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

[scrappinMickey]

10 Minutes from Home

 

[scrappinMickey]

"The Old Lady" (Mystery, 1940's Shrimp Boat)

USA & Memorial

Waterfowl

Americana & USA

 

[scrappinMickey]

Fountain

Gorgeous

 

[tazdev3225]

I was away for the weekend and managed to get a few pics.

Angel

Antique

Antique Accordion

Armed Forces The US Coast Guard training base is in Cape May and I got a few shots
Helicopter

Ship

Base

Bartenders They were also the crew and a lot of fun to talk to. When I went to take a pic of the tap they daid no one ever wants their pics.

Beer Tap

I know this was on last years list but I was thrilled to finally find a birds nest

Carnival prize

Clown

More to come!

 

[scrappinMickey]

Pets Being Cute

 

[Twigs]

Lovin' everyone's pictures!!

Got some more:
Diner, Drive In or Dive

Roadside Diner Menu

Funny Sign

Crab Traps

Harbor

Nostalgic - Trolley Tracks

Fountain

Lighthouse

Sea Glass - my favorite thing to collect at the beach!

 

[scrappinMickey]

Gnomes (candy ones)

 

[eblong]

We had a very creative and persistent squirrel yesterday. I have to share a few Critter shots:

Starting Up:

Climbing:

GOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL!

 

[tazdev3225]

Dilapidated

Diner

Driftwood All I find is little pieces

More like a log

Eggroll

Elements rain clouds moving in

Entryway

Estate

Estate Entryway

Ferris Wheel

and at night

Funny Sign

Garden

Harbor

 

[tazdev3225]

Historical the concrete ship in Cape May NJ

WWII gun emplacement on the beach in Cape May. During the war this bunker was actually 900 feet inland. It is now about 300 feet from the ocean due to erosion

Horizon - Sunrise

Ice Cream Stand

Imbibement my favorite a Pina Colada

Jalopy and for sale

on a roof

Java hard to tell but it was steaming

Jazzy

 

[tazdev3225]

Maritime Knot It's a little hard to see but it has the boat tied up

Memorial

Nautical

Neon Vacancy Sign

Nostalgic

Outdoor Dining

Peppermint

Pirate Flag

Portapotty and looking up

Roller Coaster

Scorching

Something Orange

Something yellow

Sparkle the suns reflection sparkled off of the water

Street performer

Uniformed worker

Vacation souvenir

Yard sale find a nice lightweight tripod for $2.50

 

[PrincessInOz]

I'm really loving everyone's pictures!! Great shooting all.


I thought of Plyeng2FF when I saw this.


Mosaic, Historic - the Legend of Fire

Mosaic

Looking Up at some of those one million mosaic pieces!

Mosaic So Nearly but not quite an Open Fire Hydrant

And elsewhere in town...

Clown, Mosaic

But wait…there’s more…..it’s actually……






Mosaic Orange Clown with Upside down Circus Performer and Critter (Elephant) against a Yellow background (quite possibly with a Horse (another Critter) in a Gallop)

 

[tazdev3225]

Mosaic Orange Clown with Upside down Circus Performer and Critter (Elephant) against a Yellow background (quite possibly with a Horse (another Critter) in a Gallop)

That is a lot of items in one mosaic. Really nice.

 

[tazdev3225]

The following posts are all Lighthouses. A little background. The Delaware Bay is the entrance for the shipping lanes up towards the Delaeare River and the ports of call along her. The Bay is however extremely treacherous and full of shoals. It also clogs with ice in the winter. There are lighthouses built in the bay to aid in navigation. They are accessible by boat only. On Saturday my DH and I took a cruise to see them.

Brandywine Shoal Gen. George Mead helped to build this one along with many others. This one is a screwpile foundation and was first lit on Halloween, 1850.She was the 3rd lighthouse in the US to have a Fresnel lens. She's now automated and the US Coast Guard listed her as in excess and she will be available for auction.

Cape May viewed from the ocean. This is the 3rd light to be lit here. Lit ofr the first time, Halloween 1859. Automated in 1933 and was darkened during WWII. German U-boats were actually seen in the Delaware Bay. She was restored in 1986 and is owned by the state of NJ.

Cross Ledge This is all that remains. She was lit in 1875. Discontinued around 1907. During WWII she was used for target practice by air. The USCG burnt her down in 1962.

Elbow of Cross ledge Originally built with a keepers house and a 4th Order Fresnel lens. She was constantly being hit by ships. In 1953 one hit her and destroyed the house. The structure is now a steel skeleton tower with a solar beam. This is also a favorite spot for fisherman in the area.

Fourteen Foot Bank activated in April 1887 to cover the Brown and Joe Flogger Shoals. It now serves as the Delaware bay Observing System for the Univ of Delaware College of Marine Studies. She is in need of a paint job at the moment. In 2005 the USCG listed her as in excess and she was purchased by a private owner in 2007 who was planning on using her as a summer residence and to brew beer.

Inner Breakwater this one is closest to the town of Lewes Delaware. She was commissioned in 1828 by Pres. John Quincy Adams. Engineers are still trying to figure out the mystery of how she was constructed

Outer breakwater Also called the Harbor of Refuge. Located off of the point of Cape Henlopen. The only light still operating off of the coast of Southern Delaware. She is used by pilot boats that ferry supplies out to larger ships.

Miah Maull Named for Nehemiah Maull, a Deware River pilot who was killed in a shipwreck on the shoals where she was erected. She lies just east of the main shipping channel and was lit in Feb 1913. The USCG listed her as in excess in June 2011 and she will soon be available at auction.

Ship John Shoal Named after the Ship John that grounded on the shoals here in Dec. 1797. In 1877 a caisson light was erected and activated after several others were built and destroyed, went automated in 1973. She was listed in excess by the USCG in June 2011 and will soon be available for auction.

My favorite gem Hereford Inlet in North Wildwood. The gardens here are beautiful and a great way to relax and take in the light and the ocean.
Rear

Front

Modern navigation systems are causing these structures to become a thing of the past but I love them.

 

[scrappinMickey]

Elements (storm blowing in)

Umpire (Basketball Ref)

Bewildered Tourist

 

[tazdev3225]

I'm using this pic as something yellow. I have been experimenting with my camera for this hunt. This is Wildwoods Tram Car on a really long exposure.

Water Sport actually the kayaks that eluded me last year

Not really sure what this flower is but it resembles a ladyslipper

Lightning the pics I am most pleased to have. I have tried for several years to capture this and got TWO in one storm

Lobster A giant one over the restaurant

I still have a few more to upload and post.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Great job with the lightening, tazdev! My DH also enjoyed the lighthouse tour!

 

[tazdev3225]

Great job with the lightening, tazdev! My DH also enjoyed the lighthouse tour!

Thanks. I have tried to get the lightning so many times I thought I would eventually get hit before I got a picture. I will still try but I was really excited when I saw those two pics. I'm glad your DH liked the lighthouse tour. I wanted to provide a little history on them since they are so different than what you usually see.

 

[Pugrpooh]

Something orange

Something yellow

 

[PrincessInOz]

That is a lot of items in one mosaic. Really nice.

Thanks!


Love your lighthouses and that lightning!
Wish lightning would strike here so that I could try out my rubber suit!

It's relatively rare to get lightning storms in Melbourne.