calling all canucks

back alley · 05-05-2005

how 'bout we pick a day and come rain or shine, we do a 'day in the life of' series of photos?

let's show our fellow forumers what we are all about.

whadyasay?

i'm thinking a saturday or sunday.
keeping it simple would be best in my mind. no rules.
suggestions welcomed.

joe

BJ Bignell · 05-05-2005

I would support that. I'll take a picture of my girlfriend early in the morning before she's properly awake (bad hair and all), and then I can take a picture of the bruises she gave me!

I'm gonna use my pinholaroid camera, and I'm gonna do a whole weekend, 'cause it wouldn't really be cheating if there are no rules...

GeneW · 05-05-2005

Joe, that would be a fun one. Count me in!

Gene

afaceinthecrowd · 05-05-2005

Sounds like fun in the sun in sleepy old Victoria

dan

Marc Jutras · 05-05-2005

Why not!

Sundays may be safer for me as the @#$#@%$ wedding season is beginning... Although Saturday nights may be more fun to shoot.

back alley · 05-05-2005

well, we could do a WEEKEND in the life of canada, both saturday & sunday.
maybe a long weekend?

and have all photos posted by the friday after.

comments?
there must be more canadians out there too.

joe

afaceinthecrowd · 05-05-2005

A long weekend may give more people a chance to fit it in ...

dan

Pherdinand · 05-05-2005

OK, just don't forget to upload the results, i'm pretty curious

Maybe i'll move to Canada if i like what I see. Are eatern europeans welcome over there? We can bear the cold...

back alley · 05-05-2005

pherdi,

not all of canada is cold...just most of it

and there's lots of room. they let me in so i'm sure you'd be welcome.

joe

Kin Lau · 05-05-2005

How about the Victoria Day long weekend, May 20-22? With any luck, it'll actually snow

BJ Bignell · 05-05-2005

Do we have any forum members out there from "the Gap", Manitoba, the Maritimes, or the Territories? C'mon guys, don't be afraid to speak up!

Kin: If you're actually hoping that it snows, just keep your hope confined to Toronto! Few things make me as blue in the springtime as watching the snow pile up on the seat of my motorcycle.

edit: This was post 100 for me! Woo-hoo!!! Do I win a prize? Perhaps an M3, an MP, or at least an R3a?

cp_ste.croix · 05-05-2005

I'm in, though I can't wait to see the look on my gf's face as i give her the reason i need a scanner:

"you see honey, there is this online thing where i need to document a day in the life of canada, it's in the interests of nation building and cross cultural promotion...it's my duty"

And Pherdi, Canada was built on the backs of Eastern Europeans, The Chinese, The French, and all sorts of others. Come on over!

afaceinthecrowd · 05-05-2005

That scanner pitch just might work ... I'll try it tonight and let you know

dan

FrankS · 05-05-2005

I like the Victoria Day Weekend idea of Kin's.

BJ Bignell · 05-05-2005

I'm cool with Victoria Day weekend.

rover · 05-05-2005

One of my favorite thing about RFF is the international nature of the community. Hey, I don't know anyone else who has friends in Croatia! I can't wait to see the photos.

FrankS · 05-05-2005

Perhaps members in other countries could do the same and create their own folder to share. (Yes I know it woldn't be Victoria Day elsewhere, choose your own holiday/time.) It would be cool to see how many diff members are in diff countries. Plenty in the US of course, Australia, England, etc.

back alley · 05-05-2005

there is merciful in the east.

the may long weekend sounds good to me.

so pics posted by the 27th of may?

i'll start a thread and make it a 'sticky'!

joe

sockeyed · 05-05-2005

I love the idea, but (horrors), I'm going to the US for the long weekend! Maybe I'll sneak some shots before I go.

back alley · 05-05-2005

i might be able to help ya out there ben.
i know people at the border...yer not goin' anywhere now...

joe

jan normandale · 05-05-2005

Hi to Joe and all on this thread

you can count me in but I wonder if a lot of people won't be committed to doing other things and the shots will be all about the 'Queen Vic' weekend instead of a 'regular' weekend.

I will probably either be doing a 'open the cottage thing' or in the States fishing with friends. Like Sockeyed I might have to shoot earlier, how about that? Lets do any weekend up to and including the Victoria Day holiday and then all posted the following weekend. Especially if there are no rules....?? This would be an interesting composite of normal and holiday shots the dynamic could be interesting to see and play off.

How big should this folder be 12, 20, 30 shots, 2 rolls of shots per member??

Jan

the C41- BW guy

Bwbuff · 05-06-2005

Count me in also, can't wait to get Yashica electrofied. see you after the long weekend....

Stan

back alley · 05-06-2005

great jan & stan, (in the van)

my original thought was the july 1st holiday, but then i will in new york so that didn't work for me.

today.tonight i'm gonna sit down with a calender and pick a weekend date in the summer and hope for the best in terms of it fitting for the most shooters.

joe

BJ Bignell · 05-06-2005

Joe, you might drive yourself crazy trying to find a weekend that's gonna work for all of us. It just ain't gonna happen!

I like Jan's idea of any weekend up to a set date. Even ordinary weekends are extraordinary, sometimes.

back alley · 05-06-2005

I like Jan's idea of any weekend up to a set date.

i gotta stop speed reading-i missed that part.

that sounds good to me.
any last comments before i sign off on any one idea?

joe