Sounds good to me. Great idea and format. The only thing i wouldn't like is having the photos provided for us.
If i were to spend hours editing a photo to a high standard i would rather it be my own shot. I just like being 100% responsible for my output especially when it comes to printing out an edit to hang on my wall. I just wouldn't be as proud of it if it was based on someone elses vision.
No one may agree with me though hehe!
Other than that though you've come up with a great competition model Taiga 👍
Ah. I see what you mean. But we'll put that on hold until the competition is confirmed for now. And if the edit section is removed, what would you reckon would be a good idea for the alternating weeks?
Just a silly idea: The PCM winner shot could be the base for a 3.0 competition (sometimes).
Good idea. That might be a possibility if 3.0 really goes up.
Quick question, does no rule cover photo stitching?
And I like the idea of having two alternating themes each week. 👍
Photo-stitching would definitely be allowed in 3.0.
I would do it.
What about putting cars into actual photographed scenes? Would that be something that would be able to be implimented into the 3.0 comp?
The latter is a matter that I thought of before. If that was say, allowed, then few people would dominate the competition altogether and that would inevitably kill the competition. But then again, that would defeat the 'no limits' rule of 3.0 Unlimited.
But to keep the competition fair, I would suggest sticking only to enhancement of photos where, 50% of it still remains original and not turn in into another PSC.
I like the idea, but I would much rather prefer if someone (with Revolution consent) took the PSC from where it left and re-introduce the 3.0 ideas into it. Maybe having something like graphics, manipulation and 3.0 so that the 3.0 would cover the things you can't do in graphics and manipulation (more about the photo itself (HDR, panorama, editing a provided image) and less about doing a poster/magazine like the graphics week or edit the body-kit of a car like the manipulation week). I think that way you would have a competition that would remain strong for many weeks. The 3.0 as a standalone, I don't think it would go up more than 10 weeks (more or less).
As I said in the tournament discussion thread:
In conclusion, as I said before, I would rather have a re-invented PSC with some tweaks to it, than a brand new 3.0 competition.
I agree with this. Although I'm sure there would be be some nice shots to work with from others I think my compulsion to enter would depend greatly on what shots were on offer.
I think a re-working of the PSC to a 3.0 could work. And I'd likely enter when I can. But I can also see how it may still not have the longevity it deserves. You never know until you try though.
That has been thought of as well. But the major setback of the PSC was that Manipulation and Graphics week, to some, was way too time-consuming and decided not to participate altogether, resulting in the dwindling participants of the PSC.
In some weeks of PSC, the poll couldn't be filled, sometimes down to just 3-5 entries.
Guaranteed a 3.0 week within the PSC would most definitely work, but the other 2 weeks might show less participants and effectively turn it into a standalone 3.0.
to be very honest ,.. how many of us can keep up with the skillz of shaolin masta - gtuned & jBhIpS ? maybe Nato and raphael ? but never the less i would start coming back to gt5 if there is an 3.0 competition like Taiga mentioned .
cheers
As I have mentioned above, in order to keep it fair and not have few people dominate the competition, limitations might be put in so that the competition still focused on enhancement and not turned it into PSC altogether.
Yeah i agree, there are many people who can take part in the competitions. Even those without major editing experience can enter, after all, a great edit can be something completely different or something basically edited...After all, a great picture is a great picture! 👍
This is quite the answer to nanabu's question. 👍
A basic edit can always outdo someone who had spent 3 hours perfecting their entry!
well sorry for beeing realistic, my chances vs g tuned are just veeeeeery small
but you both are right , everyone can enter ,. i didn磘 said anything against that or did i ? ....
anyway, i would enter anyway just to see the awesome stuff some of you are producing .
The way I see it, everyone has a chance against anyone, no matter how great they might be.
But in order to prevent dominance of the competition, rules/limitations might be implemented, as I've said before.
These rules could be, for example, not allowing to place the subject in a totally different environment, say not allowing cutting a car out and pasting it onto another photo.
I'd give it ago once i've widened my abilities past colour alterations and basic cleanup.
I've just bought lightroom 4 but I'm not allowed it until xmas
, just to check will this allow me to add 3.0 features like rain drop effects etc?
That might have to be discussed. Say if weather edits were allowed, some competitors, who are good at it, might repeatedly use it week after week to guarantee their victory, spoiling the competition.
But that still has to be discussed.
I guess it allows you to do anything you want
Till today I didn't put much effort in doing extensive edit work because there is no point. With a competition like this I would probably invest some time doing it.
I think I just made 1 shot that would fit in a 3.0 comp... was my
NSX in the rain. And that's pretty much all. lol
I know there is talent hidding around here and we don't have a clue!
Like I've said to cphbullet, if weather editing was allowed
(by default it is, since it is 3.0 Unlimited anyway), there might be competitors who repeatedly use it to ensure their victory and that would undoubtedly spoil the competition.
But I'm sure it can be worked out one way or the other.
So at the current moment the interest seems to be fairly well. But there are a few points of discussion before 3.0 could work. I would very much appreciate it if you guys could drop your inputs.
Should edit week be replaced with another type of theme?
Should major editing be disallowed, like cutting and pasting cars into another environment, to prevent it from turning into PSC?
Should weather editing be disallowed, as competitors might repeatedly use it week after week to ensure their victory, spoiling the competition?
Should 3.0 be incorporated into PSC (Please read above in regards to my reply to Nicknamealguem & GPR before answering this.)
Thanks a lot guys. Hopefully this might work some way or the other.
) but I think the whole idea of "themes" may ironically be its downfall. What I mean by that is the previous 3.0 trial may not have got off the ground due to the theme not really lending itself to the whole concept. A 3.0 competition means to throw the shackles off and being as creative as you possibly can. I would probably go as far as to say that each premise should be a one or two word idea or emotion eg: "Sadness", "On Reflection", "Heaven", "Elements", "Four Seasons", "Possession" or "Apocalypse" .....etc,etc I could go on. Thats all it needs and then its down to you and you alone to give us your interpretation.
Sorry for being late to chip in but as I said earlier 'time' and me don't always get on sometimes 
