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03/02/2009 08:09:47 PM · #26 |
| Hmmm - I am thinking about this one for sure - some nice genealogy artifacts - now I need to get to Pennsylvania to shoot it! |
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03/02/2009 09:05:27 PM · #27 |
| I'm thinking our european brethern (and sisteren) will run away with this one. I live on the west coast of the united states where nothin is old. |
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03/02/2009 09:27:08 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by Jdroullard:
I'm thinking our european brethern (and sisteren) will run away with this one. I live on the west coast of the united states where nothin is old. |
Your home town, founded in 1883! |
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03/02/2009 09:31:38 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
Hmm my if my dog is 15, does that count? he would be 105 in dog years. |
Didn't we already answer this question? |
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03/03/2009 12:19:57 AM · #30 |
 We will see lots of architecture and buildings in this one:) Will we see any people? probably some 90 year olds. I bet we'll see plenty of trees without birth certs so they will have to be withered a plenty. |
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03/03/2009 12:32:46 AM · #31 |
Originally posted by violinist123:
Originally posted by Jdroullard:
I'm thinking our european brethern (and sisteren) will run away with this one. I live on the west coast of the united states where nothin is old. |
Your home town, founded in 1883! |
founded by people looking for gold in the hills, they didn't leave much in the way of history... Nice homework though. |
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03/03/2009 01:40:14 AM · #32 |
Just got a letter from hubby's aunt who will be 101 on Thursday. Too bad she's 3000 miles away :( My uncle is only 800 miles away (nearly doable) but he's "only" 97. Not quite old enough!
I have lots of old family stuff though. The cup I use as a scoop in my sugar canister's gotta be old enough. |
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03/03/2009 01:54:30 AM · #33 |
| I'm really racking my brain to think of something interesting to shoot for this... |
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03/03/2009 03:27:41 AM · #34 |
| Hell, I just remembered I have a camera old enough. Now to just find the right way to use it.... :) |
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03/03/2009 05:48:30 AM · #35 |
I feel a trip to an antique shop coming on! Dont think I have anything that old in my house anymore, although the amount of junk I have I may well find something : )
Theres also tons of old buildings round here and weird structures that druids/ romans/ saxons & other historical types made, all made which could be interesting to shoot |
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03/03/2009 07:29:25 PM · #36 |
huh. I wonder why this was marked as being read in my file. I didnt see all the posts. hahah. I really liked the posts about the dogs ages. Funny!!
For this challenge first I thought of...and then I emailed...and then that led to a phone number which I will call tomorrow and set up a time to go get my picture done this week. hahahah.
Good luck everyone!
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03/03/2009 10:34:55 PM · #37 |
| I"m in with my entry. Significant and important image to me. Makes me smile! |
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03/03/2009 11:07:50 PM · #38 |
Wish I were here for this challenge. About 1 mile from General Sherman, a 2,500 year old tree. |
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03/03/2009 11:09:16 PM · #39 |
I think I have the attention span of a gnat.
After reading this thread last night I started going through my jewellery box because I couldn't remember just what I'd gotten in the way of old stuff from my mom's belongings. One piece was a neat old Waltham wristwatch of my grandmother's. The back hinges open and there were 2 dates scratched into the inside of the cover that I presume were when she had it serviced. One was '90 and the other was '92. Okay, I know that has to be 1890, since she died in 1956.
I decided to see if I could find any info about that specific watch online. That led me to reading the history of the Waltham company, then read on about Elgin and some others, which led me to look further into some detail I'd found that interested me, which led me... well, farther and farther from where I started!
After about 2 hours I still didn't know much more about the watch but I'd been quite entertained :D
Oh, and I still haven't figured out just what I want to shoot for an entry!
Damn... just remembered I also have a most exquisite christening gown, inset with rows and rows of very fine handmade lace, incredibly fine detail and workmanship... and nobody nearby with a baby small enough to put into it :(
Message edited by author 2009-03-03 23:11:08. |
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03/03/2009 11:35:52 PM · #40 |
Originally posted by BeeCee:
Damn... just remembered I also have a most exquisite christening gown, inset with rows and rows of very fine handmade lace, incredibly fine detail and workmanship... and nobody nearby with a baby small enough to put into it :( |
The gown could be 400 years old, and I guarantee you that people would only see the baby and vote you DNMC. |
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03/03/2009 11:56:41 PM · #41 |
Originally posted by K10DGuy:
Originally posted by BeeCee:
Damn... just remembered I also have a most exquisite christening gown, inset with rows and rows of very fine handmade lace, incredibly fine detail and workmanship... and nobody nearby with a baby small enough to put into it :( |
The gown could be 400 years old, and I guarantee you that people would only see the baby and vote you DNMC. |
Lol, no kidding!
I'm going through some of the papers I just packed away for later when Mom died and found my dad's grandmother's birth certificate from 1868. There's no arguing the age of THAT one, but I'd still score crap because it's just plain boring... I can't win!
Oh, did find one thing very interesting though... my dad's parents were married in Oct '13 and their first baby was born in Feb '14... I'm SHOCKED!!!! |
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03/04/2009 12:11:35 AM · #42 |
double post.... duhhhh
Message edited by author 2009-03-04 00:11:55. |
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03/08/2009 09:05:02 AM · #43 |
| I live in maryland so I am surrounded by things over 100 years old: churches, bridges, trees, famous landmarks, farms, roads... But I have a problem - I'm suspecting people want it to LOOK 100 years old. Around here, they do a pretty good job of maintaining everything. Even the Washington Monument is 130 but looks pretty new. I would suspect dnmc as the voters seem so literal lately... |
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03/08/2009 09:33:21 AM · #44 |
Originally posted by dahkota:
I live in maryland so I am surrounded by things over 100 years old: churches, bridges, trees, famous landmarks, farms, roads... But I have a problem - I'm suspecting people want it to LOOK 100 years old. Around here, they do a pretty good job of maintaining everything. Even the Washington Monument is 130 but looks pretty new. I would suspect dnmc as the voters seem so literal lately... |
I had the same thought. I live in Williamsburg--I took a picture of a gorgeous horse drawn carriage, but it looks brand new. didn't seem interesting.
Plus, how can my my wimpy little building compare with European castles? This was much, much harder than I thought.
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03/08/2009 06:35:39 PM · #45 |
This is getting quite funny, actually. I have loads of old stuff from papers to books to jewellery to clothing, china, kitchenware... and I have no entry!
I keep getting sidetracked. For example I found a couple old watches so had to go online to research the companies (Waltham, which I've heard of, and Tavannes, which I hadn't), discovered one still runs 33 years after the owner, my grandmother, died.
And looking again at the old birth and marriage certificates I learned that not only were my paternal grandparents not married when they started their first baby, my grandmother's parents weren't either! (Married in 1885, first baby born 6 months later)
So I only have a few hours left, no brilliant ideas to show all this cool old stuff, but learning a lot of family history that may have been better unlearned ;) |
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03/08/2009 06:38:45 PM · #46 |
| what if my entry is not 100 yrs old ? Will I get disqualified ? I can live with low votes as long as i have an update button :D |
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03/08/2009 10:18:52 PM · #47 |
Nah, challenge descriptions are never grounds for DQ unless a special rule is added. The worst you'll see are 6 gazillion DNMC comments :)
(The item I'm about to shoot MIGHT only be 95 yrs old, tho' probably over 100. I'm going to fake it if the shots turn out :D ) |
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03/08/2009 10:21:12 PM · #48 |
| My subject easily met the criteria, it is over 200 years old, but I'm not sure I met the challenge of presenting it in an interesting way, we'll see... |
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03/08/2009 11:11:04 PM · #49 |
| Yeah, I've got nothing :( |
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03/08/2009 11:21:23 PM · #50 |
| I think I've got a killer entry, but my wife likes it, so I'll be lucky to get a mid 5 out of this challenge. |
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