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Jun 27^th, 2007 at 8:47am

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THE JULY SCREENSHOT CONTEST

This Month's Theme Is Centered Around...

"The Environment In Which You Fly"

This month is all about your
"Scenery"
We want to see shots of what your Sim looks like..
For this contest, you will need to come up with some interesting "points of view"and impressive scenery.
There is a ton of great freeware scenery addons out there, so let's see them!

FOR THIS CONTEST, YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE AN AIRCRAFT IN YOUR SHOT!
YOU CAN IF YOU CHOOSE, BUT WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IS A "SNAPSHOT" OF THE WORLD
IN WHICH YOU FLY! YOUR SHOT SHOULD EITHER BE OF BREATHTAKING SCENERY OR A
SHOT THAT ENVOKES A SENSE OF ENVIROMENT! IT IS TIME TO GET CREATIVE!

DETAILED RULES HERE
http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1183724244

Please see example below...

And for those of you who do not think they can't produce a
shot that displays impressive scenery, sometimes less is more!

This Month's Prize Is The...

757-200 Base Package
for FS9 or FSX

From Captain Sim!

A BIG Thanks to Tanya and everybody at Capt. Sim
for Donating this Month's Prize!

Your judges for this contest are...
* eno *
* Krigl *
* Fly2e *
* Ozzy 72 *
* Ramsa 329 *

Good Luck to All and Thanks for playing!

PLEASE SEE NEXT POST
FOR THIS MONTH'S RULES!

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Reply #1 - Jun 27^th, 2007 at 8:48am

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THE RULES

Below are the rules... Any questions or comments should be directed to a judge and will be answered at the earliest available opportunity. Any contestant judged to have violated these rules will have his entry removed and be disqualified. Please start a thread for your entries for each member...
Most of all, HAVE FUN!

Contest Starts JULY 5, 2007
and Ends JULY 31, 2007.

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No linking images to other sites is allowed and is STRICTLY ENFORCED!!***YOU CAN ONLY USE A FREEWARE SCREENSHOT CAPTURE PROGRAM! Active Camera, Walk & Follow are NOT allowed!!

1. This contest will run from JULY 5, 2007 until JULY 31, 2007. Entries submitted after Midnight on JULY 31, 2007 EST will not be accepted. Judging will occur after JULY 31, 2007 and the 8 Finalists will be entered into the POLL that will be posted soon after! Now the Members will cast their vote in the Poll to determine this month's winner!

2. Open only to SimV forum members registered before
JUNE 5, 2007.
This is to prohibit registering multiple user names to allow more entries. It is also enforced to discourage people from joining just to try to win the monthly prize! Sorry and better luck next time!

3. All images Must BE 800 WIDE! Since many people are now running wide screen monitors and have machines running at higher resolutions, the 600 high rule has been eliminated! However, if you crop your image, it will be disqualified!! No cropping, editing or adjusting your shot!! Any images over 100 kb in weight, and being smaller than 800 wide will not be VALID! This rule is now being enforced since This is a Screenshot Contest and we "want to see the RAW shot!" All entries must be uploaded to SimV.

4. ONLY ONE ENTRY PER MEMBER!
Each contestant must start their own thread in the Screenshot Contest forum with their shot! Your entry must be included in this thread.

5. Screenshots from FS98, FS2000, FS2002, FS2004, FSX & CFS series only please!!

6. Once an entry is submitted, it may not be withdrawn. This is to keep the confusion to a minimum, and to maintain forum integrity. Entries may be withdrawn from the contest, but no additional entries from that member will be accepted.

7. Entries may be of freeware aircraft and scenery only! This keeps the playing field even! Wink

Wink

8. Entries may not be edited in any way. Any entry discovered to have been edited will be disqualified and the image removed from the contest.

9. All images must be produced specifically with the intent of entering them in this contest. No screenshots previously posted images or pre-contest images will be accepted.

10. After the contest has ended and the judges have decided on the "Finalists", a "POLL" type thread will be started entitled, "Screenshot Finalists, Vote Now!" It will explain that the Poll will be closed within 48 hours. You must note the Post Time of this thread to know when it will close! This will allow the members to now vote for their favorite shot from the ones the judges have picked!

11. After 48 hours from the time the Finalist Announcement is made, the POLL will be closed and the Winner announced!

A REQUEST
We would like to ask the Author of each screenshot, to please supply us with the name & designer of the Aircraft in your post. So many people always ask "what aircraft is that", and We think it would be very informative for many of us if it were right there under the shot!
Thanks...

Remember, You Signed...
The Oath!

Good Luck to All and Thanks for playing!
The Simviation Moderating Team!

« Last Edit: Jul 6^th, 2007 at 7:47pm by Fly2e »

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Reply #2 - Jul 6^th, 2007 at 8:13am

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JUST TO CLARIFY!
WE ARE LOOKING FOR SCENERY SHOTS, NOT REALLY AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT!
I MENTIONED THAT AIRCRAFT CAN BE IN THE SHOT BUT NOT THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF YOUR SHOT.
WE WANT TO SE SNAPSHOTS OF YOUR ENVIROMENT!!!
LOOK AT THE THREE EXAMPLES!
EVEN EASIER, CLICK ON MY "ALASKA EXPOSED" LINK BELOW!
http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1163366894

This competition will be a bit different from the rest.
The focus is on scenery and environment.

Please people, I want to get this straight from the beginning, make believe you are a photographer on a photo assignment for National Geographic. Your mission is to rent a plane or fly your own and take some nice scenic shots!
Maybe that shot will be at some remote bush airfield with an aircraft or two in the shot, or maybe it will be high above some scenic mountain range at dusk with some interesting clouds!
Maybe it will be in the Winter with snow falling at dawn!
You are in control of your scenery and shot, the aircraft comes second (if included at all).

My advise, create a real nice environment or scenery and go into the 2d VC mode. Press "W" and remove all your panels. Now you have a clear shot through your lens of what you want to take!

Good Luck!!

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Reply #3 - Jul 6^th, 2007 at 9:45am

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Great theme and a lovely prize!

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Reply #4 - Jul 6^th, 2007 at 10:23am

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Must........Finish.......OS...Tweak......Get......Internet connection back at home.........Won't let me fly here at the office.... This looks to be a promising competition. Good luck to everyone participating this month Wink

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Reply #5 - Jul 6^th, 2007 at 3:55pm

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Wish I could enter but I'm not eligible because of payware scenery. Sad

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We should see some great shots and I will cast my vote. Good luck to all. I will post my entry in the payware section just for fun and your comments. Maybe some of you will do the same. Wink

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Bob

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Reply #6 - Jul 6^th, 2007 at 4:38pm

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Posted by: Bob70 Posted on: Today at 3:55pm
Wish I could enter but I'm not eligible because of payware scenery. We should see some great shots and I will cast my vote. Good luck to all. I will post my entry in the payware section just for fun and your comments. Maybe some of you will do the same.

Yes Yes Bob, we have all heard that before.
My sim is fully loaded with payware but here is what I do..
It is pretty simple.
Download some photo real scenery, take a shot and enter. Done.

And here is one with an aircraft in the shot.
Notice how subject is not the aircraft.

COME ON, Let's Get Creative! Tongue

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Reply #7 - Jul 6^th, 2007 at 6:19pm

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I suppose you are right, but won't installing freeware photo scenery on top of the what I have mess things up? Undecided

Undecided

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Reply #8 - Jul 6^th, 2007 at 7:51pm

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Photo real will not mess anything up.
It will usually "overlay" itself on top of your payware scenery.
You can always go to your scenery library and turn the addon on or off.

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Reply #9 - Jul 7^th, 2007 at 4:39pm

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Hello, because i'm new here, i'm just interested hmmm where do i have to upload my screenshot? in this topic or?

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Reply #10 - Jul 7^th, 2007 at 4:53pm

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Sorry but i dont think you can enter the contest i think you should ask the mods or admins happend to me

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Reply #11 - Jul 7^th, 2007 at 4:53pm

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xlunaticx wrote on Jul 7^th, 2007 at 4:39pm:

Hello, because i'm new here, i'm just interested hmmm where do i have to upload my screenshot? in this topic or?

I'm afraid you're not eligible for the comp this month... you joined too recently. You have to have been a member for at least a month before the comp starts.

What you could do is post your would-be entry in the freeware section, and title it something like 'what my entry would have been if I had been eligible' That way you get feedback, and there's always next month's contest.

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Thanks Spitfire for clearing things up Cheesy

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Reply #13 - Jul 7^th, 2007 at 5:35pm

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xlunaticx wrote on Jul 7^th, 2007 at 4:39pm:

Hello, because i'm new here, i'm just interested hmmm where do i have to upload my screenshot? in this topic or?

spitfire boy wrote on Jul 7^th, 2007 at 4:53pm:

I'm afraid you're not eligible for the comp this month... you joined too recently. You have to have been a member for at least a month before the comp starts.

What you could do is post your would-be entry in the freeware section, and title it something like 'what my entry would have been if I had been eligible' That way you get feedback, and there's always next month's contest.

And please read the rules before you enter next month. No wait ... even better: read them now so you'll understand next month.
So many people mess up their entry (and this contest) by not reading the rules ... it is really sad Sad

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Reply #14 - Jul 15^th, 2007 at 11:43am

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think i won´t hand in an entry this month. my graphik card isn´t the best one. good luck too all.

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Reply #15 - Jul 15^th, 2007 at 1:35pm

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TyphoonLG wrote on Jul 15^th, 2007 at 11:43am:

think i won´t hand in an entry this month. my graphik card isn´t the best one. good luck too all.

Awwww, c'mon, it can't be any worse than mine Grin

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Seriously, I think that you should enter the shot anyway, even if you think it's bad, just to share it and to recieve feedback.

Your choice, obviously, but I think you should enter it.

P.S. If you don't enter it, could you please put it in one of the other forums for people to have a look at (including me)?

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Reply #16 - Jul 15^th, 2007 at 3:17pm

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TyphoonLG wrote on Jul 15^th, 2007 at 11:43am:

think i won´t hand in an entry this month. my graphik card isn´t the best one. good luck too all.

Neither's mine, but that didnt stop me from entering. Needless to say, mine is one of the worst shots in the entry Grin

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Reply #17 - Jul 15^th, 2007 at 4:37pm

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TyphoonLG wrote on Jul 15^th, 2007 at 11:43am:

think i won´t hand in an entry this month. my graphik card isn´t the best one. good luck too all.

It is possible to get good results with bad cards. I've not done too badly for myself in terms of screenshots, IMHO, and yet I have an integrated card (blasphemy! Grin

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Reply #18 - Jul 22^nd, 2007 at 1:05pm

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Great theme i have to try for this

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Reply #19 - Jul 31^st, 2007 at 7:26pm

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When can we vote?

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Reply #20 - Jul 31^st, 2007 at 7:39pm

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voting won't be for another 4hrs 25 mins at least, the contest closes at midnight 31st July EST. That's New York time, 5 hrs behind GMT, if I am not mistaken.
Unless it means midnight 31st July as in, 1 minute after 1159pm on the 30th July. That bit does confuse me.
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Reply #21 - Jul 31^st, 2007 at 8:07pm

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Posted by: kingmarktheaviator Posted on: Today at 7:39pm
voting won't be for another 4hrs 25 mins at least, the contest closes at midnight 31st July EST. That's New York time, 5 hrs behind GMT, if I am not mistaken.
Unless it means midnight 31st July as in, 1 minute after 1159pm on the 30th July. That bit does confuse me.
Mark

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Give us some time to sort all this!

Thanks again!!

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Reply #22 - Jul 31^st, 2007 at 11:28pm

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Please don't get me wrong! I was replying to Stubbedtoe's comment, saying when the voting will be at it's earliest.
When you say midnight 31st July though, do you mean the morning of the 1st August?
Cheers,
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Reply #23 - Aug 1^st, 2007 at 5:52am

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kingmarktheaviator wrote on Jul 31^st, 2007 at 11:28pm:

Please don't get me wrong! I was replying to Stubbedtoe's comment, saying when the voting will be at it's earliest.
When you say midnight 31st July though, do you mean the morning of the 1st August?
Cheers,
Mark

Basically I think he means the very end of July 31st - so yes, that does mean the first of August.

Of course, it's obvious now! Grin

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Reply #24 - Aug 2^nd, 2007 at 9:51pm

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It's already August 2nd and I am going on a trip on the 5th so that means I would like a chance to vote before that date if possible. The contest is over. When will the polls be available so we can vote?

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Reply #25 - Aug 3^rd, 2007 at 3:20am

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murjax wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2007 at 9:51pm:

It's already August 2nd and I am going on a trip on the 5th so that means I would like a chance to vote before that date if possible. The contest is over. When will the polls be available so we can vote?

Yeah... we're starting a three-day-long drive (involving an overnight ferry) to shetland this evening. I'd kinda like to know who made it to the finals before I go, if at all possible. Not by any means sure that I'll be able to use the internet up there.

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Reply #26 - Aug 3^rd, 2007 at 2:50pm

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We have the finalists.
Just need to post it!

stay tuned!

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Reply #27 - Aug 3^rd, 2007 at 2:51pm

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Fly2e wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2007 at 2:50pm:

We have the finalists.
Just need to post it!

stay tuned!

WooHoo.

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Reply #28 - Aug 3^rd, 2007 at 3:46pm

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amazing how impatient people get Wink

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Reply #29 - Aug 3^rd, 2007 at 10:18pm

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BAW0343 wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2007 at 3:46pm:

amazing how impatient people get Wink

Wink

Cheesy

I am not generally impatient but as I said I am going on a trip and I would obviously like to make my vote before I go, you know.

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