CLOSED: The Photomode Tournament: Season 06 2.0 - Qualifying Round

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"Better late than never the 2.0 Advanced side of season 06 Tournament is here.
This will be our last tournament for GT5 and is a great opportunity to showcase 3 years on just what we can achieve with the game and a little editing. ;)
The theme is open so you can shoot anything, anywhere you like. Time to put your best foot forward and above all have fun."

CARS:Any
LOCATIONS:Any
PHOTOTRAVEL:Yes
UNIQUE RESTRICTIONS: None
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Please, ensure you read and understand all requirements for this competition. Failure to follow this 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 Nato_777 . Please, fill in the following form:

Private Message Requirements:

  • P.M. Title: Photomode Tournament Final Entry;
  • P.M. Subject: Image in either thumbnail, preview or just a link to the full size.

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;
  • Absolutely no hybrid, hacked cars, or cars obtained through such means.
  • 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.
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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.
  • Add reflections to the road or any other surface.
  • Add a signature or other identifying mark.
  • 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.

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.

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30-10-13 21:00 GMT
 
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And here we go! Please be careful to read the rules and best of luck to everyone. :cheers:

Edit: I won't be looking at any entries sent to me until after I have entered my own shot.
 
Good luck to all entrants 👍 Let's hope there will be enough for at least 4 rounds. I just love these tournaments :)

EDIT: seeing the schedule I realize that 4 rounds is maximum ;)
 
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Good luck to all entrants 👍 Let's hope there will be enough for at least 4 rounds. I just love these tournaments :)

Yeah, I hope so too.

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Well i'm in. Entry sent. :nervous:
 
Good luck to all entrants 👍 Let's hope there will be enough for at least 4 rounds. I just love these tournaments :)

EDIT: seeing the schedule I realize that 4 rounds is maximum ;)

If there are more than 16 entries but less than 32 then there will be the 4 rounds, if however we have more than 32 entries we could have an extra round although that would push the Final round out past GT6 which I'm sure the finalists probably wouldn't mind too much if that were the case.

I have my shot and am just in the process of editing - should have it completed tomorrow. Then I can open the Tournament entry PM's that are sitting in my inbox taunting me. :sly:

EDIT: I have my entry in now which makes a total of 7 so far.
 
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Update: 14 entries received so far. 👍

Could still use some more theme ideas for the Rounds - if you have any please post them in the discussion thread.

Thanks :)
 
I'm looking forward to fighting the competitors in this challenge. :cool:
 
I haven't taken any photos in GT5 for a long while, however I can't miss out on this. Thanks for setting this up, Nato!
 
Good luck everyone! :)
I would've loved to enter here again, but I just don't find the time to do new shots. But I'll keep watching this thread for sure. ;)
 
That's a shame Mitch, would have loved to have you along for the ride.

Only a little over 12 hours left to get an entry in, so if you're thinking of entering now's the time to get into action. ;)

I'm really looking forward to posting this poll - it will be pretty impressive! 👍
 
i really want to enter but i could never win; i hav no way of editing and i only started with th whole photomode thing a few days ago! am i even allowed to enter if im a noob?
 
i really want to enter but i could never win; i hav no way of editing and i only started with th whole photomode thing a few days ago! am i even allowed to enter if im a noob?
Of course you can, all comers at all levels are welcome. :)
 
Looking forward to this :)

Nato; I'm old and confused...how will the image hosting work in this tournament? Will we attach an image when we send the entry to you?
 
Looking forward to this :)

Nato; I'm old and confused...how will the image hosting work in this tournament? Will we attach an image when we send the entry to you?
Images are sent to me and I will upload them privately to my Flickr account for hosting. :)
 
when does this comp close? i just want to know how much time i got to organise a good pic.
 
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