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

[PrincessInOz]

The Concert Hall in Melbourne has been undergoing a major refurbishment over the last 2 years. This year, 2012, marks the 30th year from when the Concert Hall was first built and opened.

The work at the Concert Hall has been completed and this weekend, the Hall is opened to the general public as part of the Open Houses event. In addition, to mark the reopening, there are loads of free events and major concerts at the Hall for the next two months!

I took the opportunity to go check it out last night; as I knew I would not have time to do so this weekend.

The Concert Hall is the building Illuminated in blue.

The foyer area.

What the hallways look like.

I was surprised to see the dress on the Mannequin. The information said that the dress was worn by Dame Nellie Melba, an opera singer from the turn of the century; so I guess it is appropriate to display it here.

It was early evening...and the bars were all set up for the evening's event. Lots of drinks on display, but none with an umbrella!

Can I call this Modern ZigZag?

That flower thing? I have no idea! The only thing that was on display close to it said "Thanks Melbourne". So....I guess......Rise and Shine. The alternative is Macro.

The Hall sits on the South Bank of the Yarra River, with the Arts Centre right next to it (The Arts Centre is the building that the spire sits on top). It certainly looks great to see it again....after the last couple of years of ugly construction.

I cannot wait to go to my first concert in here. That will be next weekend!

 

[PrincessInOz]

I had a couple of hours to kill, after going to the Concert Hall. Not wanting to waste the time and opportunity, I decided to head to the Old Melbourne Gaol. There was a night tour in the off-ing.


Spooky Apparition This is the death mask of Frederick Deeming. Some people believe that he was Jack the Ripper.

Anyone else see Century?

Patriotic Mannequin

 

[PrincessInOz]

This week's Category Stretch.....I found it at the Old Melbourne Gaol. I really am putting my neck out this week! Literally.



Rope Swing

Naturally there is a Mannequin involved as well!

 

[BirdsOfPreyDave]

Darn, wouldn't you know it. I was driving the other day and saw two wild turkeys walking along the side of the road. There was no place to pull over for a picture!

 

[PrincessInOz]

Darn, wouldn't you know it. I was driving the other day and saw two wild turkeys walking along the side of the road. There was no place to pull over for a picture!

I don't know about this Wild Turkey category. Sure seems more like a wild goose chase to me.


Commiserations!

 

[pednurse]

PrincessInOz, I think your rope swing is "hanging" by a thread....LOL Actually I think it's right on!

I Beam: The ceiling & wall supports are I Beams in the House on the Rock's Infinity Room, a room that juts out over the canyon with no under supports (Wisconsin)

Harmony & Mannequin: This is a "music machine" made up of mannequins that "play" a symphony of harmonious music at the House on the Rock.

Lily Pad: These lily pads are in the oriental garden at the Gate House of the House on the Rock

Chickadee: A poor picture, but a chickadee up on a beam of a structure at the International Crane Foundation (Wisconsin)

 

[pednurse]

Zigzag: The road through the Badlands National Park is full of zigzags...which was not fun to do when we arrived in the dark (this pic was taken the next morning)

Cactus: A flowering cactus in the Badlands

Hobby, yours: My DD playing an antique organ at the Prairie Homestead, just outside of the Badlands National Park. It's in a still-standing, original soddy house. I play piano & organ, as does my DD.

 

[kofslinky]

Everyone's doing great so far! I love so many of these pictures!

I've been out shooting some more! Some of these categories I'm not sure I'm actually going to get, but maybe if I stretch it (a LOT) I might get them. Until then...

Hot Air Balloon

Untitled by bianchiea5, on Flickr

Rope Swing

Untitled by bianchiea5, on Flickr

Something Your Town Is Known For (Yes, they were quite yummy!)

Untitled by bianchiea5, on Flickr

Horse and Rider statue (This statue is in the town next to mine, and every since I was young we'd know it was summer when the tarp that protects him all winter comes off. It was when I took this picture, however, that I discovered that this is a statue of Ulysses S. Grant, which I never knew!)

It must be summer, because the statue's uncovered. by bianchiea5, on Flickr

Zig Zag and the epitome of Lazy, Hazy summers!

Untitled by bianchiea5, on Flickr

What is it? While pondering that question out loud, the groundskeeper informed me that it is a wild onion, if I remember correctly.

Untitled by bianchiea5, on Flickr

Nail Art

Untitled by bianchiea5, on Flickr

Anchor

Untitled by bianchiea5, on Flickr

Lilly Pad and Upside Down

Untitled by bianchiea5, on Flickr

Quite the stretch, but a Mosaic is a pattern made of stones, right? Someone rebuilt Stonehenge at Pemaquid Lighthouse, and that's like a mosaic, right?

Untitled by bianchiea5, on Flickr

Another Zig Zag

Untitled by bianchiea5, on Flickr

Arrow head

Untitled by bianchiea5, on Flickr

My landlord, in the role of Painter on Ladder, repainting the house.

Untitled by bianchiea5, on Flickr

Splash

Untitled by bianchiea5, on Flickr

Black and white

7/24/12- Irene's swing. by bianchiea5, on Flickr

Gears

Untitled by bianchiea5, on Flickr

Illumination

Untitled by bianchiea5, on Flickr

Ladybug

Untitled by bianchiea5, on Flickr

Now to try to get those elusive ones...

 

[cyclenut]

A few new ones.

Black and White:

Dinner Menu:

Upside Down:

Mosaic

Still out there shooting. I know I have a few more that I took somewhere, but I can't seem to find them at the moment.

Hope you all had a great weekend!

 

[budmonster]

Hope it's not to late to join in...

Wait for it...

Splash

Rose

O Animal

Man's Best Friend

Light Trail

Bumble Bee

Black and White

Antique Camera

Antiquated

Anchor

 

[tazdev3225]

I have been out and about over the past couple of weeks and finally got some pics uploaded. There will be many to come.

"O" animal
Orangutang - baby not the best pics as I had to shoot through plexiglass

Orangutang family - mom grabbed the baby away from dad so also a DAD pic

Osprey - a bird but still an O

Otter - a hard shot as it is through plexiglass and underwater

Anchor

Antiquated - this is a swing railway trestle over the canal in Cape May. It connected the two land ties. It hasn't been used in many years

Apparition/Spooky - The Ghost Ship on Mariners Pier in Wildwood NJ

I took a pic of one of the spooks and he came up to me. They like bright lights

Arrowhead

 

[tazdev3225]

On to some B's, C's and D's

Best Friends - technically I didn't take this but my camera did. It is my DH and I with a couple we vacation with every year

Bird Bath with bird - a bit of a stretch but it is a bird in a BIG bird bath, the Atlantic Ocean

Bumble Bee - he posed well as he was dead

and one from my garden

Cactus

with tortoise

Century - base of statue

and statue

DAD - and my mom with all of their great-grandkids and youngest grandchild, the baby

Diner menu - we eat at this place every year with friends

Double decker - 3 double decker tour buses

 

[tazdev3225]

On to the F's, G's, H's and I's

Fair food

Favorite waitstaff - she greets us every year

Fedora

Fishy
Fishing on the jetty in Cape MAy

where to bring the catch to be cleaned

one of my favorites - a lone fisherman on the beach early in the morning

Gears - the gears for the railway bridge and an I beam

Hot Air Balloon - thankfully it is never running when someone tries to get me on it

Illuminated - if you look you can see the light flashing

In the kitchen - I kept my travel gear on the table in the efficiency we stayed at. I don't cook on vacation

Irate - this little guy was really angry at the other guy sharing the exhibit and kept chasing him around

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Nice work, everyone! You are putting me to shame. I've been snapping but have to get my pics uploaded!

 

[tazdev3225]

L's, M's, N's, O's and P's

Lazy/Hazy - my lens was foggy from the change in temps but gave a nice hazy pic

Light Trails - I had just bought my camera the morning I took these and used the fireworks setting that night for the 4th of July. I couldn't decide which I liked best so here are several

Lightning - as the fireworks ended we had some storms roll through. Not the bolt type of lightening but behind the clouds

Macro - a bird print in the sand

Mannequin - and I love the saying about In the Kitchen

Mohawk/Mullet - I thought this would be a tough category this year as my favorite mullet subject no longer goes to my church. Instead I have mohawks

DGD and DGS in a colorful mohawk wig

Mosaic - this one has a funny story to it. This is in the train station in center city Philadelphia. I have taken this train for at least 10 years and just thought it was a colorful mosaic pattern. While showing a friend the sights I grabbed a shot for this hunt. When I reviewed it I realized it was a mosaic of trees.

Nail Art

News Stand

Nobility - Painting of King Louis

On Sale - hermit crabs

Patriotic - The Bald Eagle

Pet riding shotgun - my new grandpuppy

 

[cyclenut]

FAIR FOOD!





Both of these were taken with my camera phone on Friday at the OC Fair.

 

[tazdev3225]

R's through Z's

Rider on horse - Philadelphia has plenty of these and most are supposed to be art

This one is someone from the civil war

blinding in the bright sun

Rise and Shine - I take a weekend trip to the Jersey shore every summer with friends. While everyone is sleeping I am up and on the beach by 6:30 AM. These are 2 of the pics I got this year

The sun rising

view from the lifeguard chair over an empty beach

Rope Swing - another category I thought would be hard. I have a pirate (OK pirate skeleton) on a rope swing

Snow cone

Suspension bridge - The Ben Franklin Bridge over the Delaware River

Tall ship
The Moshulu - once a sailing ship and now a trendy restaurant

The USS Raleigh - one of 13 ships that the Continental Congress authorized for the US Navy. She was captured in 1778 and then served for the British navy.

Tourist Map - of the Independence Square section of Philadelphia

Upside down
an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail in my garden

Roller coaster on the boardwalk

Welcome - at the entrance of the beach

What is it - I let my DGD 3 use my camera to take some pics. She got a calf trying to lick my camera

Wild Turkey - a stretch as it is a Wild Turkey Vulture. It flies around my neighborhood and I was fortunate to have one of my P&S's with me

Yachts
On the Delaware Bay

moored at a yacht club on the Delaware River

Zigzag - one ride you will never get me on

Now I am off to research what my city is known for. I have quite a few pics.

 

[pednurse]

Arrowhead: We crossed the Continental Divide several times during our trip, about 6 times just within Yellowstone National Park

Black & White: Small white flowers growing in the desolation of the black lava formations of the Craters of the Moon National Park & Preserve, Idaho

Fishy: Small fish in the creek flowing through an area of Sequoia National Park

Light Trails: A plane flew thru as I snapped this pic of the gorgeous sunset as we left Sequoia National Park

 

[Twigs]

Great pictures everyone! I love looking at them all.

I have a few more:

Antique camera

Chilled

Lazy, I don't think he could get any lazier than this!

 

[fitzperry]

Haven't had much time to visit the Disboards lately, but I do enjoy these scavenger hunts!

Anchor

Antiquated

Cool drink (with sunglasses instead of umbrella)

Dad

Fishy (does sea turtly count?)

Something your city or town is known for

Splash

What is it?