***Where am I now?*** (game) (2)

[tomd]

OK, which one should we guess at first?

[Roy Mathers]

I was waiting patiently for someone to post (and then Ken reminded us!)

[monty28428]

I removed mine :-)

UK ?

[Roy Mathers]

I've just seen your post Monty. I was just about to remove mine, when I noticed you'd beaten me to it!

[Roy Mathers]

I removed mine :-)

UK ?

No, not UK.

[Roy Mathers]

Sorry folks, but bedtime. I'll leave you to search!

[monty28428]

Spain ?

[monty28428]

Portugal ?

[monty28428]

Night Roy..

[monty28428]

That has to be Christopher Columbus... me thinks...

[monty28428]

Bottom of the Christopher Columbus Column in Barcelona Spain ?

linky (http://columbus.vanderkrogt.net/es/barcelona.html)

[DDCSD]

Excellent work Monty! Looks like a very interesting monument.

[monty28428]

Hey Derek! - How is that manual reading going :-) ?

[DDCSD]

Hey Derek! - How is that manual reading going :-) ?

Cross eyed now, everything is burry.......

Much better, getting much better results. I figured it was me, usually is....:lol:

My last WAIN was from my IIN, although that isn't exactly an example of my finest work. Almost didn't even roll down the window.;)

[monty28428]

LOL -- Good to know! I'm sure you will love it!

[tomd]

Derek, when did you purchase a MarkIIn?

[DDCSD]

Derek, when did you purchase a MarkIIn?

Right around the time of this post:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=5821312&postcount=8208

;)

I actually received it in the mail on July 3rd. I had to drive for 5 hours before even opening the box, since we left for the weekend the moment I got off work and my wife refused to drive (she wanted to watch me squirm).

[monty28428]

she wanted to watch me squirm

LMAO Derek!!

Just in case I'm correct I will be very busy tomorrow at work so if correct I leave it open to the first taker.

[Roy Mathers]

Yes, Derek, you're right. It is a detail from the Christopher Colombus statue in Barcelona. Well done.

Open to whomever...

[SheRidesABeemer]

Pretty easy

[Roy Mathers]

Italy?

[SheRidesABeemer]

not Italy

[Roy Mathers]

In the US?

[SheRidesABeemer]

In the US?

Yes

[Goincarcrazy]

State of Connecticut Capitol Dome in Hartford, CT

[Roy Mathers]

The Capitol Building in Concord?

[Roy Mathers]

State of Connecticut Capitol Dome in Hartford, CT


I do believe you're right!:)

[SheRidesABeemer]

Hartford it is.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2315/2539450469_4c12c9f455_o.jpg

[Goincarcrazy]

Unfortunately I just recently got swamped at work, so whoever wants to post the next one, go right on ahead!

[MoBayRasta]

sheridesabeemer- I really like those shots!

[SheRidesABeemer]

sheridesabeemer- I really like those shots!
Thank you, I am new to DSLR and enjoying the transition from P&S.

[DDCSD]

Alrighty, lets get this going again. This one is an oldie, but not such a goodie... ;)

Looking for the location, and the name of the little gray boat.
http://derekcecil.smugmug.com/photos/337537444_GTxob-XL.jpg

[monty28428]

way to go with the license plates Derek!

Florida ?

[DDCSD]

way to go with the license plates Derek!

Florida ?

What license plates? ;)

Yes, in Florida. You mean I didn't need to clone out those palm trees either?

[monty28428]

East coast of Florida ?

[DDCSD]

East coast of Florida ?

Yes.

[monty28428]

Port Canaveral ?

[monty28428]

Is that ship permanently docked ?

[DDCSD]

Port Canaveral ?

Nope.

Is that ship permanently docked ?

That ship was certainly active, between deployments in that picture. Photo was taken between 10-15 years ago.

[monty28428]

Ahh... ok well that explains a bit :-)

[tomd]

Jacksonville?
(USS Saratoga?)

[DDCSD]

Jacksonville?
(USS Saratoga?)

Not in Jacksonville, and not the 'Sara.

[tomd]

I think I'm getting close.....:D

[Chelan1074]

The USS John F. Kennedy, Naval Station Mayport?

[DDCSD]

The USS John F. Kennedy, Naval Station Mayport?


That would be the place and ship. Good work!

The JFK was recently decommissioned. In the four years I was in the navy it was the only ship I ever stepped foot on..... for about two hours. ;)

On the day I took these photos I was dropping a buddy of mine off who was stationed on the JFK. He took me and another friend on a quick tour. The scale of an aircraft carrier as absolutely unreal. Truly one of man's greatest engineering feats. To stand on the flight deck and look down at the water below, and then look up and back almost 1,100 feet across the flight deck makes you feel very small.

http://derekcecil.smugmug.com/photos/337668057_omjfg-XL.jpg

Over to you!

[Chelan1074]

I leave it open to whomever wishes to post.

[Roy Mathers]

Twelve hours and no takers? Here's an easy one to keep it going!

[tomd]

Venice?

[Roy Mathers]

Not Venice Tom!

[bara03]

London?

[Roy Mathers]

Not London.

[glhs509]

Bridge of Sighs, Hertford College, Oxford (http://lh5.ggpht.com/_muOIr7vcUug/RwBMDuBec3I/AAAAAAAAAGM/Vlgmdhmj_vY/Oxford+(9).JPG)? :)
(presuming it's correct...open to whomever wishes)

[Roy Mathers]

Yes, you're right Ken. Well done.

[Goincarcrazy]

I'll play.

WAIN?

291417

[DDCSD]

US?

[bara03]

Florida, US?

[Goincarcrazy]

US?

Yes

Florida, US?

No

[MSJGD]

Main?

[Goincarcrazy]

Main?

You're up in the correct half of the US

[bara03]

Is it a hotel?

[tomd]

Mountain View Grand Hotel ?

[Goincarcrazy]

Yes, this is a hotel, but not the Mountain View Grand Hotel

[MSJGD]

New York State?

[bara03]

Is the hotel situated on a lake?

[PeteJaffa]

Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan?

[Goincarcrazy]

Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan?

You got it, good job. next!

[PeteJaffa]

Thanks a lot.

Here's the next one.

WAIN?

[Roy Mathers]

Scotland?

[DDCSD]

Now that is a cool bridge, great perspective Pete!

Is this strictly a pedestrian bridge or do vehicles use it also?

[PeteJaffa]

Scotland?

Yes

Now that is a cool bridge, great perspective Pete!

Is this strictly a pedestrian bridge or do vehicles use it also?

Thanks mate.

Pedestrian & vehicle bridge....yes.

[Roy Mathers]

Glasgow?

[PeteJaffa]

Glasgow?

Yes

Apologies for the delay. Packing an 8 foot shed into 20 bin bags does take time.

[Roy Mathers]

Is this the 'Squinty' Bridge?

[Roy Mathers]

Proper name - the Clyde Arc.

[PeteJaffa]

Is this the 'Squinty' Bridge?

Correct Roy, over to you.

[Roy Mathers]

Thanks Pete. Here's the next one.

[ayman86]

italy?

spain?

[MSJGD]

Austria?

[tomd]

Baveria?

[Roy Mathers]

Not Italy, Austria or Bavaria.

[ayman86]

Not Italy, Austria or Bavaria.

so its spain? lol

[Roy Mathers]

Yes, it's Spain - why the lol?

[tomd]

italy?

spain?


from above.

[Roy Mathers]

Oops, sorry - I didn't notice that!

[DDCSD]

Oops, sorry - I didn't notice that!

Only one at a time for Roy, he has trouble keeping up sometimes! ;);):lol:


Mainland Spain?

[monty28428]

LMAO!!

[Roy Mathers]

Only one at a time for Roy, he has trouble keeping up sometimes! ;);):lol:


Mainland Spain?


Too true Derek! Yes, it is mainland Spain.

[monty28428]

Coastal Spain ?

[monty28428]

Barcelona ?

[monty28428]

Valencia ?

[Roy Mathers]

Barcelona ?


Yes, it's Barcelona - but it's a particular place I'm after.

[monty28428]

hotel ?

[Roy Mathers]

No, it's not a hotel - it's an area.

[monty28428]

sitges ? although I wouldn't consider that barcelona..

[Roy Mathers]

No, it's not Sitges. This is definitely a part of Barcelona.

[monty28428]

Poble Espanyol ?

[monty28428]

I think I even found a picture -> link (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mavicken/5771947/)

[Roy Mathers]

Well done, Monty - that's it. It looks like he was standing at almost the same spot I was! Over to you sir.

[monty28428]

Thanks Roy ... Was kind of getting tired of looking at balconies :-) I'd say your picture is much better.

I've been there but.... I guess after 24 years and way too many beers later it was no longer in the brain cells...

WAIN

[Roy Mathers]

In the US?

[DDCSD]

NC?

[monty28428]

Yes.. NC. Figured you guys would assume that by now :-)

[Roy Mathers]

A public building?

[monty28428]

Not a public building.

[Roy Mathers]

An office block?

[monty28428]

Yes an office block.

It kind of looks like a prison... something was kept here but it wasn't people :-)

[Roy Mathers]

A car oark?:D

[monty28428]

LOL! Not a car park. People did work there.

[Roy Mathers]

A records office?

[glhs509]

Monty, can I buy your GPS enabled camera?
34.236632, -77.949253 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=34.236632,+-77.949253&ie=UTF8&ll=34.236581,-77.948728&spn=0.00165,0.003422&t=h&z=19&iwloc=addr) ?

[Roy Mathers]

Oh, you mean that building in Princess Street, Wilmington?:D

[Roy Mathers]

By the way Ken, how did you get the co-ordinates?

[glhs509]

By the way Ken, how did you get the co-ordinates?
From the EXIF data of course :D

Actually tracked the building down >here (http://flickr.com/photos/army_arch/2596915757/)< (hope it's the correct building :o) and just for gits and shiggles found the coordinates of the street corner.
For getting the coordinates, you go to G00gleMaps and right-click a point and choose "directions from/to here" which will place a marker w/coordinates (don't click on the street itself or you'll get a street name/address instead of coordinates).

[monty28428]

LOL -- That's it Ken... or was it. They are tearing it down.

[glhs509]

Thx Monty...
Gotta run to a party...open to whomever wishes to post...

[PeteJaffa]

I'll jump in here to get us started again.

[monty28428]

Hey Pete.

Glasgow ?

[PeteJaffa]

Hi Monty.

Yes this is in Glasgow. :)

[monty28428]

Victoria Cross Memorial (2007),
Necropolis, Glasgow.
Sculpture by J & G Mossman.

??

[PeteJaffa]

Victoria Cross Memorial (2007),
Necropolis, Glasgow.
Sculpture by J & G Mossman.

??

More than enough info. Well done and over to you good man.

[monty28428]

I don't have anything Pete. Got another? -- I've got another hour or so to kill. If not - it's open to the first taker.

[DDCSD]

I guess I'll take it then.

WAIN?
http://derekcecil.smugmug.com/photos/339303681_wqquh-XL.jpg

[glhs509]

The Corn Palace (again), Derek?

[DDCSD]

The Corn Palace (again), Derek?

Yup, the good old Corn Palace. Have I posted it before? I didn't think I have. :confused:

Over to you again Ken!

[glhs509]

Yup, the good old Corn Palace. Have I posted it before? I didn't think I have. :confused:

Over to you again Ken!
Hmm...just tried a search for it in the first WAIN thread and couldn't find anything...Could've sworn I've seen it posted before..sry nonetheless Derek!

Since I've been neglecting to post, here's one to ponder,
WAIN?

[Roy Mathers]

Eastern Europe?

[glhs509]

Eastern Europe?
No Sir...(unless another map from the 'net says otherwise)

[DDCSD]

Western Europe (Light Blue), according to this goofy UN map?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Location-Europe-UNsubregions.png

[Roy Mathers]

Czech Republic?

[glhs509]

Western it is Derek...

[Roy Mathers]

Czech Republic?

Erm...?

[DDCSD]

Erm...?

Not western according to my map.

Germany?

[monty28428]

Triumphal Arch, Innsbruck ?

[Roy Mathers]

I find these maps a little misleading. For instance, everybody I know would regard Britain, Spain and Italy as Western European countries, but they are show as sub-groups in the map. I've always regarded myself as living in Western Europe as opposed to Northern Europe:D

[Roy Mathers]

Triumphal Arch, Innsbruck ?

I think you have it there Monty!

[DDCSD]

I find these maps a little misleading. For instance, everybody I know would regard Britain, Spain and Italy as Western European countries, but they are show as sub-groups in the map. I've always regarded myself as living in Western Europe as opposed to Northern Europe:D

That is why I always include the maps. I used this one because it breaks it down into smaller regions, making it easier to pinpoint the country.

I too would call Britain, Spain and Italy Western European countries, in fact I would consider them to almost be the definition of Western European counties. The UN's definitions just suited my needs better at the moment. ;)

[Roy Mathers]

I see what you mean Derek.

[glhs509]

You got it Monty...with the ski jump facility framed within the arch...over to you!

I'm with you Roy, West/East Europe, with the dividing line (and including Eastern Europe) from Poland on down...

[monty28428]

Thanks Ken -- I have nothing so somebody take it please.

[Roy Mathers]

You got it Monty...with the ski jump facility framed within the arch...over to you!

I'm with you Roy, West/East Europe, with the dividing line (and including Eastern Europe) from Poland on down...


That's more or less how I see it Ken:)

[DDCSD]

Very nice Ken, I couldn't figure out what the structure was, after you said it it made perfect sense.

How about this one, WAIN?
http://derekcecil.smugmug.com/photos/339730283_WAGi3-XL.jpg

[Roy Mathers]

US?

[DDCSD]

US?

Yes, US.

[Roy Mathers]

The Dakotas?

[DDCSD]

The Dakotas?

Not in the Dakotas.

[Roy Mathers]

In the west then?

[andydajo]

Zion National Park?

[Roy Mathers]

It's not as obvious as part of the Grand Canyon is it?:D

[DDCSD]

In the west then?

Well west of the Mississippi.

Zion National Park?

Nope.

It's not as obvious as part of the Grand Canyon is it?:D

No, I wouldn't make it that easy... Well, maybe I would. ;) But this is not part of the Grand Canyon.

[Roy Mathers]

South West ?