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Gerlach Webcam Fun Jan 2013
[Edited by moderator: Splitting this new conversation from the thread that ran its course in 2006]
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Give me that recipe for peanut sauce.
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Re: Gerlach Webcam Support Group
Just checked the webcam a minute ago... It looks like my view out of my truck after a bit of freezing rain.
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Hi I'm Tamara and I'm a webcam-anon. My significant other is obsessed with the gerlach webcam. Yes, this means I get random texts about there actually being a truck in the street. He has been obsessed about the footprints in the park that won't melt. Of course, to be able to converse with him I have to also watch the camera. Who put the footprints there? Will they ever melt? Where IS that truck going? And how in the world does Bruno keep his business open when no one is ever there?
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hey!!
when we go out to the Playa on Sunday, we should try to get on the web cam!! maybe someone at home can get a screen shot?
hahhaaahaaa
when we go out to the Playa on Sunday, we should try to get on the web cam!! maybe someone at home can get a screen shot?
hahhaaahaaa
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ygmir wrote:hey!!
when we go out to the Playa on Sunday, we should try to get on the web cam!! maybe someone at home can get a screen shot?
hahhaaahaaa
Um, sure -- I don't mind watching for 15 minutes, but have not intentions of staring for 3 hours in the off chance someone will show up

If I am reading the timezone thingy correct, Reno (and therefore Gerlach) should be in PST - Pacific Standard Time (UTC/GMT -8 hours) Time Zone. (Right??)
Therefore, on Sunday (Jan 27/2013) at what time should I expect to see our lovely group of misfits ???
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we can post here, and FB, when we're leaving Reno, maybe if anyone gets signal, post from Gerlach and or the playa!!
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Yes please give us a heads up!
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tamarakay wrote:Yes please give us a heads up!
*wry grin*
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Simple. Telephone on arrival in Gerlach. I'm told there is a pay phone there, or use Bruno's (and pay them). (Of course, you are all laughing at me now, and waving your shoe phones.)
If several of us try to take screen shots, at least one of us ought to get a decent one.

If several of us try to take screen shots, at least one of us ought to get a decent one.

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Now.... Maybe I have been concentrating on driving and not paying attention to the landmarks. But I feel confused when I read the description of the shot. Does the shot match the text?


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Re: Gerlach Webcam Fun Jan 2013
I went ahead and split this new discussion from the original thread that ended in 2006. Good luck to those making the trek to Gerlach this weekend. Drive safe, dress warm and all that nonsense.
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Elliot wrote:Now.... Maybe I have been concentrating on driving and not paying attention to the landmarks. But I feel confused when I read the description of the shot. Does the shot match the text?
Um, I think it does... When I look at Gerlach with Google maps, it appears to be correct. BRC should be a little left of the railway track.
https://maps.google.ca/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.664298,-119.334183&spn=0.032553,0.084543&t=h&z=14&vpsrc=6
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Re: Gerlach Webcam Fun Jan 2013
yeah, so if we get next to the water tower, and the picket fence, it should work!
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ygmir wrote:yeah, so if we get next to the water tower, and the picket fence, it should work!
thats solid planning. get a sound location, get maked and do the can-can. make sure we know though or its wasted
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You won't be able to miss the water tower as you're coming through town. It's right as the road bears left, and well it's a big water tower. Once you're parked, head to that park bench you see in the pic, the one that's closest to the white picket fence. I can't tell from the pic which way the bench is facing, but turn and face the picket fence and you should be set to go. For added measure (to make sure everyone's clear of the branches of the trees), standing to one side of the bench (the side closest to the road) is where you'll want to center the group. It's refreshed once a minute, so for good measure after calling someone and synchronizing watches you'll probably want to plan to stand there a good 5 minutes so it can get a few snaps.
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Ah yes, the Google Map solved it for me. I remembered the sharp turn in the road by the railroad track, but I did not realize it turned more than 90 degrees so that the street actually heads somewhat south again. That puts the camera facing north, yes, and Bruno's on the correct side of the street. And Bruno's is in the distant background, not really visible in the shot. (Street View!)
Now... I suppose it would be rude to knock on the door and ask the resident (Helen?) permission to pose in her front yard? That would be the best shot. If the cell phone works, I could even pose the group by telephone while watching the screen and get it just right. (Modern technology!
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Now... I suppose it would be rude to knock on the door and ask the resident (Helen?) permission to pose in her front yard? That would be the best shot. If the cell phone works, I could even pose the group by telephone while watching the screen and get it just right. (Modern technology!

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I was thinking lined up right against the fence. 

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We ought to think of lighting and background, so nobody "disappears" against the background, or with the shadow of a tree branch over their face. That's why I'm thinking of the foreground, so everyone's heads are outlined against the snow. And closer is always better, if we shall have any hope of recognizing anybody. Better to cut off some feet than lose the faces.
But of course, we do not want to make a nuisance of ourselves with our hosts in Gerlach.
But of course, we do not want to make a nuisance of ourselves with our hosts in Gerlach.
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Elliot wrote:But of course, we do not want to make a nuisance of ourselves with our hosts in Gerlach.
First concideration!
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ygmir wrote:yeah, so if we get next to the water tower, and the picket fence, it should work!
The Grassy--um, Snowy--Knoll, too.
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Well of course they'll need a second shooter (er, photographer) on the ground...
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Yeah, it can be confusing. Having worked many years in the glossy-color-magazine industry, I know we all say "shoot", and I doubt I can change that Industry Standard in my lifetime. So... keeping track of the context matters.
I seem to be able to save one screen shot per minute to a photo folder, even computer-illiterate as I am, so this ought to work.
I seem to be able to save one screen shot per minute to a photo folder, even computer-illiterate as I am, so this ought to work.
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Car! There's a car!
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tamarakay wrote:Car! There's a car!
You don't get out much, do ya?

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Roark wrote:tamarakay wrote:Car! There's a car!
You don't get out much, do ya?
I'll quote that at you next year when you start watching that damn camera obsessively.
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we aren't right in the head are we?
damn i missed the car
damn i missed the car
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I saw a person walking by a few years back. Those were the day my friends---those were the days!
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theCryptofishist wrote:Roark wrote:tamarakay wrote:Car! There's a car!
You don't get out much, do ya?
I'll quote that at you next year when you start watching that damn camera obsessively.
I saw a bird this morning. Hehehehe

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Hey, it's dark out there. What gives??! Get out there already!
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