This was for the cache: A Model Tourist, which I found on the 30 June 2013. This is a cache with a difference as you can see, first you take a photo of yourself by the model of a building, then a photo at the actual building in Bourton
This was found after my Splash Mob Event in Bourton
Thank you for your submissions. So that Morgan can see the photos that have been uploaded directly to this site in full size, I will mail her a login first thing tomorrow morning. Thank you again, and good luck to you all
Hi, all, Morgan Talbot here. Thanks so much for submitting your pictures for Gackt's First to Find Photo Contest. I enjoyed seeing every one of them, and imagining the fun and effort involved in the pursuit of each FTF. Geocaching wouldn't exist if we didn't challenge each other to go, search, try, and experience. To my mind, it is a perfect modern hobby, taking full advantage of various technologies and capitalizing on human curiosity.
I've chosen the following four potential winners from the many excellent and entertaining submitted images.
I love the visual in this image submitted by pigdogboyandgirls, of the road stretching ahead, and the youth and companionship evident in the walking pair. The yellow field whose edge angles toward the vanishing point puts me in mind of the Yellow Brick Road, too. Geocaching is a sport for humans of all ages and our canine companions, as well, and it's often at its best when the social aspect is present.
Walktall's image struck me as the epitome of the clever cacher: one with a wide set of caching skills. Not only does he excel at the Dance of Gravity when the fate of his wardrobe hangs in the balance, but he's prepared ahead of time to record for posterity his triumphant moment of discovery.
Griff Grof's pic of the water's edge FTF hunt immediately made me think of my main characters, Bindi and Margarita. Whether we're seeking a FTF or solving a mystery, we all enjoy a companionable, cooperative search for that which eludes us all: closure.
Sly2's triumphant, if damp, victory captures the heart of the seeker (Harry Potter references aside). When one's goal is achieved, not even Heaven's draining bathtub can dampen one's spirits.
I had a very difficult time deciding among these most worthy of all the excellent submissions. But eventually one image seemed to speak to the concept of being First to Find more loudly than all the rest. When one races the world, everything else must fall to the wayside. When one strives just that much harder or faster, and sacrifices just that little bit more (including, often, one's dignity), one can achieve first what others must make a more ordinary achievement. When one focuses so tightly on one's goal that one ends up standing in the middle of the road in a downpour, arms raised in drenching, glorious victory, one can truly be said to have given more than was expected, and more than any other--even if it was freely offered.
Winning Image:
He who dares, signs the logbook first. So for your victorious daring, Sly2, I congratulate you on winning Gackt's First To Find Photo Contest, and a signed copy of First to Find!
Heartfelt thanks once again to all who took the time to enter Gackt's contest, and my fulsome gratitude to Gackt for inviting me to participate in my small way. Cache on!
Thank you and well done to everyone who participated, great photos! I am sure we have all had fun watching the submissions and choosing our favourites. And thank you to Morgan for taking time out from your schedule for choosing your favourite to be the winner, it is very much appreciated.
Well done sly2. I was talking to Griff yesterday about this and I thought this was the best picture, part in it's simplicity but it was the capturing of the essence of the FTF hunt