Thank you so much guys for your work to put the shindig together and on keeping this forum the best on NPN! The shindig was fantastic!
It was so great to see all of you guys and ladies that I already knew, and meet all of you that I had not before. This thing has become an event of pure joy for me. I mean how does it get any better that spending a few hours talking "shop" with great people? The white elephant was the usual riot, and the food was excellent. A year seems to long to wait to be in your company again good people.
Hope to see all of you in the field, and if I don't I expect to see some posts.
Posted by Koveh Tavakkol on January 30, 2011 at 10:29 AM
2nd... great time talking with everyone!
Posted by Anne K. Rusk on January 30, 2011 at 10:37 AM
I am so glad to have had the opportunity to meet many of you last night! It was great to put faces and personalities with names. I hope to see you in the field!
Posted by Joshua Hardin on January 30, 2011 at 11:27 AM
Thanks guys. It's always great to see everyone at this event. It's something I look forward to every year. Cheers.
Posted by Art Escobado on January 30, 2011 at 11:52 AM
Thanks guys - I didn't catch up to everyone I would've liked to but I met some new photographers and put faces to names. Awesome!!
Posted by Tom Stermitz on January 30, 2011 at 12:04 PM
I thought the white elephant was mis-named. These weren't reject photos; more like best of last year.
Nice to have a party to add faces to photos. As this forum has a lot of location discussion, maybe a presentation or feature about favorite locations.
Posted by Jack Garrett on January 30, 2011 at 12:07 PM
Wow, what an event is was!! It was great to see everyone and see such great photography as well. I can't wait till next year. Thanks again to Brent, Richie and Jim..you guys are the best!!
Posted by Scott Bacon on January 30, 2011 at 12:50 PM
Thanks so much to everyone who plays a part (big and small) in making this group an on-going success. I feel blessed and privileged to know so many talented and genuinely good people.
Posted by Bill Bean on January 30, 2011 at 1:01 PM
More of the same! And let's not forget the efforts of Mrs. V as well. Everyone involved did the usual sterling job to get this thing done. Thanks to you all. Now....gotta go to my calendar for 2012 and mark off next year's Shindig.
Posted by D J Kuklinski on January 30, 2011 at 1:40 PM
Here, here; a fantastic group of people!
As usual, I made the wise decision not to participate in the white elephant.
Posted by Chris Rice on January 30, 2011 at 1:52 PM
Thanks guys and gals, good times had for sure!
Posted by Jody Grigg on January 30, 2011 at 2:10 PM
Thanks guys!
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on January 30, 2011 at 3:35 PM
Thanks guys for another superb event. It was great seeing so many new attendees!
We are so fortunate that Qube continues to make their great location available for our party.
Thanks guys for having this event. It was great meeting with people and putting some faces with names. The only problem was I think I only met a quarter of everyone there. Maybe this should be twice a year.
Posted by Bret Edge on January 30, 2011 at 6:18 PM
So bummed I couldn't make it. Glad to hear a great time was had by all and I look forward to next year's shindig. Or maybe something this spring. More on that later...
Posted by Pam Colander on January 30, 2011 at 6:25 PM
Just walked in the door and wanted to express my gratitude for such a rockin', well run event! Met so many wonderful people and missed more than I wanted to. Enjoyed meeting Tim from Duraplaq in person. Great food and the white elephant was spectacular! Every print was just beautiful. I'm bringing a plaque next year f' shur. Thank you Jim, Brent, Richie, Veronica and everyone else who helped make it such fun.
Posted by Todd Caudle on January 30, 2011 at 7:08 PM
It was a fantastic evening, and I really appreciated everyone being so gracious to my date. She was out of her element, but had a great time. Thanks RichieV, Jim and ESPECIALLY Brent and the gracious folks at Qube for letting us use the place year after year.
Sounds like a great time! Sorry to miss out, down here in the southlands. Some day I'll meet some RMNP folks face-to-face.
Posted by Paul Martin on January 30, 2011 at 8:34 PM
Awesome event yet again -- thanks to everyone
Posted by Grant Collier on January 30, 2011 at 9:35 PM
Thanks y'all!
Posted by Kalin Wilson on January 30, 2011 at 11:02 PM
Thanks everyone, especially Brent, Ritchie, and Jim, for the great time. I'm humbled by the quality of the photography and photographers (as people) in this group. It's always great to see everyone. Wish I'd been able to see a few more of you before you left.
Posted by Stan Rose on January 31, 2011 at 12:13 AM
Yep, thanks again guys for a terrific event!! Just wish i had more time to talk to everyone. Maybe a Summer Shindig??
Posted by Lynn Scott on January 31, 2011 at 10:07 AM
Thanks Richie, Veronica, Jim and Brent----hats off to you guys and gal!! Awesome party. This was my second time at the event and it just keeps on getting better and better. I don't think there is a better group of people out there and I know there isn't a better photo forum.
Had a great time putting some more faces with names this time. Thanks for making me and my wife feel welcomed. She was really out of her element and it was a really nice time for her. Says she wants to come back next year!
Thanks to all the photographers for sharing thier photos for the white elephant. It's the best white elephant deal I have ever participated in :)
thanks again to all
Lynn
Posted by Joseph Kayne on January 31, 2011 at 12:54 PM
Wish I was there!
Posted by Fred Stearns on January 31, 2011 at 9:56 PM
Thanks Richie, Veronica, Brent, and Jim for yet another great, well run event. If anything, it gets better each year. The white elephant has gone from a white elephant to an exchange of truly great photographs.
As always, it is great to see those I haven't seen an in a year and to put a face to the names in this forum.
Posted by Jimmy Gekas on February 1, 2011 at 1:23 PM
Great times and an amazing event. I loved it. Thanks to Brent, Richie V, Veronica and Qube. I'm hoping you all don't mind a Californian coming every year!
Thanks everybody. We had a great time at the party (as always) and look forward to meeting up next year. Stans idea of a summer get together sounds great. Maybe Bret E can help us out with a Moab get together.
Discussion
30 repliesIt was so great to see all of you guys and ladies that I already knew, and meet all of you that I had not before. This thing has become an event of pure joy for me. I mean how does it get any better that spending a few hours talking "shop" with great people? The white elephant was the usual riot, and the food was excellent. A year seems to long to wait to be in your company again good people.
Hope to see all of you in the field, and if I don't I expect to see some posts.
Nice to have a party to add faces to photos. As this forum has a lot of location discussion, maybe a presentation or feature about favorite locations.
As usual, I made the wise decision not to participate in the white elephant.
We are so fortunate that Qube continues to make their great location available for our party.
Had a great time putting some more faces with names this time. Thanks for making me and my wife feel welcomed. She was really out of her element and it was a really nice time for her. Says she wants to come back next year!
Thanks to all the photographers for sharing thier photos for the white elephant. It's the best white elephant deal I have ever participated in :)
thanks again to all
Lynn
As always, it is great to see those I haven't seen an in a year and to put a face to the names in this forum.
RichieV