Strongman Mike Sidonio Keynote: This Friday- Melbourne

[Andy01]

Are you in Melbourne? The Aus Prize organisers (aka Robyn, my wife) have over-catered for this event with a massive 4-metre grazing plate and a whole lot of wine & beer! We need more people to come along and enjoy this fabulous event to save me from overeating and drinking a bit too much (hic!) :drink: :rofl:
We're discounting tickets by 20% for Astrophotographers and Astronomy fans so more of you can come along to Photography Studies College, South Melbourne this Friday, 2:30pm - 8:30pm and see 50 of the world's finest Astrophotos judged and debated live by an expert panel, followed by a terrific keynote presentation by Astrophotography Legend Mike Sidonio.

Come and join us in celebrating the best of Australian and International Astrophotography in style!
Here's a link to the website. Use the code APPSTRONGMAN for discounted tickets for only $60 each. :)
https://australianphotographicprize.com.au/product/astro-photography/

[Atmos]

If you can push it back a few hours and have it start closer to 8pm I’ll be there :lol:
Would love to make it but work gets in the way.

[Stephane]

Looking forward to it Andy. See you there.

Regards,
Stephane

[Anth10]

Andy,

Super keen on meeting y’all.
Looking forward to a fun and informative presentation.
What time will the event crank up Andy? - I’m tipping after 5? I don’t want to miss the formalities( Friday traffic after work is a battle)

Cheers!
Anthony.

[Andy01]

Hi Anthony,

Following the live astro judging from 2:30pm-5:30pm, the Ausprize Astro Event commences @ 6.00pm with food/drink service for 30mins.
Mike Sidonio's Keynote is from 6:30pm-7:20pm, followed by slideshows of the top 25 entries in both categories and the presentation of the Winners Awards.
Food/drink service will then continue for another 30mins or so. :D :drink::party:

See you then!

[Anth10]

Perfect Andy!!

[Mickoid]

A very enjoyable evening, great to meet a few IIS members and see the entries being judged. Some amazing photos submitted as you would expect. I won't mention any winners, they will be officially announced later. Mike Sidonio's presentation was very interesting, reflecting on his "Strongman" years and his experiences with astrophotography from humble beginings in B/W film developing as a young boy, through to advancements in technology which he now makes use of in his 'Eagleview' mountain top observatory - what a transformation he's witnessed over those 40+ years! Congratulations to Andy, Robyn, their boys and volunteers for putting on a successful night's presentation wirh great food and drinks.

[strongmanmike]

Lovely to meet you Michael and happy you enjoyed yourself. Although intense (in a good way) and requiring plenty of concentration, it was a cool experience for me too :thumbsup: :)

Mike