CLOSED: Secret Santa Competition: Week 66

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Further explaination of the theme as described by Nato_777.

"It's been raining at home here waaay too long now - I think some of it has gone to my head. :crazy:
So this week I want you to send me a shot of your car in the rain. You can use any car or cars
but it must be raining, so time to head out to a weather change track and get wet.
It's a 2.0 edit week so you can fix those water spray jaggies." ;)


Cars: Any.
Locations: Any weather change track.
Phototravel: No.

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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 this week must be sent to the Judge Nato_777 via
    Private Message and not posted in this thread, any pics posted in this thread will not be
    considered for the poll. Use the Submit Entry button to ensure your entry goes to the judge.
  • 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 becomes Judge for that week.
  • Winners cannot enter in their own theme!
  • The Judge will select the top 12 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.
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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 02.09.12
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Mwaha! I think I know exactly what I am doing this week!
 
but wait a minute NATO, i recall you have promised us for a tutorial on cleaning up jaggies with GIMP...I think this will be the perfect opportunity to put up the tutorial :)
 
I know, I know - had planned to get that posted last week but I got too busy - fingers crossed I'll get it sorted this week.
 
So, you say any weather change track, but the description speaks only of rain. :dunce:
No love for snow? :guilty:
 
Yeah, sorry McZachen, no love for snow this week - just rain only.
 
Okie doke, no biggie. 👍

And in my continuing effort to cut down on my double-posting...
...entry sented. :D
 
Is there a way to post and send a picture on flickr without other people can see it??
 
Is there a way to post and send a picture on flickr without other people can see it??

You just have to set the picture to private, then when you send the entry you have to link to the fullsize image so the judge/host can see it. View your fullsize image on Flickr and click the right mouse button and choose "copy link location" or equivalent depending on your browser, and use that as your link url.
 
Ah poo! I knew i was forgetting to do something this week! :( Hopefully i will have tome to do my edit...
 
Great entries so far 👍, would be nice to get some more. ;)
 
3 hours to closing - if you have any last minute entries you better get 'em in. :)

~~~ COMPETITION NOW CLOSED ~~~
 
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