roscoetuff-Skip Mersereau
25-Feb-2020, 19:27
Re: Proposed Northern Virginia/Washington, DC LF Meetup
So I'm breaking this out of similarly titled thread to give a little more prominence to the idea of a meet-up.
So there's been plenty of sporadic traffic reflecting a degree of interest suggesting a meet up from time to time, but no evidence anything has transpired. Maybe it has, maybe it hasn't. I'm in favor of changing that into something more tangible.
Maybe I'm just jealous of the Beer and Cameras crowd... without the privilege of actually attending one of their events? Sure, sounds like they know how to have some fun.
Suggest a way to move from weak intentions to accomplishment might simply involve upping the commitment level. Push from a onesy to a foursome objective for the calendar, and then a onesy might actually happen.
My suggestion is to target a quarterly get together, or at least discuss the possibility. What to do? To talk LF, share prints, make prints, shoot together, and have fun, drink beer or something, eat corn, crabs and pretzels ...or whatever. Might even discuss future outings... places to visit... photo exhibitions, etc. We would want this to be a LF group, but not be overly restrictive. Long as you and/or your friend shoot your camera on a tripod or have an interest in learning about LF and some intention to print in some fashion or other from time to time, you're in.... if you want. No obligations except to bring a positive attitude.
I live in Annapolis and am willing to travel. But I am also willing to host. Annapolis is a photogenic place. I'm thinking late April for a first outing. Meet at my house or at a location we can pick together. We're in easy walking distance to a lot of good pubs. But this doesn't have to be my town.... could be yours. But I'm willing to play host. Yes, in fair disclosure, I'm new to LF.... and probably don't have that much to offer other than my enthusiasm. So I'll put that on the table. I also have a day job.... so I'm a weekender. But that's where we start. We might even start with a "virtual meetup" and a shared phone conference call to plan this type of thing. Whatever works. Photography doesn't have to be reclusive or exclusive. I'm also open to hearing there's a better idea and if you have one, pipe up or tell me where to go and who to talk to who might be interested.
I'd love to know your thoughts. Good idea? Bad idea? Interest? No interest? it's all good. Thanks for listening.
So I'm breaking this out of similarly titled thread to give a little more prominence to the idea of a meet-up.
So there's been plenty of sporadic traffic reflecting a degree of interest suggesting a meet up from time to time, but no evidence anything has transpired. Maybe it has, maybe it hasn't. I'm in favor of changing that into something more tangible.
Maybe I'm just jealous of the Beer and Cameras crowd... without the privilege of actually attending one of their events? Sure, sounds like they know how to have some fun.
Suggest a way to move from weak intentions to accomplishment might simply involve upping the commitment level. Push from a onesy to a foursome objective for the calendar, and then a onesy might actually happen.
My suggestion is to target a quarterly get together, or at least discuss the possibility. What to do? To talk LF, share prints, make prints, shoot together, and have fun, drink beer or something, eat corn, crabs and pretzels ...or whatever. Might even discuss future outings... places to visit... photo exhibitions, etc. We would want this to be a LF group, but not be overly restrictive. Long as you and/or your friend shoot your camera on a tripod or have an interest in learning about LF and some intention to print in some fashion or other from time to time, you're in.... if you want. No obligations except to bring a positive attitude.
I live in Annapolis and am willing to travel. But I am also willing to host. Annapolis is a photogenic place. I'm thinking late April for a first outing. Meet at my house or at a location we can pick together. We're in easy walking distance to a lot of good pubs. But this doesn't have to be my town.... could be yours. But I'm willing to play host. Yes, in fair disclosure, I'm new to LF.... and probably don't have that much to offer other than my enthusiasm. So I'll put that on the table. I also have a day job.... so I'm a weekender. But that's where we start. We might even start with a "virtual meetup" and a shared phone conference call to plan this type of thing. Whatever works. Photography doesn't have to be reclusive or exclusive. I'm also open to hearing there's a better idea and if you have one, pipe up or tell me where to go and who to talk to who might be interested.
I'd love to know your thoughts. Good idea? Bad idea? Interest? No interest? it's all good. Thanks for listening.