***Where am I now?*** (game) (4)

[tomd]

sometimes I've left it open because time won't allow me to watch the thread for a while.
For example if I guessed (correctly) at 2pm; and it was not confirmed til 6pm; if I have commitments that require me to be away from the computer, I left it open rather than leave the thread unattended.
Other times I like to enjoy the WAIN game, but I may have been at a remote computer and I did not have access to my photos to post.
As mentioned above, it is also a chance for a WAIN newbie to step in.

Thanks everyone for positive discussion on this.

[NigelD]

Sometimes if I've left it open its because of time differences. For instance if its late in the UK and I'm going to bed, it would mean a long period of inactivity for you guys across the pond until I managed to respond the next day

[vk2gwk]

I don't mind when it is left open - Like Tom said: it is a way to get new members to join the quest. It was the way I got interested in this thread. But I am sure most of the time the winning member will have something to post. And.. we have to allow for the time differences between EU, NA and OC....

Well... here we go again. Wonder how long this one lasts.... WAIN?

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4291597398_9f017c0e95_o.jpg

[tomd]

interesting photo Henk!

[sparkin]

Wow, a lot went on today! In general I'm not so bothered by leaving the WAINs open, but I agree that it seemed to be getting more and more common.

As for Henk's new WAIN, I've no clue, so I'll throw in a guess at Europe.

[Kendoway]

Australia?

[vk2gwk]

Australia?

Australia it is.

[Sir Plug]

The Adelaide Observatory Building?

[vk2gwk]

The Adelaide Observatory Building?

Sorry Paul, It is not in Adelaide.

[Roy Mathers]

Re; the constant 'I'll leave it open' - there are good reasons to do so, such as not being at a computer or time difference etc, but it does seem to be more common that the person who leaves it open just has 'nothing at the moment'.

[tonylong]

Re; the constant 'I'll leave it open' - there are good reasons to do so, such as not being at a computer or time difference etc, but it does seem to be more common that the person who leaves it open just has 'nothing at the moment'.

That'd be me:)! I haven't traveled much in recent years and so don't have a wide variety of pictures out of the region.

[sparkin]

That'd be me:)! I haven't traveled much in recent years and so don't have a wide variety of pictures out of the region.

Yeah, me too. I used to travel a ton, but not so much in recent years.

Henk: Is your location on the eastern side, specifically NSW ?

[Sir Plug]

Yeah, me too. I used to travel a ton, but not so much in recent years.


Me too...or as is the case with the latest pic by Henk, feel a little embarrased at the poor or amateurish quality of my pic compared to the others that appear...Henk's is a great pic (IMO) I have nothing that I could quickly lay my hands on to match that! :(

[RandallC]

Re; the constant 'I'll leave it open' - there are good reasons to do so, such as not being at a computer or time difference etc, but it does seem to be more common that the person who leaves it open just has 'nothing at the moment'.
For me it's generally not having anything immediately in the queue. Meaning I need to tweak/crop, resize, output, post, etc. Rather than keep people waiting I'll open it up to others. I just need to invest some time getting a backlog of photos ready to go.

In the meantime, is this the Lead Shot Factory in Melbourne?
http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Oceania/Australia/East/Victoria/Melbourne/photo542677.htm

[sparkin]

Yeah, me too. I used to travel a ton, but not so much in recent years.

Henk: Is your location on the eastern side, specifically NSW ?

Scratch that, how's about Melbourne.

[Sir Plug]

For me it's generally not having anything immediately in the queue. Meaning I need to tweak/crop, resize, output, post, etc. Rather than keep people waiting I'll open it up to others. I just need to invest some time getting a backlog of photos ready to go.

In the meantime, is this the Lead Shot Factory in Melbourne?
http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Oceania/Australia/East/Victoria/Melbourne/photo542677.htm

Let's hope you've got something ready! LOL :lol:

[sparkin]

For me it's generally not having anything immediately in the queue. Meaning I need to tweak/crop, resize, output, post, etc. Rather than keep people waiting I'll open it up to others. I just need to invest some time getting a backlog of photos ready to go.

In the meantime, is this the Lead Shot Factory in Melbourne?
http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Oceania/Australia/East/Victoria/Melbourne/photo542677.htm

That's gotta be it Randy. The picture I found just said 'Melbourne', but it looks to me like you nailed it.

[RandallC]

Let's hope you've got something ready! LOL :lol:
You spoiled my fun -- I was going to say I didn't ;)

But I'll wait for Henk to officially confirm this.

[vk2gwk]

Sorry fellows, I was away all day without internet access. Just got home and Randy got it spot on. It is the "witches hat" and the lead shot factory tower within the Melbourne Central Shopping Centre.

Over to you Randy.

[Roy Mathers]

Have you got anything Randy?:D

[sparkin]

Have you got anything Randy?:D

I think that's just the time-zone effect Roy, and it's only 4:30 in Seattle.

[Roy Mathers]

I was actually joking Sean - because of all the recent comments!

[tomd]

Interesting read on the previous WAIN:
This photo shows Melbourne's historic lead pipe and shot factory, now enclosed in a glass dome in the central business district. This area forms part of a shopping and entertainment complex now.
link (http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Oceania/Australia/East/Victoria/Melbourne/photo542677.htm)
The original use of this building was, as the name suggests, the making of lead shot. Small lumps of molten lead were dropped from the top of the building and by the time they reached the bottom they had cooled and solidified into shot pellets.

I wonder if lead shot is still made this way or if the process is "computerized"?

[Roy Mathers]

There was a shot tower of the south bank of the Thames in London - but it was demolished many years ago. We obviously didn't have the foresight of our Australian cousins!

[RandallC]

Have you got anything Randy?:D
You bet I do :)

WAIN?

[Kendoway]

US?

[tomd]

New Zealand?

[RandallC]

US?
No
New Zealand?
No

[tomd]

Canada?

[Sir Plug]

Caribbean?

[RandallC]

Canada?
Yes
Caribbean?
So, no

[glhs509]

Is this in Waterton National Park perhaps?

[RandallC]

Is this in Waterton National Park perhaps?
It is. But what's the name of the building? (shouldn't be too hard now)

[Roy Mathers]

Is it the Visitor Centre, or is that too obvious?

[Roy Mathers]

Or the Prince of Wales Hotel?

[RandallC]

Is it the Visitor Centre, or is that too obvious?
Too obvious
Or the Prince of Wales Hotel?
That's the place. Over to you...

[Roy Mathers]

Thanks Randy. Here's another -

[DDCSD]

Spain?

[tomd]

;) that sailboat looks familiar....was this photo taken in 2010? :lol:

[Roy Mathers]

Spain?


No
;) that sailboat looks familiar....was this photo taken in 2010? :lol:

No comment.;)

[tomd]

No comment.;)
:(
Europe?

[Roy Mathers]

No.

[vk2gwk]

South America?

[tomd]

US?

[Roy Mathers]

South America?


No

US?


No.

[tomd]

Asia?

[Roy Mathers]

Yes.

[DDCSD]

Africa?

[Roy Mathers]

Our posts must have crossed!

[DDCSD]

Ignore that last one!

[Roy Mathers]

I have:)

[tomd]

Well, let's see...you recently posted the "divers" from Dubai, so is this pic also from Dubai?
(IHOTPIIGTOR)

(I Have One To Post If I Guess This One Right) :lol::lol::lol:

[Roy Mathers]

No.

[Roy Mathers]

I think you've just invented a new useful acronym Tom:D

[vk2gwk]

Singapore?

[Roy Mathers]

No.

[RandallC]

Philippines?

[vk2gwk]

Suez Canal?

[Roy Mathers]

Philippines?

No.

Suez Canal?

No.

[RandallC]

Western Asia (as defined by wikipedia)?

[Roy Mathers]

Yes.

[vk2gwk]

Haifa?

[Roy Mathers]

No.

[sparkin]

Turkey ?

[Roy Mathers]

No.

[sparkin]

Are those oil tanks across the water there Roy ?

[Roy Mathers]

I don't know, but I very much doubt it.

[vk2gwk]

I had the same idea Sean. I think the construction left of the monument or whatever are wheat silos and further in the distance to the right it looks like oil tanks. Not a mountainous area...

One of the Gulf Ports?

[Roy Mathers]

They may be oil tanks - but I really don't know. It's not one of the Persian Gulf ports.

It's past my bedtime now, so I'll resume in the morning.

[Sir Plug]

Cyprus?

[BmanH]

Israel?

[Roy Mathers]

Cyprus?

As far as I know, Cyprus isn't in Asia!:)

Israel?

No.

[vk2gwk]

Aden or Yemen?

[Roy Mathers]

Yes.

[vk2gwk]

I think it is in the port of Aden but cannot find a corroborating photograph... I'm off to bed and leave to someone else to finish this off... :)

BTW... Cyprus officially is part of the continent of ASIA as far as I know (accoring the radio call sign prefix allocation by ITU)

[Roy Mathers]

I'm sorry, but you're mistaken Henk. Cyprus is most definitely in Europe - it's even in the European Union.

[Sir Plug]

According to Wikipedia (the yardstick set earlier) and the U.N, Cyprus is in Western Asia....

[binliner]

Hard to get a definitive answer, politically and economically it's European but geographically it's Middle East

Although for the purposes of this thread we don't need to know anything more than the answer is clearly not Cyprus ;)

[Sir Plug]

True....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Asia

[glhs509]

I'm sorry, but you're mistaken Henk. Cyprus is most definitely in Europe - it's even in the European Union.
If we're assuming Wikipedia as factual, their definition of the EU as follows:

"The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 27 member states,[8] located primarily in Europe..."; further

"The island country of Cyprus, a member of the EU, is closer to Turkey than to mainland Europe and is often considered part of Asia."

To be honest, I've always assumed it part of Europe due to territorial disputes between the Greeks/Turks.

Anyways, glad you made it back in one piece from the WAIN location Roy...I've always wanted to visit, especially for the landscape/nature. Guess I'll have to wait a tad...

[Roy Mathers]

The WAIN hasn't been fully guessed yet:D

(And thank you for your kind remarks Ken)

[glhs509]

The WAIN hasn't been fully guessed yet:D

I never assumed it was Roy ;) (I'm mobile at the moment, so I won't get into the 'I don't have one to post' issue)
Was just referring to Yemen in general...

[Roy Mathers]

I understand that Ken - my remark was just to clarify matters for everyone.

[tomd]

... glad you made it back in one piece from the WAIN location Roy...I've always wanted to visit, especially for the landscape/nature. Guess I'll have to wait a tad...

Do you know where Roy was earlier this month? ;)

[Sir Plug]

Must be somewhere in the Yemen, then.....

[Sir Plug]

Mukalla?

[Roy Mathers]

Must be somewhere in the Yemen, then.....

Yes.

Mukalla?

No.

[tonylong]

Would this be somewhere along the Bab el Mandeb?

[Kendoway]

Qatur?

[Roy Mathers]

Would this be somewhere along the Bab el Mandeb?


No Tony.
Qatur?

Do you mean Qatar? If so, that's a different country. If you do mean Qatur, that's in Iran.

[RandallC]

Aden?

[tonylong]

Is this a coastal inlet?

[Kendoway]

I didn't know Qatar was a different country :oops:

Is this Jabal al-Tair Island?

[Roy Mathers]

Aden?

Yes. This monument has a precise location though. (Tony - that answers your question too, I believe).

[Roy Mathers]

I didn't know Qatar was a different country :oops:

Is this Jabal al-Tair Island?


No.

[Sir Plug]

Anywhere near Elephant Bay?

[Roy Mathers]

Yes, very near.

[Sir Plug]

Goldmoor?

[Sir Plug]

Is there large upturned warship, hidden from view in this pic?

[Roy Mathers]

Goldmoor?

No.

Is there large upturned warship, hidden from view in this pic?


I don't know - not that I'm aware of!

[Sir Plug]

So, are we South East of the 'Elephant' or North West?

[Roy Mathers]

We are North West of it.

[Sir Plug]

Tawahi?

[RandallC]

So I found this flickr image that sure looks like it's the same area, but it's titled only Steamer Point.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11683866@N06/2310216551/

Is this on the right track? I haven't been able to find any other images like this, or any monument located there.

[Roy Mathers]

It is not Tawahi or Steamer Point - it is much, much closer to Elephant Bay.

[Roy Mathers]

This is going to prove very difficult for you, I think, as I can't find a satisfactory image of it on the net (surely, I can't be the only person who has photographed it!), so I'll have to give you a big clue. If a tourist were to visit Aden, this is the obvious place to go!

[Sir Plug]

Crater?

[Roy Mathers]

No - you've gone in the wrong direction. Crater is not North West of Elephant Bay!

[Sir Plug]

This is going to prove very difficult for you, I think, as I can't find a satisfactory image of it on the net (surely, I can't be the only person who has photographed it!), so I'll have to give you a big clue. If a tourist were to visit Aden, this is the obvious place to go!

The hotel!:p

[tomd]

If a tourist were to visit Aden, this is the obvious place to go!

the local pub? ;)

[Roy Mathers]

The hotel!:p

The clue is more obvious than that!:p

[Sir Plug]

I thought you said it was North West of the Elephant?

[Sir Plug]

Airport?

[Sir Plug]

the local pub? ;)

I was going to say that!:)

[Sir Plug]

Is this part of a resort?

[glhs509]

So I found this flickr image that sure looks like it's the same area, but it's titled only Steamer Point.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11683866@N06/2310216551/

Is this on the right track? I haven't been able to find any other images like this, or any monument located there.
Randy, different tile pattern (maybe it changes closer to the coast)...like this (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandpiper38/2483021967/) one....

[Roy Mathers]

I thought you said it was North West of the Elephant?

It is North West of the Elephant/Elephant Bay

Airport?

You're ignoring one of my previous clues - it is very, very close to Elephant Bay.

the local pub? ;)

No comment!



Is this part of a resort?
No.

Randy, different tile pattern (maybe it changes closer to the coast)...like this (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandpiper38/2483021967/) one....

This actually looks like the place Ken.

[Roy Mathers]

I think I will now have to give it to you, as I think it will now prove to be too difficult. If you look at Google maps - immediately to the NW of Elephant Bay, (near the shacks on the left hand side) is a group of buildings. They are, in fact, the first buildings next to the beach. This area is now call Tourist Pier - hence my clue.

Sir Plug has done an awful lot of work on this, so I think it's only fair that it goes to him.

BTW, I apologise if this proved too difficult.

[tomd]

not too difficult, a challenge...yes
All the more fun and a part of WAIN

[Sir Plug]

I think I will now have to give it to you, as I think it will now prove to be too difficult. If you look at Google maps - immediately to the NW of Elephant Bay, (near the shacks on the left hand side) is a group of buildings. They are, in fact, the first buildings next to the beach. This area is now call Tourist Pier - hence my clue.

Sir Plug has done an awful lot of work on this, so I think it's only fair that it goes to him.

BTW, I apologise if this proved too difficult.

Thanks, Roy .............but I have nothing to post!

[vk2gwk]

I am glad you guys have been so busy while I slept... :)
Yesterday I noticed the wheat silos in the port of Aden on Google - definitely recognised them. But was unable to find this sort of lighthoue like monument. That is not visible on the low res. Google images. Congratulations to Paul and I am looking forward to the next challenge.

I am - apart from involved with photography - an active amateur radio operator (hence the nick name which is my call sign) and as said before Cyprus is part of Asia. This is according to all official listings with radio call sign allocations (5B4xx for Cyprus), zone divisions as defined by the ITU (International Telecommunications Union - part of the UN system.)

[Sir Plug]

Only joking...give me 5 mins!

[Roy Mathers]

I am glad you guys have been so busy while I slept... :)
Yesterday I noticed the wheat silos in the port of Aden on Google - definitely recognised them. But was unable to find this sort of lighthoue like monument. That is not visible on the low res. Google images. Congratulations to Paul and I am looking forward to the next challenge.

I am - apart from involved with photography - an active amateur radio operator (hence the nick name which is my call sign) and as said before Cyprus is part of Asia. This is according to all official listings with radio call sign allocations (5B4xx for Cyprus), zone divisions as defined by the ITU (International Telecommunications Union - part of the UN system.)

This has already been discussed in depth in previous posts.

[Sir Plug]

Right, shouldn't be too much of a 'challenge'!

WAIN.............

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb37/sirplug/PICT0213-1.jpg

[Roy Mathers]

Only joking...give me 5 mins!
:D:D

[vk2gwk]

The Rocks, Sydney - Had a meal there the other day....

[Sir Plug]

The Rocks, Sydney - Had a meal there the other day....

Nope....

[Roy Mathers]

You must have had too much to drink with your meal Henk!:D

[vk2gwk]

You must have had too much to drink with your meal Henk!:D

With the current grog prices here...???? But it looks pretty much like that place. But... Mc Donalds look also the same the world over :)

[tomd]

You must have had too much to drink with your meal Henk!:D
:lol::lol::lol:

[vk2gwk]

Quai St. Auckland NZ. I knew I recognised the place (and it is also a passenger terminal for cruise boats - just like in Sydney....)

[Sir Plug]

Quai St. Auckland NZ. I knew I recognised the place (and it is also a passenger terminal for cruise boats - just like in Sydney....)

Princes Wharf, Quay St, it is....built for the Americas cup. There are 2 buildings, side by side, both built to look like ships.. over to you...

[vk2gwk]

Princes Wharf, Quay St, it is....built for the Americas cup. There are 2 buildings, side by side, both built to look like ships.. over to you...

This is what these buildings look like from the other side... :) When we "did" Auckland we were moored alongside one.
I think one is quite a luxury hotel and some guests were not too happy with all the cruise people looking into their rooms and blocking their view.
I'll be back shortly with a new challenge.

[Sir Plug]

From the height of this pic, that must have been a very large cruise liner!

I shall be jumping off the Sky Tower, soon..............

[Sir Plug]

Just to break into the thread with a slight change of direction, I want to buy the wife a SX200 is. Does anybody have one or had one. Are they any good??

[sparkin]

not too difficult, a challenge...yes
All the more fun and a part of WAIN

... and I missed all the fun ! Hmmph.

[vk2gwk]

Well, Sean and others. Here is another one to keep you busy..... WAIN?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2778/4295689255_354b9a699a_o.jpg

[Roy Mathers]

Is this Australia?

[vk2gwk]

No.

[Sir Plug]

New Zealand?

[RandallC]

Europe?

[vk2gwk]

Europe?

You got the right continent, Randy!

[Sir Plug]

Is this a suspension bridge??

[Sir Plug]

Are they elevators on top?

[vk2gwk]

It is not a suspension bridge and yes these are elevators.

[Sir Plug]

Close to 'home'?

[Sir Plug]

I believe I've found it but as I've just posted, I'll let somebody else name it.......

[vk2gwk]

Close to 'home'?

Paul.... "home" is in Australia since 1999 :) So not close to my new home.

[vk2gwk]

Paul - Sir Plug - PM'ed me with the right answer (so it can be found!) but wishes to leave it to others to make the right guess and pinpoint it.

So it is still wide open....

[monty28428]

Maastrich ?