GTP Photomode Competitions: Week 41 Round-up!

Back to school, back to school – the days are getting shorter and the mercury’s dropping, but things are heating up in the Photomode sub-forum this month, as the Photomode Tournament makes its return. That means every week for these little overviews, coverage of the Tournament will take the top spot, and then the usual weekly competitions will be found directly underneath it. Here we go…

The second “season” of the Tournament is upon us! For those who aren’t aware, the Tournament follows a traditional knockout style. There are two classes, based on our common editing rules in the weekly competitions: PMC (no editing), and 2.0 (Advanced editing). At the beginning of the season, Nicknamealguem provides the schedule, which conveniently is located below:

• September, 1st – Qualifying Round;
• September, 11th – Qualifying Poll;
• September, 15th – 1st Round;
• September, 19th – 1st Round Poll;
• September, 22nd – 2nd Round;
• September, 26th – 2nd Round Poll;
• September, 29th – Semi-final Round;
• October, 3rd – Semi-final Poll;
• October, 6th – Final/Bronze Round;
• October, 10th – Final Poll.

Before the season starts (and during the qualifier), users are encouraged to submit potential theme ideas for the season in this thread here. The Qualifier theme this season is Doin’ It, Solo, with no limitations on car/track combo other than the image must only showcase a single car. The Tournament Qualifier works anonymously; we can’t stress this enough people – do not use any identifying features for your entry! This even extends to your entry’s image and link URL’s; it can’t hint at your username, or any username really, to avoid potential favouritism in what comes next week: the Qualifier poll. After submitting your entry to Nick via a forum Private Message, all entries will be entered into a four day, multiple choice poll. The Top 16 from both PMC and 2.0 are then placed on a typical knockout-style setup, pairing members off against one another using the afore-mentioned theme suggestions.

Eventually, only two people are left standing – the PMC winner, and the 2.0. They will win… well, we can’t give that away quite yet, but you can’t win if you don’t enter… so get those submissions in before September 11! Now, onto our weekly competitions, now into their 41st week in the case of the PMC and 2.0…

Last Week’s Winner: 725

This Week’s Poll: Last week’s double-headed DTM vs JGTC theme provided lots of entries, and as it was an H2H week, you’ll have to vote twice. That’s right, vote for your favourite DTM shot  over here, then, when you’re done, vote for the JGTC shot you think should win. Tomorrow evening, the winners from both threads will be entered in a 48-hour against one another, to determine the overall winner. Don’t forget to come vote for that too, as the overall winner gets a Level 23 ticket!

Last Week’s Winner: SMfan

This Week’s Theme: A favourite of many people, BMW provides some of the most entertaining cars to drive in GT5. SMfan would like to see them, either driving or posing, for this week’s Bayerische Motoren Werke theme. So take that blue-and-white roundel out and snap some shots! Jump to the thread now!

This Week’s Poll: It’s not just about the cars in GT5; it’s about The Fan(s). That was the theme last week, and the goal was to get both the car in a shot, and other people besides the driver. There’s 15 images to vote for – which do you think should win the Level 23 ticket? Jump to the thread now!

Last Week’s Winner: rpanico14

This Week’s Theme: Who doesn’t love (or love to hate) the Bugatti Veyron? That’s the subject car this week in CCCL, and the location? High Speed Ring, as rpanico14 provides us with Hunting The Horizon. As it’s a 2.0 edit week, there’s already pages upon pages of great entries, some even making you question if the Veyron really is a Standard model. Join in on the fun: Jump to the thread now!

This Week’s Poll: We were in Spain last week, with Lexus’ snarling IS-F, for Madrid Madness. The road car and the inner-city circuit worked well together, judging by the quality of the pictures in the poll, so now it’s your turn to do your thing and vote. Jump to the thread now!

Last Week’s Winner: chromatic9

This Week’s Theme: Quick, what’s one of the most-requested tracks for the GT series? Did you answer Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps? Good for you, you’ve guessed this week’s Photoshop theme! Get an image of Spa (either from real life or another game) and blend it with something from GT. Chromatic9’s looking to see these two finally together, even if it is with the trickery of Photoshop (but we can still hope for a proper pairing in GT6!). Jump to the thread now!

This Week’s Poll: Ahh, back on schedule! Last week’s theme was Dream Garages, and we’ve now got four images for people to vote on. Which best represents the theme this time? Jump to the thread now!

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All sound a bit complicated? Read this thread for an explanation on how to get your images off your PS3 and onto a computer, and read over the individual rules in each competition’s thread. If you’re further stuck, feel free to Private Message me (click here). Start snapping those digital shutters!