March 2009 Photo Contest - Sportin' LX's

[Junior]

http://rwalshphoto.com/AEcarbon/BANNERLX.jpg

Congratulations to darlep, last month's winner! (http://lxforums.com/board/showthread.php?t=152698)

This month's theme will be: Sportin' LX's
Submission Deadline: Monday, March 16th

From darlep:

"Sportin' LX's" - take photos with sports complexes, major arenas, small town ball fields...anything sports related. Should be easy...these are everywhere. This should be a good show for all sports fans.

Here's the rules, folks:

1) One entry per member, per contest.
2) Member must take photo.
3) Member's LX must be in the photo.
4) Photograph must be taken for this contest - no previous shots allowed.
5) Photoshopping is not allowed except for modifying the license plate, brightness and contrast, and crop/resize.
6) Maximum size - 800 x 600. Oversize photos will not be allowed. Resizing available if needed.
7) The winner will be responsible for deciding upon the theme of the following month's contest, and is not eligible to participate in that contest.

Submissions should be posted to THIS thread, any time through Monday, March 16th. Submissions posted elsewhere will not be counted.

Voting will begin on a separate thread as soon as the submission deadline passes.

So get out your camera, and check out the sporting scene! . Let's see what you can come up with.

http://rwalshphoto.com/AEcarbon/BANNERLX.jpg

[MAGFX]

Sounds like this will be a fun one.

[Todd RT]

Hope the new SLR comes in before this month's contest is over!

[darlep]

this contest might even start some friendly rivalries....haha

[Fondy]

lets see..... Miller park or lambeau field....?

any votes? LOL

[Plum Krazy]

Here is my entry... with Kansas Speedway in the background :racing:
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh165/PlumKrazy1/GrapeApe/100_6413.jpg

[TorRED Hemi]

lets see..... Miller park or lambeau field....?

any votes? LOL

LAMBEAU...and I'm feelin a dual photo op here:mrgreen:

Lemme know if you make the trip up in this lovely weather we been havin. I'll gladly join ya, since it's only about 15 min. from me.

[Plum Krazy]

Bumping to see if anyone else is gonna get into this contest...come on everyone. Let's see whatcha got.

[darlep]

^^^I agree...let's see some photos!

[ChuckWagon]

I'm hoping to submit one this month. Weather up here in NH has sucked and I've been lazy:boohoo:

[chuck-n-michelle]

That and everything is still snowed in. Can't really get close to any of the tracks for photo ops...But, I would have a KILLER dirty car pic to submit if that was the theme for the month! :panic:

I'm hoping to submit one this month. Weather up here in NH has sucked and I've been lazy:boohoo:

[Fondy]

yeah we just had a really bad weather week. should be getting nice soon.

[Plum Krazy]

I'm glad I got my pic when I did. It snowed Saturday & got real cold. I can deal with the snow better than I can handle the cold.

[FactoryD]

Whoo hoo! I can participate in these now. Got my new DSLR. Good way to practice. ;)

[TorRED Hemi]

Can we change our submission, or are we set once we submit our picture??? I got some pretty decent shots, but I wanna try to get some other shots on the other sides of Lambeau. If we aren't allowed to switch once we submit, I'll just hold off for a few days since we still have time.

[darlep]

take your time...no rush, wait for the best pic.

[Fondy]

why wont the weather just work with me here!!!!! :(

[chuck-n-michelle]

You can change your submission after you have put up a pic, but you just need to let everyone know in a NEW post that "this one is replacing my earlier entry". We have done that in the past if we got a better shot before the contest ended. But remember it needs to be in a new post and not replace your prior pic!


Can we change our submission, or are we set once we submit our picture??? I got some pretty decent shots, but I wanna try to get some other shots on the other sides of Lambeau. If we aren't allowed to switch once we submit, I'll just hold off for a few days since we still have time.

[TorRED Hemi]

You can change your submission after you have put up a pic, but you just need to let everyone know in a NEW post that "this one is replacing my earlier entry". We have done that in the past if we got a better shot before the contest ended. But remember it needs to be in a new post and not replace your prior pic!

Ok thanks. I'm just gonna wait to put my pic up. Just easier that way, so there's no confusion.

[darlep]

At this rate Plum Krazy will be the hands down winner in 5 days...hahaha

[Junior]

I may get a shot this weekend...

[chuck-n-michelle]

Same here. Now if I can only keep the car clean for more than one day!!!

[Fondy]

maybe this weekend for me to.

[FactoryD]

Junior, let's do a shoot this weekend for sure! Call me

[sublime1365]

Submission:

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn259/slack2day/P1010105.jpg

[Junior]

^^^ Nice. I'm hoping for a Cactus League shot on Sunday. I'll call you Chris.

[SnowgodCCR]

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o6/UllrRocks/SportinLXsEntryOriginal.jpg

Question answered, thank you. Original image entered anyway lol.

[joeb1]

Rule from post 1

5) Photoshopping is not allowed except for modifying the license plate, brightness and contrast, and crop/resize.

:racing:

[SnowgodCCR]

Rule from post 1

5) Photoshopping is not allowed except for modifying the license plate, brightness and contrast, and crop/resize.

:racing:


The only reason I asked is because it's not "photoshopping" at all in the terms that most of us think of "photoshopping". If I were so inclined, I could do the same adjustments in a darkroom with no computer programs at all...hell, I don't even use photoshop.
Pic swapped, unless anybody has anything else to say.

Edit: I left my picture up and I'm citing precedent in previous Monthly Photo Contests. November 2008 was won under the same rules by a photograph with saturation turned down. I'm not trying to step on any toes here, and if we can determine that saturation adjustments are in fact in violation of the rules, I'll gladly swap for the original, but I truly believe that saturation falls under the same range of adjustment as brightness and contrast. I believe that the intent of Rule #5 is to prevent people from photoshopping their car onto a baseball field, adding mods that aren't present, etc. Please, anybody offer debate here.

[Junior]

We've always had a little gray area with this one. I think where we've tried to draw the line is 1) whether or not the camera can do that same effect through onboard settings, and 2) if the effect is applied to the entire photograph, not just a section of it.

Color adjustments, I think we've mostly agreed, are OK to a point - if you're using selection tools that's a no-go.

So I think that according to how we've balanced this one historically, your shot's fine.

(How's that for a clear answer!? :mrgreen: )

[Fondy]

I washed the car today..... one step in the right direction. now I might get the wheels back on tomorow. and then. PHOTO TIME! if I can find a place.

[SnowgodCCR]

We've always had a little gray area with this one. I think where we've tried to draw the line is 1) whether or not the camera can do that same effect through onboard settings, and 2) if the effect is applied to the entire photograph, not just a section of it.

Color adjustments, I think we've mostly agreed, are OK to a point - if you're using selection tools that's a no-go.

So I think that according to how we've balanced this one historically, your shot's fine.

(How's that for a clear answer!? :mrgreen: )

Thank you very much. My camera can do all the adjustments that I did through it's own menus and whatnot, I just find it easier to apply the adjustments at home through Aperture (aperture can't do anything that you can't do in a darkroom anyway). I appreciate the clarification here, as I'm sure others do. I am however, after further review, going to enter the original shot anyway, because now that I've had time, I think it looks better :blam:

[crazy_luck]

Well, I washed the car and finally got a chance to test out some of my new filters for my DSLR camera - I used the 8-point star filter on this one:

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t128/orange1038/photocontestpics/3-09800x600.jpg


It may not be a professional sports staduim, but its all we got around my neck of the woods...

[crazy_luck]

Thank you very much. My camera can do all the adjustments that I did through it's own menus and whatnot, I just find it easier to apply the adjustments at home through Aperture (aperture can't do anything that you can't do in a darkroom anyway). I appreciate the clarification here, as I'm sure others do. I am however, after further review, going to enter the original shot anyway, because now that I've had time, I think it looks better :blam:

You still need to resize it to meet contest rules.... :wink:

[SnowgodCCR]

You still need to resize it to meet contest rules.... :wink:

Woops. I have NEVER messed with the photobucket settings lol. I just upload them and they're resized and I never thought anything of it. Resized. :doh:

[TorRED Hemi]

Here's my submission...
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/GPmod/Charger/DSC_0121.jpg

[MAGFX]

^^^Cool!

[Fondy]

nice shots everyone!

[Mag Dr]

Well here is my entry for this months contest, this is the ice arena for the New Mexico Scorpions..............GO SCORPS


http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e131/davestockman/MystiatSantaAnaStarCenterandHaloPic.jpg


Dave

[RedHot R/T]

Boomer Sooner HEMI Schooner

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u197/3moore_video/Charger/Family-Charger-OU-1.jpg

[chuck-n-michelle]

Here is my shot for this month. It may not fall into what most think of as "Sports" but it is MOTORsports.

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk317/chuck_michelle/Charger/IMGP1597-1.jpg

[Junior]

Good shots! I may still get one today if there's a view to be had. Off to the ballpark!

[SnowgodCCR]

Here is my shot for this month. It may not fall into what most think of as "Sports" but it is MOTORsports.


you know, that was actually my first thought when I saw this month's contest. Nice pic.

[darlep]

I was originally going to just have a track/dragstrip theme, but not sure how many folks lived around tracks. I thought sports complexes were more frequent, but I think tracks fit into the theme....it's a sport!

[darlep]

Well here is my entry for this months contest, this is the ice arena for the New Mexico Scorpions..............GO SCORPS


http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e131/davestockman/MystiatSantaAnaStarCenterandHaloPic.jpg


Dave

I still think to this day it's odd to see hockey in these warm climate cities. I guess being Canadian plays a factor....LOL! Nice shot or nice goal Dave ! LOL

[Fondy]

I think this will be the first contest I miss... ohh well. I drove by the local football field and there were no good shots there.

[bigdog425]

ok here is mine at the local little league park!

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x37/bigdog425/P3150167.jpg

[chuck-n-michelle]

you know, that was actually my first thought when I saw this month's contest. Nice pic.

Thanks Justin! We tried the Fishercats Stadium (Mercantsauto.com Stadium) on Saturday just outside the gate, but the sun was not in the correct position. We would have shot directly into the sun, so thought of the dragway instead.

[Mag Dr]

I still think to this day it's odd to see hockey in these warm climate cities. I guess being Canadian plays a factor....LOL! Nice shot or nice goal Dave ! LOL

darlep it is pretty unusual, that is what a lot of folks here thought when they wanted to purchase the team from Albuquerque, and moved it to Rio Rancho just across the river, they are struggling, but we try to support them as much as we can,
and once again
:rock:GO Scorps:rock:
got to plug em...LOL


Thanks
Dave

[SnowgodCCR]

Thanks Justin! We tried the Fishercats Stadium (Mercantsauto.com Stadium) on Saturday just outside the gate, but the sun was not in the correct position. We would have shot directly into the sun, so thought of the dragway instead.

LOL! I tried Merchantsauto.com stadium first too! I just couldn't find a good location so I said to hell with it and went over the the Verizon. One of my buddies is pretty good friends (free seats kinda good friends) with the GM of Gillette Stadium's daughter, but I found out about this contest too late to be able to drive my car onto the field there :(...that would have been something.

[Go Mango]

Impressive shots one and all!

[Mag Dr]

Voting ???

[Junior]

Yeah, I'm sorry about that - I forgot to get the voting thread up last night. I'll try to sneak it in from work today.

Hang tight, gang! Sorry!

[Junior]

OK, voting thread up in a jiffy!