CLOSED: The Photomode Tournament: Season 3 - Semi-Final

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Third round of the Photomode Tournament. Make sure you understand the theme requirements of your match.
You can see each dashboard update by clicking in either: PMC or 2.0

PMC
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Based on Bloc Party song Blue Light, show off the bluest cars around.
CARS: Any
LOCATIONS: Any
PHOTOTRAVEL: Yes
UNIQUE RESTRICTIONS: Cars must be blue coloured (any blue tone).

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Take a photo of racing action between 6 cars or more.
CARS: Any
LOCATIONS: Any
PHOTOTRAVEL: No
UNIQUE RESTRICTIONS: Cars must be in movement. At least 6 cars must be seen in the picture.


2.0
[Click to raise dashboard]



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Pick a car that has 2 year variations and shoot them together (e.g. 67 camaro & 2010, 70 challenger & 2010, ect)
CARS: Any with 2 model years
LOCATIONS: Any
PHOTOTRAVEL: No
UNIQUE RESTRICTIONS: See above.

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Take Eleanor out and tear up a city course like you're on the run!
DarkR, take out a yellow Mach 1 Mustang
fkxpro, take out a silver Shelby GT350
CARS: Elanor
LOCATIONS: City Courses
PHOTOTRAVEL: No
UNIQUE RESTRICTIONS: See Above.



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Please, ensure you read and understand all requirements for this competition. Failure to follow rules may result in disqualification.
If you have any questions, please, send me a Private Message or READ THIS.

Private Message Requirements:

  • P.M. Title: Photomode Tornament Final Entry;
  • P.M. Subject: Image in either thumbnail or a preview linked to it's full size and which side you will be competing.

Entry Requirements:
  • Only one entry per user allowed. It must be that user own work and never seen/used before;
  • You may not post your image elsewhere, until the poll closes down, nor add any identifying element to it.
  • Do not ask other members to choose your entry;
  • Entries may not be changed after submitting (only if against the theme rules);
  • It's recommended the usage of a free image hosting service, such as ImageShack, Photobucket or Flickr;
  • All entries within the rules will go into poll;
  • Keep in mind that the Host of this competition may ask for the original image and it must be submitted if so.
    It's recommended to store the original image (from the USB stick) until competition round ends.

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PMC (blue)

  • No other editing, besides proportionally resize and rotate, is allowed outside GT5 Photomode.
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2.0 (red)

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.
  • Clean up or fix jaggies, texture pixelation, or colour separation.
  • Add a vignette effect.
  • Add a personal signature.

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22.03.12
[21.00 GMT]
 
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Thanks for the quick themes Luis - much appreciated. Thanks again for putting all this together - very professional.

Good luck Boab, good theme & good competition - looking forward to it. Cheers.
 
1/4 Finals

2.0
FkxPro on the bubble.
DarkR Wins the 1/4 mile muscle cars.

PMC:
honkydonky on the bubble.
tonilleshusband finally nails the votes.

Hit me up on PSN and I'll get you taken care of.

I'll post prizes at some point. Think rare.
 
:grumpy:DAT THEME!

Anyways, I'm still dumbfounded that I made it so far. This is kind of unbelievable for me. I bet ZEROX, Klaus_PSU and nanabu! :dunce:
Never thought of coming this far! Thanks for all the votes guys. :)👍

Now I have to deal with Slipz, one of the most inspiring GT5 photographer on GTP.
And a theme I feared the most......I'm screwed! :nervous:


Good luck Slipz and all you other Photogods. Really lookin forward to all the matches, especially match02 from the PMC side.:dopey:
 
tonilleshusband
Thanks for the quick themes Luis - much appreciated. Thanks again for putting all this together - very professional.

Good luck Boab, good theme & good competition - looking forward to it. Cheers.

Thanks, and good luck to you too TH.
This theme is open and strict and the same time. Let's see what we can do.
 
:lol:
Mitch got stuck with another of my 2 car themes.
and aww, only 1 theme picked this time.
 
I have high expectations for match 2 of the PMC and both 2.0 matches.
I bet it's gonna be awesome.
Make us dream fellas ! ;)👍
 
One question before I'll start shooting.
Am I allowed to use a standard and premium car or a F10 and F2007....just as example. :sly:
 
One question before I'll start shooting.
Am I allowed to use a standard and premium car or a F10 and F2007....just as example. :sly:
This is only my opinion but these two are completly different racing machines. You shouldn't consider F10 as the following model of F2007.
 
One question before I'll start shooting.
Am I allowed to use a standard and premium car or a F10 and F2007....just as example. :sly:
I say yes, after all I did come up with the theme :sly:
 
I have high expectations for match 2 of the PMC and both 2.0 matches.
I bet it's gonna be awesome.
Make us dream fellas ! ;)👍

So basically every match except mine and ijk's :lol:

Ill try and produce for you :nervous:
 
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So basically every match except mine and ijk's :lol:
Ill try and produce for you :nervous:
Lol ! No offense mate.
You and ijklhs are very talented and I'm confident that your pics are gonna be great.
It's just that your theme isn't as attractive to me as the others ;)
Good luck to you both ;)
 
I know what you mean, no offense taken at all, I am looking forward to the other 3 matches too!

I have had really specific themes so far so been able to focus but must admit "blue" means I have to use my brain a bit
 
Prize Cars

Most Votes:

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1961 Jaguar E-Type 2010 Jaguar XFR

2nd Place:

Random Car Ticket or a 1979 Abarth.​
 
Alright, thanks for the feeback guys.:)

I'll better go with a save choice then (Bug and Beetle or such ;))
 
You're too kind Mitch - you've been on a roll with some awe-inspiring shots lately, I'm definitely the one who should be worried! Good luck :cheers:

Looks like I'll be pulling a Fishy for this round, though. I've left my copy of GT5 at the lady's, and won't be able to be home and shooting until Wednesday evening. Not ideal, but my own fault!

Can't wait to see every single image from this round :D
 
Before anyone complains again about a 2 car theme, let me just say I have to shoot a minimum of 6 cars. And for the record - it rocks. This theme is great fun. So before there is more talk of Kryptonite and bad luck, know this: Y'all are pansies. :sly: I haven't really done large group shots before and it is turning out to be much fun indeed. I hope Boab is having fun too. 2 more nights of shooting for me. Happy hunting.
 
You're too kind Mitch - you've been on a roll with some awe-inspiring shots lately, I'm definitely the one who should be worried! Good luck :cheers:

Looks like I'll be pulling a Fishy for this round, though. I've left my copy of GT5 at the lady's, and won't be able to be home and shooting until Wednesday evening. Not ideal, but my own fault!

Can't wait to see every single image from this round :D
I heard that before from you. That you only had one hour to do a shoot and your result was another awesome shot! So I'm not relaxed at all.:scared::p

But I will do my best again. Promised ;)
Also, I'm still disbelieving to be in the Semi-final! I wont be sad at all to loose against you, not at all. At least I would've had a fight for the third place then. :sly:

Before anyone complains again about a 2 car theme, let me just say I have to shoot a minimum of 6 cars. And for the record - it rocks. This theme is great fun. So before there is more talk of Kryptonite and bad luck, know this: Y'all are pansies. :sly: I haven't really done large group shots before and it is turning out to be much fun indeed. I hope Boab is having fun too. 2 more nights of shooting for me. Happy hunting.

Believe me, you would've struggled too.
If you have to choose two specific cars and have to shoot them by your own, you probably rage too.
It's way easier like you have to do it. With any cars!

It's just too complicated to do shoots with two controllers on your own:sick:


But if anyone wants to, I'll start my shootings in about 2 hours or so. Help would be appreciated. ;)
 
Just bustin your chops there BMX, I don't envy your theme much at all. If I were at home, I would happily help you shoot. Best of luck.
 
tonilleshusband
Before anyone complains again about a 2 car theme, let me just say I have to shoot a minimum of 6 cars. And for the record - it rocks. This theme is great fun. So before there is more talk of Kryptonite and bad luck, know this: Y'all are pansies. :sly: I haven't really done large group shots before and it is turning out to be much fun indeed. I hope Boab is having fun too. 2 more nights of shooting for me. Happy hunting.

In the past 2 days I only had time to do a 1 hour shooting, and I'll have to say it was quite fun. With 6 cars mininum, you have to get some unique angles to cover up all the cars. That's what is fun about it :)
 
BMX, I love your theme. 2 of the prize car sets were loosely based off of that idea.
 
Just bustin your chops there BMX, I don't envy your theme much at all. If I were at home, I would happily help you shoot. Best of luck.

BMX, I love your theme. 2 of the prize car sets were loosely based off of that idea.

Well, I dont want to cry about my theme, because it actually is pretty fun and challenging. It's the semi-finals right? So easy would be, well, too easy.:sly:

And I think I got some decent shots already, just not sure about the car choice.


(If the cars are only a few years (4-8) separated, it's good too, right?
Or does it have to be like the 70's and the 10' Camaro?
 
Entry sent. Took many shots. Hope I have picked the right one :yuck:

Good luck everyone 👍 Can't wait to see all entry :cheers:
 
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