*** dgrin worldwide sky shoot 2005 ***

[Andy]

mod edit: i'm posting this for mongrel, who's organizing this event. this is the official information thread. please, only mongrel should post to this thread.

if you have questions, comments, etc, please post them [url=http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=13036&page=1&pp=20]in this comments thread.



I'm going to go ahead and set the date\time on the 'unnofficial' Dgrin Sky Challenge 2005 for:

Tuesday June 21, 2005 at 7pm GMT

For some of us it will already be June 22, but that's ok :D

Hurry up and let me know if this is OK....

I'd like to wait until Andy gets back and make sure this is cool, and request that a Sky Challenge sign up thread be stickied. This is so we can all log in if we are going to participate and where we will be shooting from.

NOW-

After giving it some thought, I think it would be best that we shoot *whatever* the most interesting view of the sky we can find for that date and time. Rather than limit it in anyway this will allow us some leeway for creativity and such. I *highly* suggest we shoot as wide as possible :D
(Andy will go easier on me if we do...:rofl )

Thanks again for all the positive interest in this idea, I look forward to seeing the results if we can pull it off.

(Also, if a moderator would be so kind to let me know whether I have overstepped my bounds by posting and pursuing this I would appreciate it. I *honestly* don't want to appear too aggresive :uhoh )


Well, let's see....

In order to 'see' what time it will be where you are at 9pm GMT on June 21 take a look here:

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=6&day=21&year=2005&hour=20&min=0&sec=0&p1=0

If that chart is correct, in Sydney and Brisbane Australia, it will be 7am. Not so good for our friends in and around Perth-5am there.

In Anchorage Alaska it will be 1:00pm.

In New Zealand (Wellington) you should be fine-9am there.

Not so good for points east London over to Singapore (it will be 5am there).

Ok, so what do we do?

Easy: We do the 'challenge' TWICE. One for 9pm GMT and one for 9AM GMT!
This way no matter where you live, you will have a *shot* :D in the *dark* AND a *shot* in the *light* :thumb

Now, Behr brought up a very good point. Because this is a weekday many of us will be unable to participate due to work constraints. So....

How about we move the "Sky Challenge 2005 Part I" up a few days to Sat. June 18 at 9pm GMT? We would then be in a Sat\Sun period which may make this whole thing more enjoyable. I doubt very much we will miss the few minutes of daylight by not going for it on the 21st. And we still get a pretty chunk 'o the moon :wink

[Mongrel]

Well Folks, here we go. After mulling it over and considering all suggestions and options I had to 'go for it' and make a decision.

Official date and time for the Digital Grin Worldwide Sky Shoot 2005 (Phase 1) will be:

Saturday June 18\Sunday June 19 at 9pm GMT SHARP :D

NOTE: If possible, carry a compass to record the direction of your shot. It will give us an idea of which way you were facing.

Following is a link already setup for that date and time. Find your city or one close by for your shooting time. Also, it would be a good idea to synchronize your watch\clock to GMT *before* you go out to shoot :rofl Don't forget to set the clock in your cams also, EXIF will be checked :deal

LINK: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=6&day=18&year=2005&hour=21&min=0&sec=0&p1=0

My apologies in advance if you happen to fall into one of the dark spots. I will understand if you choose not to participate. However, there will be almost a full moon at that time so you may want to get your tripod out and give it a go.

Depending on the response to 'Phase 1', I would like to have a 'Phase 2' using 9am GMT. I would like to set that up for the next moon phase. We'll see how it goes.

I'll communicate with Andy about where to put the shots and other stuff.

Thanks again to everyone for the great response and support of this idea, I'm looking forward to the pitchas' :thumb

[Mongrel]

upload your skyshoot photo to the dgrin skyshoot gallery:

the dgrin 2005 worldwide sky shoot gallery (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/601861)

log in as

dgrin
skyshoot

(if you're a smugmug user, you must logout of your account)

Please post your location and any other data you feel is pertinent to your shot- do it in the caption.

Direction taken
Temperature
Why you chose the shot you did and what it represents to you.

NO FRAMES or other adornments, please. AND BE SURE TO PUT YOUR NAME IN THE CAPTION, TOO.

Thanks,

Mongrel

[kudbegud]

Kalama Park, Kihei, Hawaii 96753
N 20º 43.882"
W 156º 27.146"
Shot straight up under a palm tree...Ahhhhh, paradise!

[Andy]

This is the Hudson River Valley, looking south as seen from near Bear Mountain, New York. Lat: 41.29N, Lon: 73.92W shot taken at 5pm eastern time, June 18th, 2005

http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/25354750-L.jpg

[David_S85]

Center of DuPage County, Illinois, USA at 4pm local time. At a park about a mile from my home. 41.878º N x 88.067º W. Weather was 70º F slight overcast and breezy. North is at the center of the image

http://users.aol.com/bikedave1/skyshoot2005b_small.jpg


This has no EXIF, as Panorama Factory and other editing does not preserve this information. I have a control pic with EXIF if need be.
.
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[gus]

NO LIGHT !! :cry 1st overcast day in donkeys years & it had to be today.

7am sunday 19th

http://wadjelaphotography.smugmug.com/photos/25356082-M.jpg

[Flyinggina]

This was taken looking north-northeast from the Charles River Esplanade in Boston, Massachusetts at 5 p.m. local and 9 p.m. gmt on June 18, 2005. You can see the remnants of the fog we had this morning and the overcast weather we had until early afternoon moving off towards the northeast. To see exif go to http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/photos/25355461-L.jpg.

http://flyinggina.smugmug.com/photos/25355461-L.jpg

[davev]

Reach for the sky.


http://www.pbase.com/davev/image/44979753.jpg


Facing Northwest in our backyard in St Paul, Mn. USA

dave.

[SeeMoon]

Rotterdam, Holland, 22:01

http://see-moon.smugmug.com/photos/25357548-L.jpg

[Nir]

From Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel, looking SSW at 00:00 local time -

http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/25358279-L.jpg


A beautiful collection so far!! Mongrel - fantastic idea:thumb !!

I'm going to sleep now. I will catch up and add details in the morning. good night guys!

** Back after a few hours sleep - fantastic shots everyone!

Here are a few details about my shot:

The Mosque of Omar (bottom center), also known as the Dome of the Rock, was built by Caliph Abd-el-Malik in the 7th century on Temple Mount, the site of the Temple of Solomon. The latter was destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE. Regarded by Moslems as the site from which the prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven, and by Jews and Christians as the place where Isaac was nearly sacrificed.

The shrine was covered by a lead dome until it was replaced with a gold-colored covering in 1965. Because of rust, the anodized aluminum cover was again replaced in 1993 with a gold covering.

Middle East politics propose a threat to this location and ancient prophecies of armagedon are related to this site.

In this worldwide project, the Dgrin Worldwide Sky Shoot 2005, I wanted to shoot a location significant to Jerusalem. I chose to shoot from Mount Scopus (31.793N 35.242E), the Eastern most ridge in Jerusalem, bordering the Judean Desert, in order to get the mosque and the moon in the frame. Although the sky was dark at 00:00 local time (21:00GMT) I'm very happy with the result as I feel it screams "Jerusalem".

Taken with Canon 20d with Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM @ 105mm, ISO200.
One f/11 2.5s frame processed twice and blended for dynamic range in bottom of photo.
Second frame f/11 1/100s shot within seconds for moon exposure and blended in image.

A daylight photo of the mosque HERE (http://niralon.smugmug.com/photos/3601055-M.jpg)

and a historic view HERE (http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/assets/wtd011067.jpg)

[Dee]

http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/25357659-M.jpg

Latitude 37.63, Longitude -122.48. 59 degrees, sunny. Saturday June 18, 2005, 2 p.m.

At the edge of the Pacific Ocean I'm facing east over the Sharp Park Golf Course. These trees have a difficult existance, salt, wind, storms but they hang on. In honor of their tenacity I chose them for the shoot.

[4labs]

Taken in Sea Clif NY overlooking Hempstead Harbor. I would love if we could do more of these at different times....

http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/25357383-M.jpg

[Mongrel]

Here's mine:

Medford NJ, USA (39n54, 74w49), 5pm EST looking East. Shot over Johnson's Farm, one of the last working farms in my hometown.

http://mongrel.smugmug.com/photos/25357901-L.jpg

Note: Please leave this one *out* of the coffee table book :rofl

Some great shots above-Andy looks like ya' kicked this one in the butt :thumb Cover shot for sure.

Mongrel

[digismile]

Edmonton, Alberta Jun 18th 3:00pm local time

Raining to beat the band ... expecting Noah's Ark to float along any time ...

http://digismile.smugmug.com/photos/25361661-L.jpg

[ginger_55]

Mt Pleasant, South Carolina
Around the corner, kinda, from where I live.
This is north or west, depending on who you ask, never ask
for directions in Charleston.
Direction is strange here, and I didn't even think about a compass.
Humungus, it was starting to drizzle, turned into real rain.
(Best darn unknown bird I will ever shoot)

It was between this photo and another, killing me....... and my husband
liked a third. ginger (reshoot called for!)

http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/25363315-L.jpg

[lynnma]

Rained on me.. then it stopped and then I grabbed this.. Harvard Pond, Athol Massachusetts USA. 6/18/2005 17:00 hours 1/500 F11 ISO 200 24-70mm lens

http://lynn.smugmug.com/photos/25365549-L.jpg

[Higgmeister]

This shot was take in near vertical, slightly SouthWest in Reno, Nevada at 2pm. I was in a housing tract so I figured no house was better than a bunch of houses. The forcast was for showers:dunno.

Chris

Camera Make: SONY
Camera Model: DSC-V3
Image Date: 2005:06:18 14:00:27
Exposure Time: 0.0020 s (1/500)
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: -2.00
White Balance: Auto

[behr655]

Dang! You'd think higgmeister and I were at the same place. This was taken in an area of the Pine Barrens called Mount.

Coordinates: 39 41.123n 74 36.357w looking dead north.




http://behr655.smugmug.com/photos/25367580-M.jpg

View EXIF here:http://behr655.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=25367580

[jwear]

I wanted to contribute and this is not much of a photo but got home at 2 so shot one .LOS ANGELES very bright ,windy and no clouds temp 75 [ you should have been here yesterday ]

[ian408]

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, 37.18N 122.39W.

http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/25371847-M.jpg

The beach is one of my favorite places. And today, it didn't disappoint :thumb
Looking North towards Half Moon Bay.


Ian

[Andy]

who took this shot? please update your caption info in the dgrin.smugmug.com gallery, thanks.

ALSO PLEASE: Load the shots into the dgrin.smugmug.com gallery (info in first post on this thread... i just had to load up like 10 photos... :uhoh

http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/25373255-L.jpg

[Angelo]

June gloom left us for the day to allow for postcard picture perfection. I think it was in the mid 70s, quite breezy and sunny.
I don't know our longitude and latitude.

Mongrel, this was a fantastic idea, thanks so much for organizing it. I hope JeffW gets a shot in. We were in touch via phone and he was fighting traffic to get back to his camera in time.

I bumped into a photog from dpreview (?) named Marq. I told him what we were doing today and he seemed VERY jealous :) I may have converted him to dGrin and smugmug :D


http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/25373486-L.jpg
My border disappeared so I copied the details here:
Los Angeles, 2pm June 18th. Looking southwest from Echo Park Lake towards Downtown.

[gus]

i just had to load up like 10 photos... :uhoh


Ta mate
Think of it as a Cherry Ripe down payment :thumb

[Mongrel]

The Chief just informed me people aren't uploading the pics and info here:

https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/601861

According to instructions.

PLEASE, put your uploads in the dgrin skyshoot gallery above BEFORE you post the pic here. Ya'll are making too much work for the big guy and like they say....it's rolling down hill :D

Thanks in advance for your help with this!

Mongrel

[Anson]

:huh Sorry Andy...

thought that I posted correctly ...
It appears to be there now.
http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/601861/1/25373255/Large
I did redo my caption a couple of times, perhaps you popped in on the photo, as I was editing my prose:scratch ?

re: my photo! (we never stop learning, aye)...as I have never had the need for the internal camera clock...I did not realize that the clock, does not self correct for daylight savings time:uhoh
...hence the discrepancy of time on the EXIF

[ginger_55]

Oh, thanks, sorry, g (no clue, so excited forgot to read instructions)

[Mike Lane]

I was out shooting the Solstice Parade in north Seattle but I took a break from the parade to shoot my shot. This shot was taken on the north part of Lake Union (N47.65 W122.34) looking south-southeast. The buildings that are just right of the center of the image are downtown Seattle. The Space Needle is obscured by the hill on the right (which is the Queen Anne neighborhood).

It was really cool to think that at T-3 minutes there were dozens of people around the world preparing to take a picture just like I was.

http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/25369722-L.jpg

Incidentally every time I told someone that I went to the Solstice parade after it was over asked if there were a lot of naked people. Apparently it is known for that.

Yes, there were lots and lots of naked people. Not that I have a problem with that.

Except for naked guys on bikes maybe.

[Nikolai]

Panorama of Thousand Oaks, taken at 2 PM local time.
Sony 828, tripod.

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/25386791-L.jpg

Original is here (http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/25386791-O.jpg), it's fairly large (due to the nature of the merge:-).
The gallery of originals is here (http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/602632).

[Nir]

What?! Is that it?!

Where are you guys (or rather where were you guys)? :dunno

[lynnma]

What?! Is that it?!

Where are you guys (or rather where were you guys)? :dunnoI know!! I'm hoping there will be more!! I'm sure Gubbsy will have taken one...and Doctorit?:dunno

[mercphoto]

The Chief just informed me people aren't uploading the pics and info here:

https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/601861

According to instructions.

How do I upload to that gallery? I am a member of the community. But the Smugmug Uploader won't let me upload to that gallery. Not sure what to do.

[Andy]

How do I upload to that gallery? I am a member of the community. But the Smugmug Uploader won't let me upload to that gallery. Not sure what to do.

logOUT of your gallery. logIN to dgrin.smugmug.com

user dgrin
pw skyshoot

upload your shot :D

[Mongrel]

The key is to "LOG OUT" of *your* smugmug account, as Andy said. Once you hit 'log out', find the 'log in' button and enter the user name-'dgrin' and password-'skyshoot'.

Go to the Skyshoot gallery and hit the 'add photo' button. Just drag and drop your entry to the uploader. Don't forget to add your info into the caption section listed under 'photo tools'.

You'll be good to go :thumb

Then either direct link from that gallery (using the 'add photo' button to your reply) to this thread, or if you uploaded your entry to your personal smugmug account you can direct link from there also.

[mercphoto]

The key is to "LOG OUT" of *your* smugmug account, as Andy said. Once you hit 'log out', find the 'log in' button and enter the user name-'dgrin' and password-'skyshoot'.

Go to the Skyshoot gallery and hit the 'add photo' button. Just drag and drop your entry to the uploader. Don't forget to add your info into the caption section listed under 'photo tools'.

Then either direct link from that gallery (using the 'add photo' button to your reply) to this thread, or if you uploaded your entry to your personal smugmug account you can direct link from there also.

Ok. Done. And here's the photo, from Austin, TX.
http://mercphoto.smugmug.com/photos/25435178-M.jpg

[gpgold]

http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/25429677-M.jpg

Topanga Canyon looking South

2:08 on Saturday - typical SoCal featureless sky. I got to a better spot about a half-hour later, but this is the closest to the desired time. Thanks to Nikolai for the heads-up on this activity.

Gary

[Nikolai]

Glad you could make it..
Yeah, it's about as dramatic as it gets here in SoCal around 2pm on an average day - throughout the whole year, with a few exceptions in winter...

[kudbegud]

i played with Photoshop to layer in some other shots taken at the same time and try to make my palm a little more interesting. and here's a shot i got while waiting for the time to hit, a little boy fishing in the canal for bait fish: http://kudbegud.smugmug.com/gallery/606843/1/25612456

[Steve Cavigliano]

Snapshot taken at a Graduation Party on Sat Afternoon (2PM). My EXIF is off (I never set the time :rolleyes ). Besides, it's a crappy shot, why would I lie about when it was taken?....LOL

I was outside, smoking a ciggy and I heard this droning noise. I looked up and saw this strangely painted blimp. It was pretty far up/away and all I had with me were my 28-75mm and my 85mm. So no close ups :dunno Went back in, got the camera and clicked this.

http://freezeframephotography.smugmug.com/photos/25603050-L.jpg

I hope I didn't screw anything up. I seem to remember reading that we were supposed to post these in their own Smugmug gallery? :scratch


Steve

[Mongrel]

I'll put it in the gallery. :thumb

Hey-you got the blimp man! Very cool....

Looks like you had the same sky I did :rolleyes

BUT HEY-It was 2pm so you were clicking along with the rest of us....

Did you feel it? That tremor? :rofl The *click* heard 'round the world?

Thanks for participating, Steve.

[JohnR]

I missed this! I was camping with the family near Mammoth Cave and would have taken some photos for this had I known. :cry

Any chance of doing it again? I guess I should read "News and Events" more!

[Angelo]

It was 2pm so you were clicking along with the rest of us....

Did you feel it? That tremor? :rofl The *click* heard 'round the world?

Thanks for participating, Steve.
Mongrel - this was a great idea and I want to thank you again for organizing it and to Andy for setting up and managing the thread... I'm disappointed more people didn't participate.

[Nir]

Mongrel - this was a great idea and I want to thank you again for organizing it and to Andy for setting up and managing the thread... I'm disappointed more people didn't participate.
:agree

[dragon300zx]

I did participate and took photos today right as I was walking out of work. I will post soon.

[davev]

Hi Guys.

I think this was a huge success. I went to the gallery to view the pics again,
and wanted to share some info.

I believe there were 26 different photographers.

The break down looks like this.

USA,
California - 8
Massachusetts - 2
New Jersey - 2
New York - 2
Seattle - 2
Hawaii
Illinois
Minnesota
Nevada
South Carolina
Texas

Australia,
Brisbane

Canada,
Alberta

Holland,
(parts unknown)

Israel,
Jerusalem

For a first time event, to get 26 people to go out and click the shutter on
their cameras about the same time, I think it's great. But I'm used to having
trouble getting 15 people into a group shot when they only have to move a
few feet.:huh

Congrats to Mongrel and Andy, and the phoographers that submitted pics.
The ground work has been laid for future events like this.:D

dave.

[Mongrel]

the past few days :rolleyes

I hate to get all mushy :cry , 'cause I'm normally quite the macho man-but to be honest, I felt a little bit down by the lack of participation. I haven't wanted to come out and say that because I don't want the people that *did* participate to feel it was for naught! The support of those that participated has been very helpful in validating the concept at least, and I TRULY appreciate it :thumb

I'm just not sure how we seemed to have so much support for the 'idea' but very few pics relative to the number of people who said they would shoot.

And I am also thankful for Andy's support, and legwork in setting it up so I could 'organize' it (not much work on my part really).

However! I'm not giving up on the concept!!!

Here's the latest tweak on the 'Skyshoot' idea:

Dgrin-SYNCRO SHOOTS!!!

Rather than another 'Skyshoot', what about regular synchronized shoots? We pick a time and date, perhaps a subject and go for it? Have a rotating schedule to be fair to all, and setup a schedule (monthly? bi-monthly? yearly?).

What about the idea of incorporating a challenge to it? "Best synchro-shot taken on ?-?-? subject: portrait."

Anyway, just thinking out loud......

And again-A HEARTY THANK YOU! to the Dgrin Worldwide Skyshoot 2005 contributors :thumb :clap :1drink

Mongrel

[Mongrel]

If I was 'doing' my job-I would have taken the time to do what you did, and to tally and emphasize the 'positive'. Naturally, I was busy typing out the blues-boo hoo, nobody shot.....*snif*, while you were standing up and putting it out there for all to see! Thanks for taking the time to do what you did-I appreciate it very much. Your right, 26 photogs firing away at the same time worldwide IS a pretty cool thing. Hopefully we can improve on that the next time. :thumb

and, my apologies for getting all *sappy* about it :rolleyes

Hi Guys.

I think this was a huge success. I went to the gallery to view the pics again,
and wanted to share some info.

I believe there were 26 different photographers.

The break down looks like this.

USA,
California - 8
Massachusetts - 2
New Jersey - 2
New York - 2
Seattle - 2
Hawaii
Illinois
Minnesota
Nevada
South Carolina
Texas

Australia,
Brisbane

Canada,
Alberta

Holland,
(parts unknown)

Israel,
Jerusalem

For a first time event, to get 26 people to go out and click the shutter on
their cameras about the same time, I think it's great. But I'm used to having
trouble getting 15 people into a group shot when they only have to move a
few feet.:huh

Congrats to Mongrel and Andy, and the phoographers that submitted pics.
The ground work has been laid for future events like this.:D

dave.

[dragon300zx]

My bad all I read was andy's first post in this thread that said todays date and time. Missed the date change. Crud.

[Mongrel]

do me a favor-post your pic right here in this thread! I'd still like to see it.

Sometimes it's the spirit of the thing that matters, you shot with the Skyshoot in mind, so share it with us, we'd love to see your take on it :thumb

Hopefully, in the future if we do it again, word will get around better.

[Stan]

I am afraid I did participate, I walked to a point for a night shot of Cambridge, unfortunately the shot I hoped for was obscured, there was very little light and the result was not worth posting. I hope to do better next time :scratch

[gus]

Any chance of doing it again? I guess I should read "News and Events" more!
I recon !! When i have some sun.

[SeeMoon]

I think this was a huge success.

For a first time event, to get 26 people to go out and click the shutter on
their cameras about the same time, I think it's great.

Congrats to Mongrel and Andy, and the phoographers that submitted pics.
The ground work has been laid for future events like this.:D

dave.


:agree

[ChrisJ]

Sorry, I'm a little late, but I do have a good excuse! Here's my 2 PM shot:

http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/26316525-L.jpg (http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=26316525)

Well, I didn't have much choice! This is from the 10th floor of Kaiser Permanente hospital in Panorama City, CA. My wife was in labor at the time, and I just happened to remember!

At the 2:00 AM time, my brand new son Gareth was 1 hour and 29 minutes old. This was also my first official Father's Day.

http://chrisandjoy.smugmug.com/photos/26316073-M.jpg (http://chrisandjoy.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=26316073)
:bday

Click for EXIFs. The second photo was taken by my father-in-law.

Cheers!

[Nir]

Hey Chris! Congratulations man! Wow! So the dgrin skyshoot was a family event for you (and all of us too):clap

Warm regards to your wife who let you go for a few minutes to take the shot!

All the best of everything to you guys!

[Angelo]

Wow! If one needed an excuse for tardiness this one sure beats "my dog ate my camera" :D

Congratulations on the birth of your first child. We'll all look forward to many new photos of him in the coming months and years. Best wishes to you, the DW and the boy.



Sorry, I'm a little late, but I do have a good excuse! Here's my 2 PM shot:



Well, I didn't have much choice! This is from the 10th floor of Kaiser Permanente hospital in Panorama City, CA. My wife was in labor at the time, and I just happened to remember!

At the 2:00 AM time, my brand new son Gareth was 1 hour and 29 minutes old. This was also my first official Father's Day.
Cheers!