Photo Analysis Challenge

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[Bear_Slayer]

Because critical thinking is so important to a free mind, I thought I would add a little bit of a fun challenge to break up your weekend and divert you from the frustrations of our election process.

What can you tell me about this photo?

Whoever can tell me the most accurate details about this photo, including where it was taken and why I was there wins . . .

Bragging rights for being the fastest and most accurate at photo analysis.

Depending on the interest level this generates I'll post others.

This photo is probably fairly easy to do.

[Bear_Slayer]

Have fun!

[capt. norm]

Those are all people I have never been fishing with....unless it’s my wife asking.

[Disambiguator]

The names are all Anglo-European.

[LibFreeOrDie]

Athletic Hall of Fame, University of Montana:

http://www.umwestern.edu/alumnifriends/page6.htm

[steveo]

The University of Montana athletic hall of fame.

[Captainpaintball]

The years seem jumbled up, and the type face looks too similar...50 something years, you think there would be at least a slight diference between fonts. (Trophy shops could have gone out of business, and new ones may not have the same machinery, etc. ) Other than that, IDK.

[ScratInTheHat]

My analysis of this photo says you can’t focus a camera.

LOL

[Captainpaintball]

I didn’t know you could google!?!?!?!?!?!

[lexington minuteman 1775]

This is the plaque with names of the 904 folks for whom Hillary has the FBI files for.bwahahahahahhaa..ok first guess is wrong

[VirginiaMom]

The University of Montana Western Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony —September 22nd 2007???? These are inductees to the Hall of Fame there.

Am I correct?

[acw011]

past Montana Grizzlies? - You just attended a BB Game?

[the invisib1e hand]

most squirrels bagged during the season, somewhere in Kentucky?

I don't know. It looks like whoever was taking the picture was wearing a white bathrobe.

[Revolting cat!]

Drawers containing ashes of deceased necromaniacs.

[capt. norm]

Wow! That was fast.

I'd hate to be a bad guy with you as the detective coming after me.

It's almost scary.

[jdm]

I see the Virgin Merry in the reflection.

[robomatik]

its 35mm pic. taken slightly out of focus. its a photo of a plaque. you were there because you wanted to be. there are names on the plaque. the plaque is stored behind a plexiglass cover. you did not use a flash.

do i win a free trip to wally world?

[txflake]

Do more of these!

I was gonna guess 1st prize winners, scotch whiskey makers. :)

[AndrewB]

People who have never been in my kitchen...

[Spunky]

Famous Actors, Artists, Authors.

[kingskid1]

It’s blurry!

[Don214]

You were at your High School Reunion at Channelview High School.

[Right Wing Assault]

Takes less than a minute to solve this.

Search on the unusual name, “Gary Warhank” in quotes. Bingo.

[Revolting cat!]

Lounge Singers Hall of Fame!

[BigLittle]

For the winner!

[acw011]

Follow up possibility - Your real name is Gary Warhank - Montana Basketball Legend -you are the white man who could jump.

You needed to travel to back to Missoula to take this picture of your name on the plaque to win a bet with the guys back at the local pub??

:-)

[Focault's Pendulum]

It's an Anagram!!!

Deciphered, it reads....

...I know Focault works on Sunday and I thought I'd piss him off with this crap when he gets home!

[television is just wrong]

uh, oh, no latino names, must be with racist intent. (sarc)

[Orange1998]

I did not know anyone was smart enough from CHS to post on FR. :)

[television is just wrong]

http://www.umwestern.edu/alumnifriends/page6.htm

[AndrewB]

Your name is Rich Meine and you were there in 2007 to be added to the list for your meritorious service.

[Yardstick]

WASP Hall of Fame (Casey Keltz, honorary inductee)

[jdm]

Good catch!

Meritorious Service:

• 1981, Hobert Sneed
• 1984, Ray M. Lynch
• 1987, Carl Davis
• 1988, Dr. James E. Short
• 1989, Evelyn Stauffer
• 1993, Chuck Stauffer
• 1994, George Lots
• 1996, Jon Yeager
• 1997, Dona Wallace
• 1998, Bill & Virginia Straugh
• 2000, Rick Olsen
• 2007, Rich Meine

[capt. norm]

It's an Anagram!!!

Close....but no cigar.

It's not an anagram, it's a anal-gram from Barney Frank with encoded directions to the site of his next "Rump Ranger Roundup" in Boston.

Don't get your hopes too high. As you can see, Barney is already 'taken'.

[FormerACLUmember]

Free Republic is scary! Amazingly fast analysis.

[hosepipe]

Ceremonial Latvian beer mug for champion Werewolf milking contest..
Which is college hazing rite in the Riga College of Propaganda..

[steveo]

Thanks but LibFreeOrDie was a few seconds before me. That kind of thinking comes from being on FR all these years. I don’t really think of the process anymore, it just a ‘challenge why’ attitude I now have.

[jdm]

Yeah, but you’re on West Coast time, so you have him beat by almost three hours. :O)

[Lokibob]

If you really want to do some photo analysis, try this:
Go to google maps, and find your home town.
go to street level view
Virtually Walk around your town, trying to figure out when the pictures were taken.
Here is some things I did:
checked the post office, cars parked in front, so it was not a sunday.
Leaves on trees, so it was not winter.
Credit union electronic sign had temp (but not date) lit, it was 75 deg, indicating prob early afternoon.
Found trash cans on street waiting for pickup up and down my street, so it was taken on a monday (our day for trash pickup)
Street light on main street installed in Aug last year in picture.
conclusion:
pictures taken either 2nd, 3rd, or 4th monday of august last year.
I am going to call city hall monday and gind out exactly what day the red light was installed. That should narrow it down somewhat.

.....Bob

And yes, I DO have too much time on my hands.

[Bear_Slayer]

You are the first correct answer.

However, there is a lot more information available in that photo.

Very good to all who had correct answers thus far.

[Right Wing Assault]

As you can see, Barney is already 'taken'.

Ooh, he's cute! Look at that dimple! I wonder if he has any other dimples.

[Bear_Slayer]

Nice.

It was a camera phone and I wanted it somewhat out of focus.

[Eye of Unk]

It reminds me of an election some years ago and these names were ccounted votes.

[Bear_Slayer]

My wife can attest that I am not a virgin nor merry.

[Bear_Slayer]

My wife can attest that I am not a virgin nor merry.

[BigLittle]

Put it into photoshop for analysis - a hand seems to be pointing at either Warhank or Anderson - 1957 or 1969 inductees respectively. I would bet on Warhank, and deduce that he is your father, assuming you were born in the early 70's.

You drink Moose Drool, say "You Bet" a lot, and have been know to shovel snow in August.

[Cobra64]

"Photo Analysis Challenge"

Crappy photographer.

Focus, lighting, and framing are your friends.

Sorry.

[Bear_Slayer]

There is quite a bit more info in that photo.

[Bear_Slayer]

Why Casey Keltz honorary?

[Bear_Slayer]

I’ll have to try that.

[Girlene]

Is there a six degrees of seperation aspect to these names, or am I over thinking this one? :-)