Veedooshee

Happy Divali to the @Carnity family... Wish that the lights enlighten our path into the desert more and more...😊

Doc... @Chaitanya D it was such an enjoyable night drive...i enjoyed despite my fear of creepers... 😊

Guys well done everybody.. Some pictures uploaded in the gallery... 

40 minutes ago, Gaurav said:

@Nathan Evans @varunmehndiratta @Richard Franks @Gilbert Khalil @Veedooshee @Ilya @Chinthaka Ruwan @Rawad

So here is the final plan of action for tomorrow's big day at big red dunes.

First, we will focus on drivers' individual shots at steering or outside their car before we get sandblasted.

Then we will find the good slopes for capturing action shots by splitting the convoy into two groups.

I positioned smaller focal length lens at entry and exit, and longer ones at numbers 2 and 3.

We will try both different positionings based on each dune and how cars are able to deliver sand splashing.

Group 1

1. Nathan                 Fujifilm XT-4 with a 24-80mm
2. Varun                    Nikon D5100 with a 50mm, a 50-200mm
3. Gaurav                  Nikon D750 + 28-300mm (f3.5-5.6G) Nikon ED VR lens
4. Richard Franks      Cannon EOS 4000D.  18-55
5. @Gilbert Khalil   Please update

 

Group 2

1. Veedooshee          Nikon D7200, Lens is 18-140mm
2. Ilya                        Sony A7R and 28-200
3. Richard Franks      Cannon EOS 4000D.  70-300
4. Chinthaka             Sony A6600 camera with 18-135 Lens
5. Rawad                   No cam

 

@Richard Franks I have positioned your daughter in both groups (with diff lenses) as I'm short of one cameraperson, hope she is fine with that. If not, ill replace her with Anish (if he is coming with Vee) or myself.

When the group 1 cameras are placed all around on slope, entry, and exit, then Group 2 cars will start taking turns to climb and deliver action shots (need not be the highest climber, simple sand splashing - will brief tomo on this). As soon as the first car exit the slope, the second car will enter by itself so that we can maximize the action on each slope. Each group car will have two attempts on each slope to splash enough sand.

I expect set-up and positioning will take more time than cars passing one by one, so raise your tolerance and be supportive to each group, remember we are trying this for the first time, so we will learn a lot from this experiment to improvise. I hope we can have some good action shot on 4-5 tall slopes before it gets too hot.

Please carry a cap/hat, sunglasses, and a lot of water and beverages, as it's gonna be a field trip tomorrow.

Charge your camera batteries, radio and do carry your tripod if you have (not mandatory).

To keep the convoy order simple, Im replicating the group order above which may not be very good for drives experience, so I might tweak it if we face any drive difficulty tomo.

Convoy Numbering

1. Gaurav                  Silver Pajero
2. Nathan                  Grey Jimny
3. Varun                    Black Jeep Wrangler
4. Richard Franks      Red Jeep Wrangler
5. Gilbert                   Black FJ Cruiser
6. Veedooshee          White Pajero
7. Ilya                        White Wrangler
8. Chinthaka              Silver Xterra
9. Rawad                   Blue Patrol Y62

Hey @Gaurav, @Anish S is coming.. 😊

4 hours ago, Gaurav said:

So far Camera and lens list coming up are impressive

1. Gaurav          Nikon D750 + 28-300mm (f3.5-5.6G) Nikon ED VR lens
2. Varun            Nikon D5100 with a 50mm, a 50-200mm and a 18-50mm lens
3. Nathan         Fujifilm XT-4 with a 24-80mm
4. Chinthaka     Sony A6600 camera with 18-135 Lens
5. @Gilbert Khalil        Please update
6. @Mohamad Anwer      Please update
7. Richard Franks  Cannon EOS 4000D.  18-55 and 70-300
8. @Veedooshee      Please update
9. Ilya                  Sony A7R and 28-200

Sorry @Gaurav... Could not really respond as quick...

The Camera: Nikon D7200, Lens is 18-140mm

Many Congratulations @Islam Soliman.. Very well done... 👍

Congratulations pajero brother @Mehmet Volga... 😊

Many Congratulations @Lorenzo Candelpergher... Very well deserved... 👍

Hi @Mehmet Volga, kindly waitlist me as well... Plz.. 

Congratulations to all.... 🎊

Congratulations @Chinthaka Ruwan.. well done... 

Many Congratulations to u @Lakshmi Narasimhan... very well done... The all geared up pajero is ready for some extremely serious actions😊 Enjoy... and see u soon in the sand.. 

@Jeepie, unfortunately I will not be able to make it for the drive... Sorry😔

Congratulations @Alfred Alinazar..

Congratulations buddy... @Paolo Pellegrini, enjoy the new level.....👍☺️

I also enjoyed the route and the great driving of u all ..pleasure to watch...managed to get a few clicks, uploaded in the gallery..☺️

Many congratulations to @Luc Khaldoun, the seaman might be totally converted to Desertman soon😀. As you discovering the car more, u get to experience it better ...well done👍

Many many congratulations to u @Shaaz Sha...👍

Many many congratulations to u Dr @M.Seidam...cheers...very well deserved👍

1 hour ago, Sunil Mathew said:

Thanks to @Anish S and @Gaurav Soni for leading and supporting the drive, and our permanent 2L @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil . Not to forget the ever present @Veedooshee and her guidance for the recovery we had.

We had a short convoy of 7 cars, and we rode in radio silence for most of the drive, except for the occasional admiration of the scenery around by @Gaurav Soni and   some very minor refusals/re-attempts.

And then came the game changer towards the end of the drive with a stuck by @Anoop Nair, which took some time with couple of cycles of  shovelling and tugging.

For me it was an afternoon and evening well spent , away from work midweek 

1. I got to use my shovel for the first time 😀👍, and see  from close quarters, a how @Carnity leads handle recoveries, 

2. We got an unexpected 1.5 hrs of night drive as a bonus 👍👍

3. I was experimenting with the idea of "2500 rpm challenge/concept"  put forward by Richard @Wrangeld on one of the coming weekend drives in my own way keeping an eye on the tacho, which was a real eye opener for me. Come to think of it, i realized that all these days i was unnecessarily pushing the car through long side slopes and was unable to sustain/control the car for longer distances. As the route chosen by Anish was a blend of technical and longer sideys , i got to practise this aspect and got a feel of slower and controlled riding as well, instead of just dashing through dune sides and hurtling down uncontrollaby when exiting the side slope. More fine tuning required here, but i expect to get it right with practise.

At one point, while getting on the ridge and exiting , i lost my judgement due to the wind blowing on top of the crest making it difficult to see the shape of the crest and see the ridge exit point taken by the cars in front, This caused some fishtailing and slow down , which resulted in a refusal for @Ben84. Reminiscing the  chit chat sessions with Ben regarding the Terraflex shocks and lift kits he had installed. @Marwan Haddad was driving in front of me without any issues. 👍👍

Here is a video i created, tinkering with the iMovie in the Iphone, not something great but just a fun activity during some free time i got using some standard trailer templates. Excuse the quality and focus  ..planning to  install a dashcam later

 

 

Nice video...uploaded the pictures in the gallery... Managed to capture some action 😉

Thank u @Foxtrot Oscar... 

Hi Angela, kindly add me to the waitlist plz...

36 minutes ago, Abdul Rafay-S said:

Thanks a lot @Brette for leading such an amazing drive, I liked the pace and the technicality of it. Moreover, the time spent in the play areas was also amazing, I got to experiment a bit with my car.

@Veedooshee@M.Seidam, Really nice to have you guys as support, your level of experience, provision of instructions in a calm manner and handling of stucks is what really got us through the day. Thank You!

 

Happy Birthday Dr. @M.Seidam, Hope your special day went really well. 
Please be kind enough to accept this random picture of a camel on your car as a gift 🎁 😂😂😂.

Many many happy returns of the day Doc. Seidam... Enjoy ur special day...