Hello everyone!

After talking about it with some furs I would like to organize the first (and hopefully not the last) photo meet.

Now what is this about?
Good question!
The idea of the photo meet is to create a fun atmosphere with fellow photography enthusiasts and/or fursuiters where you can snap some cool pictures in unique places.
This goes from urbex locations (that's what this edition will be about), to fancy castles and mystic woods.

Rules
-A picture for a picture: Every suiter also needs to bring a camera (this includes a smartphone camera as well) themselves or bring a spotter with a camera. It's only fair that if others put in time and effort to take pics of you in suit that you return the favor.
-Whatever your tool, make sure it's ready for work: All types of camera's are welcomed, this goes from a Polaroid to a Nikon camera and even the camera built in your smartphone. The only rule for all of this is that you have to make sure your batteries or whatever your camera runs on is charged as we will not have electricity in the photography locations.
-Pictures are nice, but so is food: Please make sure you bring enough food to comfortably make it trough the meet. It's not fun when we have to spend 2hrs looking for food because 3 people didn't bring anything, this is valuable photography time lost. These picture locations will not be located near any stores. People who still need to buy something can do this at the train station before we leave.
-Picture perfect suits: Make sure that your suit is ready for the meet in every way. This includes packing your suit in a fashion that is easy to carry (packed in 2 sports bags for example). So heavy flight cases are a no-go for most of these meets! Please make sure you have appropriate foot wear for both yourself and your suit. Fursuit sandals or sneakers are a big plus to keep your beans clean while we go exploring. You can even wear a pair of sturdy hiking shoes while walking about.

When/Where?
We will be meeting on 27/05 at 12:00 in the train station of Aalst.
People that are coming by car can leave their car on the "Pendelparking" at this address: Denderstraat 60, 9300 Aalst
The first hour at the parking is free so you can leave your car there and walk to the station (across the parking lot) to meet up with everybody else.
Once we have all assembled we will head back to the cars in group and drive over to the locations for pictures.
To minimize the amount of cars we need to find spots for at the photography locations it is possible to leave your car at the parking lot and carpool. Parking price is only €5 for the whole day (and that's a lot less than what your will spend on fuel when driving).
We will leave around 17:30 in Charleroi and will arrive again at the train station in Aalst around 18:45.
Once we have returned there will be the option to have dinner at "Mozart".
This is located only 10min walking distance from the train station.
A reservation will be made for 19:00.
The menu and prices can be found here: https://mozart-resto.be/wp-content/.....stnov2017_.pdf


Photography locations?
This first meet will have the urbex theme.
We will be visiting:
-Abandoned textile factory in Aalst
-Abandoned cultural center (with swimming pool) in Charleroi
-Abandoned cement factory in Charleroi (if time allows it)

Please note that as this meet is urbex themed and these locations are in decay it is impossible for me to attain a permit. This means there is a very slight chance that we will be asked to leave the location by the authorities. Luckily I have visited all locations several times and never had anyone come by so I don't foresee any issues.

So what do I need you to do?
Please leave a comment here so I know you are joining. This is important as it helps make sure we know when the group is complete and also helps me plan things.
If you would like to join for dinner please put this in your comment as well so I can make a reservation.

I look forward to seeing all of you on this first and hopefully not last edition of the photo meet!