Frappr beta from Google

Bob Patton wrote:
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote:
I thought this was kinda cool.

http://www.frappr.com/roff


That's neat!
Didn't know I couldn't change it until too late . . . At least it's typical.

If you, or anybody else, want to have your first attempt
at roff Frappr deleted just send me an email and I will
make it so. My first attempt on another Frappr resulted
in a 1.2 MB pic of my ugly mug that I wish I could remove
and do over in a more appropriate size.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Fortenberry said:
"Your location on the map will be whatever zip code you enter
on the add yourself page. And you're correct the location of
the photo is not shown on the map. "

Yeah, but what about those of us without US zipcodes? It planted me
right in Aberdeen harbor, on Ap Lei Chau island, which is not where I
am. Is there any way to place the pointer precisely? I can see my house
clearly on google.earth.

--riverman

riverman wrote:

Yeah, but what about those of us without US zipcodes? It planted me
right in Aberdeen harbor, on Ap Lei Chau island, which is not where I
am. Is there any way to place the pointer precisely? I can see my house
clearly on google.earth.

A U.S. zip code won't necessarily help you.

Frappr has my little flag firmly planted in what any real estate agent
in Bend (i.e., every third person) will tell you is the "wrong side of
town". It's a struggle, yes, but I expect in the end to find a way to
live with it.... :-)

riverman wrote:
Fortenberry said:
"Your location on the map will be whatever zip code you enter
on the add yourself page. And you're correct the location of
the photo is not shown on the map. "

Yeah, but what about those of us without US zipcodes? It planted me
right in Aberdeen harbor, on Ap Lei Chau island, which is not where I
am. Is there any way to place the pointer precisely? I can see my house
clearly on google.earth.

No, I don't believe the pointer can be placed precisely. When
I zoom in on Mike Connor's location in Germany there are no
features, no roads, no towns, no nothing. Maybe in a later
version of Frappr.

--
Ken Fortenberry

"Bob Patton" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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//snip//
So, what does "shoutout" mean?

Meanwhile, I uploaded a photo using the "share a photo" box and only
later noted (on another page) another box titled "add yourself". I
assume this is some sort of membership application which will result in
my location.....different from that in the photo.....being marked on the
map (the location of the photo I uploaded was not). True?

Wolfgang

Did you take that picture of Asadi at Bruce Crossing? Dramatic!!
Did anybody catch any fish in that pool?

Well, not exactly at Bruce Crossing. As others have pointed out, Frappr
lacks the sort of precision necessary to navigate successfully to "The Great
Secret Fishing Hole," thus ending life as we know it. Probably for the
best.

Agate falls is on the middle branch of the Ontonagon river, a couple hundred
yards north of (and a couple hundred feet below the level of) Michigan Hwy.
28, about 7 miles southeast of Bruce Crossing. I consider no trip to the
western U.P complete without a stop at Agate.....especially in the company
of newbies. Technically, John was not a newbie.....he had been there,
briefly, once before about 4 years ago, but we went anyway. Viewed either
from the old railroad (now snowmobile) trestle or from the base, the falls
appear to be a near continuous drop of forty feet, interrupted only by some
minor outcrops. In fact, there are substantial ledges which make the whole
thing a series (over a short horizontal distance) of smaller falls.

After the obligatory fishing of the pool at the base of the falls, I
suggested that we hike up a bit so that John could see how the character of
the streambed changes over the course of the quarter mile or so immediately
upstream. Rather than try to negotiate the steep and slippery clay banks
off to the side, I decided to climb up the edge of the waterfall
itself......faster, easier, and besides I just like climbing. John
followed, and we soon found ourselves on a large ledge that extends nearly
all the way across about half way up the falls, in the middle of which there
is a large pool.

In October of last year we were in a similar position on Sassafras down in
the smokies while fishing with Jeff. On that occasion, John decided to find
out whether there might be a fish in a pool half way down a waterfall.
There was. At Agate, he couldn't resist the temptation to try a repeat
performance. He didn't get a fish this time, but I got a couple of lovely
photos.

If I understand this Frappr thingy, Ken set up this group, collection, or
whatever it may be called and is the administrator. At any rate, I'm not
sure what constitutes proper etiquette.....how many pictures one may post,
etc. If there's no objection I'll be happy to post a couple of other views
of the falls (with and without John for scale). Ken? Anyone?

Wolfgang

"Ken Fortenberry" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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SNIP
No, I don't believe the pointer can be placed precisely. When
I zoom in on Mike Connor's location in Germany there are no
features, no roads, no towns, no nothing. Maybe in a later
version of Frappr.

--
Ken Fortenberry

They have no linked maps above a certain resolution, so precision is not
possible. Even in Google Earth, not all places are displayabel with the
same high resolution, this depends entirely on the available satellite
scans.

This may be of interest;

http://www.sexyloops.co.uk/cgi-bin/t...=ST;f=1;t=3111
TL
MC

Wolfgang wrote:
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If I understand this Frappr thingy, Ken set up this group, collection, or
whatever it may be called and is the administrator. At any rate, I'm not
sure what constitutes proper etiquette.....how many pictures one may post,
etc. If there's no objection I'll be happy to post a couple of other views
of the falls (with and without John for scale). Ken? Anyone?

Absolutely !! As I understand it sharing photos is a big
part of what Frappr is all about. Feel free to post as many
pics as you wish. You can write descriptive comments if you
wish in the "Tag" window.

--
Ken Fortenberry

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
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Wolfgang wrote:
snip If I understand this Frappr thingy, Ken set up this group,
collection, or whatever it may be called and is the administrator. At
any rate, I'm not sure what constitutes proper etiquette.....how many
pictures one may post, etc. If there's no objection I'll be happy to
post a couple of other views of the falls (with and without John for
scale). Ken? Anyone?

Absolutely !! As I understand it sharing photos is a big
part of what Frappr is all about. Feel free to post as many
pics as you wish. You can write descriptive comments if you
wish in the "Tag" window.

Okie dokie, then.

I've selected three more photos which I'll post in succession several
minutes apart in the hope that they'll appear in accordance with the
following descriptions:

1. Agate falls and the railroad trestle. The overall height of the falls
is (by my own admittedly rough estimate) about forty feet. The top of the
trestle is about a hundred feet above the surface of the stream. This is
estimate is a bit more precise. A few years ago some friends and I
rappelled from the trestle down along the vertical support visible on the
right, to a diagonal strut (obscured by the foliage in this picture) like
the ones visible higher up on both sides. This was as far as we could
safely go before getting too close to the end of the rope, and it left us
roughly twenty feet above the stream. I later measured the length of rope
we descended at eighty feet. At the horizontal center of the falls and
about 2/3 of the way up, there is a chute of water with very little foam and
much color. Just to the left of that is where John was standing in the
previously posted picture.

2. John, thirty or forty feet from the base of the falls, for scale.

3. Life (such as we know it) at the bottom of the falls.

"Wolfgang" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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SNIP
3. Life (such as we know it) at the bottom of the falls.



There is something special about falls, even relatively small ones. Over the
years, I have caught quite a few fish in fall pools. I always approach them
with high expectations.

You certainly fish in some lovely places. Most Europeans go green with envy
when they see such pictures.

TL
MC

"Mike Connor" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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3. Life (such as we know it) at the bottom of the falls.



There is something special about falls, even relatively small ones.

Amen. Michigan's upper peninsula is blessed with hundreds of them. Most of
them are nowhere near as large or as spectacular as Agate, but each is
wonderful in its own way.

Over the years, I have caught quite a few fish in fall pools. I always
approach them with high expectations.

I've fished this pool many, many times. One can always get skunked, of
course, but I know from experience that they are always there. Except
during the runs of steelhead, salmon, and the big lake resident browns, the
largest fish one can reasonably expect here is probably about ten
inches.....but they are always there. And what a beautiful place they've
chosen to live in!

You certainly fish in some lovely places. Most Europeans go green with
envy when they see such pictures.

This surprised me a bit. I guess the grass IS always greener.....

I see photos of the highlands in Scotland, the Swiss alps, the famous chalk
streams of England, the tundra in the Scandinavian countries, and I think,
"how exotic....how romantic.....how lucky they are!"

Wolfgang