29 September 2010

Nominations needed for photo themes

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While I’m not yet out of ideas I thought I’d see what other ideas you lot have for images of canberra theme of the week.

Suggestions gratefully received in the comments.

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insects
letterboxes
fences
balconies
veggie gardens
clothes lines
fruit trees

What lovely suggestions! Trust a newbie to provide some non-cynical Canberra-centric ideas. I really like the clothesline suggestion. You can tell a lot about a place by its clothes lines. And Australian clothes lines are unique.

Captain RAAF2:55 pm 05 Oct 10

‘Things that don’t belong’.

Introduced species, be they flora or fauna.

-Concrete Action bus stops that were painted by school kids in the 80s
-Suburban grow-ops
-Sites of Todd Carney incidents
-Booners
-Letter boxes destroyed by fireworks
-Famous public servants

Pommy bastard10:56 am 03 Oct 10

“where in the ACT is this”

“Memories of Weston Park”

Tree said :

Houses with two or more trashy, unregistered rust-bucket cars in the front yard?

Suburban ovals at sunset.

Just google earth Charnwood…

MissPeaches said :

Lunchtime Theatrics
By this I mean capture images of those people we see as we wander around the city centres at lunch time. The street performers, the sandsculpture builders, the evangelical preachers…

Crazy Woden cat ladies?

Photographs of the sky/landscapes/water!

Dodgy building construction – you could spend a while at Kingston foreshore for starters then move to Gungahlin … years of fun. The lawyers would love you.

More graffiti art – I particularly liked the one of “Rudd the Dudd” that has been spray painted around Lyneham.

Flowers! I loved the photos of floriade by the chick with the flash camera.

Sporting events … even though I’m not really very sporty, I’m contantly amazed with what events are going on in & around Canberra.

Places to go in Canberra – lots of hidden gems like Gibralter Rocks, Booroomba Rocks and around the lake.

Lunchtime Theatrics
By this I mean capture images of those people we see as we wander around the city centres at lunch time. The street performers, the sandsculpture builders, the evangelical preachers…

colourful sydney racing identity1:11 pm 30 Sep 10

inappropriate medical instruments given to small children

Amanda Hugankis said :

– Those switch/power boxes with paintings on (like the one near Malkara school with the weird balloon ppl on it that give me the creeps!)

+1

Hidden Heritage?
Hints of Canberra’s past?
Oh you mean piles of rubble that used to be Canberra’s past.

p1 said :

Woody Mann-Caruso said :

The interiors of workplace fridges.

And the ecosystems which have evolved in them?

That brings back memories. I got sick of cleaning mold-covered food containers that were stinking up the fridge and started throwing them out, no matter how expensive they looked and how much cutlery was in the same bag. Yes, it was me that threw your Pyrex dish out.

My idea, building on Growling Ferret #4, streetscapes of McMansions, rows of 5 star-rated energy-suckers with no eves and black roof tiles.

Cyclist blatantly breaking road rules in front of law abiding, tax-paying, decent, God-fearing, clean living motorists.

ACT Govt Community Consultation in action – because until we’ve seen the photos, we’ll never believe it actually happens.

Canberra Ghosts.

Filty shopping centre toilets.

Tacky bogan roadside memorials to human roadkill.

georgesgenitals12:22 pm 30 Sep 10

busgirl said :

Mis-spellings on signs.

A bit OT, but I recently saw a skill tester game with a big sign “Skill Thruster!” above it.

georgesgenitals12:20 pm 30 Sep 10

PM said :

Pubs.

Pubes.

Amanda Hugankis12:04 pm 30 Sep 10

– Those switch/power boxes with paintings on (like the one near Malkara school with the weird balloon ppl on it that give me the creeps!)
– I like the ‘cars’ theme mentioned above … romantic/ambient/photographically creative takes on burnt out, crashed, abandoned vehicles
– birds of the ACT
– our new suburbs emerging
– Camberra old and new – interpret as you will, incorporate the contract in ur photo
– markets
– hidden Canberra

“I Can’t Believe Its Canberra”

astrojax said :

PM said :

Pubs.

no pubs in canberra, pm. no corners, see?

roundabouts could be a theme. or illegal parking?

Fine, then. “Taverns”?

luther_bendross11:20 am 30 Sep 10

Building on Chop71’s ideas:

– Smallest backyard in Gungahlin
– Thuggies on the run
– Lipstick on a pig (i.e. Belconnen)
– Worst Lexus SUV driving in Weston
– Cars on cinderblocks in one street in Woden
– Emo gatherings in Civic

Muttsybignuts10:43 am 30 Sep 10

Public works of art and the men who love them

The friendly face of ACT Policing?

Bus-stop shelters.

troll-sniffer said :

The ugly side of the beautiful city

+1

also frames some of the other suggestions nicely…

Themed using Audioslave lyrics: “the Broken City”

Mis-spellings on signs.

Interesting hair-do’s.

City trees.

Canberra buskers.

Wild flowers of the ACT.

Fat people

Interesting people, the coiffed and the goths. tattoos

Stolen, abandoned and burnt out cars of the Canberra suburbs

Houses with two or more trashy, unregistered rust-bucket cars in the front yard?

Suburban ovals at sunset.

PM said :

Pubs.

no pubs in canberra, pm. no corners, see?

roundabouts could be a theme. or illegal parking?

WonderfulWorld9:40 pm 29 Sep 10

Spring School Holiday Fun

grumpyrhonda9:16 pm 29 Sep 10

drewski said :

‘Why’ photos. If you see something ACT-ludicrous, capture it in an image.

I like this idea.

“Public servants”

Woody Mann-Caruso said :

The interiors of workplace fridges.

And the ecosystems which have evolved in them?

Gungahlin Al6:55 pm 29 Sep 10

Tableaus – you know those scenes that just make you wonder “what is the story behind THAT scene?”

Canberra’s Best Architecture.
Canberra’s Worst Architecture.

Cafe culture

Worst kept verge.

Woody Mann-Caruso6:43 pm 29 Sep 10

Workplace afternoon teas.
Passive-aggressive signs in workplace kitchens.
The interiors of workplace fridges.

“summers coming”

Work life in the ACT

Context photos – photos that tell a story, as opposed to a cut and paste representation of an object.

‘Why’ photos. If you see something ACT-ludicrous, capture it in an image.

Visual interpretations of ‘politics’

Chop71 said :

Thuggies action shots – like an episode of cops
or a Gungahlin theme of …. “how small is your backyard?”

I like this idea. I happen to think one of mates might just have the winning “backyard”

Holden Caulfield4:29 pm 29 Sep 10

Your favourite government office building.
(Someone needs to give the security guards something to do!)

Your favourite ex-Prime Minister’s residence – Google workers need not apply.

Sorry, I am out of ideas, haha.

+1 for the alleyway suggestion, though, I really like the idea of capturing unexpected aspects of Canberra.

Thuggies action shots – like an episode of cops
or a Gungahlin theme of …. “how small is your backyard?”

a few suggestions 🙂

The vomit stains of east & west row

The week in bridge collapses

The week in stolen plants from the arbitorium

and a few serious ones

Daylight savings switch-over

New architecture

Growling Ferret3:52 pm 29 Sep 10

Ugly McMansions of the Inner North (and south)

A tribute to the new knockdown rebuild houses that just don’t fit in with anything else on the street.

“Canberra Culinary Delights”

I love pictures of food.

troll-sniffer3:32 pm 29 Sep 10

The ugly side of the beautiful city

Hidden gems in the city

Alleyways and the like

Natural Canberra (in the city limits but no buildings visible)

Heritage aspects not necessarily listed as such

Pretty broad but scope for imagination –

“Caught in the Act”

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