30 + 40 points
Photo Competition Number 1 by Innocuous Invention, Spidere, K prime, High Countess Emily, Momotiki, Too Much Exposition, Secret Cello
October 2nd, 2008 4:27 PM
(This praxis has been a long time coming. I've been trying for months to make an amusing video with voiceover commentary, or theme music--but it's way past time to just put it up, so I think i have to give up on the amazing presentation, at least for now. It was a lot of fun, and turned out some great pictures. Enjoy.)
Every year, we host a sort of reunion for HRSFA, our undergraduate science fiction association.
For the last few years, I've been organizing some sort of group activity in DC; last year, we did Bigger, Better, or More Bizarre. So I felt like this year, I should do something similarly...epic.
Thus began the HRSFA 2008 Photo Scavenger hunt, a photo competition with thirty-six players in eight teams, all trying to find the items on the list and take their pictures. In addition, at least two team members had to be in the picture for it to count. In order to make sure that this would meet the SF0 photo competition requirements, the first five categories were required. Bonus points were also awarded for the judge's favorite in each required category. Some amazing photos came out of it, so I'm mostly going to let them speak for themselves. But before you look at them, you might be interested to see the list of categories on the scavenger hunt:
(Points/Points with Bonus) Objective
Required photos
(1000/1025) Team portrait: make sure your poses reflect your team identity (bonus for judge's favorite)
(500/525) Non-team-members spelling "HRSFA" with their bodies (bonus for judge's favorite)
(500/525) Team member making a purchase from some place of business (bonus for judge's favorite)
(500/525) Picture on the theme "black and white" (bonus for judge's favorite; may ask judges to make it greyscale)
(500/525) Corner of Pennsylvania and 10th, with Capitol Building (bonus for judge's favorite)
Regular photos:
(10) Something on fire
(5) People crossing a crosswalk like the Beatles
(10/25) A sculpture in the sculpture garden (bonus for being in the fountain--but they will chase you out)
(15/25) Someone in uniform (bonus if they are chasing a team member)
(10/15) Same sex kiss (bonus if male)
(10/25) Fire truck (bonus if you are riding it)
(10) Entire team, reflected in something
(15) All team members wearing hats
(10/20) Statue (bonus for making out with the statue)
(35) People with no pants on the metro (at least 2 pantsless; skirts and other pants-replacements not valid)
(5) Building number, license plate, or other label (not hand-written or created by group) containing '1337'
(10) Team members in a restroom of the opposite gender (at least 2 in the restroom)
(5/50) Celebrity (local, national, or international; actual person required/no pictures; bonus if Peter Cardinale)
(5) Elevator with no 13th floor
(5/15) Person walking dog (bonus if cat)
(5) Stretch SUV
(5/10) Any non-player with a z in their name (bonus if they are holding paper with their signature on it)
(15) Sparkler being used
(10) Crayola crayon
(10) Nitroglycerine
(10) A non-team member's bra
(10) Anything from Sweden
(5) Someone wearing a kilt
(25) Before-and-after radical haircut pictures
(10) An albino
(10) Someone born with an extra finger or toe (must be visible)
(5) Someone wearing all black
(10/25) Gummi bears (bonus if gummi bears are out of package and interestingly posed)
(5/10) A Sparrow (bonus if falling)
(5) Pikachu (including a picture of pikachu)
(15) Lincoln (including the Lincoln monument or other statue of Lincoln; no pictures, no pennies)
(10) Any painting or print by Rene Magritte
(10) Any painting or print by Frida Kahlo
(10) Someone with a painted face
(10) Anything from Korea
(5/15) Street performer (bonus if team members are jamming or rocking out)
(10/15) People riding in back of pickup truck (bonus for all group members)
(10/20) People playing ultimate frisbee, football, or soccer (bonus for participating)
(10) Mounted police officer
(15) Any mom-related tattoo
(5/25) Baby (bonus if twins)
(10) Someone drinking from a bottle inside a brown paper bag
(5/10) Any comic book (bonus if written by Brian Michael Bendis)
(10/30) Game of twister (or a good approximation; bonus for actual twister set in use)
"Most of" competition photos
(20) License plate from furthest state (driving distance from state capitol to DC)
(45) Most levels in a human pyramid
(25) Most expensive bar tab or restaurant bill
(35) Most people in only undergarments
(30) Longest anagram on a sign (not hand-written)
(If, for some reason, you don't have time right now to look through 200 photos, each with individual captions, I suggest you take a look at the last dozen or so and come back later :)
Enjoy the photos!
Every year, we host a sort of reunion for HRSFA, our undergraduate science fiction association.
For the last few years, I've been organizing some sort of group activity in DC; last year, we did Bigger, Better, or More Bizarre. So I felt like this year, I should do something similarly...epic.
Thus began the HRSFA 2008 Photo Scavenger hunt, a photo competition with thirty-six players in eight teams, all trying to find the items on the list and take their pictures. In addition, at least two team members had to be in the picture for it to count. In order to make sure that this would meet the SF0 photo competition requirements, the first five categories were required. Bonus points were also awarded for the judge's favorite in each required category. Some amazing photos came out of it, so I'm mostly going to let them speak for themselves. But before you look at them, you might be interested to see the list of categories on the scavenger hunt:
(Points/Points with Bonus) Objective
Required photos
(1000/1025) Team portrait: make sure your poses reflect your team identity (bonus for judge's favorite)
(500/525) Non-team-members spelling "HRSFA" with their bodies (bonus for judge's favorite)
(500/525) Team member making a purchase from some place of business (bonus for judge's favorite)
(500/525) Picture on the theme "black and white" (bonus for judge's favorite; may ask judges to make it greyscale)
(500/525) Corner of Pennsylvania and 10th, with Capitol Building (bonus for judge's favorite)
Regular photos:
(10) Something on fire
(5) People crossing a crosswalk like the Beatles
(10/25) A sculpture in the sculpture garden (bonus for being in the fountain--but they will chase you out)
(15/25) Someone in uniform (bonus if they are chasing a team member)
(10/15) Same sex kiss (bonus if male)
(10/25) Fire truck (bonus if you are riding it)
(10) Entire team, reflected in something
(15) All team members wearing hats
(10/20) Statue (bonus for making out with the statue)
(35) People with no pants on the metro (at least 2 pantsless; skirts and other pants-replacements not valid)
(5) Building number, license plate, or other label (not hand-written or created by group) containing '1337'
(10) Team members in a restroom of the opposite gender (at least 2 in the restroom)
(5/50) Celebrity (local, national, or international; actual person required/no pictures; bonus if Peter Cardinale)
(5) Elevator with no 13th floor
(5/15) Person walking dog (bonus if cat)
(5) Stretch SUV
(5/10) Any non-player with a z in their name (bonus if they are holding paper with their signature on it)
(15) Sparkler being used
(10) Crayola crayon
(10) Nitroglycerine
(10) A non-team member's bra
(10) Anything from Sweden
(5) Someone wearing a kilt
(25) Before-and-after radical haircut pictures
(10) An albino
(10) Someone born with an extra finger or toe (must be visible)
(5) Someone wearing all black
(10/25) Gummi bears (bonus if gummi bears are out of package and interestingly posed)
(5/10) A Sparrow (bonus if falling)
(5) Pikachu (including a picture of pikachu)
(15) Lincoln (including the Lincoln monument or other statue of Lincoln; no pictures, no pennies)
(10) Any painting or print by Rene Magritte
(10) Any painting or print by Frida Kahlo
(10) Someone with a painted face
(10) Anything from Korea
(5/15) Street performer (bonus if team members are jamming or rocking out)
(10/15) People riding in back of pickup truck (bonus for all group members)
(10/20) People playing ultimate frisbee, football, or soccer (bonus for participating)
(10) Mounted police officer
(15) Any mom-related tattoo
(5/25) Baby (bonus if twins)
(10) Someone drinking from a bottle inside a brown paper bag
(5/10) Any comic book (bonus if written by Brian Michael Bendis)
(10/30) Game of twister (or a good approximation; bonus for actual twister set in use)
"Most of" competition photos
(20) License plate from furthest state (driving distance from state capitol to DC)
(45) Most levels in a human pyramid
(25) Most expensive bar tab or restaurant bill
(35) Most people in only undergarments
(30) Longest anagram on a sign (not hand-written)
(If, for some reason, you don't have time right now to look through 200 photos, each with individual captions, I suggest you take a look at the last dozen or so and come back later :)
Enjoy the photos!
10 vote(s)
5
Morte
5Lincøln
5Kid A
3Loki
3Charlie Fish
3Mr Everyday
3susy derkins
5anna one
3artmouse
5PsyDlocke
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posted by Julian Muffinbot on October 6th, 2008 7:21 PM
dear too much exposition,
seeing you in these photos makes me miss you!
also i am out of vote points or i would vote on this.
posted by Spidere on March 1st, 2009 11:41 PM
Thanks, Morte! This was one of those task/events that I thought went really well, but didn't seem to catch people's imagination the way I'd hoped. I'm glad you liked it!
Oh Spidere, I miss you :(
Harumph!
::pout::