Road Web-Cam #1: Hume Hwy, Ashfield Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia
By
Zalgariath on 26-Oct-10. Waypoint GA2664
Cache Details
Difficulty: | |
Terrain: | |
Type: | Webcam |
Container: | Virtual |
Coordinates: | S33° 53.307' E151° 7.011' (WGS 84) |
56H 325856E 6248616N (UTM) | |
Elevation: | 15 m |
Local Government Area: | Inner West |
Description
Snap a Photo of Yourself on the RTA Ashfield Traffic Cam!
Road Web-Cam Series #1: Hume Hwy Ashfield
(The Rest of the Series: #2 Strathfield, #3 Randwick, #4 Kogarah, #5 CBD)
With my increasing interest in GCA I have been looking into ways to fully utilise the wide range of caching options it provides. When thinking about A Real Busy Day (12 for 1) and A Busy Day (8 for 1) I commented on their difficulty due to the lack of "Rare" cache types. While I don't mean to flood the market so to speak I think there is lots of room to spread the different experiences these caches can provide! SO! Let's learn more about Webcam Caches; a type many cachers may not have encountered before.
To Log a Webcam Cache:
- Head to the listed Co-Ords
- Stand in the Right Spot Facing the Camera (For this Cache - The Red Man is the ideal location... which I am NOT in ... see the photo below :S)
- Either with your own Smart Phone / Pocket PC, or with the aid of a friend on a computer over the phone, go to the Online Site hosting the webcam. It may be specifically set up by the Cache Owner, or as in this case, utilising a Public Webcam. For today head to the RTA Live Traffic Webcam for the Hume Hwy Ashfield.
- Hold Your GPS and Arms in the air like The Red Man
- Be aware that most Webcams are STILL cameras that only refresh every-so-often. Hit the "Refresh Button" until you get your good self on screen. (In this case every 60 seconds, but others may vary)
- Right Click the Image of you and Save Image As a JPG file.
- Log the Cache as normal (except it will be a "Photographed" instead of "Found It" Log)
- Upload your photo! (You can do this au-natural or like me highlight yourself in some manner with editting).
Series Bonus Cache Info: In all there are 6 Caches in the Road Web-Cam Series. At this, and the other four GCA Web-Cams you need to collect an Additional Piece of Information! These clues will lead you to "Webcam Resurrection" (GC2KZR6) Mystery Cache hidden in the Inner West of Sydney.
For RWCS#1 Ashfield find the NSW State Survey Marker about 20-30m in front of you on the corner of the Hume Hwy and Fredrick St. (S33 53.305, E151 07.043) Record the 6 digit number on it, represented by the Red X's in the photo below, you will need this to solve the Final Puzzle Cache!
All Done! You Have Successfully logged a Webcam Cache! Now save that special clue somewhere safe go grab the others in the series! :D
Discalimer: I don't own or operate this webcam and it is at the mercy of the NSW RTA!
Hints
Genssvp znl oybpx lbh... fb nibvq crnx ubhef |
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Decode |
Logs
Thanks for setting up all these webcams Zalgariath.
It did take a couple of minutes to capture a suitable image because yes, a big truck stopped right between me and the camera and it took a few cycles to get one that was ok. I wore orange and stood against the lightest concrete so I'd be easily visible but even then the image is only so so, but I'm there! Finding the bonus part of the cache was super easy for me as I've now clocked up close to 100 NSW Survey Markers and knew exactly were to look (and picked up another one on the way back to the car). A successful photo shoot giving me 2/6 in the series.
Sorry little traffic web cam, I'll try to convince these GCA-ers not to leave you alone again for so long.
Thanks Zalgariath.
Found at 2:06 PM
I am there in my yellow NCFC shirt.
We thought this intersection was really quiet and wondered why the camera was there to monitor the light flow.
This was our 1700th cache!
Dont forget to grab the clue at each one... you are lucky! People who dont use GCA are going to have a MUCH harder time trying to solve "Webcam Resurrection" (GC2KZR6)
I was receiving advice such as wave - I was. Put both arms in the air - then I can't use the phone.
While all this was going on a taxi heading in the opposite direction thought I was trying to flag him down so he stopped to pick me up. He wasn't happy when I told him I didn't really nead a cab. You can see the cab in the pic
Thanks Zal, a good bit of fun.