Call for photos (part 2!)

Ben

Alright, so Seymore asked which pictures I had chosen so far... as I mentioned I would make that clear. I believe the total count right now is at 50, so I am still looking for plenty more. The tentative choices (nothing set in stone, there have been a few minor changes already) are:
http://ben.smugmug.com/gallery/708546

Let me take a second to enlighten you a little more about what is going on, as I just got permission from the big boss man. :clap

We are working on a new feature relating to mapping. I can't really say more or they will break my arms, but it is really really cool. :thumb So what I am doing is putting together a demo for this by using all your wonderful pictures... so at first glance looking through the gallery you will wonder what the rhyme or reason is. There are some really famous shots, and some not so famous shots. Well, I am looking to get a pretty good spread of photos around the country/world. So we have had tons of awesome Golden Gate Bridge shots, and tons of awesome Yosemite shots... but I only really want one San Fran shot, and only one Yosemite shot. So I pick the one that catches my fancy and go with it.

As we are doing a pretty big overview map, I probably wouldn't pick one from San Francisco and one from Silicon Valley, as on a world map they would look like they are in the same location. So this would explain why some awesome shots aren't appearing here... it has nothing to do with the quality of the shot, it has to do with the location of the shot. :cry

We had initially thought we would focus on North America for the map, but as I keep working on it, I really like the shots from around the world as well. So I know that kerrymcd has some cool Amsterdam shots, I just haven't had a chance to check them out yet and select one (but I do want one!). I also need to see where Ronda, Spain is on the map compared to Segovia and Barcelona which I already have.

I have no France/Italy/Norway/Hungary/Germany/Turkey... etc. I have nothing at all from Asia, Australia, Africa. So if you have those photos and want to participate, that is an easy way.

I am not always picking the most famous spot, I am sometimes picking a shot that "feels" like the area. For instance, there have been a lot of great Dallas skyline shots (which I still yet may use), but I *loved* the longhorn shot from Fort Worth.

Anyways, I really really really appreciate all the help you guys have given us so far, and I will make sure you guys see the map before the rest of the world does.

gus

Let me know if you want any ben & i will send the original to you

San Fran

Bit of aussie surf culture

Kite surfing in 0z

dragon300zx

I'll email you the full size version of that GGB shot when I get home late tonight.

Ben

dragon300zx wrote:

I'll email you the full size version of that GGB shot when I get home late tonight.

Thanks!

If any of the other photographers of the photos see me using a low res version and want to send a higher, please do so at ben@smugmug.com.

Thanks!

Andy

baldy said he'd send toni :toni to break my kneecaps if i told anybody about this new feature - but i can tell you it's so freakin' cool!

stay tuned

jamesl

Italy shot
Here's a shot from my trip to Italy last year:



I have a bunch more from Rome, Piza, Florence, etc from that same vacation, so let me know if you are interested in them. I'll post my budapest shots up later on this evening.

Here's a South Texas shot from the Hill Country:



Thanks,

James

dragon300zx

Andy you don't need to be able to walk to eat. Give it up. :poke:toni:rambo:deadhorse:pissed:tough:beatwax:smack:whip:Dbash:hurt:hung:gun2:D

rainforest1155

I got something from Germany.
- have a look at my Ferropolis - city of steel gallery: former big coal mining site in Germany now turned into a museum and concert location -- more info on the official site

If you find something useful I'll happily send you the originals.

Sebastian

Andy

dragon300zx wrote:

Andy you don't need to be able to walk to eat. Give it up. :poke:toni:rambo:deadhorse:pissed:tough:beatwax:smack:whip:Dbash:hurt:hung:gun2:D

:nono :nono

all i can say is that it beats even a frozen cherry ripe on a hot summer day

Richard

More from Spain

Ben wrote:

Alright, so Seymore asked which pictures I had chosen so far... as I mentioned I would make that clear. I believe the total count right now is at 50, so I am still looking for plenty more.

Here are three from Córdoba, in Southern Spain:



The large building is the Mezquita, a huge mosque that was converted into a church. You probably have seen pics of the colorful arches inside. If not, here's a sample. Not the best of shots-- my digicam does poorly in low light--but it will give you the idea.



What impressed me most is the incredible detail on the façade of the building. Here's a sample:

Kbike

Mt. Cook-New Zealand

Seamus

A couple of pics from my holiday in France last year. They were taken with an Olympus p&s and are at 1024 res so I don't know if they will be of use to you.


Oradour Sur Glane, http://www.oradour.info/



Monaco

ginger_55

Sorry, this is Charleston again. I know you said that you were taking St Michael's Church, and I assume you did, but I don't know that. I took this of Ft Sumter this morning, dogs in car, etc. I am going to post it. I tried to get rid of all dust spots, I see some now. But I am going to put it up, can get rid of dust later. I will have the shot for my portfolio, if nothing else. It was taken about 10 AM. I did it and Ft Moultrie together. This I like better. I will put the other one up, too. Though, Charleston has always been known as the holy city, or has for a number of years, because of the number of churches and the fact that the skyline was all churches. And St Michael's is the best known of the churches. It is at the 4 corners of Law, lots of history there. And it fits in with a part of the best of Charleston.

I am going to make available, very soon, a gallery, with just the shot you have chosen, for you to go in and get the original of it. That is the highest resolution I can give you. But I cannot e-mail the original from aol, or can I?

ginger




Below is a Cannon on Ft Moultrie, dates back to the revolutionary war, tourist attraction, w "steeple from Stella Maris Church" dates back to the mid 1880s, seen from sea. Very important, both of these are. On Sullivan's Island, SC.

kerrymcd

Here's Turkey and France.

The Eiffel Tower:



The Blue Mosque:

JamesJWeg

Sydny, Australia Alas I didn't have too good of a cam then.

Camiguin Island, Philippines. (Mindinao) I have many more Philippine shots under travel, most poor but a few keepers.


North Mindinao island Philippines


James.

gluwater

Buckingham Fountain
Ben I uploaded two views of Buckingham Fountain that may be better than the one you posted. I have allowed originals in the gallery.
The gallery is Buckingham Fountain, Chicago

The two shots I am refering to are these. Click them for the originals.



Or I have more shots of Chicago landmarks here.

Please feel free to use any of the pictures you'd like. I have allowed originals to all galleries.

Ben

gluwater wrote:

Ben I uploaded two views of Buckingham Fountain that may be better than the one you posted. I have allowed originals in the gallery.
The gallery is Buckingham Fountain, Chicago

The two shots I am refering to are these. Click them for the originals.



Or I have more shots of Chicago landmarks here.

Please feel free to use any of the pictures you'd like. I have allowed originals to all galleries.

Thanks for all the originals and high res shots guys. I got a bunch in my email and a bunch here. I will work on replacing the lower res ones with these. I probably won't update the gallery in the original link with the new shots, but they will go directly into the project. :

Nikolai

Do you need anything from Russia?
I have a few:-)

1000-ft Meteotower, Obninsk, Russia



Art Center, Obninsk, Russia



Boris and Gleb Church, Obninsk, Russia



Village Road, Belousovo, Russia



The Well, Belousovo, Russia



"The White House", Moscow, Russia



Fountain on the Kievskaya Train Station, Moscow, Russia



"MOGES", Moscow Dept Of Energy, Moscow, Russia



Bird Eye View, Moscow, Russia



HTH

CHeers!

gluwater

Beautiful shots Nikolai

Sam

OK, I now have a beter idea of what your doing, I will send a few photos for your consideration. Larger sizes are of course available.
Sam

This is in Death Valley. Bad water the lowest point in the USA.

Sam

Death Valley again, but from Furnace Creek.


Sam

lenscape

Ben wrote:

I have no France/Italy/Norway/Hungary/Germany/Turkey... etc. I have nothing at all from Asia, Australia, Africa. So if you have those photos and want to participate, that is an easy way.

Hi Ben,
I'm going to Europe at the end of this month and should be back in the first week of September, if it's not too late, I can bring some shots from France and UK.
And here is my Asian (Bangladesh) Gallery:
http://lenscapephoto.smugmug.com/My%20Galleries/61176

Shahed:D

Kbike

Here is another shot of Mt. McKinley. I think Ian and I were standing in the same place.

Ben

Kbike wrote:

Here is another shot of Mt. McKinley. I think Ian and I were standing in the same place.

That looks like near the end of the line for the bus inside the park. I was standing right there about a month and a half ago... though my photographic priority was a sandwich.

Baldy

jamesl wrote:

Here's a shot from my trip to Italy last year:

Wow, I really really love that shot.

mercphoto

From Texas
Ben, feel free to check out my Texas photos.

First gallery:http://mercphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/340822

A sample from there:


Second gallery:http://mercphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/217629/1/8402245

Two samples from there:

wxwax

If Baldy isn't already working the angle, this guy at ADVRider is going around the world and has shots from remote places. Maybe Baldy can get permission to use his shots (assuming he's not already on it?)

4labs

Arc de Triumph
Paris

GREAPER

Ben,

I have turned originals on for the galleries those shots are in. You can grab them right from the gallery.

Now that I have an idea what you are doing with them, I thought you might like something from northwest Ohio.

Just a thought

gus

Loooooooooooooooooook into my eyes............................

TristanP

Here's some from the Apache Trail area outside Phoenix, AZ:

Canyon Lake






Superstition Mountain




Tortilla Flat




Dusk along the Apache Trail