ENTER: Misc Avatar Contest: Holes In The Ground

[RJDiogenes]

And here, as the dawn breaks, appears the newest Misc Avatar Contest: "Holes In The Ground." Inspired by the recent meteorite impact in Russia ("In Russia, meteorites come to you!"), we will celebrate punctures in the epidermis of our Earth. The orifice of your choice can be of any variety: A cavern, a canyon, a wishing well or a gopher hole. It can be natural or man-made, big or small, beautiful or terrifying, shallow or deep (so to speak). Go to it, you avatar-makers, you.

(A word of caution: Any contestants who don't know their ass from a hole in the ground, please double check before posting! )

To get us started off, a picture I myself took with my very own uncle's camera back in 1993:

 

[trekkiedane]

Interesting idea for a theme!

I've found a picture of someone standing at THE BOTTOM of the Cave of Swallows:

If it doesn't present the whole hole well enough I could be persuaded to enter an image of someone hanging from a rope in the same cave:

 

[Locutus of Bored]

2010 Guatemala Sinkhole:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/06/100601-sinkhole-in-guatemala-2010-world-science/

 

[Ghost07]

interesting theme...especially since, 2 days ago, a sinkhole opened up in this guy's bedroom and swallowed him and his bed. Wish I had saved that picture now......anyways, I can't wait to see what everyone else chooses.

 

[Kai "the spy"]

Once again, several options came to mind:

1. Vulgar

2. Nerdy

3. Creative

4. Awe-inspiring (look closely, there's a person in that picture)

What to do?!

 

[RJDiogenes]

If it doesn't present the whole hole well enough I could be persuaded to enter an image of someone hanging from a rope in the same cave:

Either of those would be great.

2010 Guatemala Sinkhole.

Yeah! Good one.

interesting theme...especially since, 2 days ago, a sinkhole opened up in this guy's bedroom and swallowed him and his bed. Wish I had saved that picture now......anyways, I can't wait to see what everyone else chooses.

You've got a few days to track it down.

What to do?!

Tough choice. Those are all great.

 

[RJDiogenes]

Also: Oops. My picture was taken in 1991. Don't know what I was thinking.

 

[Owain Taggart]

I'd go with number 2

 

[J.T.B.]

The biggest man-made hole in the world is pratically in my back yard. It used to be a mountain. It's so big it doesn't really translate well to av size, but what the hell.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

Does this count as a hole in the ground?

 

[RJDiogenes]

^^ It sure does.

Good one, J.T.B.

 

[rhubarbodendron]

admittedly a hole in a rather wet ground, but nevertheless..

 

[trekkiedane]

^During my research for this round I saw a number of not entirely dissimilar images... don't they all look incredibly inviting? - I just want to dive into them and never again have to surface for air.....

 

[auntiehill]

A swimming hole in Arizona:

 

[JiNX-01]

The large crater is Daedalus. It's on the far side of the moon and the picture was taken during the Apollo 11 mission. I haven't found the name of the smaller crater.

 

[rhubarbodendron]

do you by any chance know the name of those two craters? It looks almost like Theophilus in the back and Mädler in the foreground but the background doesn't quite fit and both craters would be larger and a bit further apart.
They look utterly familiar and I am rather certain that I've seen them many times but I can't remember exactly where they are located.

 

[JiNX-01]

do you by any chance know the name of those two craters? It looks almost like Theophilus in the back and Mädler in the foreground but the background doesn't quite fit and both craters would be larger and a bit further apart.
They look utterly familiar and I am rather certain that I've seen them many times but I can't remember exactly where they are located.

I was primarily looking for an, I can do some research.

 

[M'Sharak]

The large crater is Daedalus. It's on the far side of the moon and the picture was taken during the Apollo 11 mission. I haven't found the name of the smaller crater.

Daedalus B, according to the right-hand image here.

(See also images AS11-44-6609 and AS11-44-6611, about halfway down the page here.)

 

[JiNX-01]

The large crater is Daedalus. It's on the far side of the moon and the picture was taken during the Apollo 11 mission. I haven't found the name of the smaller crater.

Daedalus B, according to the right-hand image here.

(See also images AS11-44-6609 and AS11-44-6611, about halfway down the page here.)

Thanks for the help!

 

[RJDiogenes]

admittedly a hole in a rather wet ground, but nevertheless..

Very nice.

A swimming hole in Arizona:

Another good one.

The large crater is Daedalus. It's on the far side of the moon and the picture was taken during the Apollo 11 mission. I haven't found the name of the smaller crater.

Interesting. I didn't anticipate off-Earth holes in the ground, but that's too cool to disqualify.

Great entries, everyone, and not a bad turnout. Let's see if we can get a couple more before the voting starts.