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Oct 5, 2010, 10:37 am
#1591
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: England
Posts: 37
well spent most of the afternoon searching for the cloud photo - can't find anything that looks the same sort of cloud.
looked for clouds, hot springs steam / geyser steam / rainforest steam and other combinations and the areas mentioned so far.
I am going to stamp my feet if someone finds the photo just like that - mind you if it helps with the location maybe I won't stamp too hard. And it is my first introduction to photo identification and shutterstock.
I'll probably go with Arenal Volcano , Costa Rica and hope for a great clue tomorrow.
thanks for all the help in getting this far.
looked for clouds, hot springs steam / geyser steam / rainforest steam and other combinations and the areas mentioned so far.
I am going to stamp my feet if someone finds the photo just like that - mind you if it helps with the location maybe I won't stamp too hard. And it is my first introduction to photo identification and shutterstock.
I'll probably go with Arenal Volcano , Costa Rica and hope for a great clue tomorrow.
thanks for all the help in getting this far.
Oct 5, 2010, 10:37 am
#1592
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: CHA/TYS
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Posts: 2,868
I don't think the clue means the vulcano. Why should a vulcano only be day or night active, so you dont have to pick this out. If it's active then it's active the whole time untill it stops to beeing active. A vulcano doesn't sleep at special times a day.
I think this means: a) An animal or b) Somebody, Anybody
I think this means: a) An animal or b) Somebody, Anybody
Oct 5, 2010, 10:53 am
#1593
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 93
Under Firefox 2 or Firefox 3.5 or IE, with Flash 9, I only see a blank black screen at this site. Is there an easy way to get this web site to work? Maybe they want Flash 10, but competently written sites that want a newer version will check for it and tell you.
(I haven't read all 106 pages of this thread, so I may have missed it. And, yes, I'm just curious, as non-US members aren't allowed to do this one anyhow.)
(I haven't read all 106 pages of this thread, so I may have missed it. And, yes, I'm just curious, as non-US members aren't allowed to do this one anyhow.)
Oct 5, 2010, 10:56 am
#1594
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Central Scotland
Programs: Oneworld, Avios and IHG Spire Ambassador
Posts: 574
Under Firefox 2 or Firefox 3.5 or IE, with Flash 9, I only see a blank black screen at this site. Is there an easy way to get this web site to work? Maybe they want Flash 10, but competently written sites that want a newer version will check for it and tell you.
(I haven't read all 106 pages of this thread, so I may have missed it. And, yes, I'm just curious, as non-US members aren't allowed to do this one anyhow.)
(I haven't read all 106 pages of this thread, so I may have missed it. And, yes, I'm just curious, as non-US members aren't allowed to do this one anyhow.)
Oct 5, 2010, 10:58 am
#1595
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 847
I know last week's composite had numerous Mabul images, so maybe we shouldn't be so focused on a single volcano. This is a stretch, but there is a Central Volcanic Cordillera Conservation Area referenced in Wikipedia which encompasses Irazú, Poás and Turrialba.
Oct 5, 2010, 11:02 am
#1597
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 847
Under Firefox 2 or Firefox 3.5 or IE, with Flash 9, I only see a blank black screen at this site. Is there an easy way to get this web site to work? Maybe they want Flash 10, but competently written sites that want a newer version will check for it and tell you.
(I haven't read all 106 pages of this thread, so I may have missed it. And, yes, I'm just curious, as non-US members aren't allowed to do this one anyhow.)
(I haven't read all 106 pages of this thread, so I may have missed it. And, yes, I'm just curious, as non-US members aren't allowed to do this one anyhow.)
I had the same problem initially. When I upgraded my Flash, all was well.
Oct 5, 2010, 11:02 am
#1598
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Lubbock, TX
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Posts: 250
Oct 5, 2010, 11:11 am
#1599
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ely, MN
Programs: AA MM Gold, UA, DL, Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold
Posts: 96
Is it just me, or is there a second mountain/volcano mostly hidden in the clouds in the center left portion of the picture?
Oct 5, 2010, 11:12 am
#1600
Join Date: May 2009
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 235
I chose 'ARENAL VOLCANO, COSTA RICA'
Oct 5, 2010, 11:33 am
#1602
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: NYC
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Posts: 1,465
So far the first clue in every week pointed directly to the location. Two weeks ago it was something that flows and it was a river. Last week it was a site. This week it is something that is active day and night. I doubt this is a park.
Oct 5, 2010, 11:42 am
#1603
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: NYC
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I found one more picture - this is where the green stuff came from. Annotation to the photo says "Detail of the Irazu Volcano Crater". Here's the pic (look at the bottom):
I'm with those who believe that the answer should be Irazu Volcano, Costa Rica
I'm with those who believe that the answer should be Irazu Volcano, Costa Rica
Last edited by foxberg; Oct 5, 2010 at 11:49 am
Oct 5, 2010, 11:58 am
#1604
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fort Worth, TX, USA
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Posts: 468
I think I found the cloud image (sorry Shezzy!):
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-3816...sh-layers.html
Look at the "indention" in the cloud right under the dark C part of the Shutterstock logo. It matches the indention reversed just below the left end of the visible volcano in the PC picture.
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-3816...sh-layers.html
Look at the "indention" in the cloud right under the dark C part of the Shutterstock logo. It matches the indention reversed just below the left end of the visible volcano in the PC picture.
Oct 5, 2010, 12:05 pm
#1605
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Florida
Programs: PC Plt Amb, HH, Airtran/US Air Elite
Posts: 28
What are you sighing for?!? I have read every post, I have looked at every picture, and I am one of those thinks it is more likely to be Arenal than Turrialba.
The clue is 'Active both night and day', which Arenal is and Turrialba isn't.
I may be wrong, but for now there is insufficient info to know for sure so to suggest that we have the answer 100% for sure, and that the debate is over is just silly.
Don't forget that last week everyone was sure on day one that it was one of the castles in a particular part of Japan, and that turned out to be 100% wrong!
The clue is 'Active both night and day', which Arenal is and Turrialba isn't.
I may be wrong, but for now there is insufficient info to know for sure so to suggest that we have the answer 100% for sure, and that the debate is over is just silly.
Don't forget that last week everyone was sure on day one that it was one of the castles in a particular part of Japan, and that turned out to be 100% wrong!
- it's good to have a collective of hundreds of brains working on this. Good point on none of us being able to be 100% sure - we won't know that until they post the answer and our points. I'm going with Arenal Volcano National Park, Costa Rica today, we'll see what tomorrow brings. Continuing to enjoy the hunt....