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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
[Click to raise dashboard]

When a track crosses over itself you have to use skill and luck to squeeze through alive. Even so, collisions are inevitable.
CARS: Any
LOCATIONS: Top Gear Test Track (middle section)
PHOTOTRAVEL: No
UNIQUE RESTRICTIONS: Cars must either be involved in a crash or a near miss.

Shot must use the miniature lens and look like a iddy-biddy set of cars racing around the track.
CARS: Any
LOCATIONS: Any
PHOTOTRAVEL: No
UNIQUE RESTRICTIONS: Miniature filter must be used.

In a field of cars nothing is more idiotic than going the wrong way. Show us a shot with a gooseberry going arse-about-face 'round the track
CARS: Any
LOCATIONS: Any
PHOTOTRAVEL: No
UNIQUE RESTRICTIONS: There must be more than one car in the picture and one going in the wrong way

Show off your car in front of the people.
CARS: Any
LOCATIONS: Any Phototravel location
PHOTOTRAVEL: Yes
UNIQUE RESTRICTIONS: People need to be looking at your car.
2.0
[Click to raise dashboard]

Take a picture of Australian vehicles
CARS: Any Australian vehicle
LOCATIONS: Any
PHOTOTRAVEL: No
UNIQUE RESTRICTIONS: Only Australian vehicles can be seen in the shot.

Show the sense of speed of your fast race cars.
CARS: Race Cars (Touring Cars, JGTC and LMP are allowed.)
LOCATIONS: Real World Locations.
PHOTOTRAVEL: No
UNIQUE RESTRICTIONS: Only one car on the picture.

Show emptyness, just your car and as much barren landscape as you possibly can.
CARS: Street Cars
LOCATIONS: Any
PHOTOTRAVEL: Yes
UNIQUE RESTRICTIONS: Bassically try to get as much of a empty scene as possible.

Time to drag, show the longest straights in the game, Wether it's Nurburg's Back Stretch, Fuji's main Straight or the Wagan Run of SSR7.
CARS: Any
LOCATIONS: Any
PHOTOTRAVEL: No
UNIQUE RESTRICTIONS: Must feature straights.

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.
- All entries must be submitted by P.M. to Nicknamealguem .
Please, fill in the following form:
- 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.

PMC (blue)
- No other editing, besides proportionally resize and rotate, is allowed outside GT5 Photomode.
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.

14.03.12
[20.00 GMT]
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