TheBigDog’s Second Hypography Scavenger Hunt

[TheBigDog]

This scavenger hunt is a different theme from the first one. Instead of searching Hypography for items, you will be searching the real world, and then posting what you find here in the form of pictures. All pictures must be original. Some of the items may be sitting around your house. Others may be found nearby. Still others you might need to go out and find. And in some cases you might need to do something to get the picture.

 

Find as many as you can. It is OK to post what others have already posted, so if I post a picture of kids playing in the sprinkler, everyone else still needs to post that picture for their own collection.

 

We will have a photo contests among the entries in the Scavenger Hunt. We will vote for nominees and then have a regular poll to vote for winners.

 

Prizes? To be announced. Stay tuned…

 

And here is the list:

 

1. Kids playing in a sprinkler

2. At least five people riding bikes (all in the same picture)

3. A cat asleep outside

4. A car jacked up off the ground with one tire removed

5. A dog peeing on a tree or fire hydrant

6. A person walking an animal other than a dog on leash

7. A person on someone’s shoulders

8. People having a picnic

9. Someone with sunburn

10. A wild animal within 100 meters of your house

11. A puddle from a rainstorm

12. A person watering a garden with a watering can

13. A child covered in mud

14. An adult asleep on a lawn

15. A tree house

16. A parent carrying a sleeping child

17. A person walking more than 2 dogs at once

18. A parade

19. A clown

20. A person climbing a tree

21. Two or more different types of birds (same picture)

22. An adult on playground equipment

23. Anyone on a pogo stick or a unicycle

24. A person mid-air diving off a diving board into a pool

25. Fireworks

26. Your local library

27. A large statue

28. An insect or spider on a person’s hand

29. An emergency vehicle

30. A train crossing a street or bridge

31. Someone directing traffic by hand

32. People swimming in a lake, river, or ocean

33. A fish just caught

34. An animal pulling a cart

35. An anthill or a trail of ants

36. Any adult beverage brewed within 100 kilometers of your house

37. Someone flying a model plane (not a paper plane!)

38. Someone flying a kite

39. A bee in a flower

40. Someone doing a headstand or handstand

41. Any baby animal

42. Someone using a telescope

43. Lightning

44. Hailstones

45. A sunset

46. The moon

47. Any school you attended

48. A sports arena/stadium

49. A person using a shortwave radio set

50. A slide rule or hand-crank calculator

51. Computer punch cards

52. A working 25-year-old computer

53. An 8-Track tape

54. A sign welcoming people to your City, State, Province, County, or Country

55. An open bridge

56. A water-tower

57. Two or more Hypography members

58. A campfire or bonfire

59. A house of cards (minimum 4 levels)

60. People rowing or sailing a boat

 

Technical guidelines…

 

800x600 or 600x800 maximum dimensions

JPG format

72 pixel resolution

250k maximum file size (the dimensions and format above should accommodate this)

 

Send all photo's to me with a title, description and which list item they cover. Use a PM or send them by email. I will place them in the gallery in a section dedicated to this contest and credit them to you. I will also keep track of all the totals and update them on this thread. Good luck everyone!

 

Bill

[ughaibu]

Number 47 would require a several thousand mile journey.

[Tormod]

Brilliant idea, Bill! Can I suggest a 72dpi resolution rather than 96 (72 is standard for web/screen).

 

@ughaibu: the rule was "find as many as you can". While my closes (attended) school is only about 10 minutes away, I'll be hard-pressed to find a water-tower (we don't have them!). :evil:

 

Any deadlines in mind? I guess we will need some time to find all this stuff!

[TheBigDog]

Brilliant idea, Bill! Can I suggest a 72dpi resolution rather than 96 (72 is standard for web/screen).

Done!

[Mercedes Benzene]

OOOO. I'm excited. Any deadline yet?

[TheBigDog]

DEADLINE #1 - July 1, 2007

Everyone who gets 54 items by this date will receive a Hypo T-Shirt

 

If nobody gets 54 items by that date then the person with the most items on that date will get a Hypo T-Shirt. These will be have a special logo for this contest, and the winners will be immortalized here at Hypo for their prolific photographic prowess.

 

Everyone who gets 15 items by this date will receive a Hypo Magnet good for use on any ferrous metal surface!

 

We will have photo contests in several categories after July 1st. The scavenger hunt will continue until nobody is playing anymore.

 

You must be a member to play, so join Hypo today!

 

*** Notice: I will be the judge of every picture's eligibility. I am not going to be a hard-*** about it, but the pictures should be of good quality and clearly show the item they represent. You may have multiple items in a single picture, but they should each be clearly represented. ***

 

Bill

[Guest chendoh]

Send all photo's to me with a title, description and which list item they cover. Use a PM or send them by email. I will place them in the gallery in a section dedicated to this contest and credit them to you. I will also keep track of all the totals and update them on this thread. Good luck everyone!

 

Bill

I would like to, but neither conveyence allows attachments for me.:cheer:

[Queso]

If I had a digital camera I would totally go and do this. Florida has a lot of those things. But...considering my only camera is on my laptop...it would be a...an itch to carry around my laptop everywhere trying to capture those things. Looking forward to see who gets the closest tho-

[Tormod]

I would like to, but neither conveyence allows attachments for me.:eek:

 

I promise to fix this for everyone so that the competition will work as intended. I need a little bit of time because I'm really busy atm but I have a working solution waiting to be implemented. :cheer:

[Guest chendoh]

I am,

waiting to be implemented. :cheer:

:eek: I did email TBD, and when I receieve a reply, that would fix that end.

 

The other way I thought was, uploading to the gallery, and TBD could get them there. But I'm not sure if he's allowed access to other's, pic files.

 

T, Your solution is infinitely better.:)

[TheBigDog]

I am,

 

I did email TBD, and when I receieve a reply, that would fix that end.

 

The other way I thought was, uploading to the gallery, and TBD could get them there. But I'm not sure if he's allowed access to other's, pic files.

 

T, Your solution is infinitely better.:shrug:

I sent the address to you. Anyone else who needs it, please let me know.

 

BURY ME WITH SUBMISSIONS!!!

 

Bill

[Jay-qu]

so we dont post any of the pics here? I have a few already :D

[Guest chendoh]

If a contestant comes across a better pic for any given catagory, can that upgrade be resubmitted........or..........

 

Is all, first entries final?

[TheBigDog]

You can upgrade any time you want! There will be deadlines announced for indicating your "Official" photos as we get closer to judging. More is better!

 

Bill

[Mercedes Benzene]

I made the scavenger hunt threads sticky. :)

[freeztar]

It is OK to post what others have already posted, so if I post a picture of kids playing in the sprinkler, everyone else still needs to post that picture for their own collection.

 

Can you elaborate on this, Bill?

If someone posts a picture of kids playing in a sprinkler, then do I get to use that same exact pic for my own collection? Or must I produce originals for each theme (ie take my own sprinkler/kid photo)?

 

If the latter (which is my assumption), then I'll have to pass on the children themes because I don't have kids nor do my friends yet. Actually, one friend of mine has a one year old, but I think it would be out of line to ask for a mud covered baby photo. :doh:

 

It's a great challenge either way and I look forward to contributing where I can. :)

 

I've got my eye on the magnet! :eek2:

I'm more of a shirt guy though. Magnets tend to give me hives. :huh:

[Tormod]

Freezey, come on over mate, you can shoot my kids any time (if I can borrow your geetar). :huh: