Thursday 5 July 2012

Summertime Photography Scavenger Hunt: Pt1

Hello. I'm back.

I'm going to pretend you missed me, if that's OK with you? Good ... let's move on ...

This year I thought it might be a fun to join in with the 'Summertime Photography Scavenger Hunt' hosted by Rinda Ontiveros over at Gallo Organico.

So, all the while I've been away in Lincoln, I've been making a start at snapping some of the 21 categories of photo from Rinda's list.  I've got the full list in my sidebar [over there somewhere >>>] if you're interested ... and you can check out the full details on Rinda's blog post here.

Here's what I've found so far:

6. A historical landmark:
This is James climbing Steep Hill in Lincoln [go on ... ask me how it got it's name ... ].

Apparently it's a Roman roadway so I'm pretty sure that makes it a historical landmark.

As usual we stayed in a guesthouse at the top end of town and, as usual, the decison whether or not to wear heels or flats when going out for a meal was based purely on whether I'd have to scale the hill to reach the restaurant.

Because, while I like nice shoes ... I like un-broken ankles and teeth even more.

7. A person playing a musical instrument
Bagpipers, RAF Waddington Airshow.

8. A person dressed as an angel or a statue of an angel:
High, high up on top of Lincoln Cathedral.

And from the sublime to ...

11. A shadow:
James and I projected on to the ground at the Airshow.

And, in case you're wondering ... that oddly and questionably shaped 'thing' in between us is his ... camera. Obvs.

17. A church, chapel, cathedral, mosque or temple:
Inside Lincoln Cathedral.

Despite being non-church-goers we thoroughly enjoyed listening to the music from the service being conducted in another part of the building. James said it was like when we listen to Radio 3 ... only real ...
It was very restful.

19. An outdoor stairway:
By looking at the angle of the road you might have already guessed that this is also on Steep Hill!

21. A picture of you standing with something that symbolizes your nation:
Me and a particularly large Royal Air Force plane.

 [Yes, clearly I don't know what specific type of plane this is but I can definitely say that it's 'large' because it is and I can confidently say it's an RAF plane ... because it says so in big letters on the side.]

If you remember any of my previous post Airshow posts [such as this or this] you'll know I'm not actually into planes myself but rather that I go to the Airshow:
  • to keep James company;
  • to collect what I call 'Girl Points' i.e: goodwill which I can cash-in later, like when I want him to take me to a papercraft show ... ;-)
  • to eat junk food. It was a bacon + sausage sandwich followed by a Mr.Whippy ice-cream this year [although, to be fair, I don't really need an excuse to eat junk food.]
  • to listen-in to conversations and take photos of funny things I find [I'll share these soon];
  • and to people-watch. And those 'people' sometimes includes pilots in snug uniforms ...
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I think I'm going to enjoy collecting as many of the Scavenger Hunt photos as possible as it's nice to have a bit of challenge and a bit of structure to the randomness of life! And who doesn't like crossing things off a list?

And if nothing else it's already resulted in some noteworthy moments, such as ...

... when I missed the chance to capture a shot of #10: A Horse because James couldn't get the camera out of his bag in time before it trotted off.

So, the next time we were in the same spot I found myself walking through a 14th Century Exchequer Gate [in the Cathedral quarter] stridently declaring: "If there's a horse around this corner ... you'd better be ready!!".

Ahhh .... memories are made of this ...  

See you soon.

Julie :-)

10 comments:

  1. It's a pretty good start...even if you did miss the horse!!

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  2. sounds like a great weekend - people watching and listening, crossing things off lists and Mr Wippy ice-cream!

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  3. Bravo! Looks like you had a great time and managed to cross off quite a few items on the list :) I will be playing too :)

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  4. Girl points and junk food are a great combo!

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  5. I love those outdoor steps. Great photos, and good to could collect so many of the scavenger hunt list while in Lincoln.
    And yes, I am taking part but not posted any as yet. Looking forward to seeing more as you post them.

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  6. Is it me or are kilts getting shorter these days????

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  7. Welcome back! Good to see you! Lovely places, wise girl points, great shots.
    You know I have to ask ... how did the Hill get its´s name? ;) Lol!

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  8. great start to the scavenger hunt.

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  9. There is something about men in skirts... and men in snug uniforms... great start to the Scavenger Hunt!

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  10. It's really good to see you joining in with this - there's something very addictive about it!

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