***Where am I now?*** (game)

[tsk1979]

Guess the city(exact city)
http://tanveer.smugmug.com/photos/70631397-M.jpg

[louwphotography]

Holy cow! I have no idea where it is, but that's a great photo!

I agree, that photo looks unreal!

[louwphotography]

Milpitas, CA?

[Roy Mathers]

Holy cow! I have no idea where it is, but that's a great photo!


Thanks Geoff!

[Roy Mathers]

I agree, that photo looks unreal!

It's real enough - it was taken just before an almighty storm broke!

[Roy Mathers]

tsk1979 - as mentioned earlier, the etiquette on this thread demands that your guess is comfirmed before you post a new picture.

[BearLeeAlive]

It's real enough - it was taken just before an almighty storm broke!
I agree with the others, great photo. It sure does show the power about to unfold.

[Roy Mathers]

Thanks all for your comments.

[tomd]

Is that a California license plate on the car in the pic?

also; can anyone read the name of the store/mall on the entrance structure? It looks like "Grea???"

[Roy Mathers]

It looks like a California plate - and the name on the store looks like 'Greatman'?

[Skrim17]

I get Cali and great too but it doesn't do much for me.

[tomd]

Is the pic in San Jose?

[tomd]

By the way, outstanding picture Roy. The colors are unreal! At first glance I was thinking HDR, but with the storm coming through, you caught the perfect exposure!

[thomascanty]

I'm going to guess Rodeo Drive.

Edit: Oh, and like Roy said, you really need to wait until your "guess" on the previous photo has been confirmed correct before you post a new one... ;)

[Roy Mathers]

By the way, outstanding picture Roy. The colors are unreal! At first glance I was thinking HDR, but with the storm coming through, you caught the perfect exposure!

Thanks very much Tom. I promise you it wasn't HDR, although I must admit it looks like it.


Lonnie - I'm sure this isn't Rodeo Drive (if it turns out to be, I shall be very red-faced!).

[louwphotography]

Is that a California license plate on the car in the pic?

also; can anyone read the name of the store/mall on the entrance structure? It looks like "Grea???"

It's a California plate. I guessed the name said "Great Mall" -- Google says there is a Great Mall in Milpitas...?

[tomd]

It's a California plate. I guessed the name said "Great Mall" -- Google says there is a Great Mall in Milpitas...?

I'm pretty sure you got it nailed down!

Tom

[Becky N]

The fun in this contest is the lengths we go to nail down the location. Never occurred to me to look at the license plate. Must remember to look for the finer details.

[thomascanty]

It would be nice if Tanveer didn't keep posting up a picture then disappearing for the rest of the day...

[tsk1979]

It would be nice if Tanveer didn't keep posting up a picture then disappearing for the rest of the day...
Hey guys!
Its Great Mall, Milpitas!
As for my dissapearance cannot help it.
I live in India. So when I sleep you guys wake up. :)
Next pic I post will be from India or Asia so that its tough for you :lol:

[tsk1979]

tsk1979 - as mentioned earlier, the etiquette on this thread demands that your guess is comfirmed before you post a new picture.
Sorry about that Roy,
But I took a similar picture recently, so it was not a guess
http://tanveer.smugmug.com/photos/105355799-S.jpg
and this
http://tanveer.smugmug.com/photos/105355451-S.jpg

Both of them were taken by me in Singapore!
But you are right, I will be more careful in future.

[thomascanty]

Ok, so we're back on track. Now we just need louwphotography to post the next one... ;)

[louwphotography]

OK, I'm awake now. Here you go:

[Mgdh]

This reminds me of The Hague in Holland.

[louwphotography]

This reminds me of The Hague in Holland.

Nope, right continent though.

[Lawrie B]

France?

[louwphotography]

France?

Not France

[bara03]

It looks like a place in Palma, Mallorca that I have seen.

[Roy Mathers]

Is that the Balcon de Europ?

[louwphotography]

It looks like a place in Palma, Mallorca that I have seen.

Is that the Balcon de Europ?

You both are in the right country now but not the right city. I can sense it's all over now...

[bara03]

Hmmm Barcelona or Madrid then.....

[louwphotography]

Hmmm Barcelona or Madrid then.....

Yup, Barcelona! You're up!

[Roy Mathers]

What about Las Ramblas in Barcelona?

[Roy Mathers]

Oops. too late!

[louwphotography]

Oops. too late!

You nailed the place though! :D It is Las Ramblas.

[bara03]

You nailed the place though! :D It is Las Ramblas.

I will let Roy have that one, anyone can guess a city.

[Roy Mathers]

Thanks Bara - you're a gent! Here's my offering.

[louwphotography]

Morocco?

[Roy Mathers]

First guess is wrong:lol: Keep going!

[Roy Mathers]

Morocco?


I see you've got some pictures of Morocco on your web site and I can see why you thought it was there.

[Mgdh]

Pyramids at Giza?

[Roy Mathers]

Bang on, Mark. People who haven't seen them close up don't realise that they are like this - you obviously do! You're on.

[louwphotography]

I see you've got some pictures of Morocco on your web site and I can see why you thought it was there.

Yeah, I haven't been to many desert looking places so I thought I'd take a stab at it. At least I was on the right continent :-)

[Mgdh]

I have been up close and personal to the pyramids - even inside the Pyramid of Cheops (spelling?) Incredible places!

This will probably go quite quickly...

http://newquay-plus.co.uk/POTN/DeDion.jpg

[Roy Mathers]

Let me start by guessing Beaulieu?

[Mgdh]

Hehe - didn't think that would be too hard.

You're up :D

[Roy Mathers]

Let's try this.

[louwphotography]

Hmm - Rome?

[ayman86]

athens?

[Roy Mathers]

Not Rome, not Athens. Clues when more guesses come in.

[ayman86]

las vegas?

[Roy Mathers]

You're right ayman - did you recognise it?

[ayman86]

You're right ayman - did you recognise it?

nope. lol. i figured it would be in a place like las vegas. my educated guess. :)

someone can do the next one.

[thomascanty]

Oh, I should have gotten that one!! Sheesh...

[thomascanty]

And, since ayman passed on his turn, I'll take it.
http://www.ldphotography.net/wai/nononono.jpg

[tomd]

Is it in Mexico?

[Robuk]

I would have said somewhere in Greece......................

[thomascanty]

No, not Mexico. But, I've never seen as many border patrol police than when I was here...

Sorry to leave you hanging here, but I need to run some errands. I thought this would be a little easier... I'll be back in a few hours.

[ayman86]

lol @ no peeking at the file name.

[Becky N]

Capestrano (sp?)

[thomascanty]

Capestrano (sp?)

No. But you and Roy should be able to get this one... ;)

[Becky N]

Another one near Tombstone?

[thomascanty]

Yep...

[tsk1979]

Is this Bisbee?

[Roy Mathers]

Sorry for the delay - been sleeping! Is this Benson Heights?

[thomascanty]

Is this Bisbee?

You got it. You're up...

[Roy Mathers]

I think we have lost tsk for the duration:rolleyes:

[thomascanty]

What time is it in India?

[Roy Mathers]

Actually, he should be around, as it's 3.30pm in India (approximately).

[tsk1979]

I am around fellas, and I will be on again around late night(12:00 am india, 11am USA!)
Anyways here's the question

http://tanveer.smugmug.com/photos/78127981-L.jpg

[Roy Mathers]

In India?

[Becky N]

Is this Bisbee?

You're correct, I should have had that one. Even though I've never been there. Perhaps it was a subliminal brain block.;) :D :rolleyes: Previous life and all, you know.

[Roy Mathers]

You're correct, I should have had that one. Even though I've never been there. Perhaps it was a subliminal brain block.;) :D :rolleyes: Previous life and all, you know.


Me too - I've been to Bisbee, but I don't remember that church. Without being rude to residents of Bisbee, I didn't find much to remember about it at all:lol:

[tomd]

California ??

[bkw]

Long Beach?

[thomascanty]

You're correct, I should have had that one. Even though I've never been there. Perhaps it was a subliminal brain block.;) :D :rolleyes: Previous life and all, you know.

Maybe my subliminal clue wasn't strong enough to get through that subliminal blcok... :lol:

I am around fellas, and I will be on again around late night(12:00 am india, 11am USA!)

It's now well past 11am everywhere in the USA except Hawaii. Time to let us know if any of the guesses so far were correct... ;)

[tsk1979]

In India?
No way

California ??
You are right, California... But where! Please give the city name, if not the beach name

Long Beach?
You got the area right(SO CAL), but its not long beach. try going a little more south.

EDIT: Its 1:41 am here, I am about to sleep, so 7-8 hours break please.
I will go with hints
Hint : This is also the name of a ship

[bkw]

That would be the USS Newport - or Newport Beach.

[tsk1979]

That would be the USS Newport - or Newport Beach.
Correct! Its newport Beach! You got it

[Becky N]

You all did good using up my last names...first Bisbee...now Newport. Will be interesting to see if any one can get a location that is the same as my maiden name.:D

[SoccerRef]

You all did good using up my last names...first Bisbee...now Newport. Will be interesting to see if any one can get a location that is the same as my maiden name.:D

And What would that be?

[tomd]

see if any one can get a location that is the same as my maiden name.:D

Is your maiden name: Timbucktoo? ;) :lol:

Something like: "London" would be easier.

Tom

[tsk1979]

bkw, its your turn, post a piccie!

[Becky N]

And What would that be?

Not telling, I'll let you know though if anyone posts something with it in the name.;)

[tomd]

Should I put my globe away? The tour de france isn't on TV anymore, and I was hoping this game would fill my evening?
Tom

[thomascanty]

Bkw hasn't even been on here in about 29 hours. Maybe we should implement a timeout rule. After waiting for the new picture for so long it becomes a wildcard and anyone can post one up. Whaddaya think? How long should we wait?

[SoccerRef]

Bkw hasn't even been on here in about 29 hours. Maybe we should implement a timeout rule. After waiting for the new picture for so long it becomes a wildcard and anyone can post one up. Whaddaya think? How long should we wait?

I agree... I would like to say about 24 hours, however, as antsy as we all get, I would say 6 hours would be a better, more agreeable, time. If someone posts a guess, they should be checking back to see if they've won, and if someone posts a photo they should be checking to verify guesses given. And barring someone going to bed, which should be announced, I vote for 6 hours, 10 hours if one is sleeping...

My $0.02...

[thomascanty]

I vote for 6 hours, 10 hours if one is sleeping...

I think six hours is cutting it a little short. People don't always announce when they're logging out to sleep. I'd say 10 or 12 hours would probably be a better compromise, though people certainly shouldn't make a habit of waiting that long to post a picture or verify guesses.

[tsk1979]

keep it minimum 12 hours, because this is a global forum, so guys may be sleep. But 29 hours is a little too steep I agree.

[tsk1979]

guys, this thread is paused for now, and I don't think bkw is posting soon, so I will post another question.
No prizes for guessing the state though(since most of you know from my galleries that my US trip was limited to California).
I am also posting US only pics and none from India, if you think its okay, I can post some pics from India too later if I get to be the poster again
Identify this beautiful California Lake!
http://tanveer.smugmug.com/photos/70622747-L.jpg

[thomascanty]

Would that be Lake Tahoe?

[tsk1979]

Would that be Lake Tahoe?
Wrong! I won't make it that easy :)
One hint : Controversy

Will wait for 8 hours more and if no one gets it I will post more hints

[thomascanty]

Lake Castaic?

[tsk1979]

Lake Castaic?
Wrong...
Well let me give more hints
Old old controversy. Mostly forgotten about now.
Northern California
something very bad happened in North california in 1960s, and .... it included this Lake too.

[thomascanty]

Hetch Hetchy Reservoir?

[tsk1979]

thomas, looks like you are straining your heart too much, why not have some red wine? Its good for you :lol: :lol:

[thomascanty]

I'm at work. I don't think they'd appreciate me drinking right now...

[tsk1979]

I'm at work. I don't think they'd appreciate me drinking right now...
But you need red wine you see. Californian wine tastes good, almost as good as french.

[thomascanty]

I never have liked wine. And if that's a hint, it went over my head.

[tsk1979]

I never have liked wine. And if that's a hint, it went over my head.
Of course its a hint.. A very very big hint. If somebody from the Bay area comes online and sees this he will get it.
For you( I guess its late there) one big big big hint, The name of the Lake is also the name of a station in a Public transport system of The Bay area.

[Roy Mathers]

Lake Merritt?

[tsk1979]

Lake Merritt?
Naah, though the public transportation system I am talking about is owned by the same guys who own BART :)
If you look at the pic, Meritt is sort of a city reservoir, however the lake I posted is one huge baby.
The bad things in 1960s should be a good clue, mix that with wine/california and you can nail it down pretty well.

[Becky N]

Maybe we should implement a timeout rule. After waiting for the new picture for so long it becomes a wildcard and anyone can post one up. Whaddaya think? How long should we wait?


Simple rules:
limit photo size to 800mp max

if no response after 12 hours, game is open for anyone to post a new pic

photos should have a reasonable amount of identifiable content. Avoid pictures of the bottom side of a picnic table.

photos should be from a public location. No way can we guess the location of a picture of the inside of a dog house!

Have fun, keep it light!

tomd covered it when he started the thread. 12 hours seems reasonable.

Naah, though the public transportation system I am talking about is owned by the same guys who own BART :)
If you look at the pic, Meritt is sort of a city reservoir, however the lake I posted is one huge baby.
The bad things in 1960s should be a good clue, mix that with wine/california and you can nail it down pretty well.

The only contraversy I can think of was the Hurst kidnapping. Was there a lake involved with that?

[Becky N]

Lake Berryessa?

[thomascanty]

tomd covered it when he started the thread. 12 hours seems reasonable.

I don't think I ever read the first post. I kind of just jumped right in, into the middle.

[tsk1979]

Lake Berryessa?
Bingo!!
1. Controversy : The Dam. in 1950s it was a big issue
2. The sad event, a murder, done by the Zodiac Killer who struck in 1960s


Its the second largest lake in california
The wine connection is the Napa Valley!

Over to you Becky

[SoccerRef]

tomd covered it when he started the thread. 12 hours seems reasonable.

Well now Becky, going back to the first post and reading the rules that were established at the beginning... That's just simply something we needed a woman to do!:D

I mean, us guys, we generally fly by the seat of our pants, make things up as we go... We eventually get there, but reading the RULES!? Well, that's about as silly as asking for directions!;)

I don't know about the rest of you guys, but... Boy, Do I feel silly...:confused:

[tomd]

Morning all!

This thread has been mostly stalled for a few days. It's good to see things are active again!

[Roy Mathers]

Morning Tom - we do our best to keep it on the move;) (A touch more tricky owing to posters coming from both sides of the Atlantic - and now India!)

[tomd]

If the 12 hour "no post" is too short, in other words if 24 hours is more reasonable, we can certainly change that, and I'll change this in the first posting (rules). I took that time limit from the super macro guessing game. We have had similar discussions there.
Any thoughts? 12, 24 hour, 18, other?

[thomascanty]

I think 12 is perfect. That allows for work, sleep and different time zones, etc. Everyone should be able to check in at least every 12 hours. And, really, if you know you aren't going to be able to check back in for some time, you shouldn't be guessing or posting a picture, anyway.

[tsk1979]

12 hours are fine I guess. Keeps the thread interesting

[Roy Mathers]

You're going to be the final arbiter Tom - it's your game:lol: (and a very good one too, if I may say so;) )

[SoccerRef]

Enough talk about rules...:p

We have an entire page here now without a photo! Becky needs to post a photo.

I need something to do for the next two hours.;)

[bkw]

Sorry guys, Lost internet access for the past 2 days which was the worst two days ever!

I cant remember what I used to do before the internet age!

So.. sorry again!

[Roy Mathers]

Enough talk about rules...:p

We have an entire page here now without a photo! Becky needs to post a photo.

.;)


I agree. Where are you Becky - there are only a couple of hours left!

[tomd]

Ohhhhh....Becky.......

[Becky N]

! Becky needs to post a photo.

Sorry, my priorities are out of wack today, my concentration was on my job.:rolleyes:

Here you go:

http://performancephoto.us/images/Beckysgallery/070210-IMG_3734.jpg

One clue, I'm keeping with the "lake" theme.

[Becky N]

Well now Becky, going back to the first post and reading the rules that were established at the beginning... That's just simply something we needed a woman to do!


Uh, huh, I figured as much.:rolleyes:

[ayman86]

doesnt load up in firefox, though found it through the source
http://performancephoto.us/images/Beckysgallery/070210-IMG_3734.jpg

canada?

[louwphotography]

Cool sculpture! Lake Seeley, Montana?

[Becky N]

canada?

No

Cool sculpture! Lake Seeley, Montana?

Thanks, but; not Montana.

[BearLeeAlive]

doesnt load up in firefox, though found it through the source
http://performancephoto.us/images/Beckysgallery/070210-IMG_3734.jpg

canada?
Just hit refresh, it will come up. Becky and Curt's images are like that for me most of the time too.

Lake Tahoe

[Becky N]

Lake Tahoe

So you're saying, I'm refreshing?;) :D

Not Lake Tahoe.

[thomascanty]

Lake Michigan.

[louwphotography]

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin?

[BearLeeAlive]

So you're saying, I'm refreshing?;) :D

Not Lake Tahoe.
Exactly Becky, glad you picked up on that. :D

[Becky N]

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin?

Right on the nose, good job.:D

[tomd]

Lake Minnatonka, Minn?

ooops too slow :-(

[tomd]

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin?

Hey that's in my neck of the woods!
How did you pick that one up?

[Becky N]

Lake Minnatonka, Minn?

No, Louwphotography got it.

[louwphotography]

Hey that's in my neck of the woods!
How did you pick that one up?

As my husband can attest, I have excellent Google skills. ;)

Give me a minute to dig something up...

[Becky N]

Hey that's in my neck of the woods!
How did you pick that one up?

Heh, heh, it's about 45 minutes from me and it was a beautiful February day, cold, real cold, but beautiful.

[louwphotography]

I still really liked your photo, Becky. I showed it to my husband and he thought it was cool as well! We are partial to rays.

Sorry to break the Lake theme guys -- here's the next one

[tomd]

Looks like it was in a James Bond movie...
Is it the US embassy in Morocco?

[tomd]

Those Google skills are fantastic. I've been on google web and images and can't find a thing. Tried snow sculpture ray, snow manta ray, etc and nothing.

[louwphotography]

Looks like it was in a James Bond movie...
Is it the US embassy in Morocco?

No, not Morocco

Those Google skills are fantastic. I've been on google web and images and can't find a thing. Tried snow sculpture ray, snow manta ray, etc and nothing.

Thanks! Google - "snow sculptures" lake - the 1st result was my 1st guess, but then the 3rd result shows the U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva, WI. ;)

[Becky N]

I still really liked your photo, Becky. I showed it to my husband and he thought it was cool as well! We are partial to rays.

Thanks, it was my favorite at this competition. The detail was remarkable.

[tsk1979]

Is this prague, looking at the size of the car its not US.
Umm can you atleast let us know if its Europe?

[louwphotography]

Is this prague, looking at the size of the car its not US.
Umm can you atleast let us know if its Europe?

The continent is half the fun! OK, it's NOT in Europe.

[tsk1979]

The continent is half the fun! OK, it's NOT in Europe.

buenos aires, Argentina?

[Roy Mathers]

Russia?

[tsk1979]

Russia?
Russia is transcontinental, i.e is part of Both Europe and Asia.
It does not play in the Asian games, and is considered more a part of Europe than Asia.

[Roy Mathers]

Russia is transcontinental, i.e is part of Both Europe and Asia.
It does not play in the Asian games, and is considered more a part of Europe than Asia.

I am aware of that. I thought it might be in the Asian part (ie a guess!).

[tsk1979]

His line "continent is half the game" Steered me to more obscure places. I am sure its Not North America, Asia or Europe.
The only other place can be South America, and hunting around in his gallery suggest Buenos Aires, Argentina

[louwphotography]

buenos aires, Argentina?

Nope

Russia?

Getting warmer

His line "continent is half the game" Steered me to more obscure places. I am sure its Not North America, Asia or Europe.
The only other place can be South America, and hunting around in his gallery suggest Buenos Aires, Argentina

I'm a "her" ;) My comment was made because the photo looked European to me, and now I've knocked out that entire continent. BTW, I hid the gallery on my site that has the answer. :D

[Mgdh]

China?

BTW I had a look through your Galleries. Awesome stuff. I LOVE the iceberg gallery! It looks like you had really calm whether for your trip! I would love to do that!

[Roy Mathers]

I assume that the continent is Asia?

[louwphotography]

China?


Yes, it's in China - which city?


BTW I had a look through your Galleries. Awesome stuff. I LOVE the iceberg gallery! It looks like you had really calm whether for your trip! I would love to do that!

Thanks! The weather was calm, but we would have liked more sunny days. Most of our photos look so dreary!

[Roy Mathers]

Beijing?