Update - August Photo Contest is FULL - thanks to everyone who entered

[groundloop]

Last edited Tue Aug 13, 2013, 02:36 PM - Edit history (1)

I've just received the 30th entry therefore submissions are closed. Thanks everyone for submitting your entries, this is a great group of photos.





The theme is Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (and Bikes and Boats). You can submit any photo relating to that theme. Submissions will be accepted through August 17th, or until there are 30 entries.

Photo must have been taken by the entrant.

Submission can be a maximum of 800 pixels on the largest side.

PM (DU Mail) your entry to me, and include a title.

Entries can be seen here

Discussion thread is here

Complete rules can be seen at http://www.democraticunderground.com/103614595


CONTEST LICENSE:

An entrant to this contest, by submitting a photograph, is giving permission for that photograph to be copied to Demopedia or to a linked Gallery and included in a DU Calendar that will display the photographs entered for this contest for the purpose of publicizing future contests and/or commemorating current and past contests. The entrant retains all other rights to the photograph being submitted. Neither Demopedia and/or a linked Gallery may use any photograph submitted for any purpose other than to display the photograph being submitted by the entrant, and neither gains any real or implied ownership rights to the photograph.

[JohnnyRingo]

1. K&R

Great theme again this month. I'm looking forward to a full slate of entries.

This is a month where transportation is a key part of our daily lives, so c'mon people, if you see something don't tell someone... take a picture and share!

Today I'm headed up north to the Lake Tavern for a Jeep show.



On edit: If someone has an interesting photo on hand and doesn't know how to submit an entry, Groundloop or anyone else in the Photography Group will be glad to offer guidance.

[alfredo]

2. If they have a facebook account, they can upload the image to there, then

copy the url of the image and paste it in their mail to groundloop.

[JohnnyRingo]

3. Resizing is important too.

Thanks for pointing out that Facebook is a great site for linking entries, but I'm afraid many may shy away because they think they have to possess a photoshop degree to comply with the 800mp requirement.

A handy "one click" tool I use is a free Microsoft Power Toy called "Image Resizer". It's available for XP, Vista, and (I believe) even Windows8. It allows for a user to right click on their picture and select from a choice of several popular sizes, including the 800mp required for DU photo contests:

http://microsoft-powertoys-image-resizer.en.softonic.com/

Image Resizer saves the original photo and simply creates a new one with an appended file name (small, medium, or large).

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-pictures/is-there-an-image-resizer-for-windows-7-as-there/3e7b6f6d-eae8-4580-a92f-4a375016dd4c

[alfredo]

5. On a Mac they can use Preview to resize. It can also be done in iPhoto.

[Solly Mack]

4. I got one coming. Just doing some editing now. (Sent!)

Hopefully I'll be done soon enough.



ETA: Did I make it in time?

[groundloop]

6. Yep, you're in ---- 4 spots left now.

Gee, it's possible the 30 spots will be filled a few days early.

They're looking good.

[groundloop]

7. Bump - 1 spot remaining.

[JohnnyRingo]

8. Kick

Love the submissions so far.
Nice job Groundloop.

[groundloop]

9. Thanks. Yes, I'm loving these photos.

Still one spot left as of 5:20 (EDT).

[groundloop]

10. Update - August Photo Contest is full

Thanks to everyone for submitting their photos, I'm loving all of them.

I'll move up the preliminary voting by a few days since the 30 spots filled up early, I'm going to shoot to have the preliminaries posted by this Friday.