CLOSED: Secret Santa Competition Week 11

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Further explaination of the theme by rpanico14.

"Show me a photo that utilises the 'Mode 1' setting to its best potential."

Cars: Any.
Locations: Any.
Phototravel: No.
Unique Restrictions: Only panning mode 1 can be used.

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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.


  • Entries for the competition must be sent to this weeks Judge rpanico14 via
    Private Message and not posted in this thread, any pics posted in this thread will not be
    considered for the poll.
  • Your PM must consist of a preview image no bigger than 500px at the largest side with a
    direct link to the full size image.
  • Your first entry will be your last, you will not be allowed to change your entry so be happy
    with it.
  • One entry per user. It must be your own work, and never previously used in a competition.
  • Do not use a photo from your Gallery or post your photo shoot in your Gallery until after
    the competition (and poll if you made it) has closed.
  • Preview images can not exceed 500 pixels in either direction.
  • A preview image must be representative of the full-size image. Do not add effects to it.
  • Winner chooses the following week's theme and selects the Top 10 entries for the poll.
  • Winners cannot enter in their own theme!
  • The Judge will select the top 10 entries and PM to the Host for the poll.
  • The poll entries will then all be hosted by me so that links cannot be traced to the owner
    of the photo.
  • The Host may ask for the original image and it must be submitted if so.
    It's recommended to save the original image (preferably in-game) until week's ends.
  • It is recommended you host your image on ImageShack, Photobucket, or Flickr.
  • Please do not use a photo from your Gallery or post your photo shoot in your Gallery until
    after the competition (and poll if you made it) has closed.

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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.
  • Add a signature or personal watermark.
  • 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.
  • Clean up or fix jaggies, texture pixelation, or colour separation.
  • Add a vignette effect.
Failure to follow these rules will result in ignored entries and/or disqualification!
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Sunday 14.08.11
 
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Ceiling_fan's theme suggestion for this week's 2.0: exactly the same thing.

:lol:

I've just messaged him about changing it, as I'm sure everyone wouldn't mind some variety. Hilarious!
 
Ooops, sorry SlipZ & C_F - rpanico and I beat you to it - good theme too. :)
 
It's a good thing I got slightly delayed having to flesh out my theme for PMC, as otherwise the threads would've been posted at the same time, too!

Good luck folks, as it really is a good theme (obviously :lol: )
 
An interesting theme. I am going to be experimenting a fair bit this week.
 
Wow, my FT-86 is in a comp banner! I feel big time now ~ :sly:
 
Mode 1 :indiff::sick::nervous::grumpy::scared: :irked::boggled::odd:🤬:dunce: 💡:dopey::D


totally forgot...ENTRY SENT! :)
 
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i have a few questions .

what about the other settings ? .. i don´t want to disqualify myself by not shooting total dizzy pictures :P
 
entry sent.

And personally I like the competition quite a lot, reminds me the good old times of photomode tournaments from GT4, at least the secret entry part of course 👍
 
I am going to start giving away a prize car to the winner of this competition each week.
This week will be your choice of any Premium car to the value of 500,000cr - the car will come with all "bolt on" upgrades or your choice of one of these three standards;

Abt Audi TT-R Touring Car '02 - Audi A4 Touring Car '04

Mitsubishi CZ-3 Tarmac Rally Car​

Disclaimer: This photograph may have been enhanced for promotional purposes. Therefore you may or may not get the same results when photographing this same car.​
 
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