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Further explanation of the theme, provided by zzz_pt:

"Yes...you got it! He's the most famous unknown driver in the world and this week you'll have to go to England and drive any street legal car you want around Top Gear test track. Simple enough :) I'm sure you'll deliver some superb shots!"


CARS: Any street-legal vehicle
LOCATIONS: Top Gear Test Track
PHOTOTRAVEL: No
UNIQUE RESTRICTIONS: See above

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Please, ensure you read and understand all requirements for this competition. Failure to follow
the rules may result in disqualification. If you have questions, send me a Private Message.
This Thread will answer many possible questions you may have.

  • It is recommended you host your image on ImageShack, Photobucket, or Flickr.
  • Not sure how to post a thumbnail or preview image? Read this sticky!
  • Please use a clickable-preview to full-size, not a separate text link for it;
    it makes poll creation much easier!

  • One entry per user. It must be your own work, and never previously used in a comp.
  • Do not ask other users to choose your entry.
  • Mark your FINAL ENTRY clearly, with red text. On H2H weeks, which side, as well.
  • You may change your entry once. Do it clearly; edit out your previous entry, and
    either post the new one in a new reply, or in place of the original.
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  • Do not post "Honourable Mentions" or outtakes - just your Final Entry, that's all.
  • Winner gets to choose the following week's theme, as well as the Top 15. Every fourth
    week, the poll will be H2H style: entries must choose a "team", leading to two 8-picture,
    4-day polls. The winners from each faces off in a final 48 hour poll.
  • Winners cannot enter in their own theme!
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    It's recommended to save the original image (preferably in-game) until week's ends.
Failure to follow these rules will result in ignored entries and/or disqualification!

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What you may not do to a photo:
  • Alter the geometry of the car. No stickers, or body modifications not available in game.
  • Add shapes or objects from outside of GT5, signatures excepted.
  • Add lens flares or "artistic" filters to image.
  • Remove items from shot (scenery, other cars).
  • Use more than 1 image (HDR, photo-stitching, multi-exposure).
  • "Creative cropping". The main "image" must be four-sided, with 90-degree, upright corners.
  • Selective car colour changing: masking different parts to create racing stripes or similar.

What you may do to a photo:
  • Crop and/or resize an image.
  • Adjust the level or curve values.
  • Alter the colour tone of the image (gradient maps, photo filters, colour balance, etc).
  • Car body colour change (all stickers/design features must remain, see "Remove Items" rule).
  • Adjust brightness, contrast, exposure, shadow/highlights.
  • Enhance shadows or highlights (dodge and burn tools in Photoshop, for example).
  • Add noise and/or diffuse glow.
  • Add a post-game tilt-shift blur, or apply a motion blur to a stationary Photomode shot.
  • Make use of Layer Blend Modes.
  • Use a Sharpening filter and/or tool.
  • Scale or enlarge rims.
  • Remove or modify license plates.
  • Remove the GT watermark.
  • Add a personal signature.
  • Clean up or fix jaggies, texture pixelation, or colour separation.
  • Add a vignette effect.
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02.12.12
[20.00 GMT]
 
Now look what you're going to start!

Edit: And I can see this turning into a recreation of everyone's favorite Top Gear episodes. :crazy:
 
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Now look what you're going to start!
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Sorry... Had to... this is one of my favorites
“Some say that the outline of his left nipple is exactly the same shape as the Nurburgring, and if you give him a really important job to do, he’ll skive off and play croquet. All we know is he’s called the Stig.”
 
FINAL ENTRY
"Our studio director has got one."

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Hmmm, this theme interests me. :sly: I may throw my hat into the ring... (would be my first ever entry into this comp.) If I can find the time. :scared:
 
You guys are probably all sick of hearing about me getting photoshop so apologies, i was just wondering is it worth me getting one of the 'guidebooks' for photoshop or am i likely to learn more just messing about? I've decided to get lightroom 4 instead of CS5 so i can improve my abilities before i start spending serious money, i've heard a few people use this to, I'm not sure how it works but could someone tell me if it allows you to create HDR images?
 
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You guys are probably all sick of hearing about me getting photoshop so apologies, i was just wondering is it worth me getting one of the 'guidebooks' for photoshop or am i likely to learn more just messing about? I've decided to get lightroom 4 instead of CS5 so i can improve my abilities before i start spending serious money, i've heard a few people use this to, I'm not sure how it works but could someone tell me if it allows you to create HDR images?
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All of my knowledge has been self taught, from tutorials (mostly GTP), or from others. :)
 
Photomatix is the most common used software here for creating true HDR images, CPH. I'd recommend that 👍

Guidebooks can be handy, but I've always been a fan of jumping in and fiddling to actually see how features work. Books tend to go into detail about how they work and why, so judge for yourself whether they're worth it. I know that nowadays, you'll probably find thousands of videos online, from both amateurs and pros, covering all sorts of things that can be done. Though really, if you're not planning on getting PS anytime soon, definitely don't bother getting a book for it!
 
SlipZtrEm
Guidebooks can be handy, but I've always been a fan of jumping in and fiddling to actually see how features work. Books tend to go into detail about how they work and why, so judge for yourself whether they're worth it.
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^^This... I totally agree just experimenting is far better, and questions to other members can help fill in some of the knowledge gaps. ;)
 
yep. I never read a book on how to use a software. :) Just experementing and searching tuturials. I thinks If you learn how to use 2/3 programs (like Photoshot, Illustrator, Premiere), you can do pretty much everything...because the others are pretty much the same logic. ^^

ONtopic: hehe...the first two entries = same car ^^
 
cphbullet
You guys are probably all sick of hearing about me getting photoshop so apologies, i was just wondering is it worth me getting one of the 'guidebooks' for photoshop or am i likely to learn more just messing about? I've decided to get lightroom 4 instead of CS5 so i can improve my abilities before i start spending serious money, i've heard a few people use this to, I'm not sure how it works but could someone tell me if it allows you to create HDR images?
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I myself learned how to use Photoshop some 5 years ago, and all I did was look at tutorials online. Abduzeedo is good for tutorials, as well as PSD Tuts. Lightroom is mainly used for editing the colours/tones for an image. It's a more simplistic photoshop, but with great control over how you can edit colours, tones, curvatures, levels, exposure, etc. It's mainly used for editing .RAW images. Personally I think you should learn Photoshop before Lightroom. Even if you use Photoshop Elements, it's a cheaper version of the full blown pro version, but still worth it.

There's always the option of finding a pirated version of Photoshop, not that I condone such practices! Nor do I recommend anyone should go out of their way to do!

As with regards to HDR in Lightroom, you can but it's a bit perplexed, and generally you want to use a separate program anyway, as default ones usually suck. See my response to Slips below!

SlipZtrEm
Photomatix is the most common used software here for creating true HDR images, CPH. I'd recommend that 👍

Guidebooks can be handy, but I've always been a fan of jumping in and fiddling to actually see how features work. Books tend to go into detail about how they work and why, so judge for yourself whether they're worth it. I know that nowadays, you'll probably find thousands of videos online, from both amateurs and pros, covering all sorts of things that can be done. Though really, if you're not planning on getting PS anytime soon, definitely don't bother getting a book for it!
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I myself use Nik Softwares' (recently acquired by Google) HDR Efex Pro 2 which uses Photoshop/Lightroom/Pixelmator or whatever it is on OS X, as the host application. Really easy to use, plus it auto-aligns & exposure matches for you automatically, then you make the adjustments with sliders, and you can use, what they call, "controls", which are areas controlled by you with this sort of circle and gives you far greater control over everything.

There is a 15 day trial, and I also believe some top photographers use this program too!


Anyway, will post my entry later today. :)
 
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SVX
All of my knowledge has been self taught, from tutorials (mostly GTP), or from others. :)
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SlipZtrEm
Photomatix is the most common used software here for creating true HDR images, CPH. I'd recommend that 👍

Guidebooks can be handy, but I've always been a fan of jumping in and fiddling to actually see how features work. Books tend to go into detail about how they work and why, so judge for yourself whether they're worth it. I know that nowadays, you'll probably find thousands of videos online, from both amateurs and pros, covering all sorts of things that can be done. Though really, if you're not planning on getting PS anytime soon, definitely don't bother getting a book for it!
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BkS
I myself learned how to use Photoshop some 5 years ago, and all I did was look at tutorials online. Abduzeedo is good for tutorials, as well as PSD Tuts. Lightroom is mainly used for editing the colours/tones for an image. It's a more simplistic photoshop, but with great control over how you can edit colours, tones, curvatures, levels, exposure, etc. It's mainly used for editing .RAW images. Personally I think you should learn Photoshop before Lightroom. Even if you use Photoshop Elements, it's a cheaper version of the full blown pro version, but still worth it.

There's always the option of finding a pirated version of Photoshop, not that I condone such practices! Nor do I recommend anyone should go out of their way to do!

As with regards to HDR in Lightroom, you can but it's a bit perplexed, and generally you want to use a separate program anyway, as default ones usually suck. See my response to Slips below!




I myself use Nik Softwares' (recently acquired by Google) HDR Efex Pro 2 which uses Photoshop/Lightroom/Pixelmator or whatever it is on OS X, as the host application. Really easy to use, plus it auto-aligns & exposure matches for you automatically, then you make the adjustments with sliders, and you can use, what they call, "controls", which are areas controlled by you with this sort of circle and gives you far greater control over everything.

There is a 15 day trial, and I also believe some top photographers use this program too!
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Ok thanks for your help guys, i thought it was best to check with everyone before i started spending considering the amount of money that goes into getting these programs. I have thought about elements but i though it was a bit lacking in features. Why can't everything be free like GIMP!:yuck:
 
I use both elements and the full version (diff computers) and don't find any real problem with the elements. It serves the prorpuse of edit a gt5 shot very well. :)

Now, go on with those shots "Stigs"! :)
 
Final Entry

-- Out of Hammerhead with some oversteer --




“Some say that it’s impossible for him to wear socks, and he can open a beer bottle with his testes.
All we know is he’s called the Stig.”​
 
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