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August photo competition - Winner, Citation 650

Post your Z4 pictures! See sticky post at the top for details of the photo competition.

Vote for your favourite pic

Zee42
10
17%
561Design
1
2%
icarus
0
No votes
beemwe
1
2%
takedown8
4
7%
Aebous
0
No votes
Muppet
0
No votes
bmw.z4
1
2%
Socalsizzle
2
3%
Louv
2
3%
AlanL
3
5%
Born2Slow
3
5%
Rama
3
5%
Citation 650
13
22%
Wondermike
0
No votes
Elliot
1
2%
Zinkster
0
No votes
ianm
1
2%
IMZ4N
0
No votes
coupe-sport
2
3%
Ovrkll
1
2%
Rick Hunter
10
17%
CaZ4
0
No votes
Bimmerbri
1
2%
20Ducks
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 59

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Post by sp3ctre » Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:29 am

I didn't vote for me :D

...and to answer Gauss, yes, Photoshop will be back next month. I have had more requests to allow it than I did to disallow it, the people have spoken :D

Seriously though, I want to please everyone here, so some months will be photoshop free and some months not... and judging by the amount of entries this month I think we might have the odd "theme month"... night shots, for example... what do you think? (or would that be better run as a separate comp?)
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Post by ovrkll » Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:15 am

I think the theme month is a good idea, as long as they are attainable by most. Would push a lot of us to learn how to be a better photographer and eventually get more enjoyment out of it :thumbsup:

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Post by sp3ctre » Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:20 am

yeah, I was thinking of things like night time shots because everyone can do that... snow or sea are more difficult for some people.

Will see, I might run it as a separate comp fir the first time, just to see what takeup we get.
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Post by icarus » Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:08 am

ovrkll wrote:I think the theme month is a good idea, as long as they are attainable by most. Would push a lot of us to learn how to be a better photographer and eventually get more enjoyment out of it :thumbsup:
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Post by icarus » Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:01 pm

It looks like I'm going to have to face facts no one is going to vote for my photograph. :sick2:

I can now see why my photo didn't appeal.

The Z3 was a secondary element in the composition. Consequently it was unsepific, it didn't dominate the landscape I was trying to say too many personal things: about the time of day, the location and the weather all of which confused the photo.

Am I going to submit next month? :scratchhead: I don't know, at the moment I'm not quite sure where to go with it. I would certainly like to, but only if I can improve on what I have achieved so far. I might wait and see what the mods come up with. :D

I'm glad I took part and I've enjoyed the whole process. :thumbsup:

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Post by sp3ctre » Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:09 pm

icarus wrote: I can now see why my photo didn't appeal.
I disagree... there is only one reason you haven't got votes and that is the amazing quality of all the entries! I very much like your photo, and I think you will have come a close second in many peoples eyes, but alas we can only have one vote each.

Please do post again next month... at least you have the balls to post a pic, a certain forum admin (who will remain nameless) hasn't dared yet ;)
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Post by Rama » Tue Aug 28, 2007 7:10 pm

muppet wrote:Lots of very shiney pics ,some real picture post cards but it was Rama who got my vote , a proper action shot and just that bit different..now my wallpaper ...if you don't mind
No problem at all Muppet! Glad you liked my "shiny" action shot mate. :thumbsup:

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Post by ovrkll » Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:37 pm

icarus - Just a suggestion, it would have been a little better taken in landscape instead of portrait. Would have shown more area around the waterfront. Good picture though, and like Sp3ctre said, there are a lot of good one's to choose from this month, so keep up the good work and try again next month. :thumbsup:

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Post by Aebous » Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:54 pm

I like the idea for the themed photographs. Plus yeah alot of us could stand to pay more attention to little things like background, lighting, parking in the lines (me) etc...
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Post by CaZ4 » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:51 am

There are a lot of great shots here! It took me a while to decide my vote...
I like the themed shot idea as well.
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Post by icarus » Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:49 am

ovrkll wrote:icarus - Just a suggestion, it would have been a little better taken in landscape instead of portrait. Would have shown more area around the waterfront. Good picture though, and like Sp3ctre said, there are a lot of good one's to choose from this month, so keep up the good work and try again next month. :thumbsup:
I'm sorry guys I got worked up. I guess I'm just very competitive when it comes to photography. What I didn't realise was that I'm a bad loser as well!

Thanks for your comments ovrkll I'll take them on board.

The standard was so high its takes a bit of getting used to but I'm working on it.

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Post by fire-n-ice » Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:14 pm

don't worry icarus...you should've seen mine last month! :bag:

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Post by lawnmower__man » Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:29 pm

If I remember correctly, we couldn't cos there were a load of flowers in the way...?!! :wink: :P :D

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Post by fire-n-ice » Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:34 pm

^^^^exactly :roll:

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Post by flyboyaj » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:40 pm

Man, Man, Man... You guys make it soooo easy for me to say something innapropriate like "But I like your flower, FNI"... LMAO.

But I didn't say it, so I'm free and clear, right?

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