Photo trivia

My friends and I used to do this when we were bored. Basically, show a picture and ask a question. Easy ideas for photo trivia are high magnification macros. However, don't neglect simple things like plant or animal identification, or in the case below, name the location from where a common landscape is taken. Be sure to provide hints (e.g., what lens used) for perspective.


Here's an easy one:


Where was I in Chicago when I took this picture (Canon 10D, 28mm, f9.5, 1/350s)?





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My guess is Navy Pier.

Navy Pier is actually further North East of the big white tower on the far right. I don

I agree with TakahiroW4047, I think that is the original Hilton Hotel on the left, in front of the "old Sears" Tower. That would put you in the area in front of the Field Museum. Lining up the two circular lights that are from a bridge on S. Lake Shore Drive, Takahiro is dead on, you are on the walkway directly in front (just North) of the Field musuem.

Hahaha. You guys are good. Early on in graduate school I spent every spring break doing research at the Field Museum. I was right in front of the Field Museum.

[:D]


If I don't have the same photo, I have one from close by. I spent a week at the Hilton enough years back that it was still the Hilton.


Cool photo trivia....what's next?

I was out with a class one time and was teaching students the proper way to lift a big rock up when looking for snakes (e.g., lift with the rock between you and the snake) by demonstrating the incorrect method. Oddly enough this big girl was sitting under my demonstration rock. What is she (Canon 10D, 20-35mm @35mm, f/9, 1/60s)? It's not a good picture, but I didn't want to disturb her, and it makes for better trivia not being able to see her head.


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Western diamondback rattlesnake.

Good guess Kayaker. Right family, wrong genus. Here's a hint: we were in Missouri just south of Hillsboro.

Timber Rattlesnake

Agkistrodon contortrix, or Copperhead.

I played with this a little more, but a Prairie Rattlesnake is also known as a "Western" rattlesnake...which appears to be a little different from a "Western Diamondback".


So, Crotalus Viridis (Prairie or Western Rattlesnake) vs my previous guess of Crotalus Atrox (Western Diamondback Rattlesnake). But technically, both of those are different species in the same genius. <span style="text-decoration: line-through;"]I played with the other genius in the Viperidae family (and yes, this is all from Wikipedia), and didn't see any that fit the picture and your description.


Edit: Ok...Sean found a different genius that fits....

Sean's right. It was a copperhead. Here's another better shot of a little guy under some rusty tin.


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Anyone else have any good trivia pics?

This might be a bit too easy, but how about a Macro long exposure shot [:D]


f/22, 30", ISO100, 50mm w/ Kenko Extension Tube (12+20+36mm)


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Some type of light bulb filament?

I was going to say something to do with a lightbulb too. But I can

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Haha yup! That's exactly what it is. I've actually never seen one of these either, so I thought maybe, but I guess filaments will always look like filaments haha.


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