Photography Board Assignment, June-Sept, 2011: Summer Scavenger Hunt

[plyeng2ff]

Zig Zag

 

[Amy]

Funny Sign

 

[Amy]

Totally unrelated to the scavenger hunt, but don't Linda and Ann have an interest in behinds? Here are 3 for you:

I guess I could use this for the Mother and Baby Animal category, but I have some other photos in mind for that.

 

[Amy]

Mother and Baby Animal (mom is in the water, and she has 3 cubs)

Zookeeper

 

[AlisonUK]

Loving all the photos! That sign made me laugh out loud!

We took a trip to Virginia Water, part of Windsor Great Park.

Totem Pole
This was presented to the Queen in 1958 by the people of Canada, to mark the centenary of British Columbia. It is 100 ft tall. More info.

Who are you looking at? by limegreenlife, on Flickr

Historical
These ruins were brought over from Tripoli and installed in 1828 to represent a ruined Roman temple. More info.

Roman ruins by limegreenlife, on Flickr

Garden
The Rhododendron Garden was absolutely beautiful.

Rhododendrons by limegreenlife, on Flickr

Specs

Pensive by limegreenlife, on Flickr

 

[AlisonUK]

Sporting Event
Cricket match on a sunny afternoon.

There's a breathless hush ... by limegreenlife, on Flickr

Memorial
Memorial to Queen Victoria, outside Windsor Castle.

Not amused by limegreenlife, on Flickr

Farmer's Market
Never seen one like this before!

Floating Farm Shop by limegreenlife, on Flickr

Quaint
The shortest street in Britain!

Shorty ... by limegreenlife, on Flickr

Symbolic of your country

Jam or cream first? by limegreenlife, on Flickr

 

[Pea-n-Me]

pea-n-me I saw you went to Harbes vineyard, did you go to any others? What else did you do? If you go again, Briermere Farms makes the best berry pies and The Elbow Room in Jamesport has the best marinated steak. I love the east forks!

We were primarily there for DS's baseball tournament. But I saw Harbes and immediately pulled over, it was so beautful! I knew there would be lots of photo ops with the flowers, animals and playground, etc, and I thought the Wine Tasting Barn would be fun, which it was! (Though Antsy Pants DS couldn't wait to get going. He nearly blew a gasket when DD and I later pulled in to the Outlet Mall. lol. But we figured it was only fair if we were going to be sitting through a weekend of games, right? DH does the absolute best imitation of him in the car at the Outlet Mall - "Aww, Come On !!". ) Thank you for the recommendations. I'd love to go back sometime, really loved the Wine Country area. It seemed surprisingly close to where we live.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Totally unrelated to the scavenger hunt, but don't Linda and Ann have an interest in behinds? Here are 3 for you:

Ha! I still have some for her from my TR that I haven't processed yet! Thanks for thinking of us!

 

[PrincessInOz]

PrincessInOz, can I come hang out with you? You always have the most delectable food pictures! What kind of white fish was that?

Thanks. Yes, come on downunder anytime.

I buy the fish cake from my chinese grocer but I think they use hake to make it.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Looking UP at the Elements - during an eclipse

Something (reddy) Orange - at totality, the moon was this colour; thanks to the ash cloud from the Chilean Volcano over Australia at the moment.

This morning, whilst I was up with the sparrows, I tried my hand at Dew

…and also looked for the Dew on Something Orange in my Garden.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Near my work, there is a little corner of a Garden where I found this….


Sprinkler

Depending on the camera setting, it could also double for Fountain…or…

Bubble...

...leaving me with the Bubble (head) Sprinkler Fountain in the Garden

Whilst there, I was hoping for a bird in flight! But all this Critter did was look at me!

...and across the street is the Historic Princess Theatre where I Looked Up and spotted an Angel, with the ZigZag pattern on the roof behind.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

The 2011 Summer Scavenger Hunt Avatar is up and running! Once you post 15 categories you can add it to your Signature.

Thank you to my friend Mike for making the avatar for us! He gave me several choices and I chose this one (which my DH calls The Good Ship Lollipop, lol) because it's mosaic-like and that is one of our categories this year (thanks again to Heather/hjd0411 for suggesting the Mosaic category!).

AlisonUK, I love pictures from England, keep em coming!

 

[plyeng2ff]

Something Orange

 

[dcg0317]

Bird In Flight A Turkey Vulture

D Dragonfly Actually it's a Damsel but they're in the same family as Dragonflies

I Insects Just be careful before you go smelling those pretty flowers- Crab Spider

L Ladyslipper Pink Lady's-Slipper Wildflower

M Morning Dew

R Reflection Pond

 

[PrincessInOz]

Don - your pictures as just so fecking gorgeous!

 

[KLEONARD]

Haunted or Ghostly

Really more Creepy than Ghostly.

Kevin

 

[PrincessInOz]

In Birrawang Marr, one of the Gardens in Melbourne, resides this sculpture.

Angel - against the Rain Clouds (Elements) in the sky.

The sculpture is covered by a Mosaic of ceramics...

...where I found a Zig Zag pattern, made from the Mosaics.

My luck in the scavenger hunts seems to be holding, so far.

Believe it or not, in Birrawang Marr, you can find this Ferris Wheel as well.

So, I can get a picture of the Mosaic Angel and Ferris Wheel in a Garden, with the Rain Clouds (Elements) in the background.

And because I *ALWAYS* carry my tripod wherever I go, I got the opportunity to push my the photography skill set....of learning how NOT to balance the camera on the camera bag; ending up with the Jazzy (sort of) Gallop picture.

But all was not lost....

...and I need to remember to take the tripod down to Birrawang Marr sometime at dusk and try again....preferably when it isn't raining on me!

 

[PrincessInOz]

After 4 failed attempts at creating a European style piazza, Federation Square finally hit the right note for Melbourne.

I hadn't been to this part of the city for a while, so I was intrigued by the pyramid structure that was up. Sadly, it was raining quite hard at this stage, so I grabbed a picture with the Outdoor Dining and will need to head back to check out the structure....

....I think I spot ladders in there...



Across the road from the square, I found another mosaic wall where I found Insects, Mosaic...

....and a Jazzy band of Street Performers.

I made my way through the city, stopping by some of the Historic shopping arcades, that is so much a part of this city.

The Block Arcade has been around in its current form since the 1890s. It used to be one of those things that was done by the genteel...to "Take a turn of the Block".

This is the Entryway

The Block is classified by the National Trust of Australia. Much of the classification is based on the Gorgeous floor....

...yes, more Mosaic. And that monstrosity that blocks your view is advertising Tutankhamum's Exhibition in one of our musuems....it is stuck down by that Yellow gaffer tape to the floor so I couldn't move it out of the way (I tried!). Would you believe that the pattern on the floor is known as Jazz Moderne?

Continuing with our 'turn', we head towards the outdoor laneway of the Block. During the day, you can barely walk through as there are so many people partaking in Outdoor Dining.

At this end and across the street from the Block, you will find another historic arcade of Melbourne....the Royal Arcade.

That clock, surrounded by the mythical Gog and Magog, has been chiming since 1892.

(The floor is terrazzo; not mosaic.)

I hope you enjoyed the 'turn'.

 

[PrincessInOz]

My walk around the city this evening also found me one other category...

Street Performers

Yes, I know I had already claimed this earlier with the Jazz band....but...these street performers were dancing Hip Hop.


I know you're expecting tights and high discipline lines....but.....these guys gave me a version of Hip Hop Entrechat, which I hope is acceptable.

 

[dcg0317]

Don - your pictures as just so fecking gorgeous!

Thanks PrincessInOz