Photo-Op at Balanga (Bataan)

[myckle]

Upon the recommendation of JP and approval of Boss Romy, I suggested to Balanga Mayor Joet Garcia that instead of a photo contest, the city could sponsor the accomodations of bird photographers instead. This is what we proposed and accepted by the mayor:

1. Balanga City to sponsor 2 rooms for 4 photographers for 4 weeks.
2. Balanga City to provide services of a guide.
3. Photographer to shoulder own transport and gasoline/toll expenses.
4. Photographer to provide photos with Balanga City.
5. Balanga City has the right to use the photos for educational/promotional purposes (ie brochures, posters, billboards) but not for commercial purposes (ie, sell the photos as postcards, etc)

Our vision is to help the LGU become aware of the diversity of birdlife in their city and in so doing raise their environmental awareness.

We are still at the planning stage for the 2008 bird festival in Puerto Princesa and yet the Balanga mayor already sent feelers that they are willing to sponsor the 5th Philippine Bird Festival in Balanga in 2009 !

Would like to know who are interested in this project.

Perhaps we could appoint JP to coordinate with the LGU as soon as photographers sign up for this activity. Sign-up na ! We could probably start as soon as next weekend.

Mike

[Romy Ocon]

Thanks and congrats to Mike and JP for getting this project off the ground!


Gang, let's organize the list of photographers to see if we can fill the 16 slots. Those interested to participate, please copy and paste the list to your post with your name added.

Remember that these are time slots only, and the actual schedule will be sorted out later.

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[JP Cariño]

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[Farmer Nestor]

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[Romy Ocon]

Note that if we can not fill up 16 photographers, some of those on the list can do a second helping.

Listing my birding buddy too.... ;D


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[Manny Illana]

count me in!


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[Neon Rosell II]

I'm in!! ;D Pending prison sentence duration and actual shooting schedule.

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[Romy Ocon]

Feb 20, 2008 0:53:27 GMT Neon Rosell II said:

I'm in!! ;D Pending prison sentence duration and actual shooting schedule.

As per Mike L., the sorties need not be 4 consecutive weekends. So we have the flexibility of choosing the dates and who will be slated on such dates to suit the schedule of everybody - shooters, host and even the birds (weatherwise and tidewise). ;D

[myckle]

Perhaps start with the date and let th ephotogs sign up per date. For examplefor next week:

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and so on ... so that we could inform the Balanga LGU beforehand.

[tjparpan]

I'd love to join so count me in. I can commit to a weekend once there's a schedule. When do we officially start?

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2. jpc
3. Nestor
4. Arnold (the Sigmonster Tamer's birding buddy)
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[mantarey]

Feb 20, 2008 14:19:15 GMT tjparpan said:

I'd love to join so count me in. I can commit to a weekend once there's a schedule. When do we officially start?

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2. jpc
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4. Arnold (the Sigmonster Tamer's birding buddy)
5. manny
6. Neon
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[Ding Carpio]

Count me in. I would probably prefer the Good Friday, Black Saturday weekend. Family's planning to go camping at a friend's farm in nearby Limay so I'll sneak out .

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2. jpc
3. Nestor
4. Arnold (the Sigmonster Tamer's birding buddy)
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[myckle]

Dear Photogs

Can we settle on a particular date and who the first 4 photogs will be so that we can inform the mayor's office asap ? Any takers for March 2-3 ?

Would appreciate your cooperation.

Mike

[Farmer Nestor]

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Feb 22, 2008 16:16:03 GMT myckle said:

Dear Photogs

Can we settle on a particular date and who the first 4 photogs will be so that we can inform the mayor's office asap ? Any takers for March 2-3 ?

Would appreciate your cooperation.

Mike

[Romy Ocon]

Can't make it yet this weekend. Does the gang prefer March 1 - 2 (Sat - Sun) or 2 - 3 (Sun - Mon)? Let's finalize this till Wedneday (Feb 27) so Mike has enough time to advise the mayor.

Good luck to the first wave!

Feb 25, 2008 13:24:50 GMT Farmer Nestor said:

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Feb 22, 2008 16:16:03 GMT myckle said:

Dear Photogs

Can we settle on a particular date and who the first 4 photogs will be so that we can inform the mayor's office asap ? Any takers for March 2-3 ?

Would appreciate your cooperation.

Mike

[myckle]

Ooops, the date should have been March 1-2.

Would like to ask interested photographers to fill in their names for the following dates. The dates only serve as guide, as we noted previously that the trips need not be consecutive but preferrably all trisp to be done before May.

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[Farmer Nestor]

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[Romy Ocon]

Looks like it's too late to set up March 1-2 now, I suggest let's plan for the next weekend as the maiden sortie.

Nestor and JP, can you adjust and make it on March 8-9 so we are the landing party?

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