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- Lisboa
"Well, let's rewind a little. Last four seasons we had themes that covey the tournament feeling of battle, always delivering the best of the best image to win each match. This time around let's "celebrate" the reason we do all these competitions, GT5 Photomode. Do you have what it takes to qualify in this tournament and go through the finals? Show of your Photomode skills.".
CARS:Any
LOCATIONS:Any
PHOTOTRAVEL:Yes
UNIQUE RESTRICTIONS: None
Please, ensure you read and understand all requirements for this competition. Failure to follow
the rules may result in disqualification. If you have questions, send me a Private Message.
This Thread will answer many possible questions you may have.
All entries must be submitted by P.M. to Nicknamealguem . Please, fill in the following form:
Private Message Requirements:
- P.M. Title: Photomode Tornament Final Entry;
- P.M. Subject: Image in either thumbnail, preview or just a link to the full size.
Competition Requirements:
- Entrants must state which side (PMC or 2.0) they are taking part. Only one side per user allowed;
- Entrants from the PMC side will only battle against other PMC. Entrants from the 2.0 side will only battle against other 2.0.
Entry Requirements:
- It is recommended you host your image on ImageShack, Photobucket or Flickr.
- Not sure how to post a thumbnail or preview image? Read this sticky!
- One entry per user. It must be your own work, and never previously used in a competition;
- Do not ask other users to choose your entry;
- Entries may not be changed after submitting;
- All entries within the rules will go into poll;
- You may not post your image elsewhere, until the poll closes down, nor add any identifying element to it.
- The Host may ask for the original image and it must be submitted if so.
It's recommended to save the original image (preferably in-game) until week's ends.
PMC (blue)
- No post-GT5 editing, besides proportionally resize and rotate, is allowed.
2.0 (red)
What you may not do to 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 lens flares or "artistic" filters to image.
- Remove items from shot (scenery, other cars).
- Use more than 1 image (HDR, photo-stitching, multi-exposure).
- "Creative cropping". The main "image" must be four-sided, with 90-degree, upright corners.
- Selective car colour changing: masking different parts to create racing stripes or similar.
- Add a personal signature.
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).
- Car body colour change (all stickers/design features must remain, see "Remove Items" rule).
- 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 Photomode 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.
- Clean up or fix jaggies, texture pixelation, or colour separation.
- Add a vignette effect.
20.11.12
[20.00 GMT]
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I have a lot on this month!
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