Photo Board Assignment: Summer Scavenger Hunt, June-September, 2012

[pednurse]

Splash: Old Faithful geyser, Yellowstone National Park

Nobility: Bald Eagle in flight over Yellowstone National Park. The noblest of birds.

Suspension Bridge: The St. Johns bridge in Portland, Oregon

"O" Animal: Osprey in flight over Yellowstone National Park

 

[fitzperry]

A couple more . . .

Welcome

Fishy

 

[Cafeen]

A few more from me. You'll be "happy" to know that I paid for 6 of these shots by walking home at 4:30pm in the 95+ degree air with 110+ degree heat index...

As such, some thing(s) your city is known for...
In this case, it's humidity. The Gulf Coast in the summer is not the driest of spots in the US...

This is also my strictly plagiarized submission for Lazy, Hazy .

Something else, a bit less annoying that we're known for is these trees with flowers. The crepe-myrtle trees are all over the place down here.

Well, to be fair, we're not really known for them, but they're everywhere. They're pretty annoying too from what I hear, as they grow stupidly fast.

Moving on, we're also known for our storminess this time of year..

This is not really the city, but more the region. It counts though since I already put something forth into this category!

This may also have been my attempt to catch lightning. Unfortunately, with no ND filter and it still being daylight (~5:30pm), it didn't work too well. And about 5 minutes after this, it was downpouring.

Moving on to 5 more new entries...
Illumination

This may have been a test shot with my new lens (Sigma 30mm f/1.4), but it works for the category.

Light Trails
Not exactly what you may have had in mind

Tourist Map (or whatever the category is, I'm going off of shoddy memory here)

Not the best, the reflection really hurts it, but unless I skip work and head down to 10 minutes (walking) from the office, I'm not likely going to get this at a different time..

Zig Zag
I had tried to get a similar shot to this on my first set of pictures, but there was a group of college kids sitting here drinking. Granted, there may have been another type of Zig Zag available there too...but I don't think these boards support that type of activity .

And lastly...

Welcome to the South...

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All but the thunderstorm pic above were taken with my new toy. I'm really liking it so far, and can't wait to use it for actual low-light stuff. You know, like Disney. In less than 2 months now! Woo!

 

[PrincessInOz]

Fabulous pictures, everyone!

I'm really enjoying the little views into your lives and part of the world. Thanks for sharing.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Diner....

...and Diner Menu

In their outdoor area....Bumblebee

Whilst on the subject of Bumblebees.....I went to a local park.

I also heard a whole heap of buzzing noise in a nearby eucalyptus tree.

Lady Bug

 

[PrincessInOz]

Pet Riding Shotgun Not exactly a safe shot. It was taken with my camera phone, whilst in traffic.

Penny Candy

Peppermints

Snow Cone This is an Indonesian variety..that's a rice flour 'noodle' at the bottom, jack fruit (yellow) and the ice; with a sweet syrup and coconut milk.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Something your City is Known For - Major Events and Festivals.
It's been an incredibly busy week for me this week, with not much time to get out and about. However, the week has been jammed fully of Major Events.....(and I'm stretching this category a little more than I've already done!)


The first Major Event celebrates my DS 12 birthday. Illumination

The second Major Event was a DisMeet with Skier_Pete at my home. He's travelled all the way from upstate NY for an Australian holiday. We've been DisFriends-in-a-box for the last 2 years and it was finally nice to covert the friendship into a 3D one. We are good friends, close enough to make this picture Best Friends.

The third Major Event was an off-site work love-in. Our setting was a little Hazy and Lazy

What's a work function without food, right?

Din(n)er Menu

Starters

Mains

...and there is always a Fishy option

We got this one option for dessert. Everyone looked at it, checked the menu and went What Is It? Creme Brulee it is NOT.

Thankfully, the Chocolate Fondant was exactly as promised....

Decadent

There was definitely traces of nuts during the night.

The next morning, we all had to Rise and Shine fairly early for an all-day session.

But food first!

Okay - I admit that these major events are all personal related. But I did say I was stretching this more than normal!

 

[PrincessInOz]

And my category stretch for the week? Well.....it really is only half an effort.


Lazy, not Hazy

 

[Pea-n-Me]

OK finally geting around to uploading my pics.


Nail Art

Pet Riding Shotgun

Fishy (Someone fileted this fish and then threw it back in the water! )

Patriotic

Something Your City Is Known For

DD took this one from a moving car. Sailors visiting Boston when the Tall Ships were here over 4th of July.

This one, too.

The Custom House in Boston.

Ladybug

 

[Pea-n-Me]

In the Kitchen (which this day happened to be a beach!)

Century

Bumble Bee

Zig Zag

Decadent (This little guy enjoyed a few shelled peanuts.)

Splash

Rope Swing

Rope Swing Splash

Lazy Hazy

 

[Pea-n-Me]

What Is It?

Ski trails on Cannon Mountain in the White Mountains of New Hampshire as viewed from Echo Lake in Franconia Notch State Park.

The second pic is of trams going up the side of the mountain for viewing.

Here is what it looks like from other angles and seasons. (From Google.)

Winter

Fall/Foliage Season

Moose

Close up of tram

Lastly, the Old Man of the Mountain, a state symbol, is also viewed from this site.

Unfortunately, several years ago the rocks were broken and the "face" is no longer there.

This is what it used to look like:

And this is what it looks like now, Before and After:

Hope you've enjoyed a little trip to the White Mountains of New Hampshire!

http://www.visitwhitemountains.com/

 

[pednurse]

Macro: Close-up shot of the bark of a giant sequoia tree----it's tissue-paper soft! Sequoia National Park

Patriotic: Bald Eagle in flight over Yellowstone National Park

What Is It?:

Surging Spring, which is a hot spring along the West Thumb of Yellowstone Lake

 

[tazdev3225]

What my city is known for. I live in Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love and the Cradle of Liberty. Picking something was difficult so I have quite a few pics.

Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. The Liberty Bell is actually the second bell cast. The first was made in 1751 but cracked when it was rung. The second bell was cast in 1753 from the metal of the first bell. It actually got its name from Abolitionists in the early 1800's trying to outlaw slavery. It developed a crack in 1846 and was repaired for a celebration of George Washingtons birthday. It was rung at this time and another crack developed. It has not been rung since then.

the bell tower on Independence Hall where the Liberty Bell was housed

The courtroom in Independence hall. Independence Hall was originally the state house and trials were held here.

The Assembly room. Perhaps the most famous sight in Independence Hall. It was in this room that George Washington was appointed Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. The Declaration of Independence was adopted here by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, it was not written here. The US Constitution was drafted here in 1787.

View from the mid Atlantic states

the southern states

the northern states

where George Washington sat during the Constitutional Convention and The Rising Sun Chair. The sun was carved into the back of the chair and Benjamin Franklin would look at it often. He has said that the artists couldn't tell if it was a rising or setting sun. He would look at it behind the President and "...at length I have the happiness to know that it is a rising, and not a setting sun." He is thought to have felt that it showed a rising sun on the birth of a new nation.

Congress Hall - It was coinstructed as the Philadelphia County courthouse. From 1790 to 1800 it served as the meeting place for the US Congress. The House of Representatives met on the first floor and the US Senate met on the second floor. Philadelphia served as the nations capital during this time period.

House of Representatives meeting room

Senate Meeting room

Carpenters Hall - the First Continental Congress was held here. It is the home of the Carpenters Union, the oldest trade guild in America dating back to 1770

Betsy Ross House - Birthplace of the American Flag

Tun Tavern plaque - the Tun Tavern was the birthplace of the US Marines and where the first recruitment drive was held. The tavern no longer exists having burnt down in the 1780's and I-95 now goes through where the tavern existed

The Philadelphia Art Museum - a view from the steps that Rocky ran up and practically every visitor reenacts

And a statue of the triumphant Rocky. There was a lot of controversy over this statue. It was commissioned for one of the movies and left to the city. The Art Commission said it was not art but a movie prop. It was moved to the Spectrum. It then went back to the Art Museum, back to the Spectrum and finally found its final position near the art museum. It's on a grassy area just to the side of the famous steps.

Love Park - was conceived in the 1960's by Edmund Bacon, Kevin Bacon's father. It became an icon for the skateboarding community. If you look closely you can see the arft museum in the background.

The Delaware River - the river runs from NY down to the Delaware Bay. It is used for pleasure and commerce. This view is from the northeast Philadelphia area

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Really enjoyed your tour of Philadelphia, tazdev! I totally remember being there when I was about 10. I would like to take my kids some day.

 

[tazdev3225]

Thanks PeaNMe. I had a friend visiting who had never been here before. I even found a few things I had never seen. Philadelphia really is a great place to visit and live.

 

[pednurse]

Nail Art: My DD painted her nails....and heaven forbid they match! LOL (taken with my iphone rather than the D90)

Diner Menu: Canyon Diner at the General Store in Yellowstone National Park (iphone)---look closely, the menu is in the holder on the right side of the pic! lol

Fair food: funnel cake! A bit blurry unfortunately :-( (iphone)

Rise and Shine: Well, they hadn't risen or shined yet! LOL Wore the kids out and they slept until 9am PDT one morning during our stay at Sequoia National Forest

Pet Riding Shotgun: Our cat "riding" the shotgun.....LOL

 

[PrincessInOz]

Tazdev - Thanks for sharing Philly. I've never been there and its been on my bucket list for a while now.

PedNurse - Great shot of the pet riding shotgun.


I've had a busy week at work; so there probably won't be a weekly update from me this week.

Loving everyone's pics.

 

[tazdev3225]

Tazdev - Thanks for sharing Philly. I've never been there and its been on my bucket list for a while now.

Your very welcome. I hope you get a chance to visit one day. I'm always available for tours.

 

[Cafeen]

Hope you've enjoyed a little trip to the White Mountains of New Hampshire!

http://www.visitwhitemountains.com/

I miss home (originally from southern NH, transplanted to AL for work a few years ago...) and I instantly recognized the trails on the tram side of the resort (it's been ~20-25 years since I skied it though) having ridden through the Notch hundreds (or more) times traveling to see family up in the north woods.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I miss home (originally from southern NH, transplanted to AL for work a few years ago...) and I instantly recognized the trails on the tram side of the resort (it's been ~20-25 years since I skied it though) having ridden through the Notch hundreds (or more) times traveling to see family up in the north woods.

Aww, I didn't know you were from NH, Cafeen! The area hasn't changed much!