72 hour Challenge "TIME" ending Midnight Monday 23rd April

[Colonel]

1. All challenges close at 12 midnight (24:00 hours) Eastern Standard Time on Monday 23rd April 2007, and will be noted with a "Time's up!" post within the thread.
2. Please use the challenge as a motive to take a new photograph rather than using a photograph that you have taken in the past.
3. Challenges are open to everyone, have fun!!
4. Though not required, commenting on other peoples pictures is encouraged.
5. Only one image per participant so please choose the image carefully.
6. Any posts with images taken before the commencement of the challenge will be deleted.
7. For photos to be eligible they must be taken between the 20th and 23rd of April.
8. Ensure dates and times on your camera are correct.
9. See All time Challenge Topic (http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/showthread.php?t=87660)

[caldog]

Colonel I must be dumb this morning, but I am not understanding what type of pictures you are looking for in this contest. I will be traveling this weekend, and plan on taking my camera, so I just might have a few chances of taking some railroad pictures.

[Colonel]

Well yes the subject is obscured but could be anything to do with time, clocks a year basically anything

[HemiAdda2d]

TIMEtables? ;)

[wurlitzer153]

Time exposures?

[Colonel]

none of the answers are incorrect :)

[THarms77]

OH BOY, this is going to be a hard one! Couldn't you have pick "bright & sunny" for the theme Colonel. :) For once this spring northern IL will be 75-80.

[campp]

Hmmm, we will have to actually think about this one. This IS a true challenge!

[Kenneth L. Anthony]

8. Ensure dates and times on your camera are correct.


What does "date and time" have to do with camera? I know some of these newfangled digital camera record a time stamp on picture, but I consider that as ruining the image, except for forensic or scientific use. Are your contests open to pictures taken the old fashioned way-- shot on film, taken to photofinisher, pick up a week later, scan into computer, Photoshop to crop, color-correct etc, compress to jpg and upload to Railimages.

Does the contest disqualify a time image that took years to create, such as a before and after "dream" double-exposure?

[E-8]

Kenneth,

The timestamp does not have to be visible on the photo. The EXIF information that is part of the photo is still able to be obtained even if the timestamp is not visible.

For a photo to be considered for this contest, that information must be available to prove that the photo was taken during the 72 hour period of the contest.

A photo such as one you describe would not be possible as that is not the intent of these contests.

Charlie

[NSFan14]

So what your saying is like timetables correct?

[Doug A.]

Guys,

Don't take this the wrong way, but part of a contest like this is taking the subject given and apply your own interpretation to it. As was said, there is no wrong answer. Get creative!

In my opinion if you have to ask, then you're shortchanging yourself as well as the other participants that come up with their own unique ideas. For me, I have yet to come up with a game plan for this one, but I'm sure I will. And I'm sure you guys will too.

[r_i_straw]

6. Any posts with images taken before the commencement of the challenge will be deleted.
7. For photos to be eligible they must be taken between the 20th and 23rd of April.

So this means Midnight on Friday the 20th? Now let me see, 72 hours would be 24 on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Duh!!http://www.trainboard.com/tbsmiles/057.gif

[HemiAdda2d]

It's snowed, hailed, and sleeted, along with rain off and on the last couple days.. (and 3 of those in 1 hour!) Ah, Spring in Montana! Good thing this one can be done indoors! :)

[Colonel]

I will accept images taken from the 20th to the 23rd which makes it more that 72 hours.

The challenge is all about encouraging people to go and take photos rather than use existing photos. However if anybody is prepared to run a challenge that uses photos already taken then i have no objection.

i hope everybody is enjoying these challenges and getting out and taking photos. It is already the 20th of april here i have just taken my photo i weill post tonight.

[William Cowie]

So let me get this straight - we have 72 hours to take AND post the photos? I'll be spending time (hopefully) at the Cajon Pass this weekend, but I don't know if there will be facilities to upload any pictures before Monday. :(

Oh well, never mind, time stands still anyway at Tehachapi and Cajon! :D :D

[Colonel]

william,

Late entries will be accepted provided they were taken between the allocated times. I will withhold opening the poll till Wednesday.

[Colonel]

I will open up the challenge with my image taken today. This is the clock tower above Central Station in Sydney approx 300 metres from where I work.

http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/556/IMGP1032.jpg

[Flash Blackman]

Should I assume that having my picture deleted from the thread constitutes a rejection?

This place is tough!!

[Colonel]

I thought it was only an example and too early anyway Mr Blackman lol

[r_i_straw]

Flash, I will be in San Antonio for a bit tomorrow and Sunday. Maybe you can take the same shot again with me and my Mickey Mouse watch. ;)

[Keith]

Darn it.........I've got an idea for my challenge pic. But now I gotta figure out HOW I'm gonna get it Sunday night. Monday is possible but pushing it.

Thankfully, yesterday was payday, so I've got gas money available.
Had best not drive too much though with gas quickly approaching the
$3/gallon! :realmad1up:

[friscobob]

Now all I gotta do is find a blank close to the tracks, and that bank having a sign that flashes date, time, and temp as well as its usual advertising messages...........uh oh, leaked out mt strategy.:omg:

No large station tower clocks in this part of Georgia, I'm afraid.

[E-8]

Impossible to compete when you don't live near anything of the sort.

Charlie

[doofus]

This indeed, will be interesting! I have my thinking cap on!!! Best of luck to all participants!! By the way, great subject!!

[Colonel]

Well guys we are half way through the challenge and I am the only onr to post, could be a quick poll this time :D

[bierbass]

Here's mine... sorry Colonel, its also a clock tower. I didn't think about it when I drove to Nashville Friday AM. I had my camera and I drove past (Nashville, TN Union Station) when I was leaving and said hey...
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/500/Union_Station_Nashville.JPG

[J Starbuck]

"Time's Up..."

... for these locos waiting to be scrapped at Silvis,IL.

http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/500/2004_0220Contest_time20006.JPG

[Colonel]

bierbass,

no problem thats certainly an impressive station

J

Thats an excellent use of the subject title

[r_i_straw]

The clock on top of the dome for the Fort Bend County Court House said 3:15. I had already waited over an hour for a train, but alas, the scanner was quiet and the rails were silent. About 45 minutes later I passed a BNSF train heading this way on the UP but I was miles away by then. Oh well.http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/601/IMG_1167.JPG

[Mr. Train]

http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/500/100_0280.JPG

4:45pm and nothing but people, till I walked away then there goes a train:embarassed:

[Tim Loutzenhiser]

Hey - I wanna play! Here's a picture of a Canadian Pacific extra heading by the depot at Holland Michigan - 6:00 PM April 22, 2007:
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/519/042007_063a.jpg

[THarms77]

Mr T,
Where did you shoot that picture? Mine is a similiar setting.

Tim

[THarms77]

Shot this in the downtown of Cherry Valley IL. I've never seen a train on this line. Not sure how often it's used anymore. Just passed the left signal is a bridge over the Kishwaukee river.
Click photo to enlarge
3691

[MRL]

Here is my entry.

old time meets new time. :teeth:

http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/500/2007_0422Watches_4-22-070007.JPG

[Keith]

Yes, another clock tower! :D

RTD light rail stop at Denver Union Staion as of 10PM on a Sunday night.

http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/500/Denver_Union_Station001.jpg

[Mr. Train]

Mr T,
Where did you shoot that picture? Mine is a similiar setting.

Tim

East of you went in to the burbs to spend the weekend with family and seen this walking the street looking at the local shops.
Elmhurst IL

[Grey One]

A Challenge Within a Challenge

Can you find the time to locate the clock?
Also for folks in the North East why isn't it: "Time to make the donuts"< delete clue >
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/1490/WhatTimeIsIt.jpg
There is a clock in this picture. Here is the 1280 wide picture:
http://windingstream.com/rr/cc.jpg



The picture was taken in Cleveland Circle, Boston / Brookline. It is the last stop on Beacon Street. I didn't know about the contest until I saw Flashman's post in the Nscale forum. I decided to find out what the contest was since I live near trains and maybe could go out and get something. I almost gave up when I saw the theme since there are no clocks in the area. Then I remembered I snapped this shot. Over all not a great picture but the time is ironic and poignant on a personal level. Thanks to the contest this image will be very valuable to me.

I lived here for about 4 years. Rrrr and I visited Saturday night to chase away an old ghost that has haunted me for some time.

[mikado]

http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/500/traintime.JPG

[mikado]

I call my submission Train watching, Nothing ever moves no matter how long you wait ( dead Battery).
Someday maybe I'll figure out how to post the text with the photos

[SteamDonkey74]

http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/500/SteamDonkey74.JPG

Here's my entry. It's Union Station in Portland, Oregon. I work within four or five blocks of this line, which is one reason on nice days I go on little railfanning walks.

Adam

[William Cowie]

I posted this last night, but perhaps the little elves moving all those electrons around dropped this load in an alleyway somewhere! :D

Dinner Time at Devore

Some may argue, but they are few. There's no railfan eatery that holds a candle to Joe's Country Corner at Devore in Southern California. What makes it so special is it sits right on the only spot where the three tracks running up (or down) Cajon Pass converge. So, you can sit (outside of course, this is California) and see the BNSF Transcons come roaring by, as well as miscellaneous UP trains, some on the Palmdale Cutoff and some on the BNSF tracks. All but a few feet away.

http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/500/Dinner_time.jpg

So... catch a sundowner and a burger as Uncle Pete and Warren Buffett's finest provide the entertainment. Is that the greatest time for a railfan, or what? :D

[doofus]

I drew a blank this week!!! I went out Sunday evening but really couldn't come up with anything that interested me. I did take some pics, but I decided to just wipe the memory card out on the camera..........http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/images/icons/icon9.gif I still liked the topic. You really had to go out and search for a great subject!!http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/images/icons/icon7.gif

[Colonel]

Ok the challenge is now closed I will post the poll tomorrow morning. Late entries may be still accepted if there is a good reason :D

[Mr. Train]

Great photos all.
And some one said it looks a little slim. I guess he was wrong LOL:shade:

[wurlitzer153]

So where was all the time exposure night shots? I wasn't able to get any pictures this weekend.

[campp]

Good set of entries, I can't wait to vote. I had a planned shot, but when I went to photo it on Sunday, it was unavailable.

[SteamDonkey74]

Good set of entries, I can't wait to vote. I had a planned shot, but when I went to photo it on Sunday, it was unavailable.

Maybe it wasn't the right... errr... "time."

Oh, this sticky theme.

Great photos everybody!

[Colonel]

Some very diverse photos and lots of different subjects, this has been one of the best challenges so far. I have now opened the poll for voting, lets encourage as many members as we can so cast there vote.

Doug A what happened I thought you were planning to enter this one?

[MOPMAN]

Well I did my part. Some really cool pics.

[inch53]

Placed my vote, tough choice again!! Another good round of photos every one.
inch

[VVayne]

Colonel,
I really enjoy these contests. Didn't get an entry in this week cause I wasnt feeling well on Monday. Had a shot of the Kelso, WA Amtrak depot. Anyway. I was wondering if it would be difficult to add a link to each of the entrys in the poll section? It definately isn't neccesary, but might be helpful when voting. Again, these are always fun contests to partake in and just watch and vote.

[Colonel]

24 have already posted and its already looking very very close.

[NSFan14]

Well i was gonna put an entry in but i ended up going to Alabama out on the road and didnt get a chance to do so. But oh well i guess ill have to wait till the next challenge.

[J Starbuck]

My vote is in. Excellent pictures everyone.
This one was a bit of a head-scratcher as far as subject but I guess that's why it's a "challenge" now isn't it?
Thank you Colonel for putting the time and effort into these contests. Great fun!

[William Cowie]

I cast my vote too, and as everyone can see, I didn't vote for myself! :D It was tough to choose, there were a few great pictures!

[Mr. Train]

I cast my vote too, and as everyone can see, I didn't vote for myself! :D It was tough to choose, there were a few great pictures!

That's why we were alowed to vote for more then one photo. We can vote for our self, our buddy, and still vote for the best photo.:huh: (the voices in my head say that's just not right)


Get your votes in for your favorites :thumbs_up:

[Colonel]

Looks like its down to 4 photos so lets keep the votes coming

[Matthew Roberts]

Don't you just love the colors that the K100D captures, Colonel?

Didn't vote for ya though. That Denver Union Station picture is too good! :shade:

[Doug A.]

Doug A what happened I thought you were planning to enter this one?

I was...just had some "time" issues. :teeth:

[Mr. Train]

I voted.
Come one every one VOTE, let's make the vote count reach #50 this week:thumbs_up:

[bierbass]

I cast my vote too, and as everyone can see, I didn't vote for myself! :D It was tough to choose, there were a few great pictures!
I didn't vote for myself either. I liked Tim's photo of the CP extra. Great "timing" on that shot!:D Great photos everyone!

[Mr. Train]

Colonel,
Look it's monday and there have been 48 votes. We have all day monday for members to vote. I belive we will make the 50-vote count goal for the first time!:thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up:

[Colonel]

Wow the vote is so close now, lets hope we make 50

[poppy2201]

My vote's in. Lots of good photos. Sure looks like it will be close.

[Mr. Train]

And poppy2201 makes 50 Votes :w20z6q: :w20z6q: Thanks poppy do I see 55?

[Colonel]

This challenge is one of the closest we have ever ran, come on guys keep the votes coming please.

[Doug A.]

OK, well now that the poll is closed it's TIME for me to post my entry. I was unable to get the file transferred in time for the challenge...that's why it's called a challenge! hehe

http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/646/bnsf4437faded.jpg

This one's titled something like... "Time hasn't been kind to this one".

[Colonel]

Doug,

Nice pic,

Congratulations to Keith for winning this challenge

[Mr. Train]

Ya Congrats to Keith for winning and making another challenge a success. This was the first challenge with 50 members casting votes. I believe it may be catching on.

Doug,
Looks like they left her out in the sun again.

[campp]

Congratulations Keith, Tim, and Steamdonkey 74, great job!
Looking forward to the next challenge, I'll make more time for it this time.

[OC Engineer JD]

Wow! Very close.:) Great entries everyone.:)

[Colonel]

Now all I have to do is think of the next challenge lol

[Keith]

Definately a very interesting challenger this time!!
My hats off to Tim though, for providing a very good run for the money!!

And congrats to everyone who entered.

What makes mine interesting is I shot it in the middle of a currentky unused street intersection. Another 6-12 months maybe, and there's gonna be condos, townhomes and other outrageously priced homes in the area!

[William Cowie]

Congratulations, Keith - great shot!!!

[NSFan14]

Cant wait until this weeks!

[r_i_straw]

Way to go Keith. I have a similar shot, although not as good, taken a few years ago when I was visiting my brother in Highland Ranch. One evening we caught the light rail in from Littleton to eat down town and went by the depot to watch Amtrak go through.

[Tim Loutzenhiser]

Way to go Keith! This was fun! We were heading out of town the day I took my shot - I just barely got the camera out of the bag and turned on - let alone have time to set up a shot. My original plan was just to get a picture of the clock with the Holland depot in the background - thanks to CP running that extra, it added a little action!

[Grey One]

I enjoyed all of the photos.
I voted for: "Times Up". It conveyed so much to me with the title.

Maybe the next contest should be to list suggestions for what the next contest should be. Needless to say folks will suggest what they have a good chance of doing. That's ok since this is a friendly thing. If there was something at stake that would be different. So here's my idea:
Everyone list what there ideas for a contest. After 72 hours Paul compiles a Pole based on them and then we all vote for our preferance. Bonus: Paul is not compelled to take the "winning" option.

[J Starbuck]

Thanks for the vote Grey One, glad you enjoyed the picture.
These challenges are a great idea. I really appreciate the spirit that everyone participates with.
It's all fun and a "legitimate" reason to chase train related stuff is a plus too.
It reminds me of something I once heard about fishing....
If you sit by the river drinking beer, you're a bum.. but if you have a fishing pole, you're a sportsman.
If you're chasing trains for a contest... well, you get the idea.

Great pictures everyone.

[Stourbridge Lion]

:shade: :shade: :shade: :shade: