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

[tomd]

Guess the location of the posted picture and WIN
This game is very similar in structure to the super macro guessing game, EXCEPT the photo is opposite in scope. This game requires a post of a landscape/locational style photo.

For example post a picture of a notable bridge, park, etc. Viewers will then guess at the location/identity of the picture. The winner will post the next photo for guessing.

Hints are encouraged to keep interest and the game progressing. Suggested hints may be narrowing in local for example: hemisphere, continent, country, state or providence, city, etc. Or: cold, warm, warmer......

Simple rules:
limit photo size to 1024pixel on the long side 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!

This is a continuation of the original, which can be found here (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=327826).

[DDCSD]

It is in England though, correct? I guess I assumed this as it is neither Scotland or Wales.

[Roy Mathers]

Yes, it is in England.

[DDCSD]

Western shore of England?

[Roy Mathers]

Yes.

[DDCSD]

Time for some darts, Morecambe?

[Roy Mathers]

I don't know what sort of darts you use Derek, but I want some! Absolutely correct - it is Morecambe Bay in Lancashire. It's bed time for me now, but good luck with your next post.

[tomd]

Time for some darts, Morecambe?

sharp darts!:)

[monty28428]

You've been moved to game 2... Congrats on 10K plus Tom.

[DDCSD]

I don't know what sort of darts you use Derek, but I want some! Absolutely correct - it is Morecambe Bay in Lancashire. It's bed time for me now, but good luck with your next post.

I actually just went up the west shore of England, starting at the Wales border until I wound places that has similar coastal features. The only problem is that on Google Earth, the tides appear to be very very low and make it tough to recognize things on the coastline. Couldn't find a verifying photo either.

Might want to update the rules a bit Tom. 1024 image size and I would vote for a 1 guess until replied to rule. You can always change your guess afterwards in a later post, especially if you have figured it out. Just a suggestion, not sure if everyone agrees or not.


Anywho, here is my next offering. WAIN?
http://derekcecil.smugmug.com/photos/245457726-XL.jpg

[squashed]

Can we change the rule allowing for the larger picture?

[firu3000]

Is it in Italy?

[DDCSD]

Is it in Italy?

Yes in Italy.

[tomd]

Can we change the rule allowing for the larger picture?

I edited the #1 post to read max 1024 on the long side as per POTN posting rules.

[firu3000]

Is it in Rome?

[DDCSD]

Is it in Rome?

Very much in Rome, the "City of Fountains". :lol:

[tomd]

Piazza Navona?

edit: http://www.teamslot.net/s2n/fountain.jpg

But I don't think this is Piazza Navona. I don't remember any large buildings in the piazza.

[DDCSD]

Piazza Navona?

edit: http://www.teamslot.net/s2n/fountain.jpg

But I don't think this is Piazza Navona. I don't remember any large buildings in the piazza.

Nope, don't you hate it when people mis-label their photos? :lol:

That is the fountain though.

[tomd]

Is this in front of the Monument to Victor Emanuel II ?
http://www.pixagogo.nl/Photos/Albums/Photo.aspx?id=S4Pp2Xu9wuPRb7OsMkUte3DwBsxPmOo645v-dCBXES4KoyHSd2N1Tlnw__

a post I did a month ago:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=4524061&postcount=9251

[glhs509]

Is this in front of the Monument to Victor Emanuel II ?
http://www.pixagogo.nl/Photos/Albums/Photo.aspx?id=S4Pp2Xu9wuPRb7OsMkUte3DwBsxPmOo645v-dCBXES4KoyHSd2N1Tlnw__

Sure as heck looks like it :)

[DDCSD]

Is this in front of the Monument to Victor Emanuel II ?
http://www.pixagogo.nl/Photos/Albums/Photo.aspx?id=S4Pp2Xu9wuPRb7OsMkUte3DwBsxPmOo645v-dCBXES4KoyHSd2N1Tlnw__


Why yes it is, You would have seen this fountain if you had looked to your left when you took this photo:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=228856&stc=1&d=1197940563

Photo was the one you posted here: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=4524061&postcount=9251
Now that I am going through my old photos'm finding that I have been to many places that I didn't realize, . I was only in Rome for about 5 hours, so we just made a quick lap of the major places. Now I have to google and try and figure out what is in most of my photos.


Over to you Tom!

[DDCSD]

You beat me to it, I'm actually the one that got that one too, pretty bad I had to search it to figure it out.

[tomd]

I going to bed in about 5 minutes, so anyone take over and post.

[Lawrie B]

Ok Here is one that should be hard.

If you google the right words it is easy

[Roy Mathers]

What does it mean now that we've got a fresh game? Can we still look back over the pages in the previous game, if you know what I mean?

[Mgdh]

Hi Roy.

The old thread is still around for us to read and check back on - it's linked in tomd's post above - but to ease the load on the servers, the Mods try to keep threads limited to about 10k posts.

If I'm right, this is only the second 'game' thread to get split (after TPBM - The Photo Below Me) - all the other splits have been the 'chat' threads.

[Lawrie B]

Hi Mark

The SMGG game was split some time ago for the same reason

[Roy Mathers]

Thanks for the information Mark.

[Mgdh]

Ah. Forgot about SMGG, sorry. I just can't keep up with everything :(;)

[Roy Mathers]

In Australia?

[Lawrie B]

hahahaha Though so Mark, No worries

Hi Roy
Yes Australia

[-Pleiades-]

Hey all, just discovered this thread :D

Is it cheating if you've been to the place before?

[Lawrie B]

No it is not cheating if you have been there.

[-Pleiades-]

Cool, looks like the tunnel out near warrandyte?

[Lawrie B]

Cool, looks like the tunnel out near warrandyte?

Where is it and what is it called :)

[-Pleiades-]

can I check google maps for the exact location or is that cheating?

[Lawrie B]

Nah it is not cheating as we use it all the time

[-Pleiades-]

rightio - Pound Bend Tunnel, Warrandyte National Park

[Lawrie B]

Yay Yay...... Well Done Kinnon,

Your turn to post an image

[-Pleiades-]

Cool, hope this one isn't too hard or too easy!

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s130/KinnonBellPhotography/headland.jpg

[Mgdh]

Yay - Welcome to WAIN, Kinnon :D

And any and all info you can use is good here ;) Grab those where you've been with both hands and thanks that you don't have to search millions of Google images ;):lol:

[-Pleiades-]

Cheers Mark. I knew I'd been there a loooong time ago but couldn't remember the exact name, once I knew I could use google we quickly became friends :lol:

[squashed]

Lets start the narrowing process, is this in Australia?

[tomd]

;) I know where it is.:D

[filmgirlie]

Ack... I thought I was going insane when I couldn't find the "last" button and there were only three pages!! But I see why now that I've read the three pages : )
Cool that WAIN is so popular!

And spill it if you know where it is!!

[tomd]

And spill it if you know where it is!!

:) I found the answer with less than honorable means;)

[filmgirlie]

I think it's resourceful! : )
hee hee...

[tomd]

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=4047992&postcount=1

Lennox Head?

For the record, Tracy talked me into this one.

[filmgirlie]

heh heh...
I'm the little devil sitting on Tom's shoulder! :evil:

[filmgirlie]

And btw, Kinnon, I love the shot with the melaleuca trees. : )

[tomd]

heh heh...
I'm the little devil sitting on Tom's shoulder! :evil:

Good thing I put my shopping cart away when I'm done so it doesn't hit anyone's Honda.

[filmgirlie]

Good thing I put my shopping cart away when I'm done so it doesn't hit anyone's Honda.

Heh heh! Good thing... or I might poke you in the ear with my pitchfork while I'm sitting here!

[tomd]

I'll wait for confirmation from Kinnon before posting a new pic. What time is it in Australia?

[filmgirlie]

I'll wait for confirmation from Kinnon before posting a new pic. What time is it in Australia?

I think it's the wee hours of the morning... wee to me.
I found this website:
http://www.worldtimezone.com/time-australia.htm

[Scorpio]

Just wanted to congratulate Tom and all the rest of 'ya for breaking the first thread already!! Now for round two.... ;-)


I'd like to see a gallery of WAIN photos like Stewart's, but as a compilation of *all* WAIN photos instead. I could foresee copyright issues, but I guess it would be a matter of getting everyone's permission... any thoughts?

[-Pleiades-]

;) I know where it is.:D

:) I found the answer with less than honorable means;)

Whoops, totally forgot I posted that up here!

And btw, Kinnon, I love the shot with the melaleuca trees. : )

Cheers, I'd never seen the lake that still before, the sun wasn't up yet and no wind either.

I'll wait for confirmation from Kinnon before posting a new pic. What time is it in Australia?

The time you posted that I was sound asleep :D

And yes, you are right!

[tomd]

WAIN

[tomd]

Hope nobody notices the super secret PP job on the top of the building.

[squashed]

And I thought it was a flying saucer square...

Would this be USA?

[tomd]

Would this be USA?

Yes, it is in the USA

[Scorpio]

Washington DC?

Is that a flag behind the super secret chop?

[tomd]

Washington DC?

Is that a flag behind the super secret chop?

yes it is

[Scorpio]

yes it is

On both counts?

[tomd]

ooops, sorry,
yes it's in Washington DC, and yes there is a flag behind my PP masterpiece

[Scorpio]

Library of Congress, I believe.

[DDCSD]

Just wanted to congratulate Tom and all the rest of 'ya for breaking the first thread already!! Now for round two.... ;-)


I'd like to see a gallery of WAIN photos like Stewart's, but as a compilation of *all* WAIN photos instead. I could foresee copyright issues, but I guess it would be a matter of getting everyone's permission... any thoughts?

A WAIN book!!! Then you could see all my cruddy scans lined up next to each other. :lol:




Is this the Russell Senate Office Building?

[DDCSD]

Library of Congress, I believe.

Ahhh... I think you are correct, looks like the back entrance.

[DDCSD]

It is the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress.

7th photo down.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ilovelanguages.com/Wallpaper/papers/loc2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.june29.com/Wallpaper/page-9.html&h=768&w=1024&sz=190&hl=en&start=10&um=1&tbnid=VKFsNdbVh_RotM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlibrary%2Bof%2Bcongress%2Bjefferson%2 Bbuilding%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3 Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN

Good work Dan.

[tomd]

Library of Congress, I believe.

Ding Dong CORRECT
you are up:D

[Scorpio]

Thank you, thank you. I'll have something up in a bit...

[Scorpio]

Let's try this one on for size.... I suspect it'll be relatively easy, but I've been wrong before.

http://antares-productions.com/personal/photos/wain3.jpg

[Scorpio]

A WAIN book!!! Then you could see all my cruddy scans lined up next to each other. :lol:

"A Quick Tour of the World," presented by the worldly (and not so worldly) WAINers of POTN =D

[monty28428]

Kilauea lava plain ??

[DDCSD]

Volcano National Park on the Big Island?

[DDCSD]

Always gotta beat me by seconds, eh Monty? :lol:

[monty28428]

:cool::cool::cool:

[Scorpio]

Kilauea lava plain ??

Sure is! Your turn...

[monty28428]

Thanks Dan -- Kick ass shot btw!! (Sorry Derek :-) )

Ok an easy one

[Scorpio]

Thanks Dan -- Kick ass shot btw!!

Why thank you! I'm kind of fond of it myself... just spent a few days in Volcano NP, got some pretty nice shots, including that one.



Now, call me crazy, but I'm gonna have to make my first guess Morehead City, NC! ??

[monty28428]

Not Morehead City....

[DDCSD]

Not Morehead City....

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... nice trickery Monty! I'll catch up in the morning, G'night all.

[monty28428]

Night Derek!

[Roy Mathers]

Beaufort?

[StewartR]

I think the blue water tower in the background is the one at/near Salter Path, NC, on Emerald Isle.

[monty28428]

Not at Beaufort and not near Salter Path.

[monty28428]

There are only thirteen places I could be at...

[StewartR]

There are only thirteen places I could be at...Yes, because there are only so many places served by the NC coastal ferry system (the fleet for which is based at Morehead City).

Are there any clues in the picture that will help us narrow it down? I tried to find the water tower but was unsuccessful...

[StewartR]

There's another blue water tower at Rodanthe, near the easternmost point of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore...

[monty28428]

Not at Cape Hatteras... There is a really big clue on the left of this entry :-)

Nice to see you posting again Stewart and I wish you luck in your new venture.

[glhs509]

Carolina Beach State Park?

[monty28428]

Not there Ken.... it's not one of the thirteen :-)

[Roy Mathers]

Cape Lookout?

[Roy Mathers]

Shackleford Banks?

[monty28428]

Not at any of those Roy.... they are not on the list of thirteen either. I think you guys are thinking about this way to hard..

[Roy Mathers]

I notice that since this thread has been re-started, I've lost my position as leader of the pack!:(

[monty28428]

LOL - I'm sure it wont take long Roy!

[tomd]

This post is simply to stay ahead of Roy;)

[tomd]

Is the land (water tower) in the background located in North Carolina?

[StewartR]

Currituck?
Knotts Island?
Ocracoke?
Swan Quarter?
Cedar Island?
Bayview?
Aurora?
Cherry Branch?
Minnesott?
Southport?
Fort Fisher?

That's only 11. We've ruled out Hatteras which makes 12. Not sure what the 13th is?

[monty28428]

Yes it is Tom.

[tomd]

Cherry Branch?

http://www.ncdot.org/transit/ferry/gallery/?0=Neuse

[monty28428]

There are two on Ocracoke Stewart but at any rate that's the list.

[monty28428]

Not Cherry Branch...

[TTSkipper]

Fort Fisher?

[monty28428]

Fort Fisher?

We have a winner! You are up TTSkipper.

[StewartR]

I wish we could see a bit more of the ferry. The NC ferry system seems to have 22 vessels in its fleet, but they are of a wide range of designs. If we could narrow down which type of vessel it was, that would also narrow down the route.

EDIT: Oops, it all happened whilst I was writing this. But didn't I say Fort Fisher first?

[TTSkipper]

Thank you I will have something up in a few minutes. This is the crappy photo I found and it seemed to be the closest to your home town. http://www.ncdot.org/transit/ferry/gallery/?0=Southport

[StewartR]

This is the crappy photo I found and it seemed to be the closest to your home town. http://www.ncdot.org/transit/ferry/gallery/?0=SouthportThat's the page I was looking at too.

What I don't understand is that the only two ferries on the Southport - Fort Fisher route are named "Southport" and "Fort Fisher", and they have their names in big letters on the side - but in Monty's photo the ferry has "Morehead City" on the side.

Is it an old photo, Monty? (I'm thinking that "your" ferry might have been withdrawn.)

And what was the "really big clue on the left"?

[monty28428]

The really big clue on the left was Carolina Beach ... Fort FIsher is the closest ferry terminal to me... This picture was taken on the 8th of this month.

[TTSkipper]

WAIN I also linked to the larger image on Flickr if you click the photo.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1199/1330459264_3f416e6b3f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bmorse14/1330459264/)

[glhs509]

....And what was the "really big clue on the left"?

I assumed "on the left" was his profile/location, therefore somewhere near Carolina Beach. Too bad I was mobile and didn't have decent searching capabilities. Turns out it's the nearest ferry terminal to there...

[TTSkipper]

Sorry if you could not see the image, I had it set to private on Flickr accidentally, should be good to go now.

[squashed]

Its all good skipper..

[filmgirlie]

Hmmm...
"A recompression chamber is a pressure vessel used to treat divers suffering from certain diving disorders such as decompression sickness."
So you must be somewhere near where they do diving?

[glhs509]

Caribbean?

[TTSkipper]

It is near where they do diving although this one is obviously not a working chamber.

[TTSkipper]

Caribbean?
Not the Caibbean

[filmgirlie]

Oh. Obviously. ; )
<---- not a diver.

Is it a museum? Like a diving museum?

[filmgirlie]

There is a diving museum in the keys...

[TTSkipper]

Oh. Obviously. ; )
<---- not a diver.

Is it a museum? Like a diving museum?
It is not a museum and the location is not dedicated to diving.

Sorry for the assumption diving is another hobby of mine. Working chambers are not normally outside and are typically found in hospitals or places where heavy diving will be done, research vessels, etc.

[TTSkipper]

There is a diving museum in the keys...
You are close location wise.

[filmgirlie]

Ah. Makes sense... : )

Of course, now I'm at a loss as to what it might be...
Hmm...

[filmgirlie]

Oh! Is it in Florida?

[TTSkipper]

It is in Florida, but not the Keys.

[filmgirlie]

South Florida? Like Miami?

[TTSkipper]

It is Miami, now it may be easy.

[Roy Mathers]

Miami Hospital?

[Roy Mathers]

University of Miami? (I've got to keep guessing to beat Tom).

[TTSkipper]

Miami Hospital?
No
University of Miami? (I've got to keep guessing to beat Tom).
No

[squashed]

Mercy Hospital?

[TTSkipper]

Not a hospital.

[squashed]

Bayside Marketplace?

[TTSkipper]

Bayside Marketplace?
Not Bayside Marketplace

[squashed]

Miami Seaquarium?

[tomd]

Looks like a ampitheather rooftop in the background

[TTSkipper]

Miami Seaquarium?

You are correct Gary, you are up. Home of Flipper.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1077/1330028179_c10e2ba87d_m.jpg

[filmgirlie]

Ugh... I stop looking to talk to coworkers and THIS is what happens?!?!?
LOL!

[TTSkipper]

Looks like a ampitheather rooftop in the background

It is an amphitheater for the sea lion show I think. If you look behind the railing above the chamber you can see it is a tank and there are fish behind the glass.

More photos of it Here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bmorse14/sets/72157601868879019/)

[StewartR]

If you look behind the railing above the chamber you can see it is a tank and there are fish behind the glass.Wow. Now you mention it, it was so obvious!!!

[squashed]

Thanks Ben !!
Should go fast....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/squashed/misc/whereami.jpg

[StewartR]

I'd like to see a gallery of WAIN photos like Stewart's, but as a compilation of *all* WAIN photos instead. I could foresee copyright issues, but I guess it would be a matter of getting everyone's permission... any thoughts?I'd be happy to host it on SmugMug - storage there is unlimited. All I need now is permission from people who've posted WAIN photos to make copies...

[StewartR]

It's the statue of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, London.

[filmgirlie]

I'd be happy to host it on SmugMug - storage there is unlimited. All I need now is permission from people who've posted WAIN photos to make copies...

You have mine... it'll make it easier for me to remember what I've used too!
: )

[filmgirlie]

It's the statue of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, London.

Nice, quick job!

[tomd]

All I need now is permission from people who've posted WAIN photos to make copies...

You have mine. fine print: this is an official WAIN release.:D:lol:

[squashed]

It's the statue of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, London.


You got it Stewart, over to you.

[squashed]

I'd be happy to host it on SmugMug - storage there is unlimited. All I need now is permission from people who've posted WAIN photos to make copies...


You have mine.

[Roy Mathers]

I'd be happy to host it on SmugMug - storage there is unlimited. All I need now is permission from people who've posted WAIN photos to make copies...


You have mine, Stewart.

[StewartR]

OK folks, Where Am I Now?

http://StewartR.smugmug.com/photos/226733514-XL.jpg

[squashed]

Grand Canyon.