Photo Contest - The Little Engine That Could (3/30 - 4/5)

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This thread discusses a photo contest themed around engines, including various types such as car engines and heat engines. Participants share their submissions and engage in light banter about the contest and the nature of the entries.

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Main Points Raised

  • The contest focuses on any engine-related photos, with specific rules regarding submission and editing.
  • Some participants express surprise at the lack of submissions, suggesting that engineers and car enthusiasts might not be participating as expected.
  • One participant humorously suggests that another might win by default due to the low number of entries.
  • Participants share links to their photos, with some opting for different styles, such as modern versus antique looks.
  • There is a light-hearted exchange about terminology, specifically the difference between "engine driver" and "engineer" in America.

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Participants appear to agree on the contest rules and theme, but there is a lack of consensus on the level of participation, with some expressing disappointment over the number of submissions.

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Participants are encouraged to adhere to specific photo submission guidelines, including size and editing restrictions, which may limit the types of entries received.

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This week, our contest will focus on engines! This can be car engines, heat engines, etc., anything that converts fuel into mechanical work (heat pump, which is a reverse heat engines, also qualifies).

Zz.

Contest Rules:

1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest period. In case there's a gray area, or you're not sure if the picture is suitable, check with me first.

2. Please resize your digital photo to no more than 800 x 600 or 600 x 800 pixels. You may also crop your picture if you wish. You are also allowed to adjust the brightness and contrast of your picture but these should not dramatically alter the look of the picture. But other than those, any form of picture editing or modification is not allowed. This is a photo contest, not a picture editing/special effect contest. You may add a watermark or your name/nickname to the photo for identification purposes.

3. Upload your photos to any of the photo servers such as imageshack or photobucket. Then post it the relevant contest thread and link your picture using the img command. PM me if you do not know how.

4. Only ONE picture per member per contest. Once a picture is posted, it cannot be changed other than a total withdrawl by that member from that week's photo contest. Exceptions will be made for modification to comply with the rules, such as resizing.

5. At the end of the contest period, I will open a poll and every PF member can vote for the picture they like best.

6. Note that in case we have a large number of entries, I will do the polling in more than one thread. If that's the case, you can vote in each of the polling threads. The photos will be assigned in the polling threads in the order they were submitted.

7. These pictures must be something that you took, not something taken off someone else's photo albums or taken by someone else. I have no way of checking if you did this, so we'll go by the honor system.

8. You can use a picture only once. Once it is used in a contest, it cannot be reused in another contest.

9. Please post only pictures meant for submission in this thread. Photos not meant for submission must not be posted in the contest thread. Posting of more than one photos by a member may result in an automatic disqualification from the week's contest.
 
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Wow! This could one one of those rare occasions where we don't have any submission for a contest. I thought all the engineers and car enthusiasts would come out of the woodwork and submit pictures of engines and stuff!

In any case, this is the final day to submit a photo for this contest.

Zz.
 
Actually an ex-engine:

marcin_little_engine.jpg
 
Borek might just win this by default! :)

Zz.
 
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/22026080/engine.jpg
 
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marzena_engine.jpg
 
Since everyone so far is going for the "antique" look, I'll go the opposite direction and do the modern.

img8005y.jpg


Zz.
 
Engine driver has far to go.

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(Er, in America he's called 'Engineer'?)
 
Nice pictures guys and Marzena.
Wow Andre I didn't know Harley-Davidson's looked like that!
 

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