CLOSED: Secret Santa Competition Week 80

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Further explaination of the theme as described by Nato_777.

"It's a multiple car theme this week. Your mission should you choose to accept it is to take any
car that is produced under two different badges and shoot both versions together.
For example an Acura/Honda, Toyota/Lexus, Nissan/Infinity, Opel/Vauxhall, Holden/Pontiac
and of course the Toyota/Scion/Subaru combination (yes you could have all three or any two)."


Cars: Any car produced under two different manufacturers.
Locations: Any.
Phototravel: Well that aint going work.
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.

  • 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.
  • 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 their favourite 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.
  • It is also recommended to turn on the "privacy" of your entry image. Flickr users will need
    to provide the judge with a direct link to the fullsize image when set to private as the link
    used with the Share option won't be accessible to the judge/host.
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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).
  • 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 09.12.12

 
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something just came into mind, would a manufacturer-tuner combo say an Audi TT and the HPA TT be OK?
 
something just came into mind, would a manufacturer-tuner combo say an Audi TT and the HPA TT be OK?

I did consider them but have decided against using tuners sorry.
 
I will allow a bit of year mis-matching so long as the body style is similar enough so for the purpose of your premium options the Acura NSX '91 can be matched with the Honda NSX Type R '02 - though of course would be better matched to a standard NSX of similar vintage.
 
Well OK, seems I made this theme to difficult. No entries yet! :odd::boggled: Perhaps now it might be best if I just choose a new theme and re-run week 80 with it next week, unless a bunch of you guys have entries ready that you haven't sent yet. ;)
 
0 Entries!? :scared:

I would love to enter! I may also find some time later or tomorrow morning, but if noone else entered.......well, easy win then! :lol:

Come on guys! Lets at least try! Maybe someone has a few minutes to shoot something with me?
 
i had a shot ready too, but the PS3 went bang with a YLOD before getting it out from the PS3...B****r

The chance of it fixed by the weekend is rather slimmer than i win any comp
 
i had a shot ready too, but the PS3 went bang with a YLOD before getting it out from the PS3...B****r

The chance of it fixed by the weekend is rather slimmer than i win any comp

Sorry to hear that. YLOD really sucks! :ouch:

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Four entries so far - so you are still guaranteed a poll position if you enter. ;)
 
Mind closing this after 18:00 GMT? I'm a bit busy today and might not have the chance to enter this, but I'll try. :)
 
I will keep this open for another 3 - 5 hours from now. ;)
 
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