FinalGear Photo Assignment #17 - "Open Topic"

BerserkerCatSplat · May 6th, 2009, 1:13 AM

Theme: "Open Topic"

This month is open. Just take a nice photo!

Timeframe: Your entry must be emailed to finalgearphoto@gmail.com on or before midnight Mountain Time, May 31st, 2009.
Prize: Bragging rights, and a position in the Winners' Gallery!

Restrictions: Please follow the following restrictions in order to submit an eligible entry.

- Your image must be a maximum of 1000 pixels (height or width), and a minimum of 500 pixels (height or width).
- Your submission email should have the title of the image and "Contest #17" in the subject. Please title your images, as the poll must have some way to distinguish between them - I don't want half the vote options to be "Untitled."
- Also, when you email your submission, make sure you include your FinalGear screen name so I know who's submitting what!
- Only one submission per user. Please do not create multiple accounts to submit more images, as it is 1) unethical, and 2) statistically reduces your chance of winning anyway.
- Your image must NOT contain any borders or signatures or anything to identify the photo as your own. The images will be stripped of EXIF data as to make the vote 100% anonymous. Please do not mention which photo is yours, and please do not post that image anywhere until the contest is over.
- Your image must have been taken after the contest has started, I will not accept old photos that happen to match the subject. This contest is designed to promote creativity, not find out who has the biggest backlog of good photos.
- Your image may be altered in whatever imaging software you choose, without actually altering the content of the photograph. (i.e. you can alter the curves as much as you want, but you can't paste in David Hasselhoff.) Editing out distracting non-content objects such as power lines is also acceptable.
- Please keep the submissions tasteful and without gore/nudity. I like nude photography as much as the next guy, but this is a public forum. Don't submit anything you wouldn't put up in a public area.

If you have any comments or suggestions about the rules of the FinalGear contests, please voice them in the appropriate forum, or in this thread if you want.

When submitting your image, feel free to suggest a topic for the next contest!

Good luck, and have fun!

epp_b · May 6th, 2009, 2:15 AM

Ooh... so, anything I've shot in the month of May ... this could be interesting!

vikiradTG2007 · May 6th, 2009, 1:20 PM

I might go towards a portrait on this one... Let's see what comes out of a few photo sessions with some of my classmates.

LeVeL · May 6th, 2009, 2:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by epp_b

Ooh... so, anything I've shot in the month of May ... this could be interesting!

well he posted the thread on may 5th... so anything I've taken since may 5th or "in the month of may", ie since the 1st?

BerserkerCatSplat · May 6th, 2009, 3:43 PM

Meh, anything after the 1st works for me.

Dr_Q · May 6th, 2009, 8:03 PM

Ah, bummer I just sent my camera off to the manufacturer for tweaking. Bad timing it seems images/smilies/sad.gif

.

IceBone · May 6th, 2009, 8:04 PM

Cool, I bet I'll come up with something NOW!

phuckingduck · May 6th, 2009, 10:36 PM

Should be interesting to see a) who enters b) who wins. A completely open competition should bring the best out of everyone.

efoolution · May 11th, 2009, 4:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BerserkerCatSplat

Meh, anything after the 1st works for me.

too bad, I´ve taken some nice shots on holiday last week of april ...

But let´s see if I can´t come up with a nice one over the next two and a half weeks ... I always wanted to send something in for one of these contests ... this month, it´s on!

jayjaya29 · May 12th, 2009, 3:22 AM

Oh yeah I got one for sure, just gotta edit it right.

jayjaya29 · May 12th, 2009, 4:42 AM

Submitted!

Speedtouch · May 12th, 2009, 2:31 PM

Took mine today, and I instantly know I won't get any votes - its impossible to have a good photo next to you guys' ones. You're all too good damnit! But I'll enter anyway - I'm proud on my low level of what I took. images/smilies/tongue.gif

jayjaya29 · May 12th, 2009, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speedtouch

Took mine today, and I instantly know I won't get any votes - its impossible to have a good photo next to you guys' ones. You're all too good damnit! But I'll enter anyway - I'm proud on my low level of what I took. images/smilies/tongue.gif

Gotta be proud of what you shoot or else its worthless.

47 · May 13th, 2009, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayjaya29

Gotta be proud of what you shoot or else its worthless.

exactly, even if it is crap images/smilies/biggrin.gif

(not saying your pics are crap Speed images/smilies/wink.gif

)

I think I'll shoot something too, there's still time...

vikiradTG2007 · May 13th, 2009, 5:56 PM

Got a few good photos today, now PPing them to see which one would be best suited to a good number of votes.

villej · May 20th, 2009, 11:39 AM

I think I need to participate too, as the topic is quite wide. images/smilies/tongue.gif

LeVeL · May 22nd, 2009, 4:22 AM

oh boy, there will be a lot of entries for this one...

SileNceR · May 23rd, 2009, 11:44 AM

submitted

Speedtouch · May 25th, 2009, 12:30 AM

Can I just ask: how do you read the EXIF to know that a photo was taken after the theme was set? Is there a special program that can delve deeper than windows?

Dr_Q · May 25th, 2009, 12:40 AM

You can use dedicated exif readers such as Opanda IExif or just open up the image in PhotoShop and go to File then File Info. If it's been uploaded somewhere there are also exif viewers that can be used as browser plugins such as FxIF. If someone really wanted to they could rip all of the exif data out but that would just defeat the point of these competitions.

May 6th, 2009, 2:15 AM	#2
epp_b Unexperienced lover. Joined: Jun 23rd, 2006 Last Online: 2:12 AM Location: Canadaland :) Posts: 7,425 Car: 1995 Nissan 240SX Rep Power: 144	Ooh... so, anything I've shot in the month of May ... this could be interesting! __________________ www.eppbphoto.com Despite my given title, I am neither "unexperienced" (sic) nor a "lover"

May 6th, 2009, 1:20 PM	#3
vikiradTG2007 Joined: Feb 8th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania Age: 18 Posts: 6,604 Car: Ford Focus MkI 1.8D Rep Power: 98	I might go towards a portrait on this one... Let's see what comes out of a few photo sessions with some of my classmates. __________________ "There's no damage to the car, except to the car itself." (Murray Walker, 1991 British GP) 1980s-1990s F1, Group C and Supertouring nostalgic. And I'm proud of that.

May 6th, 2009, 3:43 PM	#5
BerserkerCatSplat Hormone Induced Joined: Jun 21st, 2005 Last Online: 3:00 AM Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,890 Car: ZJ 4X4X5 Rep Power: 168	Meh, anything after the 1st works for me. __________________ OSPhoto

May 6th, 2009, 8:03 PM	#6
Dr_Q Joined: Oct 9th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: United Kingdom of Englandlandshire Posts: 525 Car: Horse & Cart Rep Power: 19	Ah, bummer I just sent my camera off to the manufacturer for tweaking. Bad timing it seems . __________________ Flickr

May 6th, 2009, 8:04 PM	#7
IceBone Experienced Crash Test Dummy Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 12:21 AM Location: Slovenistan Age: 25 Posts: 9,302 Rep Power: 186	Cool, I bet I'll come up with something NOW! __________________ Bridge to Gantry time: 11:07

May 6th, 2009, 1:13 AM	#1
BerserkerCatSplat Hormone Induced Joined: Jun 21st, 2005 Last Online: 3:00 AM Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,890 Car: ZJ 4X4X5 Rep Power: 168	FinalGear Photo Assignment #17 - "Open Topic" Theme: "Open Topic" This month is open. Just take a nice photo! Timeframe: Your entry must be emailed to finalgearphoto@gmail.com on or before midnight Mountain Time, May 31st, 2009. Prize: Bragging rights, and a position in the Winners' Gallery! Restrictions: Please follow the following restrictions in order to submit an eligible entry. - Your image must be a maximum of 1000 pixels (height or width), and a minimum of 500 pixels (height or width). - Your submission email should have the title of the image and "Contest #17" in the subject. Please title your images, as the poll must have some way to distinguish between them - I don't want half the vote options to be "Untitled." - Also, when you email your submission, make sure you include your FinalGear screen name so I know who's submitting what! - Only one submission per user. Please do not create multiple accounts to submit more images, as it is 1) unethical, and 2) statistically reduces your chance of winning anyway. - Your image must NOT contain any borders or signatures or anything to identify the photo as your own. The images will be stripped of EXIF data as to make the vote 100% anonymous. Please do not mention which photo is yours, and please do not post that image anywhere until the contest is over. - Your image must have been taken after the contest has started, I will not accept old photos that happen to match the subject. This contest is designed to promote creativity, not find out who has the biggest backlog of good photos. - Your image may be altered in whatever imaging software you choose, without actually altering the content of the photograph. (i.e. you can alter the curves as much as you want, but you can't paste in David Hasselhoff.) Editing out distracting non-content objects such as power lines is also acceptable. - Please keep the submissions tasteful and without gore/nudity. I like nude photography as much as the next guy, but this is a public forum. Don't submit anything you wouldn't put up in a public area. If you have any comments or suggestions about the rules of the FinalGear contests, please voice them in the appropriate forum, or in this thread if you want. When submitting your image, feel free to suggest a topic for the next contest! Good luck, and have fun! __________________ OSPhoto

May 6th, 2009, 10:36 PM	#8
phuckingduck is awesome! Joined: Mar 1st, 2007 Last Online: November 20th, 2009 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 2,424 Car: '03 Volvo S60 AWD Rep Power: 69	Should be interesting to see a) who enters b) who wins. A completely open competition should bring the best out of everyone. __________________ If only I could be PhuckingGoose

May 12th, 2009, 3:22 AM	#10
jayjaya29 Joined: Mar 18th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Lindenhurst, NY Age: 21 Posts: 5,241 Car: 2000 Nissan Altima Rep Power: 36	Oh yeah I got one for sure, just gotta edit it right. __________________ Check out my Gallery. Check out my Car.

May 12th, 2009, 4:42 AM	#11
jayjaya29 Joined: Mar 18th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Lindenhurst, NY Age: 21 Posts: 5,241 Car: 2000 Nissan Altima Rep Power: 36	Submitted! __________________ Check out my Gallery. Check out my Car.

May 12th, 2009, 2:31 PM	#12
Speedtouch Joined: Jul 30th, 2006 Last Online: 12:08 AM Location: Kent, England Age: 17 Posts: 4,131 Car: '99 Kangoo 1.4 (Parents) Rep Power: 86	Took mine today, and I instantly know I won't get any votes - its impossible to have a good photo next to you guys' ones. You're all too good damnit! But I'll enter anyway - I'm proud on my low level of what I took. __________________ ^My Flickr^

May 13th, 2009, 5:56 PM	#15
vikiradTG2007 Joined: Feb 8th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania Age: 18 Posts: 6,604 Car: Ford Focus MkI 1.8D Rep Power: 98	Got a few good photos today, now PPing them to see which one would be best suited to a good number of votes. __________________ "There's no damage to the car, except to the car itself." (Murray Walker, 1991 British GP) 1980s-1990s F1, Group C and Supertouring nostalgic. And I'm proud of that.

May 20th, 2009, 11:39 AM	#16
villej Joined: Jan 30th, 2005 Last Online: November 20th, 2009 Location: Finland Posts: 62 Car: '97 Renault Megane Coupe 5d 1.6e RT Rep Power: 20	I think I need to participate too, as the topic is quite wide. Last edited by villej; May 20th, 2009 at 11:40 AM.

May 22nd, 2009, 4:22 AM	#17
LeVeL Joined: Jun 16th, 2007 Last Online: 3:29 AM Location: MA Age: 21 Posts: 2,972 Car: CG5/F23A1 Rep Power: 100	oh boy, there will be a lot of entries for this one... __________________ ^Don't worry he's a closet ~~homosexual~~ Miata driver. - Twerp128 flickr . . . photography + UMass Motorsport

May 23rd, 2009, 11:44 AM	#18
SileNceR Joined: Feb 2nd, 2004 Last Online: 12:54 AM Location: Warrnambool, VIC, Australia Age: 25 Posts: 595 Car: 2000 Mazda NB8B MX5, 1990 Ford EA Ghia Turbo 280kw LFS Status: Rep Power: 32	submitted __________________ View My Flickr Gallery

May 25th, 2009, 12:30 AM	#19
Speedtouch Joined: Jul 30th, 2006 Last Online: 12:08 AM Location: Kent, England Age: 17 Posts: 4,131 Car: '99 Kangoo 1.4 (Parents) Rep Power: 86	Can I just ask: how do you read the EXIF to know that a photo was taken after the theme was set? Is there a special program that can delve deeper than windows? __________________ ^My Flickr^

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May 25th, 2009, 12:40 AM	#20
Dr_Q Joined: Oct 9th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: United Kingdom of Englandlandshire Posts: 525 Car: Horse & Cart Rep Power: 19	You can use dedicated exif readers such as Opanda IExif or just open up the image in PhotoShop and go to File then File Info. If it's been uploaded somewhere there are also exif viewers that can be used as browser plugins such as FxIF. If someone really wanted to they could rip all of the exif data out but that would just defeat the point of these competitions. __________________ Flickr

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