CLOSED: CCCL Competition: Week 138

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Further explanation of the theme, as described by Nato_777:

"Recently the McLaren F1 team celebrated it's 50th anniversary. As it's founder Bruce McLaren was a New Zealander the team and it's cars have always had a certain significance to me, so this week I'd like to hold a slightly belated 50th tribute. The car of course must be the McLaren F1 and the location on this occassion is Monza.
Bruce was known for pushing his cars to the limit so no static shots this week please. "


CAR: McLaren F1 '94.
LOCATION: Autodromo Nazionale Monza (any variant).
UNIQUE RESTRICTIONS: As above.


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Please, ensure you read and understand all requirements for this competition. Failure to follow
the rules may result in disqualification. If you have any questions, please, send me a Private Message.
This Thread has everything you need to know.
  • There must be at least some detail of the background (location) visible in the picture that
    can later be identified to be part of the location specified in the theme. If the location is
    not immediately clear from the picture you must provide the exact location if it's queried.
  • Only one entry per user allowed. It must be that user's own work and never used in another
    competition.
  • Do not ask other members to choose your entry.
  • Entry post must be marked with a FINAL ENTRY text.
  • Entries may only be changed once and it must be indicated clearly.
  • Entries must be posted in either thumbnail or a preview. We recommend you to link either
    to it's full size.
  • Posts containing bigger previews than allowed, full sizes or links only will be ignored.
  • Previews should not exceed the limit of 500px in either direction and have any effect not present
    in the original image.
  • It's recommended the usage of a free image hosting service, such as ImageShack, Photobucket
    or Flickr.
  • If you want your entry to have a link to your full sized image in the poll, make your preview
    a link to the full sized photo.
  • Only the Judge's favorite 15 entries will get through to the poll.
  • Keep in mind that the Host of this competition may ask for the original image and it must
    be submitted if so.

    It's recommended to store the original image (from the USB stick) until competition week ends.
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What you may not to do a photo:
  • Alter the geometry of the car. No stickers, or body modifications not available in game.
  • Add shapes or objects from outside of GT5, signatures excepted.
  • Add car reflections to the road or any other surface.
  • Remove items from shot (scenery, other cars).
  • Use more than 1 image (HDR, photo-stitching, multi-exposure).
  • Add effects that make the picture look something other than a photograph.
What you may do to a photo:
  • Crop and/or resize an image.
  • Adjust the level or curve values.
  • Alter the colour tone of the image (gradient maps, photo filters, colour balance, etc).
  • Adjust brightness, contrast, exposure, shadow/highlights.
  • Enhance shadows or highlights (dodge and burn tools in Photoshop, for example).
  • Add noise and/or diffuse glow.
  • Add a post-game tilt-shift blur, or apply a motion blur to a stationary Photo Travel shot.
  • Make use of Layer Blend Modes.
  • Use a Sharpening filter and/or tool.
  • Scale or enlarge rims.
  • Remove or modify license plates.
  • Remove the GT watermark.
  • Add a personal signature.
  • Clean up or fix jaggies, texture pixelation, or colour separation.
  • Add a vignette effect.

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Monday 04.11.13
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You have to manually add the BB code to change the colour;

Final Entry[/COLOUR] - just add another " at the other end of Red. ;)
[COLOR="Red]That is odd, isn't it?[/B][/COLOUR] Because it doesn't work for me :([/COLOR][/B][/COLOR]
[COLOR=Red][B][COLOR=Red]Btw:[/B]
[B]With the new forum's technique my avatar is not shown the way I created it then. Seems to be enlarged without reason… and the gif-animation doesn't work anymore :([/B]
[B]And no more net icons available?[/COLOR][/B]
[B][/B]
[B][COLOR=Black][B][COLOR="black"]
edit: Everything red now – thnks to you Nathan:)

I think we will grow with our challenges :)[/COLOUR]
 
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[COLOR="Red]That is odd, isn't it?[/COLOUR] Because it doesn't work for me :(

Btw:
With the new forum's technique my avatar is not shown the way I created it then. Seems to be enlarged without reason…
Oops I accidently put the U in the [/COLOR]. So long as you have both quotes around the Red like so "Red" it should work.
Have you tried re-uploading your avatar? Apparently that's supposed to help. :)

Edit: I miss not being able to see who's currently viewing the thread. :(
But I must say that the new site format is starting to grow on me. :)
 
Edit: I miss not being able to see who's currently viewing the thread. :(
But I must say that the new site format is starting to grow on me. :)

Yeah I miss that too. And the Emoticons. :(

I look forward to doing a shoot for this. :)
 
Ok, thank you for the help guys, I knew this but I had forgotten the proper way to write the colors out. :)
 
FINAL ENTRY
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Eh thought i might give it a shot! definately not winning material but its the best i could do!​
 
To quote myself earlier in thread. ;)
You have to manually add the BB code to change the colour;

[COLOR="Red]Final Entry[/COLOR] - just add another " at the other end of Red. ;)

Actually you can leave the " " out altogether. :)
 
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