DC Photo Contest with a TWIST...

btconet · December 30, 2008, 12:25:40 PM

Quote from: DE40LFR on December 30, 2008, 12:16:07 PM
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http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.955504,-77.033386&spn=0,359.956226&z=15&layer=c&cbll=38.955684,-77.033393&panoid=2KZzOEt8Bc0h6zN6P8oY_Q&cbp=12,265.2686803114338,,1,1.3967927197212264

i think that is probally counted ass cheating but ill have many more sooon

YEP - see the original post:

"First person to submit an entry of the same "shot" gets dibs."

And I'm callin' DIBS on that one.

orionvii2680 · December 30, 2008, 07:20:46 PM

Quote from: btconet on December 29, 2008, 08:38:03 AM
Wow, so far I'm impressed!

I've found one entry I like so far, but want to find another to pair with it in the same post. At least I hope you guys are having a little fun with this!

You made this contest so you know if what i posted was cheating... is it?

btconet · December 30, 2008, 07:41:34 PM

Quote from: orionvii271 on December 30, 2008, 07:20:46 PM
Quote from: btconet on December 29, 2008, 08:38:03 AM
Wow, so far I'm impressed!

I've found one entry I like so far, but want to find another to pair with it in the same post. At least I hope you guys are having a little fun with this!

You made this contest so you know if what i posted was cheating... is it?

It's fine by me as a legit entry! The question is will contest voters think it to be the nicest of the entries. Any link that represents a photo you might look to take yourself represents an entry. Yes, I've taken a few shots of buses lined up in the yard from out on the street in my day, but I personally prefer shots of in service buses running line service with backdrops that are scenic or representative in nature.

Of course in real life, that's more challenging than getting the yard shot, and it was the case here as well. I found myself scanning large chunks of the 30's, 42, 50's, H, low L, S, E, B2 and X2 lines looking for a decent "shot." There are probably several dozen really nice ones to be had, the challenge is finding them!

orionvii2680 · December 31, 2008, 10:53:05 AM

The first Non WMATA transit photo in the D.C. area. Fairfax connector Orion v.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=38.796247,-77.075007&panoid=T5QKjOEMR2n-OnMpp4xm9g&cbp=12,341.7488884812716,,0,5.159129943199347&ll=38.796206,-77.074907&spn=0,359.993219&z=17

WMATAGMOAGH · December 31, 2008, 11:20:49 PM

Too bad this isn't a valid entry:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Tibidabo+Barcelona,+Catalonia,+Spain&sll=41.403531,2.128558&sspn=0.01558,0.027466&ie=UTF8&ll=41.386819,2.169215&spn=0,359.998283&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=41.386747,2.169278&panoid=8jeKi-BWGcpOMd1XchxfNw&cbp=12,133.24485721973446,,3,2.10017360393911

(I found this while captioning photos for my website.)

Perry · January 01, 2009, 12:06:27 AM

That would be a great challenge to find any transit from any Country. Maybe that could be the next one!

orionvii2680 · January 01, 2009, 10:39:33 AM

I know i already found a few canadian ones...

NewFlyer9736BCT · January 01, 2009, 06:04:36 PM

Good idea guys...here, I just made a Google Map photo contest for any TA beyond the beltway

http://www.dctransit.info/forums/beyond-the-beltway-b21/worldwide-bus-photo-contest-with-a-twist/

WMATAGMOAGH · January 05, 2009, 09:39:09 PM

Are we ever polling to determine an answer? I think I know which one I'm voting for (and it isn't my find in Barcelona, I'm aware that isn't valid)...

Antozilla · January 09, 2009, 12:08:53 AM

Actually here is TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=%22246+elm+Street%22+%22Somerville,+MA%22&sll=42.373651,-71.090737&sspn=0,359.783707&ie=UTF8&ll=42.396989,-71.12297&spn=0.000119,0.000211&t=h&z=21&g=%22246+elm+Street%22+%22Somerville,+MA%22&iwloc=addr&layer=c&cbll=42.396989,-71.12297&panoid=o7kG1FdH5D7oRrul-ThLFg&cbp=12,300.36436191359763,,0,5.310866235649861

ChristopherF · January 26, 2009, 11:37:57 AM

Quote from: orionvii271 on December 30, 2008, 01:28:46 AM
Cheating? ops. darn them beanz oh well ill start all over though it took me a while to find the fmr division. =(.

Here we see 2638 heading south on eads st.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=38.843116,-77.054747&panoid=AbcTSc1lEGMwkuV_LQPwIQ&cbp=12,116.9476532545534,,0,10.838579148060308&ll=38.843184,-77.054672&spn=0,359.986439&z=16

My second coming soon.

2638 is no longer in the NGV wrap

OrionFlyer · January 27, 2009, 12:54:50 AM

I'm in. I couldn't do this before because I didn't have my computer. Now I have it and I'm in.

I used the Abduction plug-in for Firefox to get these shots.

Here are my entries:

WMATAGMOAGH · January 27, 2009, 01:14:14 AM

Did we ever pick winners to this or the international version of the same contest?

OrionFlyer · January 27, 2009, 02:05:44 PM

Are we only limited to 2? Because I have a whole lot of street view bus pics.

Pablo M 201 · February 03, 2009, 07:13:50 PM

Found New Flyer D40LFR 6145 on the F8 in University Blvd East in Langley Park.
http://maps.google.com/maps?cbp=12,352.4156405494411,,0,12.791378413090149&cbll=38.98506,-76.981252&layer=c&ie=UTF8&ll=38.98506,-76.981252&spn=0,359.993091&z=17&panoid=_ivHw-MamzveHccEWf5nPg

http://maps.google.com/maps?cbp=12,95.64537626470576,,0,13.257777821442248&cbll=38.98529,-76.981633&layer=c&ie=UTF8&ll=38.985166,-76.980429&spn=0.00025,0.006909&z=17&panoid=n2kFRUG9T6qIHyz1x7lVcQ

And something local for me

http://maps.google.com/maps?cbp=12,225.8479039029345,,0,18.21464990330949&cbll=40.717168,-74.054564&layer=c&ie=UTF8&ll=40.717168,-74.054564&spn=0,359.993091&z=17&panoid=0OM6M_mrnPjP5i3PMvse0w

I still can't believe this route was discontinued
http://maps.google.com/maps?cbp=11,15.781749841564647,,0,3.4588297122116347&cbll=40.716591,-74.049136&layer=c&ie=UTF8&ll=40.716591,-74.049136&spn=0.002057,0.004506&z=17&panoid=FUTx0L2Ww3n4V1e8NIAWVA

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