Birthday Scavenger Hunt

Last weekend, as part of a party abstractly billed as a birthday party for both myself and our friend Mikey (yes, both of us celebrate on Nov. 13th!), Kate organized a photo-scavenger hunt. It was quite a fun, free, creative activity. We had three teams of 3-4 people each, a list of 15 things to photograph, and a couple hours in which to do it. However, this wasn't exactly your standard scavenger hunt. If you've ever played the game "Apples to Apples" it was somewhat like that - each "item" on the list was a phrase or vague description of a scene highly open to interpretation. At the end of the hunt the three teams showed their photo-answers and we voted on the best submission for each item. Enough of the explanation - here are the 15 list items we had to photograph, along with the winning photo for each one:

1) Best use of a beer:


2) "I can't believe we all fit in here!"


3) Someone in handcuffs


4) Group member getting wet (that's Kate)


5) Best use of a political sign (video entry!)


6) Most creative pyramid


7) Friendliest stranger


8) Most artistic garbage


9) An unusual perspective


10) Entire group mid-air


11) Best graffiti


12) Can you find us?


13) A reflection


14) Spell something


15) Best re-creation of a famous work of art


As you can tell, there is a lot of room for unorthodox interpretation of some of these. For example, one group used the same photo for #13 and #15. If you'd like to see all the entries you can check out the photos here - the files are in order and the filenames indicate list number and group (a, b, or c). Feel free to submit your ballot in the comments. Good job everyone - Mikey, Dustin, Marc, Bailey, Kate, Rich, Kathy, Cara, and Alex! It's a great idea for a fun party event if you are looking for one for a group of people!