Peek-a-boo! Webcam Cache
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A virtual cache with a webcam twist. Also, one of the best views of
the Chicago Skyline you'll ever see.
This is a virtual cache with an interactive webcam. To properly
log this cache, you will need a cell phone (or at least a local
payphone) & a partner you can call that will be sitting at a
computer with the Internet. The person at the computer should
practice their job ahead of time to make sure that the hunter is
not standing outside for hours on end.
Photographer's
Job
Go to
TrueLook's® Chicago
View and use the view finder panorama at bottom
of screen to zoom in on certain features (camera's default
direction looks NW). This is a live feed camera taking pictures
from the area around the cache site. You can drag squares on the
photo to zoom in or drag squares on the panorama at the bottom
of the screen. You can also click anywhere in the picture to
re-center it. Once you click or drag the square the camera
updates to a new live shot.
When you receive the phone call from the hunter (see Hunter's
Job below), pan around using description given by cache hunter
to find their location. Use Maximum Zoom so as not to give away too
much of the location and snap a picture of them. To save picture,
click on the "Save This Picture" icon and then right click on the
picture to "Save Image As." File should only be 28.2K, so there
will be no problem saving it as an attachment to your log.
Hunter's Job
When get to the site, look up at the top of the dome. There's your
camera. Contact your photographer on the phone (there payphones
near the Pretzel Stand). Please move some distance away from the
virtual cache site so as to not give away the answer to the
question.
Here's my shot taken the day this cache was implemented:
Click to Enlarge.Please note the Geocaching Hat
and Sign ;-)
Click to Enlarge. The default view of the camera,
taken at night for effect.
Virtual Cache
Clue
Find the month and the year that man
entered the cosmos.
Verification
Once you have the answer to the clue, download the Online Verification.
This file is a Winzip compression
file with a password protection. The password is the two digit
month and four digit year (example: February 1967 would be 021967).
Once you open the winzip file, the verification is a JPG image file
called "verify.jpg".
Of course, post your picture with the log entry.
Unfortunately, the camera in
use for this cache is not owned or operated by the cache owner.
It's just an interactive webcam that I knew about and put to good
use. If you find that the camera is inoperable for a great length
of time (24 hours+), let me know and I'll contact TruLook® and see
if I can get it back up.
Still a little confused? Here's the text of an
E-mail Conversation I
had with another cacher explaining the workings of this cache in
greater detail.
Additional Hints
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