Timesnap #1 - April 25, 2007

[firsty]

hope there is still room for me.....

[Ordinary K]

I'll give it a try too - I'll be somewhere between Port Campbell and Beachport (VIC-SA) tho' so upload in the timeframe could be tight.
Plus I mightn't hear the alarm, plus...

(hmmm... another Keith, straight after Firsty - does that make me secondary?)

[gstark]

LAter today (or maybe tomorrow) I'll go through this thread and compile a list of those participating. At the moment it looks to be a great idea, with heaps of participants .... and the good news is that there's no limit to the number of people that can participate.

The other good news is that I think this is something we should do on a regular basis ...

[Aussie Dave]

Sounds like fun...count me in as well

Can I just confirm, does the timestamp in the EXIF of the image need to say 12pm, or will proceedings not be that stringent ?

Apologies if this has already been answered...

[rflower]

I will participate as well

Russell

[Ladybird]

I'm in too.

[Alpha_7]

Slightly OT : but do most people when overseas change their camera date and time to reflect the local time ?

[Steffen]

LAter today (or maybe tomorrow) I'll go through this thread and compile a list of those participating.

So, do have we to register for this? I thought we could just post the shots...

The thread is already 4 pages long, before the first picture has even been posted

Cheers
Steffen.

[dawesy]

Slightly OT : but do most people when overseas change their camera date and time to reflect the local time ?

I did in Africa, though my camera let's me set an 'away' timezone so it's easy to change back without resetting the clock. I felt it made the times make more sense, so a sunset doesn't have a time stamp of 3am or something, and the dates match the days, rather than a set of photos of the same animal being over two days or similarly random things.

Back on topic, I'll give this one a go. No idea where I'll be or what I'll be doing, but that's half the fun!

[Paul]

Ok I'm in to give it a go.

[MHD]

I'm getting a gallery up and running for this, should be done by the weekend

[gstark]

Participants ...

Mick (Oscar)
Kyle,
Jan Itor,
Frankenstein,
Leon (Sheepie)
Bernie (Big Pix),
Chris (sirhc55),
Patrick (Rooboy)
Adame,
Patrick (Reschsmooth),
Steve (Killakoala),
Bruce (Oz-Beachside),
JohnD,
Alan (Pa),
PhillipB,
Yi-P,
Mark,
warren aka aussichef,
CraigVTR,
Suri,
Foonji,
Simon (Manta)
Steffen,
Jonesy,
Old Bob,
myarhidia
Geoff,
Gordon,
Rod (Sandy Feet)
Matt K,
Steve Griffin,
Steve (Willy Wombat)
Hart,
Big V,
Greg B,
Glen,
Craig (Alpha_7)
Katie G
Marvin,
Aaron
Keith (Firsty)
Keith (Ordinary K)
Aussie Dave,
Rflower,
Ladybird,
Dawsey
Paul,


47 and counting!

Please let me know if I've missed you ..

Scott, great work, and thanx.

[phillipb]

If this comes off as expected, with this many entrants, it will be more successful than any of our challanges and there's not a prize in sight.
There may be some lessons to be learned here. eg. less restrictions = more participants.
Just a thought!

[Reschsmooth]

Gary, given there are 47 participationalists listed, will we have the normal file size restrictions (600 pixels on longest edge)?

Also, where can I post the neg out of the Bronica? (I only use the D200 to meter for the Bronica)

P

[gstark]

Can I just confirm, does the timestamp in the EXIF of the image need to say 12pm, or will proceedings not be that stringent ?

Dave,

My apologies for not answering this one yesterday.

Not that stringent. As close to midday as you can; I'm thinking maybe a half hour either side. How does that sound to everyone?

will we have the normal file size restrictions (600 pixels on longest edge)

Patrick ... 800 on the longest side is the normal restriction, but for this, no. Scott is setting up a gallery - as he does for the challenges - and I'm thinking that with a gallery form of presentation, no size restriction is the way to go.

There may need to be a file size restriction that Scott imposes for the upload side of things, but I'll let Scott address that directly,

[MHD]

There will be no size restriction, with thanks to the huge bandwidth Dreamhost allows...

[MHD]

I will be setting it up so only the medium (800x600) image can be viewed for copyright protection

[MHD]

OK!!!
ITS TIME TO REGISTER

The website is in draft form but go to:

http://timesnap.potofgrass.com/

click register

PLEASE USE YOUR DSLRUSERS LOG IN NAME AS YOUR LOG IN NAME...

I will be checking them as I accept regos....

[Aussie Dave]

Dave,

My apologies for not answering this one yesterday.

Not that stringent. As close to midday as you can; I'm thinking maybe a half hour either side. How does that sound to everyone?

Thanks Gary, that sounds quite reasonable.

[binky]

I'm in too please.

[Frankenstein]

Can I just confirm, does the timestamp in the EXIF of the image need to say 12pm, or will proceedings not be that stringent ?

Not that stringent. As close to midday as you can; I'm thinking maybe a half hour either side. How does that sound to everyone?

That sounds good - gives enough time around midday to scout around and get a variety of shots.

Frank

[Reschsmooth]

Can I just confirm, does the timestamp in the EXIF of the image need to say 12pm, or will proceedings not be that stringent ?

Dave,

My apologies for not answering this one yesterday.

Not that stringent. As close to midday as you can; I'm thinking maybe a half hour either side. How does that sound to everyone?

I am in two minds about this - firstly, this is not a competition and therefore any "rules" need not be too strictly enforced, hence +/- 30 mins seems reasonable (although is this going to then stretch to +/- 35, 40, etc?), however and secondly, the idea behind this is to paint a picture of as many forum members as possible at that specific time. That is, if you can imagine it, a map of Australia (and the world for those international members), covered with photos from members which shows what our collective 12pm AEST looked like. So, if you were rushing to get somewhere to take a planned photo at 12pm, and were stuck in traffic - take a photo of the traffic.

But, consensus rules and I am not too concerned either way.

P

[Oz_Beachside]

I'm confused...

the image in the registration page shows the time of 5:54...

[johnd]

I'm confused...

the image in the registration page shows the time of 5:54...

I think that's Sydney time.

[BullcreekBob]

G'day

I'm in too please.

Now I've got to work out if it's easier to set an alarm and get up early (9:58am Perth time) or find a way of setting up a 5 hr delay on the camera to take an unattended photo.

Sometime's it's tough being a night owl.

Cheers
Bob in Bull Creek

[Mr Darcy]

I'll be in if I get my 18-200 back form the doctor in time.

[colin_12]

I should be able to manage this also.
It will be great to see where everyone is for their shot.
Regards Colin

[Cre8tivepixels]

Can someone explain to a dummy like me what this is about?

Cheers
Dan

[gstark]

Can someone explain to a dummy like me what this is about?

Check the links from the front page. One goes to this thread. The other ?????

[MHD]

21 registrations...
Keep them coming in!

[Cre8tivepixels]

I am in!

Is the EXIF a MUST as i dont know why but when i resize for the web it dumps all the EXIF info in my imgaes. I use CS3...anyone know why or how to rectify this issue?

Dan

[sirhc55]

I am in!

Is the EXIF a MUST as i dont know why but when i resize for the web it dumps all the EXIF info in my imgaes. I use CS3...anyone know why or how to rectify this issue?

Dan

Dan - if you use the save for web function in CS the EXIF is stripped - use the save as command

[Laurie]

count me in.

[Steffen]

I've just registered (thanks Scott for setting this up!), however, I'd like to point out that noon AEST is not 00:00 GMT, but 02:00 GMT.

Cheers
Steffen.

[methd]

I'm in... now to think about shooting something midday !

[daniel_r]

Good idea, I'm in too.

[MHD]

I've just registered (thanks Scott for setting this up!), however, I'd like to point out that noon AEST is not 00:00 GMT, but 02:00 GMT.

Cheers
Steffen.

fixed

[Greg B]

From my post in the EOI thread...

Wednesday 25 April
12 noon NSW, QLD, TAS, VIC
11:30 am SA, NT
10:00 am WA

(this is 2:00 am UTC on 25/4/07)

[BT*ist]

I'm in. Chances are I'll be best placed setting my alarm for about 11:58am and leaving myself 2 mins to locate my camera and take a photo of my pillow. (Yay, public holidays!)

[gstark]

I'm in. Chances are I'll be best placed setting my alarm for about 11:58am and leaving myself 2 mins to locate my camera and take a photo of my pillow. (Yay, public holidays!)

Or set the camera up with a timer, so that it makes an image of your sleeping.

[BT*ist]

I like it - a technical AND photographic exercise.

[Yi-P]

I'll be in a conference/training for tomorrow, but whatever, I'll bring my D70 and a 35mm or 50mm and sneak into for a pic... if not, my mobile is here for the alternative

[radar]

I'm in too.

[digitor]

I'm in

Cheers

[MHD]

About 40 regos! Well done...

Can't wait to see the photos tomorrow!

[Frankenstein]

Can someone please remind me how to post my image to the gallery?

Frank

[Alpha_7]

Scott - Katie has regoed for this but can't login, she's sent a PM but hasn't heard back. Can you double check she has a working account ? Thanks.

[DanINqld]

Im in too

[!~DeViNe~DaRkNeSs~!]

me join too

[DanielA]

I've just signed up.

Daniel