Another call for photos!

Ben

Alright Dgrinners, as always, you guys came through in fine form with the mugs. We are working on another PR piece, and we are looking for more photos we can use for this one. This time the photos will not be printed on anything, but will be displayed online. As with the mug pictures, we will be placing copyright information on each picture to give proper credit where it is due. :andy You will still retain the copyright for the image of course, we just want the rights to display it online for this purpose.

We have a very specific theme this time as well. We are looking for shots of the 100 most recognizable/significant/unique/famous/semi-famous buildings and landmarks in Canada, the USA and the British Isles.

For example, a really stunning shot of the National Gallery in Ottawa, Edinburgh Castle in Scotland or the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor are all perfect. A picture of Andy's house is less ideal. :nono

The last day to submit an image is August 14th, so you have plenty of time to run out and get a shot of a local landmark you haven't gotten around to photographing yet. :photo

When posting (or emailing if you want), please identify the location so we know what we are looking at.

Thanks in advance, you guys are great! :lust

dragon300zx

Hmmm as always anything that I have uploaded on my smug site is available for you guys. Right now only thing that woudl fit as a landmark would be the Golden Gate Bridge shots, I will go through my other photos at home and if there are any other good ones throw them up there tonight or tomorrow. The link for my smug site is bellow.

PS. I see the word submit but no instructions. Should people post the images in the thread here, email, or pm?

Ben

dragon300zx wrote:

Hmmm as always anything that I have uploaded on my smug site is available for you guys. Right now only thing that woudl fit as a landmark would be the Golden Gate Bridge shots, I will go through my other photos at home and if there are any other good ones throw them up there tonight or tomorrow. The link for my smug site is bellow.

PS. I see the word submit but no instructions. Should people post the images in the thread here, email, or pm?

Thanks, I will take a look at your site a bit later. The Golden Gate Bridge definitely counts as one of those landmarks. :

You can put them in this thread, or email them to ben@smugmug.com.

dragon300zx

Here's the GGB shots that are up.

Seamus

Ben,

This is a picture of the round tower at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. The info is here: http://www.wicklow.com/glendalough/



Shay

Ben

Seamus wrote:

Ben,

This is a picture of the round tower at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. The info is here: http://www.wicklow.com/glendalough/

Shay

Awesome. Yeah, those gorgeous Golden Gate shots, and the round tower shot is exactly the type of things we are looking for. You guys rock.

Only about 98 or so to go.

4labs

I'd say the arch is up there

Andy

we've a separate effort underway for new york city, shay and i are doing that. so we don't need nyc stuff from everyone.... but as ben said - stuff from elsewhere yeah we need 98 or so more.

here's some from the UK that smugmug is welcome to have:

tower bridge, london


houses of parliament, big ben, london


the london eye, parliament, thames river london


big ben (aka st. james' tower) london



more golden gate bridge




the painted ladies, with sf skyline in bg

Phil U.

Alright - How about the dome of the US Capitol building



Or the Lincoln Memorial



Feel free to use anything in my Washington DC gallery

http://philu.smugmug.com/gallery/77186

Andy

Phil U. wrote:

Alright - How about the dome of the US Capitol building



Or the Lincoln Memorial



Feel free to use anything in my Washington DC gallery

http://philu.smugmug.com/gallery/77186

awesome phil!

Barb

Ben wrote:

We have a very specific theme this time as well. We are looking for shots of the 100 most recognizable/significant/unique/famous/semi-famous buildings and landmarks in Canada, the USA and the British Isles.

When posting (or emailing if you want), please identify the location so we know what we are looking at.

Well, I'm not sure this qualifies, but it is a rather well-known landmark. You may not have known the name, but chances are when you've seen a picture of St. John, this is what you saw - haha. This is a view of Trunk Bay from North Shore Road on the island of St. John in the US Virgin Islands.

lynnma

Fanuiel Hall Boston Ma
Hi Ben,

this is Fanuiel Hall or Quincy Marketplace as it's called, Boston Ma.



The Charles River in Winter, Boston Ma



Time Square NY. (I'm sure Andy will have one of these that will knock this into a tin hat )

Ben

Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico do count.

Great shots, you guys are awesome... nice to see such a response right away.

lynnma

Just saw Andy's post saying you dont need New York stuff but I'm leaving it up now cos I like it

Barb

Ben wrote:

Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico do count.

Great shots, you guys are awesome... nice to see such a response right away.

This is El Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It's the old San Juan Fort. It's famous to them

Seamus

Phil U. wrote:

Alright - How about the dome of the US Capitol building

WOW....

Ben

After some thought over here, and in no small part due to the awesome quality of the pictures we have already received, we are actually expanding our interest a bit.

We are looking for some shots from the rest of the world as well. However, we are looking only for the ULTRA famous places. A few good examples:
- Pyramids or Sphynx in Egypt
- St Peters Cathedral in Rome
- The Christ Statue in Rio de Janeiro
- St Basils Cathedral in Moscow

When in doubt, go ahead and post it... as we will at least get to check out more stunning photography

Ann McRae

How about Hoover Dam....



Vegas:


the gallery is here:
http://canadian-ann.smugmug.com/Vacation/16371
and you are welcome to look.

I also have a Lake Louise shot that might be suitable, will have to dig it out as it isn't up on smugmug right now. Also, some generic Canadian Rockies shots - do they count as landmarks?


I will see what else I can come up with - how specific is 'landmark'?

ann

Ben

Ann McRae wrote:

I will see what else I can come up with - how specific is 'landmark'?

ann

Ideally something recognizable, or intriguing enough that you feel it should be.

The Lake Louise shots would be a perfect example.

windoze

these are famous ( kinda )
washington dc

gsgary

How about Palma Cathedral, Palma Majorca

JohnR

What about Churchill Downs (home of the Kentucky Derby)? I can go take a photo of that. Or the big bat outside Louisville Slugger factory?

How about a distillery?

Ann McRae

How about Angel Glacier


and a cloudy days view of Lake Louise and the glacier.


These are very old shots and I would have to find the cd with the originals if you want them.

I am going to be in Calgary before the 14 of August - could get a shot of the tower and/or the saddlesore if you think that is appropriate. There are truely very few Western Canadian landmarks. Could get a wheat field or two - some foothills kind of landscapes.

ann

photocat

If usable, waterfront Liverpool
If usable...




Anthony's Gormley's statues in his exhibition on the coast of West UK. It will be there for 18 months, I don't know if this is a landmark...



London, Churchills legs...

Ben

JohnR wrote:

What about Churchill Downs (home of the Kentucky Derby)? I can go take a photo of that. Or the big bat outside Louisville Slugger factory?

How about a distillery?

The Churchill Downs and the Louisville Slugger factory would be perfect!

(awesome shots so far for the others who have posted that I haven't commented on!)

GREAPER

How about...



or

Ben

GREAPER wrote:

How about...

Seamus

Ben wrote:

photocat

Wow greaper, how did you do the boat with the waterfalls?
Extremely impressed with that one...

GREAPER

The boat is called "The Maid Of The Mist". It is a tour boat that takes visitors close to niagra falls (you get plenty wet). The boat will be just about right there every ten minutes or so.

MrBook2

This is the closest to famous I have...
The mighty Mackinac bridge.

By day:


And by night:



--Aaron