Simviation Forum - December's Screen Shot Contest Winner Is...

Jan 13^th, 2008 at 7:06pm

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NICKN

That was a very close race...

CONGRATS NICK!

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Reply #1 - Jan 13^th, 2008 at 11:06pm

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congrats Nick....enjoy the AC...this was a close one this month Wink

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Reply #2 - Jan 13^th, 2008 at 11:15pm

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Very close indeed, well deserved! I still can't get over that water reflection.

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Reply #3 - Jan 13^th, 2008 at 11:20pm

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WOW very nice one. Nick deserved to win all the way.

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Reply #4 - Jan 13^th, 2008 at 11:51pm

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Congratulations, Nick!

As for me, I'll take a three-way tie for third place any day of the week!

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Reply #5 - Jan 14^th, 2008 at 2:17am

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Congrats Nick, well done!

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Reply #6 - Jan 14^th, 2008 at 2:39am

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Indeed, congratulations Nick! A fantastic shot indeed.

Congrats too to you Jake, only 3 voted behind! Shocked

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As for me, I'll take a three-way tie for third place any day of the week!

As will Alrot and myself Cheesy

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Reply #7 - Jan 14^th, 2008 at 4:59am

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For I didn't make it to the 'top-10' atleast my vote was to the winner...

Congrats!!!

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Reply #8 - Jan 14^th, 2008 at 7:13am

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congrats Nick Wink

A much deserved win

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Reply #9 - Jan 14^th, 2008 at 10:05am

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Ahh! I knew it. Well done Nick!

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Reply #10 - Jan 14^th, 2008 at 10:19am

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Well done Nick..! Cool

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Reply #11 - Jan 14^th, 2008 at 10:58am

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Well that was fun

Thanks for the comments and thanks to everyone for participating

I am not a screenshot expert, I just snag these things in flight as they play out.

It would be nice if SimV raised the size and weight of shots to accommodate the modern hardware out there. 1024x768 (4:3) and 1024x640 (wide screen ratio) at 150Kb would work and thread limits of 600Kb.

Raising the thread limit by a mere 100K would go a long way to allowing more detail to be seen in shots. Us guys on wide screen really suffer because we have to think way ahead to how small the image will end up compared to the original.

Anyway, thanks for all the kind words. It looks like a fun little plane that will really be enjoyed. I will be donating it to someone here at SimV who really deserves to have a little payware fun but can not afford to to buy such luxuries.

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Reply #12 - Jan 14^th, 2008 at 11:03am

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Congratulations Nick! It's the shot I voted for Cool

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Reply #13 - Jan 14^th, 2008 at 12:07pm

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Congrats Nick. Well done shot Wink

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Reply #14 - Jan 14^th, 2008 at 12:38pm

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Well done Nick, gorgeous shot.

I completely agree with you on the screenshot limits. Widescreen is a way off life for a lot of people now and we dont even get the same area allocation for a shot, the shots appear half the size thatn a 4:3 shot doe to the height limit (800 width = very small height at 16:9)

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Reply #15 - Jan 14^th, 2008 at 1:48pm

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Excellent shot Nick well deserved win mate

cheers
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Reply #16 - Jan 14^th, 2008 at 3:59pm

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NickN wrote on Jan 14^th, 2008 at 10:58am:

...I will be donating it to someone here at SimV who really deserves to have a little payware fun but can not afford to to buy such luxuries.

That's a nice gesture Nick, hats off to you.

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Reply #17 - Jan 14^th, 2008 at 6:49pm

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Congratulations Nick! You very well deserved that one!

And what a generous offer it is to donate your prize to someone less fortunate. Hats off!

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Reply #18 - Jan 14^th, 2008 at 8:17pm

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NickN wrote on Jan 14^th, 2008 at 10:58am:

It would be nice if SimV raised the size and weight of shots to accommodate the modern hardware out there. 1024x768 (4:3) and 1024x640 (wide screen ratio) at 150Kb would work and thread limits of 600Kb.

Nooooo! At the moment, the SimV forum won't let anyone like me on a 1024x768 res' see the whole of an 800x600 pic, allowing bigger ones would be like seeing them through a letterbox!!

Congrats mate, you had my vote, just a stunning compostion. Cool

&&This months's screenshot contest entry> http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1197692798

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Reply #19 - Jan 14^th, 2008 at 8:25pm

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congrats nick... i knew it Wink

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Reply #20 - Jan 15^th, 2008 at 10:39am

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Posted by: NickN
It would be nice if SimV raised the size and weight of shots to accommodate the modern hardware out there. 1024x768 (4:3) and 1024x640 (wide screen ratio) at 150Kb would work and thread limits of 600Kb.

Raising the thread limit by a mere 100K would go a long way to allowing more detail to be seen in shots. Us guys on wide screen really suffer because we have to think way ahead to how small the image will end up compared to the original.

We are currently discussing this

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Reply #21 - Jan 15^th, 2008 at 2:23pm

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Excellent work Nick.

It's an honour to be a finalist alongside work of this calibre.

Soames

P.S. Totally agree with the KB limit. Glad to hear Dave and t'others are discussing this. Cheesy

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Reply #22 - Jan 15^th, 2008 at 5:21pm

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Soames wrote on Jan 15^th, 2008 at 2:23pm:

Excellent work Nick.

It's an honour to be a finalist alongside work of this calibre.

Soames

P.S. Totally agree with the KB limit. Glad to hear Dave and t'others are discussing this. Cheesy

Visit the simviation news and info forum... just been changed to;
150kb max per individual pic
600kb max thread size
1024x768 max pic resolution.

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Reply #23 - Jan 15^th, 2008 at 11:02pm