March 3, 2007
STREET PHOTO SCAVENGING
The Times suggests a sort of faux contest for this weekend: a photo scavenger hunt where everyone decides how many points they deserve and anyone participating will likely wind up winning in some fashion or another.
This week, Weekend in New York offers a photo scavenger hunt, in which you (working alone or in a group) seek out scenes and objects intrinsically New York and capture them with your camera. The hunt could be the centerpiece of your weekend, but also could serve as just a way to enhance your downtime as you wander from restaurant to park to museum, observing the natives in their natural habitat.
While the paper won't referee, track scores, or declare a winner, it does provide a number of categories and criteria of shots people should be on the lookout for:
FOOD
Biggest crowd waiting for a brunch table: Sociologists are unable to explain it, so why should you even try? New Yorkers like to wait — arms crossed and toes tapping, of course — as long as possible for their first meal on Sunday. To qualify, those waiting must be huddled on the sidewalk.
Worst bagel/cream cheese or spread combo: Blueberry bagel with olive tofu spread? You can do better (worse) than that. Either a photo of the offending sandwich or, if you don’t dare order it, separate photos of the elements qualify.
Most expensive pizza slice — cheese only: The price of a slice of plain old cheese pizza is always creeping up. What’s the highest you can find? (Hint: $2 probably won’t win.)
Most expensive slice, no toppings barred: Add chicken or basil or bacon or artichokes or gold leaf, and watch the price take off like a pickpocket being chased in the subway.
Most unusual-looking fruit or vegetable for sale: If it can get through customs, it’s somewhere in this city.
Other things to check off on your scavenger's list: ATM with highest fee, smiling Traffic Cop, best parallel parking job, and multiple Starbucks in a single picture (Astor Place and a wide angle lens should get you about 4 Starbucks in one shot.)
For those who require external validation to get motivated, one can submit scavenger-related photos to the Times and they may be printed with your credit. Submission guidelines can be found here.
Posted by Lexiphane at March 3, 2007 10:23 AM
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