The Photomode Tournament Discussion Thread: Season 6 (2.0)

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Hi all and welcome to the Photomode Tournament Discussion Thread.
Here you can discuss everything Tournament related.
Also, this thread will be used as a way to announce new tournament seasons, themes, winners and keep track of prizes.

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[Click here to see all the information about the beginning of season 01]
[Click here to see all the information about the end of season 01]


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[List of Themes used in season 01]
  • Ready for Battle - Battle between two or more cars;
  • Multicolored - Cars with more than one color;
  • Scenery - Scenery only, no cars;
  • Concepts - Concept/prototype cars;
  • Summer in the City - Warm filter in city circuits;
  • Orange - Orange cars;
  • Miniature - Miniature filter;
  • To Infinity and Beyond - Cars of the Infinity brand;
  • GT's First Steps - Cars and tracks from GT1;
  • Ferrari F40 - '92 Ferrari F40 @ Rome Circuit;
  • Formula Cars - Any formula car @ real world tracks;
  • Gimme Fuel, Gimme Fire - Backfires from any race cars;
  • 70's Supercars - Supercars from the 70's;
  • Landscape O. - Pictures with Landscape orientation - horizontal 16:9;
  • Showroom - Any car @ Redbull Hangar;
  • STOP!!! - Break lights ON;
  • Kart - Kart car @ Kart track;
  • Monotone - Images in just one tone type;
  • Standard Only - Standard Cars;
  • Realism - Realistic photo;
  • Buildings - Picture of buildings;
  • Lights - Focus on rear or front light ON;
  • Abstract - Go wild;
  • Vive la France - French cars in French circuits;
  • Lancer vs. Skyline - XXX - take a picture of any Mitsubishi Lancer while YYY - take a picture of any Nissan Skyline;
  • Phototravel - Phototravel locations;
  • Ferrari vs. Lamborghini - XXX - take a picture of any FERRARI while YYY - take a picture of any LAMBORGHINI;
  • Detroit Steel - US muscle cars from the 60's and 70's;
  • Bridge - Focus on a bridge structure;
  • Rally - Rally cars in any dirt/snow track;
  • Black & White - Any black & white filter;
  • Portrait O. - Picture with Portrait Orientation - Vertical 9:16;
  • Sibling Rivalry - Lower model tangling with its older brother;
  • Close-up - Focus on a car detail;
  • Know your Roots - Older iteration of a car with its current model;
  • 500bhp+ Club - Any cars above 500bhp;
  • FF - Front engine, Front traction;
  • We Love Speed - Thrill of speed - 1/60 shutter speed;
  • Bluest Light - Blue Car;
  • Great Britain - British cars @ British locations;
  • Drift - Show off drifting skills;
  • Minimalism - A minimalist image;
  • Street Racing - Tuning Car @ Street night location;
  • Contrasts - Contrast between two cars, eg. type, shape, color, etc.;
  • Make it Green - Hybrid or Electric cars painted green;
  • Convertible - Convertible cars @ sunny locations;
  • La vite é Bella - Itallian cars @ Itallian tracks;

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[Click here to see all the information about the beginning of season 02]
[Click here to see all the information about the end of season 02]


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[List of Themes used in season 02]

  • Doin'it Solo- Only one car visible;
  • 4x4 - Four wheel driven cars;
  • Paint it Black - Black cars with black wheels
  • Heart, Soul and Passion - British or Itallian cars in either road (road car) or track (race car);
  • The Rally Gold Era - 80's/90's Rally cars in dirt/snow tracks;
  • Le Mans - Cars that were driven if Le Mans @ La Sarthe;
  • Go Time- Cars in the grid awaiting green light;
  • Burn Those Tyres- Car and markings on track must be visible;
  • Audi vs. BMW- XXX - take a picture of any AUDI while YYY - take a picture of any BMW;
  • MR- Mid-engine and Rear-wheel driven car;
  • Red- Red Cars;
  • Sponsored By- Highlight the car sponsor decals;
  • Low Ride- Car height on lowest possible;
  • Top Gear Track Day - Any car @ Top gear track;
  • Season Events - Car and track combination from any currently available season event;
  • Deutsch Engineering- German cars @ German locations;
  • Tunning vs. Touring - XXX - take a picture of any Tunning car while YYY - take a picture of any Touring;
  • Pink - Pink cars;
  • The 60's - Any car from the 60's;
  • Pimp Your Ride - Car must be modified;
  • Copy Cat - Two identical cars with the same colour;
  • 24H- Race Car @ Night Race Track;
  • Pit Stop - Interaction between car, driver and team;
  • Sightseeing- Scenery, weather architecture, landscape or other landmark, ;
  • Let it Rain- Rainy environment or race;
  • Birds Eye View - Picture the car directly from above;
  • Drifting Elsewhere - Drifting non-Japanese rear-wheel drive car;
  • Eyeball - Close-up picture of the driver behind the wheels;
  • Be The Kaz! - Lexus IS-F RM @ Nurburgring 24H;

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[Click here to see all the information about the beginning of season 03]
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[List of Themes used in season 03]

  • Car Class, Location Wise: Car class in a specific location;
  • Top of the Class: GT academy and GT sponsored cars;
  • Formula Cars: Any formula car;
  • Helmet: BOB helmet;
  • Standard & Premium: Two cars of the same model, one standard and the other premium;
  • V8 Power: V8 Powered car;
  • Everybody Jump: All 4 wheels in air;
  • Interior: Interior of the car;
  • Black Ops: Black cars @ night locations;
  • Afterburners: Circular rear lights;
  • Breakn'a Sweat: Intense racing;
  • Not Just Your Birthday: Cars made in the same years you were born;
  • In Your Face: Kicking sand in another car;
  • Scary Monsters vs. Nice Sprites: Supercar vs. Hot Hatch/Super Car;
  • Turbo Lover: Turbocharged car;
  • Earning Your License: License test;
  • Forbidden Concept: Chaparral 2J @ some real world tracks;
  • Cruising Altitude: Car flying through the air;
  • Muscle Power: Muscle cars;
  • RUF: RUF cars;
  • Yin Yang: Two cars, one black the other black;
  • Snow-y: Car and snow;
  • Park It: Phototravel style in track;
  • My First Car: Any Level 0 and below 20000 Cr car;
  • Dab of Oppo: Controlled drift;
  • Shoot that Movie: GT5 Opening Movie;
  • No "I" in Team: Pit crew members;
  • Brony vs. Brony: Pony into GT5 cars;
  • Then and Now: 2 cars, same model, 20 years apart;
  • No Mercy, Only Violence: Big crash;
  • Newborn Car: Any car from 2010;
  • Tripods and Skis: Car in either 2 or 3 wheels;
  • Damage: Car damaged after crash;
  • Tuner-Time: Tuning Cars;
  • Colour Storm: Multiple cars using selective colour filter;
  • Luna vs. Celestia: Dark coloured car to any night location vs. bright coloured car to any day location.
  • Fast Dozen: V12 powered car;
  • Mare-do-well: Shilloutte of a dark Mustang;
  • Castrol: Toyota sponsored by Castrol;
  • Odd One Out: Different car from the rest of the race pack;
  • Light Them Up: Hidden headlight;
  • 20% Cooler: Two cars of the same model , one stock and the other fully tuned.
  • Nascar vs. F1: Nascar @ Oval Tracks vs. F1 @ Real World Grand Prix circuits;
  • Monkey See, Monkey Do: Mimic a shot from each other gallery;
  • Kyoto with Sirah: Tuned ride to Kyoto;
  • Calsonic: Nissan sponsored by Calsonic;
  • Classics: Any before 80's car;
  • Robots: Any concept car;
  • Chicago/Follow Through: Cars either involved in a crash or a near miss;
  • Camelot!: Miniature Filter;
  • Back in Time: Wrong way;
  • Show Off: Show car in front of people;
  • Aussie Rules!: Australian Vehicles;
  • Speed: Sense of speed of your fast race car;
  • Wayfaring Stranger: Car and as much empty space possible;
  • 1320: Longest straights in the game;
  • Bluest Light: Blue colored cars;
  • Racing Pack: Racing action between more than 6 cars;
  • In the Future: Two model years variant;
  • Gone in 60 Seconds: Yellow Mach 1 Mustang vs. Silver Shelby GT350;
  • Long Drive: Multiple cars in a cruise through Toscana;
  • The Underdog: Head 2 Head against cars of superior class;

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[Click here to see all the information about the beginning of season 04]
[Click here to see all the information about the end of season 04]


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[List of Themes used in season 04]

  • The Best of All - Best single car image;
  • Advertisement - Banners that advertise a company;
  • A Bad Day - Car in either grass or gravel;
  • Racing on the Edge - Cars above 700pp @ Real World Circuits;
  • Partially Standard - Standard cars using partial colour filter;
  • Happy Synthesizer - Concept cars;
  • Engine Sound? - Cars without engine sound;
  • Destroying Elise - Lotus Elise damaged;
  • Purple Haze - Purple coloured car
  • Track-side Photographer - Shots from the track side;
  • Real Life? - Realistic Shot;
  • Battle Royale - Drift;
  • Origin of Species - Two Corvettes of different generation;
  • War in Europe - American or English vs. German or Italian;
  • 50 Years of A110 - Alpine A110;
  • The Power of Mode 1 - Panning Mode 1;
  • German Warfare - German cars @ Nurburgring;
  • Hammond's Cars - Richard Hammond's cars;
  • Scale Model - Car looking like a scale model;
  • Destroying with Lazers - Car's high beams light;
  • Impreza vs. Lancer - XXXX take any Impreza and YYYY take any Lancer;
  • David & Goliath - K-Car vs. a big car;
  • The Chase - Someone mysterious if following;
  • Surrealism - Show something amazing and surreal;
  • 24H DM vs. 24H NR - XXXX take Peugeot 908 HDi at La Sarthe and YYYY take Audi R10 TDI on the Nürburgring;
  • Winter Wrap Up - Snow Tracks;
  • Be the Underdog - Head to head with cars of superior class;
  • Ghosts N' Stuff - Extreme under or over exposure;
  • A Different Skyline - Nissan Skyline Coupe or Sedan @ Nurburgring
  • Venom - '02 Dodge Viper;
  • Kill The Noise - Sit your car at any track;

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[Click here to see all the information about the beginning of season 05]
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[List of Themes used in season 05]


 
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I think adding a group stage, would make the Tournament more interesting.
 
Ooooh, just what I've been waiting for! :D

My suggestions are below

Theme: Damage
Explanation: Show damaged cars, either crashing or damaged after the crash
Cars: Any
Locations: Any (Not phototravel)
Unique Restritions: Car must be damaged

Theme: Realism
Explanation: Take the most realistic looking photo you can
Cars: Any
Locations: Any
Unique Restritions: None
 
TVR&FF, the Qualifying is considered a group stage. But who knows, if we reach more than 60/70/100 entries, I will probably have to resort to some sort of group stage.

Moglet, I know you have. :P
Great themes, the first one seems familiar. :D

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Hey all, I'm pretty please to announce the Photomode Tournament will make a return from it's GT4 predecessor.

What's the Photomode Tournament you ask? Well, check out these threads.

To put it short the Tournament is competition based in a knock-out system. It starts with a Qualifying Round , where the best 16 ou 32 (let's see how it goes) get chosen by popular vote to dispute the big match games. Tournaments have the duration of 1 to 2 months and only appear from time to time, much like a seasonal event.

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The first week or the Qualifier week starts off with the same theme for every one - a big wide and open theme so everyone can enter.
After the week ends, on the other Sunday, every entry submitted get's into poll and the 16 or 32 most voted entries of each poll (each poll?), will enter the next rounds. Remember, this will be multiple vote polls, meaning you can vote for more than one entry.

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What happens in in next rounds? Well, the knock out part begins. The matches are randomly generated with random themes and goes from there.
Focusing in one match only, both contestants have to submit one and only one entry according to the theme and the images who wines the most votes, get's through another match with a new theme. The contestant that lost the match will get eliminated from the tournament.
There will be special rounds in the tournament (3rd place match and a special bonus after both finals (two finals)).


About rules, the tournament will share some common rules with some competitions, but, and perhaps the most important one is that, entries must be submitted through P.M. to me until the stipulated Deadline and should not contain any form of identification (signatures).
This, to avoid any favoritism that may arose.

In the editing department both PMC and 2.0 will have they're representation.
What I mean by this and you probably already wondered about whats with the each poll? and two finals?. Yes, there will be a PMC and a 2.0 Tournament running at the same time, but, you can only enter one of them, so choose it wisely.

About prizes, it's still to early to advance something in particular or if there will be any, will have to wait for the beginning of the tournament to know.

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Last, but not least, I want to ask to all Photomoders is to submit themes, that you think it would be good to have in the tournament.
It's your opportunity to see a theme of yours in action. :)

Theme:
Explanation:
Cars:
Locations:
Unique Restritions:

Also, feel free to give any suggestion you may have.

Stay tuned for more,
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Theme: Gimme Fuel, Gimme Fire
Explanation: Backfires, the lovely pyrotechnics we all love to see shooting from a car's exhaust
Cars: Any and All RACE Cars, no street cars
Locations: Any Tracks
Unique Restritions: No Photomode Obviously

Theme: D1GP
Explanation: Slide your cars, show off the smoke.
Cars: Blitz Skyline (Premium) Or Re-Ameyia RX7 (Blue premium)
Locations: Japanese Tracks only
Unique Restritions: no photomode
 
Ah, the tournament :D

Will definately try to qualify.

Theme: Buildings
Explanation: Any building will qualify, multiple buildings are allowed too
Cars: none
Locations: Any location that has buildings
Unique Restritions: no cars, this one is all about buildings (if that wasnt clear by now :P)
 
Theme: Standard Only
Explanation: No Premiums
Cars: Standards Only
Locations: Any
Unique Restrictions: cars have to be in motion
 
In the same vein as CCCL, would it be possible to have one downloadable replay that everyone has to take the photos from? I don't know how easy that would be to achieve but it would take all car positioning out of the equation.
 
Theme: Replay Competition
Explanation: You are only allowed to take photos by using a specific replay of a short race that can be downloaded in the competition thread. So everyone has very limited options.
Cars: Predetermined by the replay
Locations: Predetermined by the replay
Unique Restritions: No heavy editing, such as HDR or modifying cars/scenery.

Would be very interesting to compare different shots of different photographers who used the same replay :)

Gee, tonilleshusband was quicker than me ;)
 
Theme - Heart, Soul and passion
Explanation - Show the beauty and style of cars from these two prolific countries
Cars - English & Italian
Locations - ANY
UniqueRestrictions - Race Cars on the track/Road Cars on the road

Theme - 70s Supercars the decade of the Wedge
Explanation - Show off your classic pornographers car of choice
Cars - Lancia Stratos, Alpine A310 1600VE, Lamborghini Countach LP400, Ferrari 512BB, Dome Zero, and I will let the Lotus Esprit Turbo HC in since its essentially a 70s car
Locations - ANY
UniqueRestrictions - Supercars Built Between 1970-1979

Theme - Super Saloons
Explanation - These cars are as at home on the track as they are on the drive to the office
Cars - 4door Sports Saloons
Locations - On the track
UniqueRestrictions - Car must be in motion, No RM/Race Variants
 
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Ohh, i'll definitely enter this. :D

Here what imma suggest. :D

Theme: 500bhp+ Club
Explanation: Any car above 500bhp, with or without fully tune
Cars: Any 500bhp+ cars. No race car.
Locations:Real world circuit. (No SSR-related circuit)
Unique Restritions: No race cars. All editing are accepted except HDR. Multiple car also accepted.

Theme: The Story.
Explanation: Capture a shoots that have a 'story' inside it. Whether from crash to racing.
Cars: Any
Location: Any
Unique Restriction: 2.0 rules.
 
This sounds like fun :)

Theme: GT-R Lap record
Explanation:Take pics of the GT-R at the ring (I have a replay that could be used?)
Cars: GT-R '07
Locations:Nordschlieffe
Unique Restritions: No car mods, only arcade colours
 
A shared replay could be hard; it seems people in different regions (NTSC vs PAL) can't view each others replays. So that might prove impossible at the current stage.

Theme: Minimalism
Explanation: Looking for the artistic interpretation of the theme, not necessarily a minimalist car. A minimalist image!
Cars: Any
Locations: Any
Unique Restrictions: None

Theme: Sibling Rivalry
Explanation: Show a lower model tangling with its older brother. Examples? A Civic taking on an NSX, the 135i showing the M5 how it's done, a Focus leading a Ford GT, etc.
Cars: Multi-car makes (no Spyker, Saleen, Bugatti, etc)
Locations: No Photo Travel
Unique Restrictions: 2+ cars in the image, must be from the same manufacturer.

Theme: Know Your Roots
Explanation: Show an older iteration of a car with its current model. A 240Z ridding beside a 370Z, for example.
Cars: Long-running nameplates.
Locations: No Photo Travel
Unique Restrictions: See Explanation.

Theme: GT's First Steps
Explanation: Take a nostalgic look back at the game that started it all: Gran Turismo 1.
Cars: GT1's Car List.
Locations: GT1's Track List.
Unique Restrictions: See above.
 
Theme: The Big One.
Explanation: Post a picture of a huge crash involving multiple cars.
Cars: Any.
Locations: Any.
Unique Requirements: Must be a crash involving 6 cars or more. No photomode (obviously).
 
Theme: No "I" In Team
Explanation: There is more to a racing team than the driver. Show some love'n to the Pit Crew!
Cars: Any*
Locations: No Phototravel
Unique Restritions: Must have a Pit Crew Member(s) in the picture. Car is optional...
 
Theme: Not just your Birthday
Explanation: Cars born on the same years as you
Cars: Any car made the same year your were born
Locations: any
Unique Restrictions: No heavy editing, such as HDR or modifying cars/scenery. 2.0 rules
 
Theme: Hooliganism
Explanation: Your best skid marks
Cars: NONE
Locations: Anywhere but phototravel
Unique Restrictions: No cars allowed in the shot. No editing except resize and rotate.

Theme: Bottoms Up
Explanation: Photos of the underside of the car
Cars: Any
Locations: Anywhere
Unique Restrictions: PMC 2.0
 
Theme: In your face!
Explanation: A shot from a car kicking sand, water or grass over another car
Cars: Any
Locations: Anywhere
Unique Restrictions: Non post-editing allowed
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Theme: Under ten seconds or less
Explanation: Take a pic from your car while is under pit work
Cars: Only Racing cars
Locations: Any track (no phototravel)
Unique Restrictions: Non post-editing allowed
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Theme: Dancing in the rain
Explanation: Take a pic from a car loosing control in a rain race a moment before it takes an inminent crash
Cars: Anyone
Locations: Only tracks with weather
Unique Restrictions: it must to have at least 2 cars on screen
 
Theme: Concepts
Explanation: Take a picture of a car that never got past the drawing board.
Cars: Only cars with Concept or Prototype in their name
Locations: Any
Unique Restritions: Only cars with Concept or Prototype in their name
 
Theme: The 60'ies
Explanation: Take a picture of car from the 60'ies.
Cars: Any car built between 1960 and 1969
Locations: Any
Unique Restritions: See above

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Theme: Orange
Explanation: Take a picture of any orange car
Cars: Any
Locations: Any
Unique Restritions: Only orange cars
 
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Theme: Who? What? Where?
Explanation: Cars not from USA, Japan, UK, Germany and Italy
Cars: Standard and Premium
Locations: Any
Unique Restritions: None

Theme: My little pony
Explanation: Cars under 50 HP
Cars: Standards only
Locations: Photomode
Unique Restritions: Stock only, no race mods or tuning

Theme: Blur v Oasis
Explanation:1. use long exposure ( 1/60s ) to convey speed and action 2. Calm serene setting
Cars: Premium only
Locations: Photomode
Unique Restritions: Use same car for both settings on same track (park up somewhere nice for No 2). Two shots per entry. Maybe make it a H2H.
 
Theme: Multicolored
Explanation: Take a picture of a car with other colors on it. E.g, Stripes or a race car with liveries.
Cars: Any multicolored cars
Locations: Any
Unique Restrictions: Any car with more then one color as stated above.

I got the idea from Fyshokid with the orange only idea. Hopefully it is a good one and gets used.
 
During this tournament will there still be the normal weekly edition as well?
If so can people that entered a tournament also enter in the weekly lot?
 
Because the new season of Formula 1 has just started in Melbourne, let's have some fun with the Formula cars

Theme: Formula Cars
Explanation: Use the Formula GT or Formula 1 cars and capture your ultimate Formula moment
Cars: Formula GT, F10 '10, F2007
Locations: World Tracks (no finctional tracks)
Unique Restritions: See above
 
tonilleshusband, it would be great if that could be implemented. Not sure if it's possible between NTCS and PAL, like SlipZ said.

ashes619, no, this won't be a weekly event and it will run differently from the weekly competitions.
 
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Theme: Movie Stars
Explanation: Take a picture of a car that was driven by a main character in a movie. And do it in a way that reminds one of a particular scene.
Cars: Any car allowed as long as it sticks to the "rule" of the theme
Locations: Any location allowed. Choose one that fits best to the movie scene
Unique Restrictions: No heavy editing...
 
Theme: Head to Head
Explanation: Have the people in the tournament race each other and use the replay to get their photos. That would ensure access from all parties.
Cars: Born rivals - Mitsu vs Scooby, Ferrari vs Lambo, etc.
Locations: Racetracks
Unique Restrictions: Both cars must be in shot.

Theme: Part and Parcel
Explanation: Take a picture of a car using itself as the frame. ie through a wing, window, ground effects, bodywork or mirror.
Cars: Any
Locations: Anywhere
Unique Restrictions: PMC 2.0 Edit rules. Car must frame itself.
 
I dont name a theme, because there are more than enough good ones yet!

But I cant wait till Sunday :D
 
Theme: "The Good Old Days"
Explanation: Re-live the original Gran Turismo with photos of cars and tracks from it.
Cars: Pre-97
Locations: The tracks that were in GT1
Unique Restritions: above

I realise that was raised already but it's a good idea :D
 
Theme: Dab of oppo
Explanation: Any and all cars must be photographed doing a controlled drift, or just giving the corner a dab of oppo.
Cars: Any
Locations: Any
Unique Restritions: No photo travel, derp. Also, no rally.
 
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