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GPG January 2024 outing
January 20, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$20
Our first outing for 2024. Mark you calendars:
Saturday, January 20th 9 am till noon.
The plan is to go to Thak Ironworks in Floradale, an authentic old-world forge, to see a demonstration of hot iron being pounded into something decorative, or maybe a sharp-edged pointed thingy. We will get a two hour demonstration (pictures allowed – see below), and then have about an hour to wander about at the forge, shooting whatever catches our eye.
Cost will be $20 per person which we’ll do in cash please. You can either pay me before or at the event. I’ll keep a list of those interested, so as to get an idea of numbers. Please respond by email. We will need a minimum of 10, but there is room for more, with tiered seating in the studio.
Do not wear your Sunday best, This is a working forge and it’s very messy, and can be noisy too.
Afterwards, there is a reservoir within walking distance (image #3) that usually has a number of birds, as well as a coffee/pastry restaurant, all within a short walk or a 3 minute drive. See images below:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixl_by_pixl/49225713912/in/datetaken/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixl_by_pixl/32683656927/in/datetaken/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixl_by_pixl/47626296971/in/datetaken/
Map is here:
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/43.5448048,-80.2481666/thak+Ironworks+map/@43.5920019,-80.5691453,12.11z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x882be93207358899:0xa97f5fcd5e246caf!2m2!1d-80.5802084!2d43.6357832?entry=ttu
Weather does not matter as we will be indoors.
Gear: A short telephoto in the 24-70 or 70-200mm range and a tripod or monopod. The studio is fairly dark, so a faster lens would be ideal, you’ll be shooting at higher ISOs.
Please email me at the GPG address if you are interested.
Cheers and we hope to see you then.