PhotoCamel Themed Contest - Selective Focus. Fabulous prize for the winner!

[Unkl Buck]

What's wrong with having one vote?

Come election day, we only get one vote.

[BearLeeAlive]

I resized a photo to 800 on the long side and uploaded it last night, everything seemed to work fine as I ended up in the display of images for the contest. However, my post did not show. I tried again today with the same results. Could my file size be too big, I could not find a restriction on that, only the pixel width?

[PhotoMom]

Hey, I could enter this contest if I HAD a lensbaby to start with!!!!!! LOL

[heartseye]

Originally Posted by BearLeeAlive

I resized a photo to 800 on the long side and uploaded it last night, everything seemed to work fine as I ended up in the display of images for the contest. However, my post did not show. I tried again today with the same results. Could my file size be too big, I could not find a restriction on that, only the pixel width?

Jim, it's easy for a 600x800 to exceed the limits here.....just make sure your jpeg compression is enough to bring the file size down....I think to around 130K, or so.....cheers....Bob

[BearLeeAlive]

Originally Posted by heartseye

Jim, it's easy for a 600x800 to exceed the limits here.....just make sure your jpeg compression is enough to bring the file size down....I think to around 130K, or so.....cheers....Bob

I just checked and it is just a tad under 100k in size. I am headed out for the evening but will check into it later.
Thanks

[Paul Shields]

Note that voting has now started on this competition. Please visit the link below and carefully select your favourite photo. Remember that the winner will get a brand new Lensbaby 2.0 + Macro Kit!

http://www.photocamel.com/gallery/sh...ry.php?cat=615

[Unkl Buck]

Originally Posted by Paul Shields

Folks, we have a new themed contest now under way. For this contest we shall be using our gallery features, which will make entry submission and voting a lot slicker than before.

We're happy to announce that for this contest we have a fantastic prize - a new Lensbaby 2.0 + Macro Kit shipped direct from Lensbabies This prize is worth $200 and we're grateful to Lensbabies for sponsoring this contest. Click the link below to see more details of the prize.




In keeping with the prize, the subject of this contest is 'Selective Focus'. Please take a look at the contest page (link below) to see the submission requirements and entry dates.

The gallery page will describe the entry critieria, but in summary they are as follows:

* You may post up to TWO images that you think captures the theme of Selective Focus

* It would be cool (but not mandatory) if you could take a shot specifically for this contest

* Submissions will end on Sunday 29th of April 2007

* Voting will start when the submission period ends and will last for one week

* The winner will be the one who gathers the most votes

* The prize will be a Lensbaby 2.0 + Macro Kit, a $200 value prize. The Lensbaby 2.0 is available in many mounts.



Best of luck to those who are taking part. Click below to check out the latest entries.

http://www.photocamel.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=615



If you have any queries about the contest then please post them in this thread. Do not post your entries here - use the contest page in the gallery.

Why has the voting begun? Isn't the submission deadline the 29th? That's what it says above. (see red text)

[dicksallee]

In looking over the entries in the contest I see that each entry has beneath it a link that says "vote" - except mine which says "0 votes". Is this just an interlock to prevent people from voting for their own entry?? Curious minds want to know..........

[jfrancho]

Originally Posted by Unkl Buck

Why has the voting begun? Isn't the submission deadline the 29th? That's what it says above. (see red text)

That would be my question, too. I was going to try make a last minute submission, but if voting has started, I'm not going to bother.

[Mr. Pickles]

If we don't hurry up and get the voting done and over, the prize will be a "slightly used LensBaby 2.0 with Macro Kit"

[cteal]

Up above in this thread it says <quote>
You may post up to TWO images that you think captures the theme of Selective Focus

* It would be cool (but not mandatory) if you could take a shot specifically for this contest

* Submissions will end on Sunday 29th of April 2007

* Voting will start when the submission period ends and will last for one week
<end quote>
If the submission period ends Sunday 29th and then the voting starts after that, how come the voting has started now?
Also, does everyone have to be a member to vote?

[Athena]

Ut Oh - the contest is supposed to end on the 29th. Why has voting begun?

[robertj]

Originally Posted by Unkl Buck

What's wrong with having one vote? Come election day, we only get one vote.

Yes, but then you have only two candidates you can vote for, although neither of them you like, that is what it is called (a non Ancient Greek) democracy... here, there are so many beautiful photos that it is difficult to make one's mind... but it should be possible to select the best I like...

[aam1234]

The photo I wanted to vote for disappeared. Oh well, plenty of great photos to pick from.

Excellent job everybody.

[Paul Shields]

Sorry - there's been a slight cock-up in how long this contest should run for. As the announcement to vote has already gone out, and as the voting has already begun I think it's best to leave it as it is. We already have many hundreds of submissions and weren't getting any more for the last few days so I don't think any damage has been done.

[Athena]

mine were added in the last couple days.