GC386A The Photographer's Cache V (Unknown Cache) in New York, United States created by Markwell

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Markwell: These caches have had a nice long run. What started off with an idea in February of 2002 from a cacher named [url=http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=7ebf007a-7569-4594-b160-b63299ba5938]Blackjak[/url] has finally run its course. With the demise of the virtual cache on Geocaching.com, and the long ago demise of the moving cache, these were only grandfathered caches, but I really enjoyed them.

Life and its concerns and worries are starting to chip away at my time, and I came to a point earlier this month when I started looking at my priorities and what was important. Somehow, keeping up with these moving virtual caches and updating the 11 versions, e-mailing back and forth with unresponsive finders, and eventually having to find my own suggested locations has taken toll on me.

So many people have written me with these caches to say how glad they were that there was something innovative and new to the caching world. Something different and outside-of-the-box. Those notes almost made it worth my time and effort to keep these active.

I would like to thank all those that found these caches, took great photos and suggested such wonderful locations for future finders. I may at somepoint set up a waymark category for locations that were once listed as Photographer's Caches. Until then, these 11 caches are archived.

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Hidden : 11/22/2005

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Welcome to the Photographer's Cache! This cache is a hybrid cache, and the first of it's kind. It is also part of a series of 10 photograph caches. Links to the other caches are below.

Disclaimer:
This cache was originally approved as a moving cache in February of 2002. I can't find the original reference in the forums, but here's a follow-up to the original discussion.

Groundspeak has enacted a guideline on their cache listing requirements that no new moving Geocaches will be approved for listing. However, this cache has been graciously grandfathered.

How it works:

The cache is started by placing coordinates of a spot you have always wanted photographed. The cache page is then changed to reflect the Country/Coordinates of the requested photo.
A cacher close to that area will see the cache as near them, and if they choose to participate, take the pictures of the area, log a find, and post the photos online.
The same cacher who took the picture then decides where the next picture should be taken, and the process is repeated.

Guidelines:

Photographs should be of good quality. Drive by, out of focus pictures will not be accepted.
At least one picture should have the cacher's GPSr in it. This will prevent I-was-there-last-year pictures or internet pictures.
If you visited a location previously, you may certainly post pictures - but only to a note (). To claim a "Found it" log (), you must visit the cache location for the duration of the placement. Pictures taken prior to the placement do not count as a find, nor do pictures taken after the cache has moved on.
If no one responds to a photo request for 90 days, the last cacher will be asked to make another photo request
Photo requests should only be made in active cache areas. Example: A photo request of the North Pole would not likely be taken and should be avoided.
Be Original! Check the history of this cache as well as the web gallery history of the other nine Photographer's Caches.*
Also be original in placement as far as location: I will not place a Photographer's Cache within 528 feet (0.10 miles) of an existing current cache.*
Try to be a little “crafty” in your locations. Instead of just telling us where you'd like us to go, use a hint and the best coordinates possible. This will add a little excitement. What will I find when I get there? Example: Where's 50 gallons of butter when you need it? Answer Here.

Once the pictures are taken, you can post them on a "found it" log. If you have trouble keeping the quality of the photo while staying under the 100K limit, email the pictures to me and I can format them for you.

It may happen that two or more people will take a picture of the same shot. You are welcome to add your photos and log a find, but only the first person to correctly log the find is allowed to request the next shot, and as soon as the next location is posted, no other pictures from previous requests should be posted.

There have also been incidents that have caused me to make "rulings" on finds and placements. I've started collecting them in a page called Case Law: Photographer's Caches.

If you do not have the means of getting the coordinates of the area, just e-mail me your request and I will put the coordinates on the page when I update it. Possible sources of coordinates: Eagle Geocoding, Maporama. If you have difficulty beyond that, e-mail me, and I'll try to help out as best I can.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to e-mail me.

*To assist you in figuring out if your next choice has been used or is by another existing cache, jef came up with a nifty way of searching the Photographer's Cache WebGallery by coordinates. THANKS JEF!

HERE'S THE TOOL

Current Clue:
Harvey's Monument

The Photographer’s Cache V History
Most recent placement on top.
Note: Photo link may not be for "winning" photo. If more than one cacher photographed the location, I tried to pick the most representative picture.

Date Requested	Requested By	Coordinates	Picture of	Date Picture Taken	First Picture Taken By
11/22/2005	Markwell	N 42° 02.985 W 074° 01.870	Harvey's Monument	Check history in logs to see if this has been found already.
6/28/2005	Vargseld	S 25° 19.600 E 130° 59.820	Uluru (Ayers Rock), Northern Territory, Australia	8/27/2005	TKD kid
6/24/2005	Markwell	N 42° 53.760 W 076° 54.535	Scythe Tree, near Waterloo, NY	6/25/2005	Vargseld
5/9/2005	CTKayak	N 44° 22.300 W 073° 26.325	Long Pond and Camp Pok-O-MacCready, NY	6/4/2005	The Lynch Three
3/14/2005	kc0dxh	N 41° 18.333 W 072° 31.331	Stone Wall, Clinton, CT	3/16/2005	CTKayak
3/3/2005	maggie potts	N 41° 37.672 W 093° 37.368	French Way Cleaners Near Des Moines, IA	3/4/2005	kc0dxh
2/25/2005	fresgo	N 41° 44.601 W 092° 43.510	Merchants National Bank in Grinnell, IA	2/26/2005	maggie potts
2/9/2005	avroair	N 36° 30.870 W 119° 33.070	Coffeepot Watertower,Kingsburg, CA	2/25/2005	fresgo
1/24/2005	Markwell	N 40° 43.609 W 074° 03.124	Big Cat that was once in Macy's Parade, Jersey City, NJ	1/29/2005	avroair
12/14/2004	Inukshuk	N 43° 11.981 W 079° 15.977	Carousel at Lakeside Park, St. Catharine's, Ontario, CAN	12/15/2004	Nozzletime
12/6/2004	michigan_chris	N 53° 25.431 W 002° 30.341	Lizard Statue, near Risley, UK	12/9/2004	Inukshuk
8/30/2004	Kona Tree	N 19° 37.950 W 155° 59.810	Location off the coast of Hawaii	11/22/2004	michigan_chris
8/23/2004	ShadowAce	N 19° 25.208 W 155° 54.704	Hawaiian God Statues, near the Great Wall at Pu'uhonua o Honaunau or Place of Refuge, Hawaii	8/28/2004	Kona Tree
8/16/2004	golefts	N 31° 57.480 W 111° 35.730	Mayall Observatory, Kitt Peak, AZ	8/23/2004	ShadowAce
6/2/2004	Markwell	N 46° 16.590 W 096° 03.764	Giant Otter, Fergus Falls, MN	8/4/2004	golefts
12/17/2003	Mrs. Captain Picard	N 30° 25.880 W 091° 12.611	Port Allen Lock, Baton Rouge, LA	12/20/2003	katiem
10/3/2003	Markwell	N 28° 40.719 W 099° 49.709	Popeye Statue, Crystal City, TX	11/28/2003	Mrs. Captain Picard, The Outlaw, TreyB and Moosieg
8/15/2003	yooper trooper	N 45° 54.628 W 084° 44.438	Statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe outside Castle Rock, near Mackinac, MI	8/21/2003	Dale & Staci
7/15/2003	BlackDogs	N 46° 29.728 W 086° 33.050	Miner's Castle, MI	7/21/2003	yooper trooper
7/4/2003	The Cheeseheads	N 46° 36.097 W 090° 05.425	Copper Mountain Ski Flying Hill, MI	7/5/2003	BlackDogs
7/2/2003	Markwell	N 42° 21.732 W 087° 49.880	Statue of Jack Benny, Waukegan, IL	7/3/2003	The Cheeseheads
3/17/2003	ktilford	N 36° 24.992 W 093° 46.320	Thorncrown Chapel, Eureka Springs, Arkansas	3/26/2003	Trailblazer # 1
10/22/2002	Uplink	N 39° 02.900 W 095° 40.683	The new Ad Astra statue atop the Kansas State Capital dome, Topeka, KS	11/8/2002	ktilford
10/14/2002	bthomas	N 47° 32.467 W 122° 19.367	Oversized boots and hat, Seattle, WA	10/14/2002	Uplink
10/6/2002	sbukosky	N 37° 48.125 W 122° 25.129	Lombard Street, San Francisco, CA	10/13/2002	bthomas
9/26/2002	andrew_craig	N 42° 57.543 W 088° 00.519	Kopps Custard, Greenfield, WI	9/29/2002	sbukosky
8/26/2002	novato-larry	N 37° 55.748 W 122° 34.601	San Francisco, CA from a distant mountain on a sunny day.	8/31/2002	andrew_craig
8/21/2002	Kytrex	N 37° 46.129 W 122° 26.794	Former Home of the Grateful Dead, 710 Ashbury, San Francisco, CA	8/24/2002	novato-larry
8/17/2002	sjs102	N 37° 46.350 W 083° 41.067	Natural Bridge and Battleship Rock, Natural Bridge State Park, KY	8/19/2002	Kytrex
7/22/2002	TH&G	N 44° 27.550 W 110° 49.675	Old Faithful, Yellowstone NP, Near Cody, WY	8/2/2002	sjs102
6/9/2002	byonke	N 43° 44.463 W 110° 44.326	Lupine Meadows Trailhead, view of Teewinot, Grand Teton and Mt Owen	7/21/2002	TH&G
4/28/2002	bldebabe	N 44° 16.235 W 071° 18.242	Mount Washington Summit, NH	6/9/2002	byonke
3/26/2002	Team Orbit	N 35° 15.082 W 075° 31.359	Cape Hatteras, NC	4/28/2002	bldebabe
3/24/2002	cachebaby	N 43° 49.230 W 103° 38.316	Crazy Horse Memorial, SD	3/25/2002	Team Orbit
3/10/2002	Kevin & Susan	N 40° 42.808 W 074° 00.809	'Tribute In Light' Memorial, NYC	3/17/2002	cachebaby
3/8/2002	WM6P	N 33° 45.170 W 118° 11.383	Queen Mary in Long Beach	3/10/2002	Kevin & Susan
2/22/2002	Matt the Rat	N 34° 16.737 W 118° 42.307	Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village in Simi Valley, CA	3/8/2002	WM6P
2/12/2002	seneca	N 41° 51.739 W 087° 36.815	Pillar outside Soldier Field, Chicago	2/20/2002	Matt the Rat
2/8/2002	Blackjak	N 49° 01.257 W 122° 48.303	Cielo Mediterranean Restaurant in BC, CAN	2/11/2002	seneca

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The Photographer's Cache II
The Photographer's Cache III
The Photographer's Cache IV
The Photographer's Cache V
The Photographer's Cache VI
The Photographer's Cache VII
The Photographer's Cache VIII
The Photographer's Cache IX
The Photographer's Cache X

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