Alright! Portfolio Gallery updated 

Back to the Cage gallery next..... but now I'm off to fly for an hour 

Looking forward to these weather shots, might have to give it a go this time, if I get a mo next week...

Cool, I'll take a shot at this.

Question: I know it says payware aircraft are allowed, but what about payware weather programs allowed like Active Sky?

Payware aircraft I can deal with as many freeware planes are nearly as good. But for something like this, where weather is the focal point, wouldn t those that have programs for weather (Active Sky) be an unfair advantage? There are so many different types of aircraft out there, freeware and payware that it can be competitive. Those of us that just have default FSX/2004 etc... cant get the cloud formations and such that Active Sky provides. I may be completely off here, but those are just my thoughts. Will still enter either way.

Hi there - just writing to clarify in answer to your questions:

Yes, payware (all of which is allowed) will always give anl 'unfair advantage'.... ...as will use of photoshop which is also allowed.  However, to get good pics out of FSX and even FS9 you need to spend a lot of money on a decent computer. People without that money (I was one of them for years) are also at an 'unfair disadvantage'.

In my opinion, to spend 1000 dollars on a rig that will play FSX/FS9 without jaggies and stuttering, and then not spend 30 dollars on a decent weather graphics programme to make FSX/FS9 look its best is a bit silly, but my opinion's not important here  

What is important is that Studio V is about improving and enjoying screenshots without worrying about rules. If you want to produce good screenshots you have to invest time, both to learn the skillz and to make money to improve your sim, that's the bottom line. I work my butt off and plough some of that into payware for my sim. (Given up on hardware... )

A skilled screenshot artist can get great results out of FSSkyWorld and other freeware atmosphere addons anyway, and with some of the awesome freeware sceneries and planes around....(and you can use The Gimp instead of photoshop) they can still produce a winner. Just look at Aussiewannabe's freeware winner in the Gallery - an amazing shot, and (presumably) no payware in sight!

Don't forget also:

- there are no prizes for JC
- it's up to the judge who may favour freeware or personal taste - check out his work and see what he likes
- the main site comp (with a prize!) and the freeware Gallery poll cater to freeware only - you can nominate three shots of your own for the latter
- Simworld is a gallery of shots picked on the basis of 'does it make the location look good' and its easy to get your work displayed there
- you can display 10 pics in your personal portfolio without having to compete either - you just need to have been here and posted a while, (or to win at least one JC of course  )


Hope that clears things up!

Krigl

Beautiful pics, Vodka Burner, but don't forget that for the JC comp you can only nominate one shot...

Well here we go then! Heres my ditty for this week....

Lever de soleil brûlant d'alpes

And yes thanks to Harold and the tutorials i can now do thumbnails! And some other faffing because im in a 'faffing' mood.

Good luck all

OK, thanks for the clarification Krigl. I'll go cook something up...