getting pictures of the current mob first and foremost. So yeah quality over quantity. First 10-15 people get priority. Anyone else who wants to tag along is welcome.

Ok palmie to the city via McCarrs works for me, i want to make sure some of the trip is on multi lane tho so i can drive up beside you all.

Hopefully the car park at Barrenjoey (or however its spelt) is emptyish.

So unless anyone has any objections, shall we say next weekend (20th) first 10-15 people in get priority??

If we get less that 5 people or the weather looks crap then we can look at moving it.

guess its just a case of figuring out the route and places to stop off.

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