It was another great day at the beach. Warm, but not hot - sunny, with a bright blue sky. This area is probably the most developed in terms of hotels, condos, eateries, etc. of all the beach areas we've visited so far, but thanks to the time of year, there were no crowds - in fact, we had dinner (al fresco) overlooking the beach as the sun was beginning to set and we were the only people (other than employees of course) in the place. On the other hand, there was one bit of commercial development I was thrilled to see on the way out of town - Starbucks!
How are your powers of deduction? You will not be able to reasearch this. All of the photos that you are invited to view (below) are in the same general area where we spent our day. We walked along the beach in one direction then returned to watch the surfers for a while before walking off in the other direction, walking into the water from time to time (the water was every bit as warm as you would find at the NJ shore on the warmest of days), but it was a 'red flag' day so swimming would not have been a good idea. We returned to our starting point and watched a bit more surfing before heading from the beach to a spot just behind us were we had our dinner. Just consider the posibilities and determine what the position of the camera might represent in the arial shot that is the last of the photographs.
Photos: http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=1443i1v0.c7se740&Uy=-cczc5u&Ux=0
How are your powers of deduction? You will not be able to reasearch this. All of the photos that you are invited to view (below) are in the same general area where we spent our day. We walked along the beach in one direction then returned to watch the surfers for a while before walking off in the other direction, walking into the water from time to time (the water was every bit as warm as you would find at the NJ shore on the warmest of days), but it was a 'red flag' day so swimming would not have been a good idea. We returned to our starting point and watched a bit more surfing before heading from the beach to a spot just behind us were we had our dinner. Just consider the posibilities and determine what the position of the camera might represent in the arial shot that is the last of the photographs.
Photos: http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=1443i1v0.c7se740&Uy=-cczc5u&Ux=0
3 comments:
An exchange with Steve (read from bottom up):
To: Steve From: Ty
Ok...that's probably true. I guess I was a bit too nebulous, but I'll refrain from giving any more hints until I see if there are other responses.
From: Steve
1 Km from Fort Walton Beach, Florida (United States)
To: Steve From: Ty
Gettin' warmer.
On Dec 13, 2007 11:18 AM, Steve wrote:
Ohhhh … so I suppose that the "panoramio" image in Google Earth is of "Fort Walton Beach viewed from Pier"….
That should be the winner… (I hope)
I looked at Google Earth Earlier today the beach and had your very view opened up!
To: Steve From: Ty
...doin' fine and looking forward to seeing everyone, but not real thrilled about having to go thru Atlanta. What you said about the photo is all true; however, there is something specific about the location of the camera that you missed - not terribly obvious. You need to combine all the commentary with the photos to come up with the answer.
On Dec 13, 2007 8:06 AM, Steve wrote:
Hello Ty:
I hope you are both well and look forward to seeing you next week…. Next week already??? Yikes!@!
BTW, the bottom of the picture is facing the shoreline… (If I understand the question correctly) And also the shoreline should be south due to your location…
Bye!
Esteban
An Exchange with Linda (read from bottom up):
On Dec 13, 2007 11:34 AM, Ty wrote:
It is not about where the photo was taken from...it is about the spot where the 'camera' icon on the beach is shown.
On Dec 13, 2007 11:29 AM, Linda wrote:
OK, OK, from the top of the building where the flag was flying in one of
the photos.
From Ty to Linda:
Persuasive or not - the Air Force is not likely to do that but good guess.
On Dec 13, 2007 8:07 AM, Linda wrote:
Deb talked the pilot of the helicopter in the third photo to give both of
you a ride and you snapped the photo. Deb is very persuasive!
Wow...this was interesting (and close) - I knew someone would eventually put 2 and 2 together and come up with 5!
At 1:37pm on 13 Dec 07, Steve wrote:
Well, you did speak about a red flag, and in one of the google earth images, there was a yellow flag in it. I don’t know, I must be off base with this one. I guess the camera could represent the person (or the place they were sitting to take a picture) while on the beach that isn’t there right now. Or an umbrella, or a seagull, or Crane… hmmm I guess I’m stumped…
At 1:44pm on 13 Dec 07, Roberta wrote:
I THINK LINDA MIGHT BE RIGHT, BUT TO CONTINUE…. THE CAMERA REPRESENTS WHERE YOU WERE WHEN YOU SHOT THE HELICOPTER.
As I said, very close, both in the solution and the time of the response. Even though Steve was beginning to grasp at straws, he hit it on the head. The camera icon in the 'Google Earth' shot is the spot we were sitting on the beach when several of the shots were taken (including the one that was shown at the top of the blog. It is not difficult to imagine this if you examine the picture and relate it to the 'Google...' shot. (Steve, you were right about the Panoramio shot...same building & I didn't realize that shot existed until after we returned from the beach, but it contributed to the idea for the question)
As to Roberta's entry, certainly a good try - unfortunately, the chopper was shot from about 1/2 mile East of that location on the beach.
Congrats Steve! The standings are now:
Vickie 6
Steve 2
Terry 1
Linda 1
Chris 1
Michael 1
Tracy 1
Sue 1
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