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Re: First Day thread-C1.C2.C3.C4.C5 (originals please)

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NewcastleFalcon wrote: 01 Oct 2020, 20:54
myglaren wrote: 01 Oct 2020, 20:49 Oops. The woman next door has a C2 :(
Will she object to you pointing your telephoto lens at it and flashing Steve :?:

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Re: First Day thread-C1.C2.C3.C4.C5 (originals please)

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I did try - not easy as I left my keys upstairs and had to exit the back and walk round. Camera not having it though, can't seem to focus on her car. Refuses to do anything but shift focus back and forth. Flash does fire but only to provide light for focussing - although that is IR. May be the shininess of it combined with a few reflections.

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myglaren wrote: 01 Oct 2020, 21:20 I did try - not easy as I left my keys upstairs and had to exit the back and walk round. Camera not having it though, can't seem to focus on her car. Refuses to do anything but shift focus back and forth. Flash does fire but only to provide light for focussing - although that is IR. May be the shininess of it combined with a few reflections.

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A noble effort Steve :-D

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Re: First Day thread-C1.C2.C3.C4.C5 (originals please)

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NewcastleFalcon wrote: 01 Oct 2020, 21:24
myglaren wrote: 01 Oct 2020, 21:20 I did try - not easy as I left my keys upstairs and had to exit the back and walk round. Camera not having it though, can't seem to focus on her car. Refuses to do anything but shift focus back and forth. Flash does fire but only to provide light for focussing - although that is IR. May be the shininess of it combined with a few reflections.

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A noble dismal effort Steve :-D

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1000 likes for that Steve....well i can only give one but it takes you onto 1000.....well done! :-D

Quite a neat looking thing too!


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Full House!<br />(well a straight really)
Full House!
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Re: First Day thread-One day quest!

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NewcastleFalcon wrote: 01 Oct 2020, 11:55 How about a new tradition, a first day of the month new thread.
Previous tasks
Task completed on October 1st 2020 was.....A Set of Original Photos of a C1,C2,C3,C4,C5 taken on October 1st 2020
Month 2 of a New Tradition starts tomorrow
So for Sunday November 1st 2020 and Sunday November 1st Only
Suggestions for a do-able Day 1 task are invited
So what is November 1st.....half day off school when I was a youngster.....All Saints Day!

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Re: First Day thread-One day quest!

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Suggestion 1:
Photos of original french alloy wheels from 0 spoke (ie solid) to 10 spoke (or more as long as there are no gaps)? :-D
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Keep them coming Mick, "Squashed Seagulls" are quite rare these days but I would be prepared to give the first suggestion received a go and its in pole position as of now!

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Suggestion 2
A french car rainbow with a little latitude regarding exact shades.
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Re: First Day thread-One day quest!

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3rd and final suggestion French car in front of or beside A road signs A1 to A10.

I could normally have got 1, 5, 6 and 10 but I am in quarantine!! :-D
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Re: First Day thread-One day quest!

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Well a bit like on Pointless! There are usually 3 categories at the end game for people to find answers for so to broaden it as wide as possible answers in any of the suggested catgories could be accepted but my personal selection would be the "Rainbow" of French cars.
So I would suggest the First Day Challenge for Novenmber 1st 2020 is....


to supply original photos of french cars taken on the 1st November 2020, with all submissions having to be made by 23.59 and 59 seconds! today!

Red, and Yellow , and Pink (ish) and Blue, Orange and Purple and Green...should be easy enough collectively! and even individually.
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NewcastleFalcon wrote: 01 Nov 2020, 00:36 Well a bit like on Pointless! There are usually 3 categories at the end game for people to find answers for so to broaden it as wide as possible answers in any of the suggested catgories could be accepted but my personal selection would be the "Rainbow" of French cars.
So I would suggest the First Day Challenge for Novenmber 1st 2020 is....


to supply original photos of french cars taken on the 1st November 2020, with all submissions having to be made by 23.59 and 59 seconds! today!

Red, and Yellow , and Pink (ish) and Blue, Orange and Purple and Green...should be easy enough collectively! and even individually.
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That puts me out as I only have white ones :lol:

And no chance of seeing one of mine by a sign today as I'm not planning on going anywhere...
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Re: First Day thread-One day quest!

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CitroJim wrote: 01 Nov 2020, 07:04
That puts me out as I only have white ones :lol:

And no chance of seeing one of mine by a sign today as I'm not planning on going anywhere...
I would reckon that within 200 metres of your own abode Jim someone will have an appropriately coloured French car. All you have to do is look suspicious, get your camera/phone out and take a pic of someone else's car on a tiny little stroll. :-D

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