Simviation Forum - The October Sreenshot Finalists have been announced... Vote Now!

Oct 28^th, 2009 at 8:58pm

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Here are October's Top Ten Finalists!
Please cast your vote on who you think deserves to win!!

The Winner Will Be Announced On
Monday, November 2nd!!

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Reply #1 - Oct 28^th, 2009 at 9:08pm

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THE OCTOBER SCREENSHOT FINALISTS...

1. MAGLAD

2. APPLEPIE

3. EJW

4. MICTHESLIK

5. JOEBEE

6. ARCHAMMER

7. FREQUENT FLYER

8. JANKEES

9. DAVET

10. ELWOOD

GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE FINALISTS!

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Reply #2 - Oct 28^th, 2009 at 10:08pm

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First!

Great selection of shots here!

Click for Computer info overload!

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Reply #3 - Oct 28^th, 2009 at 10:31pm

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Awesome selection of shots!

But, I must've missed the part(s) of the entry rules that allowed for no 'Fall color', or more than one (or no) props. Roll Eyes

Ima gonna hafta get me a new 'puter.....this one doesn't show all of the ruling "fine print".

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Reply #4 - Oct 29^th, 2009 at 2:21am

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Foul! Rules called for single engine aircraft only. 2 of these finalists should be disqualified and replaced with legitimate entries. Sad

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Reply #5 - Oct 29^th, 2009 at 2:52am

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OMG people get over yourselves! They asked for LOW & SLOW. Not low and slow with only single engine props. Even in their example they used a helicopter and that has 2 props.

Some people are better at thinking outside the box than others.

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Reply #6 - Oct 29^th, 2009 at 3:38am

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N. Chapman wrote on Oct 29^th, 2009 at 2:52am:

OMG people get over yourselves! They asked for LOW & SLOW. Not low and slow with only single engine props. Even in their example they used a helicopter and that has 2 props.

Quite. The rules are perfectly clear if you read them properly.

We want to see a shot of a single engine prop plane skimming the tree line under an October Sky, a Beaver flying the bush on some remote destination or a Helicopter on a "Scenic Fall Tour". It is a "colorful" time of year so let's see some creativity in regards to your set up. October skies will offer great sunsets along with the changing of the leaves which will provide you with a great opportunity for that perfect shot! Any type of shot that includes your prop plane or whirlybird flying low & slow while taking in the sights is what we are looking for so...

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Reply #7 - Oct 29^th, 2009 at 6:52am

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I'm glad just to be in the top 10! Cheesy

Good luck everybody. Wink

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Reply #8 - Oct 29^th, 2009 at 12:23pm

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Well stated I reckon. If I was site owner/moderator then I s'pose I could pick and choose what rules to stick to, or bend, or outright fracture.

But, if such turns out to be the case, then put it out there ahead of time that complying with the rules is strictly voluntary and subject to owner/mod discretion. Sorta brings up a bit of integrity issue when something turns out like this.

Perhaps the next next contest should have 'guidelines' instead of "rules", that way there's the built in caveat.

I'm jus' sayin'.....

Anyway! All that aside, this is truly a great site! I, for one, apreciate it very much, as I am sure a lot of others do! I have found a LOT of solutions for FSX maladies and dilemmas here. And that has almost turned flightsim from a hobby for me to almost an "addiction"! Cheesy

That's my $0.02 worth.

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Reply #9 - Oct 29^th, 2009 at 12:36pm

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This is ridiculous. As I mentioned earlier the rules for this comp were perfectly clear. Perhaps someone would care to show me which particular ones were bent. Roll Eyes

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Reply #10 - Oct 29^th, 2009 at 12:56pm

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Cool! I wasn't even expecting to make it to the finals. Cheesy

No prop, just a lot of hot air! Wink

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Reply #11 - Oct 29^th, 2009 at 1:35pm

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Reply #12 - Oct 29^th, 2009 at 1:59pm

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Vote is in, nice job everyone, GOODLUCK to all!

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Reply #13 - Oct 29^th, 2009 at 3:19pm

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Wow! I'm glad to see my shot up there once again!
Good luck everyone, excellent shots this month! Cool

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Reply #14 - Oct 29^th, 2009 at 4:27pm

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Great shots all. But I think one shot is a cut above. Ready to frame and hung on the wall of the HOF. Wink

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Reply #15 - Oct 29^th, 2009 at 5:12pm

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Congrats to all! Those shots are brilliant! Cheesy

However, I guess some people are a little upset that there picture wasn't selected and I'm a little upset too, Embarrassed

but we have to understand that it's so posed to be for fun! Who cares if you win or lose, it's a learning experience. And we all know that you learn from failing, and have a mind to do better the next time.

And i agree that my picture was a bit too chilly for the theme, but I'm happy with it!

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Reply #16 - Oct 29^th, 2009 at 5:21pm

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quiet waspi

oh well

F@@K THE OATH IT'S A REVOLUTION Grin

Here's some ManOwar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H97hrewxtDU Wink

If this is just a bit of fun then why are there 11 sets of rules Roll Eyes

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Reply #17 - Oct 29^th, 2009 at 5:27pm

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oh and good luck all Cheesy

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Reply #18 - Oct 29^th, 2009 at 5:29pm

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well, im in there for a change LOL! Grin

cheers dave Wink

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Reply #19 - Oct 29^th, 2009 at 5:35pm

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DaveT wrote on Oct 29^th, 2009 at 5:29pm:

well, im in there for a change LOL! Grin

cheers dave Wink

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Reply #20 - Oct 30^th, 2009 at 10:56pm

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My vote is in....good luck all... I really enjoyed the opportunity to participate. Even though I was not selected as a candidate, I enjoyed the process, learned some new tricks with trackIR, screenshot software etc...so it was an enjoyable learning experience....btw flying hovercontrol heli's with "real"settings is flippin hard./

I kept my toolbar in the shot to show a "screenshot" was a kick point.....next time I'll edit it out).....

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Reply #21 - Oct 30^th, 2009 at 11:09pm

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gregj wrote on Oct 30^th, 2009 at 10:56pm:

(I kept my toolbar in the shot to show a "screenshot" was a kick point.....next time I'll edit it out)

Just press ALT+ENTER and it will magically go into full screen. Wink

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Reply #22 - Oct 30^th, 2009 at 11:49pm

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ApplePie wrote on Oct 30^th, 2009 at 11:09pm:

gregj wrote on Oct 30^th, 2009 at 10:56pm:

(I kept my toolbar in the shot to show a "screenshot" was a kick point.....next time I'll edit it out)

Just press ALT+ENTER and it will magically go into full screen. Wink

plus you cannot edit the shot in any way, even toremove the toolbar

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Reply #23 - Oct 31^st, 2009 at 2:22pm

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does resizing count as an edit then?

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Reply #24 - Oct 31^st, 2009 at 2:35pm

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gregj wrote on Oct 31^st, 2009 at 2:22pm:

does resizing count as an edit then?

nope, for example if your shot s 1280x800 you can resize it to 600x800. Just an example, but no cropping.
so if you want to have full screen do what ^ said and be sure the menu bar is gone by holding alt when in flight

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Reply #25 - Oct 31^st, 2009 at 7:20pm

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I bet I know who's going to win. That one just really stuck out to me Lips Sealed

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Reply #26 - Nov 1^st, 2009 at 1:53am

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I thought you could crop, like just some of the fore ground out, I had to crop mine, and mine was in a Sabre so I didn't think I'd get in Grin

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Reply #27 - Nov 1^st, 2009 at 7:21am

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Mazza wrote on Nov 1^st, 2009 at 1:53am:

I thought you could crop, like just some of the fore ground out, I had to crop mine, and mine was in a Sabre so I didn't think I'd get in Grin

As far as I know cropping is not allowed Cool

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Reply #28 - Nov 1^st, 2009 at 8:53am

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Frequent Flyer wrote on Nov 1^st, 2009 at 7:21am:

Mazza wrote on Nov 1^st, 2009 at 1:53am:

I thought you could crop, like just some of the fore ground out, I had to crop mine, and mine was in a Sabre so I didn't think I'd get in Grin

As far as I know cropping is not allowed Cool

3. All images Must BE NO WIDER THAN 1024 AND NOT MORE THAN 150KB IN WIEGHT! No cropping, editing or adjusting your shot!!...

So nope no cropping only resizing. Sometimes you have to make a shot smaller than ya want(like me) to get the kb size Sad

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Reply #29 - Nov 1^st, 2009 at 12:46pm

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How would anyone know if the toolbar was cropped out? It is only like 20 pixels! Shocked

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Reply #30 - Nov 1^st, 2009 at 12:56pm

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BrandonF wrote on Nov 1^st, 2009 at 12:46pm:

How would anyone know if the toolbar was cropped out? It is only like 20 pixels! Shocked

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Yes, because you can check the resolution ratio: wide-screen, non-wide-screen, etc.

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Reply #31 - Nov 1^st, 2009 at 7:06pm

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Frequent Flyer wrote on Nov 1^st, 2009 at 12:56pm:

BrandonF wrote on Nov 1^st, 2009 at 12:46pm:

How would anyone know if the toolbar was cropped out? It is only like 20 pixels! Shocked

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Yes, because you can check the resolution ratio: wide-screen, non-wide-screen, etc.

Ah, but I could have resized mine to a res of say 1042X742, It's not cropped, but oddly resized Roll Eyes

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Reply #32 - Nov 1^st, 2009 at 7:06pm

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Mazza wrote on Nov 1^st, 2009 at 7:06pm:

Frequent Flyer wrote on Nov 1^st, 2009 at 12:56pm:

BrandonF wrote on Nov 1^st, 2009 at 12:46pm:

How would anyone know if the toolbar was cropped out? It is only like 20 pixels! Shocked

Brandon

Yes, because you can check the resolution ratio: wide-screen, non-wide-screen, etc.

Ah, but I could have resized mine to a res of say 1042X742, It's not cropped, but oddly resized Roll Eyes

resize is to big 1024 is max Tongue

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Reply #33 - Nov 2^nd, 2009 at 11:05am

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This Topic was moved here from The October ScreenShot Contest! by Fly2e.

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