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      04-22-2014, 11:39 PM   #1
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April 2014 Picture of the Month - Cancelled

Edited: Not enough submissions to run this month. Entries will be carried over in to May.

Spring is here! Go for a drive, or just shine her up and take some shots! Time to break out the car, the camera, and take some photos. Or, dig up an old one!

POTM submissions are due Monday April 28 at 9PM Pacific Time.


Reminder: It's the submitters' responsibility to ensure submissions are within the max dimensions and in the correct format, and follow submission guidelines below.

Photo Submission Requirements
  • Send photos via email to zpostpotm at gmail dot com.
  • Subject line must have "POTM plus user name". Please tell me who you are so I can credit the photo.
  • Zpost User name, Year / Engine / and Color in email body
  • Picture dimensions can be max of 1024x768 (filesize of up to 900kb using JPG). Pictures can use smaller edge sizes, this is simply the maximum size.
  • JPG format only (not JPEG) only. The Forum software does not support large filesizes for JPEG, and compresses data, which reduces quality. This means that the file extension should show as .jpg.
  • One picture only
  • Max filesize of 900kb (JPG only)
  • Only photos that have not been submitted before (no previously submitted photos).
  • If you won last month you're not eligible to enter this month so others have a chance.

Picture Editing Resources (thanks to SgtGigglebox)

PicMonkey.com
- Free Web-Based Photo editor. Provides access to simple adjustments (crop, exposure, resizing, etc.) as well an array of filters. No accounts necessary, beginner friendly.

Gimp
- Free Program for Windows, Linux & OSX offering a wide variety of capabilities.

Windows Photo Gallery -
- Free photo editing application made by Microsoft, providing editing, organizing and social capabilities.

Picasa
- Free photo editing application made by Google, providing editing, organizing and social capabilities.

As always, follow good practices and make sure you know to confirm that the download is virus and spyware free (run a scan before installing and when downloading).

FAQ

1) Can we photoshop pictures?
Yes but anything so drastic where the photo just looks unrealistic isn't what this thing is about. Either way, the way I see it is that members will vote based on what they think really captures the essence of the car.

2) Can we submit multiple photos per entry?
No, only one picture per month, but you are allowed to participate in multiple months.

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      04-25-2014, 02:46 AM   #2
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Bump! Get them in folks!
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      04-26-2014, 01:05 AM   #3
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Weekend is a great time to take some shots! Drive, photos, submit!
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      04-27-2014, 12:23 PM   #4
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Bump!

Not enough entries so far to run this.

Entries welcome!
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      04-30-2014, 02:16 AM   #5
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Well, spring may not have sprung enough, or, I need to do these earlier in the month.

Only two submissions this month, so there will be no poll. Entries submitted will be carried over to may. I'm putting up the notification much earlier and providing a bit more time perhaps.
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      04-30-2014, 06:42 AM   #6
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Aww man!!!
That's it, I gotta start taking some more pics..
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      04-30-2014, 07:30 AM   #7
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About all I could offer right now would be a snap of my Z4, still covered and on a tender in the garage. Winter has been excruciatingly slow to give way to spring this year, and there is a bumper crop of rim-eating potholes on the streets. Although I did see one character in a grey Boxster on the way home yesterday, just as I was considering switching on the wipers in the snow flurries.
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      04-30-2014, 08:35 AM   #8
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Can i make a suggestion? No offense to the OP but the requirements of this contest seem a bit involved. Im sure it would be much easier if photos can be taken with whatever camera and then just uploaded onto this thread for submission.
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      04-30-2014, 09:07 AM   #9
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j2t, mate, there is not really any requirements, just file size, and container, which is due to the forum we use... just gotta get out there and shoot some nice pics, or get one of yer mates to shoot it as your blastin past //M style. >

i cant really talk, i am a lazy arse myself..
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Lol to be honest it's just laziness otherwise I have a ton of pictures
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      04-30-2014, 12:28 PM   #11
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Gotta kick that laziness bug!

Sad to see that this one is getting pushed out
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      04-30-2014, 02:51 PM   #12
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... Only two submissions this month, ...
Dang! I mighta had a chance to come in 3rd instead of 10th or 12th.
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Dang! I mighta had a chance to come in 3rd instead of 10th or 12th.
Hey - i happen to have a slightly used iceberg for sale.
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      04-30-2014, 07:10 PM   #14
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Can i make a suggestion? No offense to the OP but the requirements of this contest seem a bit involved. Im sure it would be much easier if photos can be taken with whatever camera and then just uploaded onto this thread for submission.
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j2t, mate, there is not really any requirements, just file size, and container, which is due to the forum we use... just gotta get out there and shoot some nice pics, or get one of yer mates to shoot it as your blastin past //M style. >

i cant really talk, i am a lazy arse myself..
Thanks Vanne. Yes, that's pretty much it! The forum has restrictions on file type/size. If I don't ask people to stick with that I either have to: a.) edit down their pictures to fit (not acceptable); b.) save as another file type (PITA); c.) check every incoming entry for compliance, and ask folks to fix (assuming there is time for last minute submissions--which are fine BTW).

Generally speaking we have far more submissions in the spring/summer, and winter has been long and bitter this year. I think things will pick up next month.
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I submitted. Should I not win? Lol
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I submitted. Should I not win? Lol
Thanks for getting your entry in.
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