Smile for the Camera
Posted by: 
Lord Elwood
N 41° 08.568 W 085° 10.856
16T E 652659 N 4556204
This is a camera cache located on the Northwest side of Fort Wayne.
Waymark Code: WM9YA
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/05/2006
Views: 57
This is a camera cache, which requires the coordination of two
people - one at the webcam cache site and one at a computer (with
internet access). There is no physical cache. In order to claim a
find on this cache, you must post a picture taken by the webcam of
you at the cache site.
This cache will take you to a relatively underdeveloped
industrial park. The camera is located INSIDE a business NEAR the
coordinates above. It will be up to you to find the camera, figure
out where it happens to be pointing (it does change from time to
time) and get into the picture. And yes, I do have permission to
use the business's camera for a cache and you have permission to
hunt it (the IT manager has hunted a few caches himself).
The difficulty rating is due to the need for coordinating
efforts, getting yourself placed in the right spot, and
saving/uploading the photo. The terrain is wheelchair-accessible
(depending on where the camera is pointing).
Special instructions for this cache: The cache is best done in
the daytime (picture is almost non-existent at night). Also, a
mobile phone is almost (though not absolutely) essential for doing
this cache.
Step-by-step instructions:
1. Have the person(s) who will be having their picture taken go
to the coordinates listed above. Position yourself facing the
camera.
2. Have the person at the computer go to the Adaptive Video
Products webcam page
(http://www.adaptivemicro.com/webcam.htm). The camera provides a
live feed (constantly updating), though it has about a 20 second
delay. The camera requires Windows Media Player version 6.4 or
later to view. Do not go at night because you will not see anything
through the camera.
3. The person at the computer should then be able to see the person
at the cache site (right click on the feed and you can zoom in to
200% for a larger pic, but quality is reduced). The picture must
show YOU, not your vehicle. Passing by the camera in a vehicle will
not be accepted as a find.
4. Save the image. Since this is a realtime live feed, you CANNOT
simply right-click to save. You will need to "Print Screen" and
then crop the photo out of the page in a graphics program. Remember
to make sure that the final image must be less than 100K.
5. Upload your webcam photo with your "Find" post on this page.
"Finds" posted without a webcam photo will not be accepted.
Good luck and have fun!!