My New Project: Giant Photo Scavenger Hunt

Recently, I've been feeling less then inspired when it comes to photography. I go days without picking up my camera, which is unusual for me. I needed something to push me in the right direction. Previously, I did the One object, 365 days project (my flickr set is here), but I didn't want to do something quite that structured. And I'm currently doing the 52 Weeks Project (My set here), but that's not a daily thing. So I decided on a Scavenger Hunt. A huge photo scavenger hunt. There are a million and one photo scavenger hunt groups on flickr, but I wanted to make my own list because a) I didn't want to follow anyone else's rules (and they all seem to have a lot of them...) and b) none of the lists were quite giant enough. So I created my own, and thought I'd share in case anyone wanted to join in.

  The List:

1. Flag
2. A body of water
3. Statue
4. Big rock
5. Star
6. Bricks
7. Stripes
8. Zigzag
9. Polka-dots
10. Mass Transport
11. Big Truck
12. Stop Sign
13. School Bus
14. Construction Equipment
15. A full(ish) parking lot
16. An empty parking lot
17. Slide
18. Swings
19. A playground
20. Motorhome
21. A white sign
22. A green sign
23. A blue sign
24. A yellow sign
25. A red sign
26. Street sign
27. A sign with no words
28. A funny sign
29. Cat
30. Dog
31. Bird
32. Fish
33. A large animal
34. A small animal
35. An amphibian/reptile
36. Field
37. Farm
38. Orchard
39. Blue building
40. Tall building
41. Green building
42. Red building
43. Church
44. A restaurant
45. A pub
46. Inside a restaurant/bar
47. A store
48. Inside a store (non-grocery)
49. Inside a grocery store
50. A cafe
51. Gas Station
52. School
53. A fair/carnival
54. Something Lost
55. Something broken
56. Something rusted
57. Purple
58. Pink
59. Bridge
60. A road/construction crew
61. Picnic Table
62. Graffiti
63. A face in an object
64. Reflection
65. Bench
66. Flowering bush
67. Something freshly baked
68. A meal
69. Fruit and/or veggies
70. Leaf
71. Sphere
72. Cube
73. Pyramid
74. Feet
75. Mailbox
76. Lawn ornament
77. An abandoned building
78. Square
79. Triangle
80. Circle
81. Cemetery
82. Birdhouse
83. For Sale sign
84. For Rent sign
85. Feathers
86. Ball
87. Flower
88. Tree
89. Book
90. Change
91. Cash
92. Hospital
93. Art
94. A sticker
95. A flyer
96. Garden
97. Skull
98. Bug
99. Fire hydrant
100. Orange 
101. Dish
102. Cream
103. A manhole cover
104. Dead End
105. Seat
106. Rainbow
107. Gray
108. Sport
109. A No Parking Sign
110. Drink
111. Spiral
112. A list of Rules
113. A do not enter / do not disturb sign
114. Bucket
115. Boat
116. New
117. A vintage car
118. A pile
119. Fence
120. Clothesline
121. Barn
122. Dead
123. Black and White
124. Bottle
125. Kitty
126. Bubble
127. Gazebo
128. The letter Q
129. Parade
130. Prince/Princess/Queen/King
131. Heart
132. Lips
133. Nails
134. Hardware
135. Pipe
136. Cow
137. Cross
138. Flame
139. Chicken
140. Steps
141. Light
142. Dark
143. Cracked
144. Toy
145. Balance
146. Bike
147. Balloon
148. A great view
149. A van
150. Welcome
151. Melt
152. Umbrella
153. Clown
154. Cotton Candy
155. Flight
156. Motorcycle/Scooter
157. Forest
158. Crowd
159. Street
160. Lily
161. Bacon
162. Mushroom
163. Sunset or Sunrise
164. Wheels
165. A door
166. Net
167. Rope
168. Three
169. Time
170. Storm
171. Warning
172. Shadow
173. Button
174. Clean
175. Dirty
176. Open
177. A Hat
178. Wrinkle
179. A fridge
180. A Stove
181. An Arrow
182. Traffic
183. Telephone
184. Library
185. Drops
186. A pair
187. Closed
188. In the water
189. Window
190. Patch
191. Army Man
192. Costume
193. Guitar
194. Ribbon
195. Badge
196. Screen
197. Multicolored
198. Map
199. Bow
200. Twenty-Two
201. Stack
202. Half
203. Numbered
204. On The Road
205. Alley
206. Handle
207. Jewelry
208. Sand
209. Barbecue
210. Tools
211. Beer
212. Mask
213. Grass
214. Cloud
215. Fluff
216. Seat
217. Can
218. Barrel
219. Trash
220. Checkered
221. Doorbell/buzzer
222. Crown
223. Sunshine
224. Rain
225. Block
226. Burnt
227. Sharp
228. Smooth
229. Blunt
230. Snuggle
231. Time
232. Candle
233. Fire hydrant
234. Taxi
235. Emergency
236. Fire
237. Tent
238. Yard Sale/Garage Sale/Flea Market
239. Theater
240. Fur
241. Landscape
242. Frozen
243. Cold
244. Hot
245. Smiley face
246. Eye
247. Cart
248. Bead
249. A Sign With Numbers
250. A Path
251. A Musician
252. Tracks
253. Shell
254. Grow
255. Fresh
256. A Fountain
257. Grid
258. Pirate
259. Ninja
260. Lock
261. Pylon
262. Plug
263. Stained Glass
264. Something Shiny
265. Clover
266. Something blue
267. Laundromat
268. Writing on the wall
269. Elevator
270. Wrought iron
271. A store window display
272. A Clock
273. A Tree Stump
274. A robot
275. Pizza
276. Something sparkly
277. Spring
278. Bulb
279. A dart board
280. Barber shop
281. Bell
282. Hotel/Motel
283. Game
284. A Fast Food Establishment
285. Fast Food
286. Screw/Bolt
287. Hole in the wall
288. Something spooky
289. Sunglasses
290. An X
291. A letter in nature
292. A stranger
293. Shade
294. Recycle
295. A comfortable place to sit
296. Ride
297. Spin
298. White
299. Post
300. Parallel lines
     

Now, just because I don't want to follow other people's rules, doesn't mean I won't have any. I will be imposing these rules upon myself:

• No pictures taken in my own house or yard (Some exceptions may apply. But probably not.)
• The dog/cat/fish can't be MY dog/cat/fish
• For the more common items, I may wait to mark them off untill I have a photo I'm really excited/proud of
• There is no time limit
• Each item needs it's own photo. Like, if I take a picture of a bird flying, it can be either #155 or #31, not both.

Go ahead and make your own rules or follow mine, if you like. Or don't have any rules. Whatever. All items are open to your own interpretation. There are no "wrong answers". If anyone tries to tell you otherwise, feel free to politely stab them in the face. Or something less violent. Your choice.

If I've duplicated anything on the list...uh, that was on purpose and not because my proofreading skills are lacking and my memory is bad. Take two pictures of that thing or things.

Oh, and I created a Flickr Group, if you want to share your results.

Have fun, and happy hunting. 

EDIT:  My flickr set for the project is here (and has photos in it already!). 04/17/10