Photography Board Summer Assignment, 2010: Scavenger Hunt

[AlisonUK]

I have some from vacation:

Round (replacement)

That is so pretty!

 

[AlisonUK]

We had a trip to Legoland today so I managed to get a few more shots.

Helicopter This was a giant Lego helicopter on top of a roof.

Berries Blackberries growing in the car park!

BBQ shack Hope this is OK - it's the nearest we're going to get to a BBQ shack here.

Icon

Railway

 

[AlisonUK]

Lighthouse

Bridge Hope a rope bridge counts as speciality!

Queue There were plenty of queues today - the place was heaving!

Model So many Lego models to choose from! I've just got a couple here to share - one from Miniland; the NASA section - and a huge Buzz Lightyear model.

We're off to Italy soon so plenty of opportunity for shots, hopefully!

 

[shushh]

Quarterhorse

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Thanks, AlisonUK. The display of marbles was captivating from a photography standpoint!

I have some more, taken primarily from my iPhone here and there. Pardon the quailty.

Capital Dome* - Concord, NH

Octogenarian (on right)

Boardwalk

Jalopy (replacement - Hey New Englanders, don't you just LOVE this thing? )

Bridge, Specialty* (Covered)

BBQ Shack

Moose (no replacement, just for fun)

Woof (My dog aged this guy about ten years, lol.)

Disney related (Mickey in Carwash - why, I have no idea!)

Campsite

Upside Down (replacement)

 

[Ellen aka Snow White]

Torpedo!

Starfish* Cute little girls!

Attractive (just love the spanish moss hanging on the trees)

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Funny you should ask , as you know there are not a lot of cows roaming around Los Angeles and I have not come across any yet in my travels. So I had it in my mind that they sometimes have a cow at Disneyland (I think she might be a Holstein) in the Woody's Roundup area. Last time we went no cow. So this time I started thinking about the cow and udders and all of a sudden thought about the goats, they have udders. So we went by early in the morning and it was not open so we went back over to Disneyland for dinner and ran back to catch the goats. Walking up they were closing the gate for the night. I am dodging and weaving around to see if I can catch a glimpse of an udder through the fence. I noticed that they were rounding up the goats to put them away for the night and they were coming close to the fence. So I am down low snapping away trying to catch something through the fence. I look up and all of these people are looking at me and . They just did not understand. Here are all of the goats leaving for the night but you could not really see any udders.

Ha! Too funny! ("What's up with that guy?")

 

[tazdev3225]

Harbor

Where is this bridge at if you don't mind my asking. I took a picture of it from the airplane on my last trip to Disney and would love to know what bridge and where it is.

 

[Ellen aka Snow White]

It is the bridge over the Cooper River in Charleston SC. I actually have some better photos of the bridge that I am going to submit soon (for bridge category). Here is more info on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Ravenel_Jr._Bridge

 

[AlisonUK]

I'm supposed to be packing to go away but thought I'd sneak this one in quickly!

Eggshell

 

[Dizneydaz]

Went to the fair again and got some more...

E is for Emotion/Expression

My DD and her 19 month old son. This just makes me go Ahhhh. (We have a similar pix of my now gone dad and the same Dsis)

L is for Lemonade stand* 2 pts.

This is so cute!

C is for Clown* 2 pts.

H is for Hydrant (open for fire or kids**)

Does this count as open??

U is for Udder* 2 pts.

H is for Holstein

I verified with the fair worker in the barn that this is a Holstein.

A is for Ambience* 2 pts.

To me this pictures relays the ambience of the fair. If it was later in the afternoon, I could have used it for sunset.

A is for Airplane

Took this from quite a distance away while riding on the skyway at Fair.

F is for Fair

A is for Adirondack chair

Fruit (prize winning with ribbon*) 2pts.

Wish it had a big ribbon but this is the ribbons they put on the displays.

Flower(s) (prize winning with ribbon*) 2 pts. (Replacement for 1 pointer)

Ditto ribbon size

S is for Summer Concert

Taken from the air.

T is for Team (of oxen)

Already have a previous picture for the oxbow

This doesn't count but I wanted to show it. I took this from the air and I could see this man with something that looked like Onion Rings (at the Fair) on his plate. I zoomed in and it was only when I uploaded the pix that I saw it was just curly fries!

 

[Dizneydaz]

More (all from Disneyland)

A is for Artist at work* 2 pts.

B is for Barber pole* 2 pts.

M is for Mixer, restaurant or bakery* 2 pts.

Z is for Zig zag* 2 pts.

Q is for Queue* 2 pts.

C is for Cotton candy (being made*) 2 pts.

C is for Clock in Station* 2 pts.

 

[tazdev3225]

It is the bridge over the Cooper River in Charleston SC. I actually have some better photos of the bridge that I am going to submit soon (for bridge category). Here is more info on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Ravenel_Jr._Bridge

Thank you so much. If I can find the pic I took from the air I will have to post it, not for points of course. I thought it would be interesting for you to see an aerial view.

 

[Twigs]

Clam Shack * (Their motto is clams and chaos)

Outdoor Dining

 

[hjd0411]

Everyone is doing so well! Thanks to you all for showing us different parts of the world, and also giving some history lessons! It is geat to learn new things!

For today,
Foggy:

(We don't often get fogs here in Brisbane, especially in winter, so when I woke up on Thursday and saw this, I got out the camera quickly, because I thought it would be the best I could do!!! Little did I know....)

This is what I woke up to on Friday!!! Same street, different days! This was a real pea-souper! Closed the airport and stopped the ferries on the river. Sydney also had a bad fog on the same day also closing their airport. Caused chaos all day!! In Brisbane this would really happen at most once or twice a year. Our airports close more often for storms than fog!! What followed this was the most glorious winter's day we have had for a while - temps of around 75-78deg F (25-26C), and beautiful sunshine. Perfect! Even better - I had the day off!!!

 

[lovesdumbo]

Home from WDW. Have to sort out those photos. Here's one I took tonight at a Thai restuarant where we went to dinner.

Frosty Beer:

 

[PrincessInOz]

Great pictures everyone! I too have been enjoying seeing your part of the world and to see montages of your lives. Thanks for sharing.


This week saw low tides in Melbourne; not quite a neap tide, but close enough.

Barnacles

Buoy Claiming point, which I didn't do in the previous post #605. Still hoping for Buoy, with bird, on buoy.

Bird's nest It's too cold for nesting season....so I think this is leftover from last year and I found it in a very secluded spot by the beach.

Drive-thru Attendant* Where else but Macca's?

Kitten No one I know has a kitten; so I snapped this from a pet shop window.

Origami

Onion rings Burger King is known as Hungry Jack's in Australia!

Starfish No extra points claimed as I have already previously posted a picture. This shows how low the tide was....these starfish were completed exposed to the open air.

Sundial* This (rare) human sundial is a feature in the paving of a Melbourne city gardens.

Here's the information about the sundial.

This is where you stand on the appropriate line marking your height.

It was about 12.30 pm when I snapped this picture of MYSELF as the gnomon for the sundial!

And this one is totally unnecessary - but it provides you with the perspective of the dimension of the sundial.

Yankee I've been on the look-out for a US tourist wearing a NY Yankees cap or t-shirt. Imagine my surprise when I saw this shop!!

 

[PrincessInOz]

Thanks to Shushh's tip about the Melbourne Museum, I got these items!


Dragonfly Replacement shot of previous post (dragonfly on a birthday card!) and legitimizing the claim.

Frisbee in flight* I found these people playing with their frisbee near the Melbourne Museum. I took the opportunity to take this shot of the chance encounter. No extra points claimed as item was posted previously.

Katydid*

Ring toss Game Replaces previous picture of the Ring Toss only. These school children are obviously playing a game! No extra points claimed.

I also went to visit the Fire Services Museum, in search of....

Ladder extended on Fire Truck**

I found MODELS of the item...

and the item depicted in this oil painting.

A couple of other items....

Bespectacled*

Sunset* No extra points claimed. These are replacement shots.

Both shots were taken on the same evening....I had hopes that this sunset would develop into the lovely pink and orange hues I'm hoping to get...

But the clouds rolled in from I don't know where...and leaving me with Evening (Replacing previous shot).

 

[PrincessInOz]

Pea N Me - These will need adjudication

These two items are the Australian equivalents and I'm hoping that I can claim the points for these.

Rodent, wild The Australian equivalent of the squirrel is the Possum. This marsupial is nocturnal and roams through the suburbs and country eating fruit and generally being a pest (sometimes).

This stuffed Ring Tailed Possum was taken at the Melbourne Museum and is an example of what it looks like. I picked this species because I figured this was the most prevalent variety in Melbourne.....

I've been searching for one around my home (at night) for the last 6 weeks; but I've had no success. I think that the cold chases me indoors and to bed just before the possums come out. In any case, I haven't heard any running around my roof for weeks!

I've also been hunting them in the city gardens and searching every possible hidey-hole at eye level that a possum could sleep in during the day. I can see appropriate spots higher up in trees; but they are too high for me to get to. I finally found this tree this week!

I suspect that the clicking of the camera woke this little fellow up!

Because it looked up and straight at me! Here is my submission for Rodent, wild. Judging by the pink nose, this is a bushy-tailed possum!!! Can I claim the point?

Tomahawk* Tomahawks are ILLEGAL in Australia and as a consequence it is impossible to find any tomahawks anywhere (and even if I did find one, I would probably not post it as I have no idea if the authorities look at this forum)! But hey - why let that stop me? Here's my submission!

These are indigenous Aboriginal Axes, which I would like to submit as the Australian equivalent for Tomahawk*. Can I claim the 2 points?

 

[PrincessInOz]

And yes.....here is this week's category stretch! (These are getting harder and harder for me to find ). I would like to claim an extra point for this one.....

Jeep, off road* I found this 4-wheel (and probably all-wheel) drive variety in the urban jungle that is sometimes called a shopping mall.

If allowed, it will replace the previous picture of jeep only. If not allowed the extra point, the previous picture stands!