+Lostby7 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I'm curious how many folks are choosing to upload pictures on your ECs since the change in the picture requirement took place? For those who do not know, pictures must now be optional except in rare cases (to be determined by the EC reviewers). This is NOT a thread to debate the photo requirement and as to weather it should have been changed or not. If the thread heads that way I ask now that an Admin please close the thread. Since the first of Jan when the photo requirement changed one of my caches has been found 8 times. One person has uploaded a photo. ...again not looking for debate about the policy change, just to see how / if the change has changed the way folks log your ECs. Link to comment
+bflentje Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 (edited) The majority of my EC logs have had pictures uploaded by the finder. Edited February 14, 2011 by bflentje Link to comment
+dfx Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 (edited) This is NOT a thread to debate the photo requirement and as to weather it should have been changed or not. Good luck! On topic: we upload pics when the EC asks for it, and sometimes even when it doesn't. Edited February 14, 2011 by dfx Link to comment
+bflentje Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 The majority of my EC logs have had pictures uploaded by the finder. bump. Link to comment
+Lostby7 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 This is NOT a thread to debate the photo requirement and as to weather it should have been changed or not. Good luck! I know.....I'm hoping for a batch of high road answers. I honestly want to see if logging habits have changed and what the result of the change has been....of the one person who did log a picture on my EC, it wasn't even the location of my EC so I guess even that doesn't really count. I guess I have 0 for 8 folks logging pics since the change was made. Link to comment
cezanne Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I'm hoping for a batch of high road answers. I honestly want to see if logging habits have changed and what the result of the change has been....of the one person who did log a picture on my EC, it wasn't even the location of my EC so I guess even that doesn't really count. I guess I have 0 for 8 folks logging pics since the change was made. I am not exactly sure whether I am allowed to answer as I am not owning an EC. In my region the logging habits have changed in a moderate way depending on the EC (at least from what I can say right now - the typical EC season will start when it gets warmer again). Those who have not dealt with Earthcaches in detail, are often not even aware of the change (most old EC descriptions have not been updated) and thus are logging with photographs. Among those who are aware of the change, it depends on the situation. In case one has visited the EC location at a previous occasion before the EC existed, the new guidelines make logs easier. Typically the questions asked are not very specific and can be answered when one knows the location, but providing a photograph with a specific content is much more difficult without a new visit. Personally, I will still upload a photo when I have my camera with me, but will not feel guilty if I forget it at home. (I normally do not take a camera with me for caching, only for specific caches.) When going for an EC by bicycle, I will in the future leave the camera at home as this is more convenient. Yesterday, I wrote a log of another cacher for a recent EC and he wrote that he felt too cold to take a photo (he was coming by bicycle as well). Cezanne Link to comment
+geodarts Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 (edited) I'm curious how many folks are choosing to upload pictures on your ECs since the change in the picture requirement took place? If taken as a whole, about fifty percent. Not all of them had photo requirements, and even then it was simply a photo of the geological feature, so there was perhaps less of a change with these than with some of the others. Most of my ecs are in very scenic locations so I am not sure what the difference is from one to another. I always have a camera with me (either cell phone or a dedicated camera) so I generally log pictures to an earthcache if it presents any reasonable photo op. If the cache has an optional photo requirement (in lieu of another task), I generally go with the picture. If the cache states that the photo is optional but might be necessary to save your log, I always take a picture. Edited February 14, 2011 by mulvaney Link to comment
+kwcahart Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Ditto. I almost always take pictures on EC's and I upload them. I like it, I think the "no photo" rule s***s. Link to comment
mtbikernate Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I still post photos. That said, nobody has found any of my 3 Earthcaches since the policy change, so I don't know how the general community is handling them. Link to comment
+lookingUPward Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I have 30+ pub/owned ECs and many still send pic probably most do or say they will. Link to comment
+Konnarock Kid & Marge Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 We have seen no lessening of photos being up loaded. Possibly, more and more geocachers just want to take pictures of their hunts and record them for memories. I don't know of a single cacher who doesn't take a camera with them. Thanks. Link to comment
+BeccaDay Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 My EC's haven't really been logged much lately due to it being winter. But I am still uploading photos to the EC's that I have done. I like uploading photos and seeing photos that other people have taken. Link to comment
+Trekkin' and birdin' Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 We continue to add photos to any EarthCaches that request them, and some that don't. It looks as if most of the ones we own also continue to have photos added, although occasionally we get an odd one or two. EarthCaches in general take us to places where you'd want to take photos anyway. I've never loved the "stare at the camera and hold up your GPSr" ones, so for most of ours, we like seeing photos of people enjoying the area, or even just nice photos of the landscape. I guess we figure if the cache owner went to the effort to do the work of setting these up, we can thank them by honoring their logging requirements. Link to comment
+Konnarock Kid & Marge Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I guess we figure if the cache owner went to the effort to do the work of setting these up, we can thank them by honoring their logging requirements. Considering all of the debate as to the whys and wherefores of posting photos, you have said it best! It is for folks like you that we develop ECs. Thanks for visiting earthcaches. Link to comment
+Chokecherry Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Just like any other cache if there's something at the site to take a picture of that I think is cool I'll take a picture and post it. I've been to a couple earth caches where there's just nothing that cool to take a picture of. Link to comment
+narcissa Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I always take pictures at Earthcaches. Link to comment
+debandrobin Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I don't like having my picture taken, much less splashed all over the internet. I like not being required to snap a photo with me in it or any photo for that matter. I will comply if the CO is insistent however I am emphatic about the picture NOT being published. Just my two cents. Link to comment
+Lostby7 Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 Again this thread is NOT about weather you (dis)agree with the rule change or weather you like your picture posted. This thread is asking EarthCache owners if there has been a change in the logging habits of people when it comes to uploading pictures. Please stay on topic. Link to comment
+Konnarock Kid & Marge Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Ditto!!!! Link to comment
+debandrobin Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 (edited) . Edited February 17, 2011 by debandrobin Link to comment
+LewisClan77 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I own 8 ECs and have had about 25-30 logs this year. Of those logs, I have only gotten 6 pictures. But my ECs have always had an optional picture requirement. So I would figure that at about the same ratio. Link to comment
+entogeek Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 As with any other cache I visit, if I see something of interest and take a photo, I'll upload it with my log. As an EC owner who has removed the photo logging requirements, I still very much enjoy seeing photos that visitors post. Link to comment
+cincol Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 As with any other cache I visit, if I see something of interest and take a photo, I'll upload it with my log. As an EC owner who has removed the photo logging requirements, I still very much enjoy seeing photos that visitors post. Ditto for me. I have removed the photo requirement but enjoy seeing photos with logs. I try to upload photos with my logs too. I personally believe that if you enjoyed the cache and had a camera handy then a photo is not too much of a hassle. Even for traditional caches I will upload a photo if I believe the cache deserves one. Link to comment
+CanDMan47 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I haven't done an EC since Jan 1, but when I do, I'll probably take pictures (I do when I do interesting caches), but most likely only post it if asked/suggested/hasn't changed requirements/etc... Link to comment
+Ladybug Kids Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Of course! I routinely post photos not only for nice EarthCache locations, but for any cool geocache location/experience. I have nearly 2800 photos posted with more on the way. Link to comment
cezanne Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Ditto for me. I have removed the photo requirement but enjoy seeing photos with logs. I try to upload photos with my logs too. I personally believe that if you enjoyed the cache and had a camera handy then a photo is not too much of a hassle. Even for traditional caches I will upload a photo if I believe the cache deserves one. I typically enjoy those photos which are not the result of a logging requirement and are taken by people who enjoy taking photos. I neither enjoy to take nor enjoy to look at the typical compulsory EC photos like this one http://img.geocaching.com/cache/log/ffca02e5-157a-4374-84b4-427ca3cfddb4.jpg If I happen to visit this EC http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=3aa20d5a-adb7-4521-9843-93715dd2b773 I will post a photo or maybe two if I have my camera with me and if the photo has something to offer. As you see, due to the change of the logging requirements, some visitors do not post photos at all and some others decide to upload general photos, not just those 0815 cacher/GPS photographs of which one gets easily tired of. This cache is a typical example for ECs in my region. Some percentage of cachers decide to refrain from posting those boring GPS photos. Cezanne Link to comment
+Lostby7 Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 Could an ADMIN please close this thread...it has wondered off topic a few too many times. I do not wish to see it devolve. Link to comment
cezanne Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Could an ADMIN please close this thread...it has wondered off topic a few too many times. I do not wish to see it devolve. Why it is for your relevant whether someone replies to your question taking into account his own Earthcaches or Earthcaches of others? By just waiting for answers from Earthcache creators you will never get a more complete picture of the effects worldwide. The example I have posted in my contribution above is a typical example from my home area that I have chosen after some consideration. Cezanne Link to comment
+junglehair Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I haven't really noticed a change. My Canadian Earthcaches are not being logged much these days, but I also own one in Queenstown, New Zealand which gets visited very frequently. Photos have always been an optional task on that EarthCache and people post a photo about 2/3 of the time. This hasn't changed since the updated guidelines. Link to comment
Brad_W Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I believe the cache owner has had the question answered adequately during the week that the topic has been open. Closing it as requested. -Brad Link to comment
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