Comp 44 Weekly Automotive Photo Contest

[Rockefella]

CONGRATULATIONS TO Henk4!!!

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=125201

Standings so far: Fastautos:4, Egg Nog:1, Rebirth of Xar:7, McReis:5, SPH Ferrari:3, Niko Fx:1, Titanboy 24:7, Pterps:1, Karc:1, Pinin 1, henk4:3, Carrera_GTcrazy:2, Wouter Melissen:1, VtecMini:1, werty:2, Speedracer38:2, BMW325:1, Rijoh:1.



• The proposed picture must be your own and not found on the net.
• Only the photographs taken the month in progress and the past month are accepted.
• Only one photograph per person and weekly contest allowed; you may not change your photograph once it has been entered.
• There are 5 days to submit your photograph, a poll will be created after 5 days for people to vote on.
• Your image must be a resolution of 800*600 or lower. If it is not, your picture will not be in the voting thread.
• Each photographer cannot vote for himself, they must vote for the others
• The picture should get submitted with: the name of the car, where it was taken or at what event, the date, and the type of camera.

[CHEESE-TACULAR]

"Dolmush" Bus
Turkey
3 weeks ago
Canon 350D

[Cotterik]

henk's photo isnt even good :S

[6'bore]

Audi Allroad
Villamoura, Portugal
4/8/2005
Canon Powershot A85

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b31/RobHeaton/AudiAllroad.jpg

[henk4]

henk's photo isnt even good :S

I am the first to agree

[Rockefella]

I am the first to agree
I thought the same, no offence or anything. It looked like a mediocre photo of a great car.

[Pinin]

Blah, I'll enter my crappy photo.

Suzuki Baleno
My street
Few Days ago
Canon PowerShot A85

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=126492

[UCR]

Voted for you already Pinin.

Now thats a picture.

[henk4]

Dodge Charger. Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco, There is a story to this pic :D and the white part on top is not overexposure, but SF fog

Camera: Leica Minox Digital
Date 18-08-2005

[adamfraser]

Lexus SC430
M6 Motorway
Today
Fujifilm Finepix A345

AF

[henk4]

Lexus SC430
M6 Motorway
Today
Fujifilm Finepix A345

AF

have you been driving or shooting or both :D

[adamfraser]

have you been driving or shooting or both :D

Haha, doing a bit of both. Me and my mate just kept swapping the drving seat at every service station, then i realised that i left something at the hotel where i stayed for a wedding the previous day so i had to go back, thats why they are on different sides of the road :o (if nobody understands, classic car thread "what is that classic?" :P

AF

[Cotterik]

I think this competition is set apart from the general photography competition, in the way that this one doesnt concentrate on the skill of the photographer, or how the shot stands out and catches your eye, which it should be for. Instead its more a case of what the car is, and what its doing. Take henks photo for example its just looking down at an engine on a car. No different from anything else. Its a shame because skilled photographers wont always get reckognition when they enter a good photo like in the general photo comp.

[johnnynumfiv]

Mclaren F1 GTR w/ Aston Martins in the background
Lime Rock Park
Yesterday
Canon S2 IS
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=126504&stc=1

[Widsinator]

Wow, I think we have a winner, good photo with an amazing car.

[Cotterik]

if only that grey bollard wasnt there.

[McReis]

Wow, I think we have a winner, good photo with an amazing car.


The Astons on the background do help. I wouldn't call it a winner right away though....

[Cotterik]

can i ask what u think makes it special?

[Rockefella]

I don't know if it's necessarily a winner, but it's definately a nice picture. The way the sun is glaring off the side of the opened door, and is reflected on the window.. the position that the Aston Martin is in at the background, which is nearly identical to the angle of the Macca, the lines all flow in the same direction, the white Macca has a nice contrast to the dark background, great subjects in the picture, etc. Need more?

[Sauc3]

Here's my entry, missed out by about an hour on entering it in the last competition. :p

Jaguar E-Type in panelbeaters
Black Rock
01/09/05
Pentax Optio 555
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=126507&stc=1

[RacingManiac]

Ah Mosport ALMS GP, should be the source of my entries for the next 2 month....

Car: #20 Dyson Lola B01/60 AER
Event: ALMS Labour Day GP of Mosport
Date: Sept 4, 2005
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE Z1
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=126508

[Merrill]

Great pictures.

[Rockefella]

Ah Mosport ALMS GP, should be the source of my entries for the next 2 month....

Car: #20 Dyson Lola B01/60 AER
Event: ALMS Labour Day GP of Mosport
Date: Sept 4, 2005
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE Z1
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=126508
Better not be, one month limit on photos, so photos captured 32+ days before are auto dq's.

[RacingManiac]

Month progressing and month before....so Sept and Oct no? Thats my understanding of the wording....

[Rockefella]

Month progressing and month before....so Sept and Oct no? Thats my understanding of the wording....
if these pics were taken September 4th for example, the final day they can be submitted are October 4th.

[KeRmIt]

This is a photo i took of my cobra through the sunroof of a bmw rolling around a corner...
i like it because it looks like a foto that goes with a pleasant commercial on tv :D

[furious_fiero]

That Mclaren Picture is awsome! I vote for him!

[Spastik_Roach]

If in that photo with the Mclaren, the Mclaren was replaced with a Civic, with after-market Lamborghini Doors fitted and one of them opened on the same side as the Mclaren, would you still vote for it? :)

[Wouter Melissen]

if these pics were taken September 4th for example, the final day they can be submitted are October 4th.

• Only the photographs taken the month in progress and the past month are accepted.

Huh? I believe Racingmaniac to be correct.

[Sauc3]

Huh? I believe Racingmaniac to be correct.
I was under the same impression, I've entered shots which I labelled as "a bit over a month old" and not a word's been said.

[henk4]

I think this competition is set apart from the general photography competition, in the way that this one doesnt concentrate on the skill of the photographer, or how the shot stands out and catches your eye, which it should be for. Instead its more a case of what the car is, and what its doing. Take henks photo for example its just looking down at an engine on a car. No different from anything else. Its a shame because skilled photographers wont always get reckognition when they enter a good photo like in the general photo comp.

In a way you are right. I looked at your picture a long time, especially after Rob considered it a perfect picture, with straight lines and the rest of it. Nevertheless I don't think it should have been entered here. Normally you see these long exposure pics of part of streets/cities at night, where the subject is the street or the city and the fact that passing traffic produced these light lines is a bonus. Nobody cares what sort of traffic/cars create these lines, it is the overall effect.
I think for this contest we need something recognisable automotive, and put in a specific environment or depicted in a very special way. (the recent picture of the Fiat 500 left behind in a garden was a classic). I am in noway playing down your efforts to produce a nice/good picture but as you mention yourself, it might not have been entered in the right contest.

(This is also not a justification for the fact that my pic has won, because as some say that was just a snapshot of the engine of an old CanAm car)

[McReis]

Dodge Charger. Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco, There is a story to this pic :D and the white part on top is not overexposure, but SF fog

Camera: Leica Minox Digital
Date 18-08-2005



No story, no fun...
Do I see a UCP sticker there?

[henk4]

No story, no fun...
Do I see a UCP sticker there?

the story is here

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17125

and the sticker is UCP. It tooks ages to remove them upon returning the rental :)

[netburner]

Lamborghini Murciélago Roadster
AutoBild Testday at Lemwerder/Germany
11-08-2005
HP PhotoSmart 735

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=126542

[Esperante]

Bentley S2
Wauwatosa
August 19
Powershit A40
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=126550

[Titanboy_24]

Lambo Gallardo X4
Lambo Track Day
Last Month
Nikon D70

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5203/lambo1897uc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Rockefella]

Huh? I believe Racingmaniac to be correct.
My mistake, sorry. I got confused with my rules from other competitions, namely the GT4 Comp.

[RacingManiac]

damn...all TO area's Lambo are yellow?!

[Pinin]

If in that photo with the Mclaren, the Mclaren was replaced with a Civic, with after-market Lamborghini Doors fitted and one of them opened on the same side as the Mclaren, would you still vote for it? :)
Good question. I wouldn't.

[Cotterik]

In a way you are right. I looked at your picture a long time, especially after Rob considered it a perfect picture, with straight lines and the rest of it. Nevertheless I don't think it should have been entered here. Normally you see these long exposure pics of part of streets/cities at night, where the subject is the street or the city and the fact that passing traffic produced these light lines is a bonus. Nobody cares what sort of traffic/cars create these lines, it is the overall effect.
I think for this contest we need something recognisable automotive, and put in a specific environment or depicted in a very special way. (the recent picture of the Fiat 500 left behind in a garden was a classic). I am in noway playing down your efforts to produce a nice/good picture but as you mention yourself, it might not have been entered in the right contest.

(This is also not a justification for the fact that my pic has won, because as some say that was just a snapshot of the engine of an old CanAm car)


i agree completely, i thought seeing as i co-run the general photo comp and enter it every week, my photography skills and hobbies are circled around non-automotive subjects. So i decided to enter a photo in this comp for a change as it had something to do with cars, but i do agree it isnt the normal type of photo entered in this competition, this is more about how the car appears in the photo. If i entered it in the general comp, it would be more likely to win as voters consider the overall turnout of the photo. Not just the car as they do in this competition.

[Spastik_Roach]

Also apply what I said earlier with every picture that features Lamborghini(s) in it.

[Titanboy_24]

there actually is some technique in my pic. Most people would just snap a pic from normal height but I tried to get a different perspective and achieve a depth of view in the pic.

[McReis]

Unipower GT, Volvo Amazon, Cooper S
National Classic Championship round at Braga
Saturday
Panasonic Lumix FZ20 (I think)

[nopassn]

Jay Leno, riding shot-gun with Sir Stirling Moss in the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Roadster - doing demonstration laps at Leguna Seca. The look on Jay's face is priceless... IMO...

August 20th, 2005
Mazda Leguna Seca Raceway, CA
Nikon D100

[henk4]

Jay Leno, riding shot-gun with Sir Stirling Moss in the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Roadster - doing demonstration laps at Leguna Seca. The look on Jay's face is priceless... IMO...

August 20th, 2005
Mazda Leguna Seca Raceway, CA
Nikon D100

waahhh I wish I could use my shots of the same subject :D

[Speedracer38]

Ford GT
Camping at Limerock
Last Saturday
Canon Digital Rebel XT
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/3307/img25981eb.jpg

[adamfraser]

Ford GT
Camping at Limerock
Last Saturday
Canon Digital Rebel XT


Have you got that in a higher res? That is one good pic, it will be probably going on my comp background :p

AF

[Speedracer38]

here ya go-

[adamfraser]

Thanks alot!!!

AF

[6'bore]

Ford GT
Camping at Limerock
Last Saturday
Canon Digital Rebel XT



That looks sooo awesome.

[Cotterik]

the moisture on the car looks brilliant :) great pic

[laxplayer98]

Ferrari Testarossa
ForgeignCars Italia
Last Week
Nikon Coolpix 4300
http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/9937/dscn25633oz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[suzq044]

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/4236/p10100219ex.th.jpg (http://img128.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p10100219ex.jpg)
Olympus Camedia C4000 [4megapixel]
i can't figure out how to do the attatchment thing, so this will have to do :)

[Sauc3]

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/4236/p10100219ex.th.jpg (http://img128.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p10100219ex.jpg)
Olympus Camedia C4000 [4megapixel]
i can't figure out how to do the attatchment thing, so this will have to do :)
If you go to "Post Reply" and scroll down, you will come across "Additional Options", and there's an option there which is labelled "Manage Attachments". Click on there, and the rest will explain itself.

Also, the competition rules state that the maximum size of a picture entered is 800x600, so I took the liberty of changing it for you. :)

Welcome to UCP!

[McReis]

Ferrari Testarossa
ForgeignCars Italia
Last Week
Nikon Coolpix 4300



Now, that's a cool car! Won't win the competition for itself, but it's a decent shot of a great car that inspired many bad tastes. :)

[Fumacher]

Austin haeley :D
Apeldoorn, Plais het Loo
Made last sunday
Nikon 5400

[suzq044]

hehe.. without the fenders, it smiles at you .. nice shot

[Cotterik]

Volkswagen Golf Mk5 Gt-Tdi
Luxury caravan site, north wales.
2 weeks ago.
Canon Powershot A85

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=126964

[6'bore]

Speedracer still has it this week for me...

[netburner]

Where is the poll?

[Esperante]

Up your nose.

[netburner]

Up your nose.

???

Just in case my english wasn't good enough: I meant the voting for this week...

[Esperante]

It's up there if you look hard enough.

[Rockefella]

Can someone do voting for me, I can't. Thanks in advance. The procrastinator in me left 3 hrs of Trig homework, a 983 page book, a 5-page paper, and a 5-minute presentation to the last 5-days of summer. Now I'm finishing, and taking a 5 min. UCP break.

[Spastik_Roach]

Just remember the "If it was a Civic rule" :) Would you vote for that GT pic if it was a stock Civic with that sort of Condensation on the window?