07-27-11 – Fifteen Minutes – Page 2 – Its not photography, its Farktography

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July 19, 2011 at 6:29 am #28974

kashari
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I assume the spirit of this theme is to take new pictures, but will old ones be accepted as long as they fit within the distance parameters? I’m without both of my DSLRs right now and am not sure if I’ll have one back before the contest. I have a compact I can use, but the zoom sucks.

July 19, 2011 at 7:48 am #28973

Plamadude30k
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I think the strict spirit of the theme is to have people go for 15 minutes (say, plus or minus a minute) and photograph what’s there. As long as the shots fit that requirement, then they’re good, whether you’re aiming for a spot, just exploring, or using archival footage. Obviously we can’t police the travel time-we’re all on our honor to abide by that rule.

July 19, 2011 at 3:42 pm #28972

kashari
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I think the strict spirit of the theme is to have people go for 15 minutes (say, plus or minus a minute) and photograph what’s there. As long as the shots fit that requirement, then they’re good, whether you’re aiming for a spot, just exploring, or using archival footage. Obviously we can’t police the travel time-we’re all on our honor to abide by that rule.

Ok, thanks!

July 24, 2011 at 5:28 pm #28976

olavf
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Sorry if I sound confused, because I am. We went out yesterday and picked a nature preserve that proved to be nearly exactly 15 minutes from the house, driveway to parking stall, and then proceeded to spend the next two hours exploring and photographing. Are the exploration pictures cool, or should I make the drive again today and photograph the parking lot?

July 24, 2011 at 5:41 pm #28977

orionid
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Obviously we can’t police the time travel.

You’ve never seen Timecop, have you?

/Intentional misquote is intentional

July 24, 2011 at 8:31 pm #28951

Elsinore
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Sorry if I sound confused, because I am. We went out yesterday and picked a nature preserve that proved to be nearly exactly 15 minutes from the house, driveway to parking stall, and then proceeded to spend the next two hours exploring and photographing. Are the exploration pictures cool, or should I make the drive again today and photograph the parking lot?

I would hope that’s fair game. The location was 15 minutes away. In my book, that fits the spirit of the theme.

July 24, 2011 at 9:08 pm #28950

Plamadude30k
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Sorry if I sound confused, because I am. We went out yesterday and picked a nature preserve that proved to be nearly exactly 15 minutes from the house, driveway to parking stall, and then proceeded to spend the next two hours exploring and photographing. Are the exploration pictures cool, or should I make the drive again today and photograph the parking lot?

Completely fine.

July 24, 2011 at 9:27 pm #28949

olavf
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Cool beans. I got some pretty awesome shots yesterday, if I do say so myself 😀

July 24, 2011 at 11:10 pm #28948

Yugoboy
Participant

Now go back and photgraph the parking lot for the hoppered parking lot contest…

July 25, 2011 at 6:53 am #28971

olavf
Participant

…maybe…

This is California. There are a lot of parking lots here.

Maybe not as much as LA, but nobody walks in LA…

July 25, 2011 at 4:31 pm #28970

Farktographer
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Does the freeway count as a parking lot if there’s no cars moving? 😀 That seems pretty L.A. style

July 25, 2011 at 9:23 pm #28998

thepostess
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Maybe I’ll get back in on this one. Sounds fun.

July 25, 2011 at 11:46 pm #28987

Kestrana
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Welcome back!

July 26, 2011 at 9:24 pm #28969

clouddancer
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Probably rehashing old stuff with this question, but I’m asking anyway.

Usually if I go for a walk, about a trip to the mailbox, or just to the lake if I’m straight walking with the younger kiddo, can get me about 15 minutes. I’ve been walking slower since I got fatter. That said, depending on traffic and all that, if I drive 15 minutes just about anywhere in Lincoln is fair game. So I’ve been to both places, and I know what takes me about 15 minutes of driving or walking to get to. So that being a given, if I know a particular location is pretty much about 15 minutes away, can I use pictures I’ve already taken of said location(s) and call it good, or would you prefer I go out with a timer and shoot new for this contest?

I just tend to go to the mailbox, then the lake and back because round trip its roughly a mile and if I don’t stop to take too many pictures I can make it in about half an hour to 45 minutes (its not entirely flat terrain). I suppose I can go the other direction from our house, but its not as scenic.

Hmm, maybe this would be a good contest to enter the lightning-magnet tree…

July 26, 2011 at 10:00 pm #28968

Morningbreath
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walking 15 minutes is roughly 0.75-1 mile
biking 15 minutes is 3.25-4.25 miles
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