Photo Board Assignment: Winter Scavenger Hunt, January-April, 2012

[Twigs]

Congratulations Princess!!! Love the shot. Have fun spending your prize money!

I have to get going with this hunt.

Here is a Bakers Dozen and The icing on the Cake, er Brownie

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Congratulations, Princess!

 

[kofslinky]

Sorry! I haven't had any pictures that I thought worked well for the topics recently, but I'm hoping for a few in the upcoming weeks!

Boys will be boys


I.G. Senior Night by bianchiea5, on Flickr

 

[eblong]

There is nothing more "As Pure as the Driven Snow" than Medal of Honor recipients.

Fly by Night. The airport rotating beacon next to a display of an old BOMARC Interceptor. Not quite night, but dark enough that it had to be on

The Coast is clear
This aircraft was initially responsible for watching the skies off both coasts of the United States to make sure they stayed clear. I worked on them in 1967 - 1982, and they were retired in 1978, and replaced by AWACS.

For those interested, these pictures (and many more) were taken at the Peterson Air Force Base Museum, in Colorado Springs, CO. the museum URL is http://www.petemuseum.org/. I volunteer there. Come out and see us! Instructions for visitors are on the web site.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Magnum Opus

Last week, Roger Waters of Pink Floyd was in town. He brought his Magnum Opus....The Wall....and I had the pleasure of going to catch the production.


I tried to take the dSLR into the arena...but sadly, it was considered a professional camera and I had to check it into storage rather than being able to take it inside.

Wish I had taken a small point and shoot for backup; instead...I had to take these from my old smart phone with the crappy camera. So, apologies for the quality.

Batten down the Hatches

Yes....Writing on the Wall

And the Teacher Gave me the Willies

It was a great show. We had everything. Even When Pigs Fly

It was a very slow shutter but I have to admit that this shot was useful to demonstrate In An Instant

 

[PrincessInOz]

Baker's Dozen

Eat, Drink, Be Merry

Love is A Many Splendoured Thing This was a hologram! (And Check out the Bell!!)

When Pigs Fly

Into Every Life a Little Rain must fall

Raining Cats and Dogs

Look What the (Fat) Cat (Moses) Dragged In

Cat's Meow

Man's Best Friend

Barking Up the Wrong Tree

 

[hjd0411]

I was at work this morning and saw this most beautiful sunrise - and immediately thought - "Every cloud has a silver lining" - or in this case probably golden!!

Alas I only had my point and shoot camera with me, but at least I was able to capture something..!!

 

[StarGirl11]

I'm a bit late but thought I would try some

Down to the wire A day at the races in Bahrain had a rather unique opportunity to shadow a photographer and this is one shot I got.

Eat, drink and be merry This kind of surprised me when I got to the track. I had never seen a concession stand quiet like this one and I had to grab a few photos of it.

It takes two to tango In this case the carriage drivers and the horses. It would have been bad if they hadn't been working in harmony.

Raining cats and dogs This filly not only was a beauty but a complete and total ham. She loved posing for the camera while watching the rain.

Rome wasn’t built in a day Refers to this old guy's career. He raced to the ripe old age of nine and still managed to put in a close second place finish in a big race.

Spitting Image The person who made this statue did a great job recreating the real John Henry who I had the chance to see in person.

You can’t win them all Unfortunately true. For three glorious years this mare reigned over the western tracks winning nineteen straight races. She was not only a champion she was an entertainer, she "danced" before each race. And made a whole generation of kids fall in love. In her final start of her career, in a move that many consider one of the most brilliant runs she ever put in, she came from twenty lengths back to lose by a little over a nose.

 

[PrincessInOz]

I'm a bit late but thought I would try some

Welcome to the Boards and the Scav Hunt, StarGirl. Nice pics and I hope you post some more.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Necessity is the Mother of Invention I'm still trying to figure out the practical application for this one!

Necessity is the Mother of Invention This is a model of a solar farm that is in operation in Spain.

Graveyard Shift This weekend, I decided to pull in a graveyard shift for this scav hunt. This time, I headed to the Melbourne Cemetary. There was a bit of shifting happening there.

On the side of Angels

The reason I made the trip to the Melbourne Cemetary was pretty compelling. I had no idea this was here....

Elvis has Left the Building

Believe it or not....the Elvis Fan Club in Melbourne had this memorial installed at the cemetary! It's been here since 1977.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Hat Trick Check out the Hats and (some of) the tricks of this Street Performer.

There's a Sustainability Fair happening in town.

Apple of my Eye

There's an apple farm in Melbourne that grows all these varieties of apples. They are having an Apple Festival at the end of March. I'm going to try to go, pending weather.

Penny Saved is a Penny Earned In this case, it's actually $2. The beverage is an organic apple, tea and honey soft drink. If I returned the cup, I got back $2!

Eat, Drink and be Merry What's a fair in Melbourne without food?

Life's Not all Beer and Skittles It's a Sustainability Fair....this is organic vegetarian food that I had for lunch. Cooked by the Hare Krishna's.

At the end of my rope

 

[ddstratton]

I recently got a new camera -- a Canon T2i, with an 18-55mm lens and a 55-200mm lens. I'm thinking that this scavenger hunt just might help me learn to use my new camera. I've never had a DSLR before. I'm having fun with it so far!

Here's The Cat's Meow.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Nice shots and interpretations, everyone!

Just a reminder that President's Day is Monday and we also have St. Patrick's Day coming up! If you haven't gotten out there yet, let's get going!

 

[eblong]

Love is a many splenderd thing

A face only a mother could love

 

[PrincessInOz]

eblong - great pictures! Love the wolves.

 

[eblong]

eblong - great pictures! Love the wolves.

Thanks. They were taken last week in West Yellowstone at the Grizzly and Wolf Doscovery Center. Others from the center and Yellowstone Park itself are at http://photobucket.com/albums/l599/ebslong/Yellowstone 2012

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Where'd the wolves go? I was just coming to say I really liked it!

 

[Twigs]

I have been enjoying everyone's pictures!

Stargirl I like the track pics, I miss going to the races.

Eblong, just like PeanMe I was going to post about the wolves(but its gone!), love that one and the bear

I finally got shooting and have a bunch to post so here goes:

Not enough room to swing a cat, Mumu wedged himself in between the pillows and the wall

Love is a many Splendored Thing

Be Still My Heart

Down in the Dumps Mumu was depressed that he couldn't get at the chicken, his favorite food

Necessity is the Mother of Invention - Mumu was trying to find a warm place to sleep and found a way up under the covers of DS's bed

We went to Atlantic City with friends for a few days. The first time we went and had a good time.

When the Cat's Away the Mice Will Play - well we played

Ace up your Sleeve, I thought I would get a better one for this, but this is all I got

Man Does not Live by Bread Alone - Our friend always starts off his vacation with a scotch

All that Glitters is not Gold

The Coast is Clear

Let There Be Light

Time Will Tell - or not, this clock's hands were spinning around in opposite directions

A penny Saved is a Penny Earned

 

[Twigs]

Rome Wasn't Built in a Day

Grand Pooh Bah- Caesar and King Triton

Magnum Opus - the Trump Taj Majal has more steel in it than the Eiffel Tower

It takes Two to Tango

Color My World

Basket Case

 

[Twigs]

to Everything there is a Season

Writing on the Wall

When Irish Eyes are Smiling

this walking advertisement led us to:

Never Judge a Book by Its Cover

Eat, Drink and Be Merry - We really were a lot more merry than this picture came out, but the Irish Pub was a great place to eat!