Recap: Port Harcourt 36 and 360°s Photo Walk

Wow ! We made it again!! Another meet-up successful organised and well attended!!! The Port Harcourt local guides have been very cordial and Co-operative on this photo walk meet-up. We really connected indeed. We achieved our 36 Photo Walk and even did some 360°s as well.

The venue was The University of Port Harcourt Abuja Campus . Of course I am an Alumni of that institution as well as all the local guides in attendance. The weather wasn’t too bright,but it was okay for the meet-up. We kept in mind the slogan

  • Consider
  • Compose
  • Click

…and we got lots of beautiful photos. Now we had some maps talk as usual. I always love to talk about edits, reasons why I am.a local guide, the need for quality contributions on the maps etc. We talked about some phones that are compatible with the 360° Streetview photo app

@Peachy100 a level 6 local guide was the first to arrive and we talked about contributing to the maps because we are the end users of the maps. We don’t contribute because we want some physical benefits from Google as local guides think. She has been editing the maps and adding photos as well.

Seeing we are on a photo walk we talked about duplicate,near duplicate, group photos,selfies and other forms of photo contributions that are against the rules and regulations of the maps. They don’t benefit the users either. Searching for a hospital or bank and here someone’s selfie ? That’s no good.

It was her first meet-up since she joined the local guides program so it was special. She was very active on the meet-up. She also downloaded the 360° app with the help of others during the meet-up. What more? She learnt to take her first 360° photos. She was quite excited about that. We took a few 360°s each and published them.

At this stage @BriggsPh @FavOcconor joined the meet-up. I (been the host) sounded out a warning to everyone to beware of wrong photo practises on the maps as that could lead to a ban from the program. We got on well taking our shots in different facilties and departments of the university. Needless to say, we got permission to carry out our local guides activities

There was a need to edit and ean the maps in that area of the university we all agreed but the time was far spent and perhaps we will plan to hold another meet-up to that effect. It would seem to me that all of us present at the meet-up enjoyed the nature and the green lawn and flower gardens at the university Campus so it was hard to end the meet-up.

The places we visited in the University are

Nevertheless, it was a weekend which is a

busy time for a missionary like me. Therefore we had to end the meet-up. We really connected with each other and with nature as you can see from photos.

@Smith1 had an important event to attend and we missed him on the meet-up,but he might like to see the Recap. Meanwhile thank you for coning , all who participated well in this meet-up.

@PaulPavlinovich might like to the Recap as well. We are only participating in his initiative. Thank you.

Please kindly visit The Photo Album, Port Harcourt 36 Photo Walk.

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@SholaIB you guys are doing a great job and making us proud. Keep up the good work! :sunglasses:

Those wonderful smiling faces @SholaIB looks like a fantastic meet-up. Only one correction - the 36 is as much yours as mine :). I am glad that you enjoyed yourselves. You have the distinction of being the first 36 this year - well done to you and your team of Local Guides.

It is a bit of a small 36 year which isn’t surprising, some of the world is still in lock down and lots of people are very hesitant about being out in groups which is fully understandable.

I’m looking forward to my own 36 next weekend, even if its a walk of one I will still enjoy myself doing it :).

Paul

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Thanks a lot @SholaIB @BriggsPh @FavOcconor for your attendance and cheerful welcome. Yesterday’s event was special to me. May we keep doing more to help humanity and make places seen on the map.

No one should ever be found lost in this universe.

Peachy cares :hearts:

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@PaulPavlinovich

Wow !!! Talking about perks, those words of yours are like perks or a medal to me. The first 36 walk this year , thank you for giving us the chance to participate. I’ll be looking out for next year’s already. We had good times with the shots and good interaction which is very important.

As for the photos, please feel free they are all yours it’s for the one purpose. Kindly make use of them as necessary thank you.

Yes , still a few local guides to have theirs. In the southwest of Nigeria and in other parts of the world.

Wishing you and all the rest good times. Please enjoy it even better than we enjoyed ours. We’ll be looking forward to all the nice recaps coming later.

Cheers

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Excited!!!

So glad I was able to meet up despite a lot of duty calls from the office. It was an amazing moment guys. let’s continue making the map more eco friendly for Everyone @SholaIB you did a great Job, Peachy and Briggs you guys are Awesome. Though it hurts my Samsungs Galaxy A12 is not compatible with 360-degree photos. Nevertheless, The 36 photo walk and Learning more about the Google map made the atmosphere and Meet up Interesting. it was worth it, I learnt a lot from you all. looking forward to more meetups in the future. let’s keep guiding guys.

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Hello @Femimaestro

I am so delighted you looked up this post. Many thanks indeed. Hopefully someday we’ll be in a meet-up together in Lagos Dv.

We wish you well for the 36 walk on Ebute meta. Hope you’ll make it there?

Cheers

@Peachy100

Thank you for your comment so nice to have you on the meet-up.

Thanks for your contributions and time. Glad you have also started the 360° photos contributions. Hope you will continue, don’t stop at 2 photos !!!

Cheers

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@FavOcconor

You deserve a special appreciation for all the meet-up we have organised together so far. You haven’t missed any. You have been very active as well.

thank you for finding time despite your busy schedule to attend. As for the compatibility of your phone, we will fix something for you soon Dv. You can’t be left out of 360 streetview photos as a reliable local guide that you are.

Thinking of next meet-up already…Hahaha !

Cheers

@SholaIB if one of my events puts that many smiles on that many faces I am very happy indeed.

I was thinking about cancelling the 36 again this year because the response has been pretty low, but that is ok - the smiles make it great.

I will still put together a global recap when they finish.

Paul

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@PaulPavlinovich

Oh no !

Imagine if those smiles were cancelled that wouldn’t be too nice would it? I don’t think so.

One at least one of those photos were featured on the maps in the University area.

Glad we had the chance. Looking forward to next year already thank you.

Cheers

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I missed alot, was having another very important meeting, it was so crucial, I couldn’t join in… But I’m in the next meet up. Well done Shola.

Hello @Smith1

No problems. If we are spared we will see for another meet-up.

Thank you for the desire to attend though it wasn’t possible at the end.

Happy guiding

Cheers

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Okay, awesome. Well noted Shola (Shola4sure) :writing_hand:

Thanks so much Sir. I’m doing quite well :blush: . I appreciate your encouragement.