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Photography Adventures
It seems as though there are at least a few amateur photographers on MacInsiders. Sooo I'd like to know where you like to go to take photos!
And I'm asking for all of Ontario and not just Hamilton! I need to check out some other places!
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05-15-2009 at 12:30 PM
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Prince Edward County is a beautiful place if you have the chance to come up here; I can spend whole weekends shooting out and about here. Its fantastic! If you need recommendations for some nice spots up this way, let me know 
Is there a photography club at Mac?
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05-15-2009 at 03:30 PM
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There has been a club in the past, yes. But the clubs list for 2009-2010 hasn't been ratified yet, so I'm not sure if it will continue.
OoOh. Neat....maybe I'll try and get out that ways...
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05-16-2009 at 09:33 AM
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Manitoulin island.
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05-16-2009 at 09:41 AM
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Cootes Paradise and at various waterfalls in the Hamilton area.
Last night, I spent a few hours in Cootes and the RBG grounds trying to find the pelicans that were reported there. No luck, but I took a lot of fun shots anyway.
If anyone is interested, I'm expecting that I'll hike to a different Hamilton waterfall each Saturday this summer. Drop me a line if you are interested in joining:
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05-16-2009 at 10:04 AM
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Manitoulin island.
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August Long Weekend.
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What sorts of cameras does everyone use?
I'm toting a Nikon D40x with a Nikkor 55-200 VR lens. ^_^
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05-16-2009 at 01:45 PM
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I've got a Nikon D40 camera.
As for lenses I have Nikkor 18-55, Nikkor 55-200 VR, Nikkor 60mm and a Nikon-compatible Lensbaby.
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My Canon rebel! Avril likes it.
I also have a 18-55mm lens in addition to the kit lens. Just the basics so far but I try to photoshop fun into everything! YAY!
I highly recommend Manitoulin Island for said reasons:
Cup & Saucer trail (Mr. Head has visited): 
Bridal Veil Falls/Kagawong: http://www.manitoulin-island.com/com.../kagawong.html
Danielle's going to the pow wow.
The little current swing bridge is neato! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_...Swing_ Bridge
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In Caledon:
The Cheltenham Badlands: http://www.ontariotrails.on. ca/tra...ltenham-hills/
The Cheltenham Brickworks, which I haven't yet been to: http://www.ontarioabandonedp laces....cheltenham.asp
The Trans Canada Trail that snakes through a bunch of the different villages. and there is a bunch of cool stuff, at least near me anyways.
There is also generally wooded areas and stuff...so you'll see deer, rabbits, fox etc.
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I have a Canon SD 550 but my baby is my Dad's old Pentax SF-1 (yep, it's a film camera). I started using the Pentax for photography class in high school and fell in love with it. It's an awesome camera, and the two lenses I have for it cover a huge distance range (I have one that does macro-farish distance, and one that does farish-really far, but I forget the actual ranges).
I'm hoping to save up enough for a digital SLR sometime in the future.
Last year I tried to get in contact with the photography club, but it seemed that no one was looking after the website or the Facebook group. Hopefully this year I'll be able to join.
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Originally Posted by Maegs
I have a Canon SD 550 but my baby is my Dad's old Pentax SF-1 (yep, it's a film camera). I started using the Pentax for photography class in high school and fell in love with it. It's an awesome camera, and the two lenses I have for it cover a huge distance range (I have one that does macro-farish distance, and one that does farish-really far, but I forget the actual ranges).
I'm hoping to save up enough for a digital SLR sometime in the future.
Last year I tried to get in contact with the photography club, but it seemed that no one was looking after the website or the Facebook group. Hopefully this year I'll be able to join.
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You can definitely get involved as a volunteer photographer at The Silhouette if you are interested. Just drop by the office, someone in there be more than happy to sign you up.
Maegs
says thanks to fullsmash26 for this post.
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Nikon D300, D40x, N2000 with a 24-70mm, 70-300mm VR, AI 50mm f1.8, Sigma 10-20mm, SB-800 speedlight and a sore back from carrying it all around.
Sweet I won the overcompensation competition so far.
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Nikon D300, D40x, N2000 with a 24-70mm, 70-300mm VR, AI 50mm f1.8, Sigma 10-20mm, SB-800 speedlight and a sore back from carrying it all around.
Sweet I won the overcompensation competition so far.
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Damn right you did. 
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