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Hi Lenspiration!!! Here are my photos for this assignment. We tried to load onto the Scouting Guides Submission form that was given, but they were not excepted even in jpg format. So here they are! I had alot of fun shooting this assignment because one of my brothers and I got to go on an out-of-state trip with family. It was the perfect time to work on the photo assignment. I photographed at Broken Bow Lake in Oklahoma. Joanna Potter
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Wow, what a nice location, @joannapotter! I did just respond to your email, so hopefully that can help resolve the issues you were having!
I scouted out a couple of places and added a few places I had been to previously for this assignment. Here are a few photos from some of the locations.
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I submitted locations from Washington, Indiana, and Ohio. I entered two sites that are my absolute favorites. About 15 minutes away from Fort Wayne, Indiana is Auburn, the home of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg corporate headquarters. One entry is for the museum, which is in the former corporate showroom, which is a great example of the art deco style of the early 1930’s. The cars on display here are strictly hands off. Auburn Cord Duesenberg went out of business in 1937. Their last couple of years (especially 36 and 37) saw them produce some of the most iconic, powerful, durable, exclusive, and expensive cars in the world. They were known for setting 24- and 48- hour endurance and speed records, and the Auburn Speedster were tested at at least 100 mph (on public county roads around Auburn) before delivery to the customer. Expensive cars and the economic times did not make a good mix.
However, every year on Labor Day weekend, they hold the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival, which includes a parade where these cars are driven (most under their own power) down the streets of Auburn and are displayed for a couple of hours around the courthouse square and neighboring streets. The cars assemble in Eckhart Park before the parade, and for a reasonable admission fee, you can go in – get up close to the cars, and should an owner feel particularly generous allow you to touch, and sometimes even sit in their car. Most are good natured, and love to share information about Auburns, Cords, Duesenbergs, and their car in particular. One time I got to listen in as Jay Leno and an owner were discussing their efforts to re-create the Duesenberg valve cover. I talked with the owner of the Cord owned by movie star Tom Mix.Attachments:
Lighthouses! Historical Buildings.
Fort Casey, Washington (late 1890s)
Marblehead Lighthouse, Ohio (1821)
Major Chief of the Miami Indians, Jean Baptiste de Richarville home built 1828 and part of payment to the tribe for their land in a treaty with the US Government. Fort Wayne, INAttachments:
More History – a covered bridge from the late 1800s that you can still drive across in Spencerville, IN
And a park – the Lakeside Park and Rose Garden in Ft. Wayne, INAttachments:
Wow, wow, WOW…huge thanks to each and every one who submitted your photos to the Scouting Guide! 13 photographers submitted 55 locations with over 400 photos total! There were so many places that made me want to visit them. 😀
Can’t wait to see them all reviewed in tomorrow’s photo coaching webinar! Whether or not you participated in the assignment, make plans now to join us LIVE for the webinar at 7pm (Eastern time) tomorrow, Tuesday July 30! It’s going to be great. Click here to register.
@anita, I’m glad you enjoyed photographing for this assignment! That is such a neat looking place. Never heard of it before! Definitely makes me want to go out and explore some more. 🙂
Thank you, also, @joannapotter, @samuelwest, @dotremain, and the many others who submitted locations!
With over 400 submitted photos, this is by far the most-submitted-for assignment to date! Absolutely can’t wait to review all these fantastic locations. I have no idea how I’m only going to be able to choose 5 winners. 😀
Ok folks, here’s a replay link to the webinar where @jamesstaddon critiqued the submissions and announced the winners, in case you missed it!
Thanks to each and every one who participated in the assignment. It was exciting to see some international locations come in, and additions of places literally all over the US. Looking forward to seeing the guide keep growing as we all continue to contribute to it!
Congratulations to everyone who was chosen as winners! Your awards are currently in your email inboxes.
Category 1: Most Iconic Location – Samuel West @samuelwest
Category 2: Best Field Notes – Allison Estabrook @musicgal
Category 3: Most Unique Location – Valentia and Priscilla Radcliffe @darien-radcliffe
Category 4: Most Epic Photo – Miriam Navurskis @mnavurskis
Category 5: Largest Number of Locations Submitted – Parris family @parrisfamilyAll the locations that were submitted for this assignment are now live on the Scouting Guide, so be sure to check that out!
And – the Scouting Guide is ON SALE right now, till August 31. So for those who did not win lifetime access through this assignment, now is the time to pick that up!
It’s currently 20% off, using coupon code scout20. And Lenspiration Members can stack up deals! When logged into your account, a 50% membership-exclusive discount is automatically applied to this product. Just use the coupon scout20 to get an additional 20% off.
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Well, folks….it’s that time of year again! A top favorite photo assignment is now LIVE for July 2026! Literally canNOT wait to see all the locations everyone submits this year. And then I think I’m going to need to start planning an inter-continental trip to start visiting them all. 😀
Have at it! You’ve got 24 days to pummel the Scouting Guide with new places for everyone to explore!
Ooh, funn!! I just submitted a location recently–it will be great to do some more!!! We have a pretty busy month up ahead of us but I hope I can give some more great locations in Alaska! 😀 It feels a lot less daunting now that I just did one recently, yay! 😀
-LeanneLooking forward to doing something NEW for this assignment!
I’m going to try livestreaming some landscape photography excursions as I go out and explore new places to add to the Scouting Guide.
If you’re on Instagram, keep a eye out for notifications for when I go LIVE. When I go live, it will most likely be around the times of sunrise or sunset. Now that I’ve reached a certain threshold on Instagram, they give me the option to livestream to followers while I’m out in the field. So I’m going to give it a try!
Be sure to follow @lenspirationphoto on Instagram, and then keep an eye on your notifications.
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