Difference between revisions of "2014-05-03 50 -1"

Latest revision as of 21:54, 8 March 2020

Location

Berry Business Village, Tollbar Way, Hedge End

Participants

Plans

Macronencer is dashing through on his way to shoot a time lapse in Winchester, and plans to stop VERY briefly. A hash'n'dash!

Expedition

Co-ordinates reached. This was a very quick one, since I had to get to Twyford Down to shoot some time lapse and I wanted to be in position well before sunset. The hash point was in Berry Business Village, just inside the main gate. As I was doing the GPS dance a security guy drove in, right past me. For some reason he didn't even bother to look at me strangely, even though I was actually in his way until I noticed his car and moved. Perhaps they get visits from The Internet regularly. The time lapse was a partial success, though some high cloud arrived and made everything a bit too hazy for perfection to be achieved - but it was a nice day anyway!

Photos

Turning into the hash point. Note that the Google Street View crew forgot to remove the painted marker after they finished photographing it.
Proof of co-ordinates reached.
View from the hash point. It's just inside Berry Business Village -- presumably the place is full of smoothies.

Achievements

Macronencer earned the xkcd Nullaturion achievement

by attending 6 Saturday meetups.

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+Co-ordinates reached. This was a very quick one, since I had to get to Twyford Down to shoot some time lapse and I wanted to be in position well before sunset. The hash point was in Berry Business Village, just inside the main gate. As I was doing the GPS dance a security guy drove in, right past me. For some reason he didn't even bother to look at me strangely, even though I was actually in his way until I noticed his car and moved. Perhaps they get visits from The Internet regularly.
-Co-ordinates reached. Report later! Very tired after time lapse shoot...
+The time lapse was a partial success, though some high cloud arrived and made everything a bit too hazy for perfection to be achieved - but it was a nice day anyway!
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+Image:2014-05-03 50 -1 01 Entrance.jpg | Turning into the hash point. Note that the Google Street View crew forgot to remove the painted marker after they finished photographing it.
+Image:2014-05-03 50 -1 02 ProofOfCoords.PNG | Proof of co-ordinates reached.
+Image:2014-05-03 50 -1 03 ViewFromHash.jpg | View from the hash point. It's just inside Berry Business Village -- presumably the place is full of smoothies.
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