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Hello and Welcome dear friends! It is again time for another all night prowl in Paris, France This year’s itinerary as promised is already finished, you will need  the “guide book” which is printed by blurb and is included in the booking fee – I chose the black & white print so it is affordable. Check out the details below for more details….

When: 29th – 30th of May, 2010

Where: St Pancras International – EUROSTAR Terminal

Outbound time: 16:25 on the 29th from London

Return time: 9.13 on the 30th from Paris

Please note that you may choose to arrive earlier or later and just catch up with us along the way.

Cost: from £50 return trip

Itinerary: This year’s trip includes a stop to the Arc de Triomphe (group rate at 7€ pp),  stop Louvre (before it closes), riverside walk and sunrise at Trocadero.

Itinerary map, meeting point and food stops will be available on the guidebook.

3AM Food Stop: We will have PIZZA! on average, it is around €10 + drink.

Booking fee: £15.00 [+ shipping of £2 to cover for transaction fee and book group shipping]

This includes, metro tickets, arc de triomphe and guide book.

Please note:  The food allowance for our friends in Paris (or some of it) will be from my own pocket so a donation to help for this is very welcome).

Documentations:

Visitor information (pdf) Arc de Triomphe

Anyway, it was such a lovely day and an enjoyable walk, we we through the artists’ displays and manage to talk to some of them then we headed off to the restaurant for a meaty  Eat All You Can. Lunch at Rodizio Rico was really good and I know I should not say this but we stuffed ourselves full we had difficulty walking afterwards (sort of). We went to Kensington Gardens afterwards and met up a couple more people who went to the London Open House places.

Photos from other photographers who joined us.

My images are below, thank you for looking.

For experience, it was a first time for me to use the bus from the airport to Antibes where the hotel is. We also walked a lot.

And yay! I forgot how charming some old French ladies (on the bus) are and I am glad I do have a rejoinder to tell them when they get a tad nasty. Apart from that, everyone were very nice.

Below are some of my images from the trip…

Whenever the weather is clear I do try to get take a couple of photographs from the airplane window. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. Lucky on this trip, I got excellent shots from the window.

Lac de Ste Croix

We got to the hotel late, checked in and went to have a stroll and take low light photos. Using 50mm f1.4 lenses, we managed without tripod.

The Antibes Rallye was still going and we got to to shoot the racing cars parked for the night.

We got up really early to capture the lovely sunrise and I got to take long exposure shots with the see and the old town of Antibes.

The port of Antibes is lined with private yachts of all sizes!

We arrived in Monaco and we immediately took pictures! With all the wonderfully arranged lights, I played with the manual focus of the Sigma 50mm f1.4 lens and mostly took “bokeh” shots

The Monaco Kart Cup was on as well so half the time in Monaco went to shooting the race.

We did go to the Monaco Oceanographic Museum which is located at the seafront on which is known as Le Rocher or the Rock where the Palais is located.

The aquariums are excellent, clear and full of active fish. It was well lit so we did not encounter any problem while photographing them.

We went to Cannes and got some curious looks from the people around us since we were mostly taking photographs of the scene. However, I whipped out my Olympus 35-100mm f2.0 telephoto lens which looked really intimidating. With that I receive a couple of scowls.

And up to the time we were waiting to board out plane back to London, we still took photographs (in the airport).

Conclusion:
Overall it was an excellent trip and yes, I will do it again. And it will be around the same time of the year when the hotel cost is more affordable. There were a lot of photo opportunities and without being hassled by the authorities. Also, I must say that the food was great.

If you are thinking of joining us next year, keep an eye on the blog for updates. One thing for sure we will have is a car to drive around. A vehicle will enable us to visit St Paul de Vence, Eze Village and Nice.

This is a 2-mile walk from start to finish from Clarendon Place to Queensway to Westbourne Grove and back. It will be slow paced to allow participants to compose their photographs and socialise. We will have late lunch at Rodizio Rico, an eat-all-you can Brazilian restaurant serving barbequed meat and delicious vegetarian option from £15.50 only!

Itinerary:

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If you would like to come and join us, please RSVP on Upcoming.

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When: September 26, 2009

Time: 10AM

Where: Entrance in front of the tube exit

Description:

We will wander around Borough Market to shop, observe and take photographs. This is a busy market with a lovely selection of shop and from recent visits, they are friendly too. Afterwards, we will go to Southwark Cathedral, prepare your £2 first for the photography permit! We will go there after the service and hopefully there is no wedding on that day.

Cathedral photography permit: £2.00

This meetup is FREE.

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When: 14th november, 2009
Where to meet: St Paul’s Cathedral outside, in front.
Time: 10.30AM
Fireworks start:  5pm

Route Map
Procession Timings
Fireworks map

What to bring:
- camera with zoom and telephoto lenses
- tripod for fireworks display
- warm clothing

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Where: Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich

We will be following the Thames Path from Greenwich towards the O2, Thames barrier and Woolwich docks. and by starting in afternoon, we will have some time to walk around the Old Royal Naval College and Observatory then to O2.  Part of the walk is very industrialised while others are scenic, just be prepared. I also want to invite you to bring your torch so we can light out way on our way back.

Please RSVP on either of the sites listed below:

Facebook group

UPCOMING

The areas around the forest is full of blackberries and around August, they are mostly ripe. Our meetup will include a walk through the Epping Forest (part of) and taking photographs of the bramble bush with blackberries.

When: August 9, 2009 at 11AM
Where: South Woodford Station (Central Line) or Indulgence cafe on George Lane.

UPCOMING

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Please wear comfortable walking boots.

When: July 25-26, 2009 @ 6PM

Where: Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich

Sunset 25-07-2009 : 20.59
Sunrise 26-07-2009: 05.13

Map is available here including further instructions.  Please be aware of restrictions and please respect private property .

Itinerary:

Another change in itinerary. From Greenwich we will take the DLR to Canary Wharf.  We have a permit for the Canary Wharf but we can only use 6 tripods at a time. Please be aware that this is a private property and you must not photograph building entrances, security cameras, loading bays etc..  Our permit is valid from 8.30pM to 11.30pm so we will sort out who can use the tripods first.

After Canary Wharf we will take the DLR towards Bank and walk from there towards  St Paul’s Cathedral and head up to Leiscester Square. We aim to be at Chinatown at 3AM for a rest and some warm food. Then we will head out for more photos.  We will shoot sunrise from the Victoria Embankmentor Westminster Bridge.

I will take the new Olympus E-P1 with me so those who want to play with it in between shoots.

On food:  We will have some dinner in Greenwich then have some food at Hong Kong Diner or whichever have table for us.

Due to the unpredictable weather, please be prepared for rain and cold temperature. It is also very strongly advised to carry light gear and this I mean only one or two lenses. Please choose wisely.

Please RSVP on the Facebook Group or on UPCOMING.

Tools:

Photographer’s Ephemeris

Apple Sunrise and Sunset App

This is a FREE event. However, if you wish to give something, you can make a donation. Click this link and look for a Make a Donation button.