GADC 4th Birthday Challenge

My second entry today. I’m chuffed to have been able to get these because between family commitments and crappy weather I haven’t been able to get out much in the last week.

  1. Canal or River Lock

Bonus Points as follows, please.

Bonus point if a boat is in the lock :x:
Bonus point if there are 4 or more people in 4 or more kayaks and/or canoes :x:
Bonus point for adding to Drone Scene and posting a link with your entry :ballot_box_with_check:

There is a barge, but it’s not in the lock, because someone saw fit to put a bridge there. :roll_eyes:

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@Committee A quick question - I just noticed there are four people in the photo, two lads on the bench on the right and a guy and girl reading the notice up near the barge. Is that worth a bonus? (I was too busy looking for canoes :man_facepalming:)

We did ask for four or more people in four or more kayaks or canoes. Grand though your lads on the bench and the couple reading a notice are we can’t quite see them with any connection to paddle driven watercraft.

tl;dr - No. :-1: :slight_smile:

That’s what I get for reading so quick my brain can’t keep up. :grin: I’m off to Specsavers now.

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  1. Citroen H Van

06/09/21 The Dough hook pizza van @ The Flyford pub, Worcestershire

  • Bonus point if it’s not white
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durts

At Chall Com we are gearing up for the return of the RTF. This season we are using your suggestions. Here the random subject selector (Vera) is undergoing extensive trials.

But what of the Birthday Challenge? Click the Pic ™ for the latest leaderboard!

4th Birthday Challenge Entry

Item 8 Tennis Court

Taken At Boston Tennis Club Lincolnshire 21/09/2021

Claim 1 Point
1 Bonus point claimed if doubles game being played
1 Bonus Point claimed if 4 or more courts in use
1 Bonus Point claimed if courts are green
Total 4 Points Claimed

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This is Marlpit Pantation, just outside Egginton, Derby. I initially chose it due to its striking appearance. It’s usually completely covered with the bright green algae, and I’m a sucker for dead trees. I wasn’t sure if that made it “interesting” though, so I set about trying to find out about it.

I found out nothing about the specific location, but I did learn that “marl” is a calcium rich, clay/soil mix that has been used, possibly since the First Century A.D., as a fertilizer in agriculture. This document is the best reference I found on the practice.

The location is within the FRZ for Derby Airfield, so I contacted them for permission to fly. I believe all the information in these emails is public domain so I have not redacted them.

Finally, here is my Drone Scene entry for a bonus point.

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Further insights into the running of Chall Com. This is the Queries and Corrections division (Steviegeek section).

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St Crispin Hospital

A Grade II Listed Building

Subject entry 2. Abandoned Building

I claim bonus points for:

Total 4 points please

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photo was taken 18’0821

  1. AONB Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or In Scotland it’s National Scenic Areas National Scenic Areas of Scotland: maps - gov.scot
  • Bonus point for adding to Drone Scene and posting a link with your entry

thruscross reservoir

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photo was taken 17.09.21

  1. Car Park
  • Bonus point if over 100 cars
  • Bonus point if 4 or more red cars are adjacent to each other - i.e in a column or row
  • Bonus point if 4 or more blue cars are adjacent to each other - i.e in a column or row

No Bonus point for 4 or more red cars

Dock Ports killingholme Immigham was really disappointed there was not that many cars there a lot of vans last time I went there was Thousands of cars there blue cars are one on the right handside there are more than 100 cars here.

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Question for Challenges Committee… Re claiming 1 Bonus Point

My first entry submitted for the challenge

I claimed 1 bonus point if its loading a truck
1 Bonus point if there are 2 or more.

I submitted a frame grab from a video shot of the trucks. as I did not know how to load a video onto site.
The bonus point for the truck being loaded was not allowed as there wasnt any clear evidence that the excavator had in fact loaded the truck. I have uploded the video that clearly shows the truck being loaded.

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Crawfordsburn Country Park with Mini 2 this morning around 8am.

  1. Commuter Train

Bonus as follows, please:

Bonus point if Moving :ballot_box_with_check:
Bonus point if it has 4 or more carriages :x:
Bonus point if the train is an Intercity :x:

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Because you’re struggling for points, obviously. :rofl:

John, we are currently considering this case. We will send you a DM once we have all had the chance to confer.

Need all the points you can get.

Taken near Easton, Norfolk at 15.30 today. I definitely didn’t follow a cement truck I just saw out on the road to find this site…

I (cautiously) claim 4 bonus points for:

  • 4 colours of safety helmet in shot (white, yellow, orange, black/dark brown)
  • Cement truck in shot
  • Mobile crane in shot
  • Crane lifting some roof architecture?
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haha!

I was basing my run on the fact that you had dropped one there - I therefore need to claim my 4 canoeists who from further evidence were on the bank with their canoes and the questions didn’t state that they had to be in their canoes at the time

:joy: :rofl:

Thought it was worth a try but failed understand why. Just as well I have my final image ready as weather next week is crap.

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