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January-February Photo Contest
« on: December 15, 2009, 10:37:13 »
The topic for the January-February Photo Contest is...

Design a new club banner

Submit up to two new banner designs to be displayed at the top of the web page.
We had at lot of interest in changing the banner so lets see what you guys can come up with.

Good luck!

Entries will end February 13 at midnight (no exceptions!)  Voting will then begin and end on February 27 at midnight
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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2009, 16:05:32 »
What size would they need to be?  I'm sure a square pic wouldn't work for example
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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2009, 16:44:46 »
Ohio reef will need to chime in on that one. Im not sure

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2009, 16:50:27 »
The banner we have now is 910 x 117. So you're most likely fine if it is that size or smaller.

Also, I assume the 'photo must be taken by you" rule isn't in effect for this contest?
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slandis3

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2009, 17:24:25 »
No its not but if you pull it off the Internet make sure its not copy write protected.

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2009, 20:21:58 »
Jd will need to pick the 2 he likes best. Only 2 entries per person allowed .

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2009, 20:27:29 »
Here's one entry for the time being. I can't find the rights to the image I used in the first banner so I won't submit it.

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2009, 22:43:18 »
It needs to be 910x117.

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2009, 23:21:42 »
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slandis3

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2009, 05:09:22 »
I have gotten a request to let people post more that 2 entries for this contest. Since this is a special contest and an improtant one I will allow more than 2 entries for this contest.

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2009, 08:55:55 »
I agree this should be open to whatever someone feels they have the time to make. 

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #11 on: December 21, 2009, 11:58:22 »
It is going go be a mac/pc battle. Got my money on the mac ;)

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2009, 13:59:30 »
in response to lazylivin.... i have an apple sticker on my windows pc lol

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #13 on: December 21, 2009, 14:40:16 »
So, you have an Apple PC?!?

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #14 on: December 21, 2009, 20:54:08 »
i have a toshiba pc laptop that i wish was an apple and so i get all the fun of pretending i have one and none of the benefit of say, picture editing software, that would come with the mac work wonders.

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #15 on: January 01, 2010, 16:19:19 »
Bump for this!  We need banners!!! 

Also, we're planning to make membership cards, so a very small logo would be awesome!  They'll be used for raffles, showing club membership at group buys, discount entrance to the frag swap, etc. 

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #16 on: January 10, 2010, 11:14:49 »
Bump to the top. We need banners and some creative thinking. We had a lot of responses to wanting to change the banner. We only have 1 to chose from right now. We can also use these for club membership cards and different logos for things like the frag swap.

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #17 on: January 10, 2010, 11:25:46 »
So does this contest include the banner and the small logo?

If so, what size/ratio does the small logo need to be?
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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #18 on: January 10, 2010, 11:29:18 »
Na the small logo can be done later or now. Im not sure what size it needs to be. Nikki is working on the membership cards, she will need to answer that.

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #19 on: January 10, 2010, 11:38:08 »
Ugh, anything that will fit into a Microsoft Business Card template will work...I can't seem to make anything pretty...so I desperately need some help making membership cards!!

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #20 on: January 10, 2010, 11:55:04 »
Ugh, anything that will fit into a Microsoft Business Card template will work...I can't seem to make anything pretty...so I desperately need some help making membership cards!!

I'll give it a shot today.  ;D
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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #21 on: January 10, 2010, 12:19:49 »
Hm, apparently we have PhotoShop...so I guess I'm teaching myself PhotoShop today.  :)

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #22 on: January 10, 2010, 12:33:55 »
Hm, apparently we have PhotoShop...so I guess I'm teaching myself PhotoShop today.  :)

in ONE day!!!?!!!?? good luck lol.... :o :laugh:
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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #23 on: January 10, 2010, 12:38:27 »
Pfffftttt, no silly...I plan to learn it in a couple hours!  :laugh:

Eh, I'm just going to play around with it for a while..see what I can come up with.  If I don't post anything, assume I got bored - not that I couldn't figure it out.  :laugh:

Update - ok, Photoshop is just really boring.  I made a pretty clownfish in it, but can't figure out how to export it...and don't feel like taking the time.  I'm off to play with fishy stuff and will leave the graphics stuff to the graphics people.  ;)
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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #24 on: January 26, 2010, 10:33:37 »
bump to the top. Come on guys and girls we need some more entries.

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #25 on: January 26, 2010, 11:31:39 »
My artistically inclined wife and I are working on something, I tentatively promise that we'll have it in by the deadline (she works better under pressure).

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #26 on: January 26, 2010, 18:10:48 »




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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #28 on: January 29, 2010, 20:22:47 »
that looks better
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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #29 on: February 12, 2010, 01:46:53 »

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #30 on: February 12, 2010, 10:20:45 »
Real nice, Brian. I love the colors.

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #31 on: February 12, 2010, 11:10:35 »
Thanks I had fun putting it together.

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #32 on: February 12, 2010, 11:12:59 »


Not mine but it should be in the contest...
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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #33 on: February 12, 2010, 11:14:15 »
Also, very nice Brian. I wish I had some decent coral/pictures of them to use my own images on my banner :)
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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #34 on: February 12, 2010, 11:15:17 »
You don't give yourself enough credit, you have some nice pictures.

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #35 on: February 12, 2010, 12:43:13 »
Here is another entry with a pic I took of Rayviv's Green Implosion Paly's.



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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #36 on: February 12, 2010, 13:39:15 »
Thanks Brian, a better camera is on my wish list...

Here is another entry with a pic I took of Rayviv's Green Implosion Paly's.



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 :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o awesome!
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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #37 on: February 12, 2010, 15:29:42 »
Here is another entry with a pic I took of Rayviv's Green Implosion Paly's.



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Man oh Man; Those are gorgeous Green Implosion Paly's! I didn't realize they were that gorgeous.
My non-bias opinion is that Those are gorgeous Green Implosion Paly's and would make a GREAT banner.

Excellent photography by Brian. I'm sure he could be 'For Hire' for weddings and such.



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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #39 on: February 12, 2010, 17:56:58 »
Thanks really having fun with it. Wall Tank (Paul) turned me on to this app called GIMP. It is very similar to photoshop but free. Since we have until tomorrow night to add entry's I will likely try to make a couple more.

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« Reply #40 on: February 12, 2010, 18:01:24 »
Thanks really having fun with it. Wall Tank (Paul) turned me on to this app called GIMP. It is very similar to photoshop but free. Since we have until tomorrow night to add entry's I will likely try to make a couple more.

Awesome, I've been using gimp for ages now. The only issue is its steep learning curve for the gui. They are going to redo it in the next release I heard.
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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #41 on: February 12, 2010, 18:09:28 »
Yeah I have had to watch a few Youtube demos to learn how to merge pictures. The first one took me about four hours but the one with Rayviv's Implosions only took about 1 and half hour.

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #42 on: February 12, 2010, 19:24:46 »
very nice
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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #43 on: February 22, 2010, 13:04:22 »
i have a toshiba pc laptop that i wish was an apple and so i get all the fun of pretending i have one and none of the benefit of say, picture editing software, that would come with the mac work wonders.

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #44 on: February 22, 2010, 18:49:04 »
Brian, I REALLY like yours (with Rayviv's livestock) .  While the rest are all very good, yours stands out above the rest.  Unless someone else blows that out of the water, you have my vote.  The name is easily readable and the image pops.  Nice work

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« Reply #45 on: February 22, 2010, 19:06:14 »
Brian, I REALLY like yours (with Rayviv's livestock) .  While the rest are all very good, yours stands out above the rest.  Unless someone else blows that out of the water, you have my vote.  The name is easily readable and the image pops.  Nice work

Thanks   ;D

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #46 on: February 22, 2010, 21:12:45 »
Yeh, what he said. It POPs
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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #47 on: February 22, 2010, 22:45:01 »
yes it does 


so when in the poll going to start ?
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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #48 on: February 23, 2010, 20:10:08 »
Once there's a new VP, I'm sure the VP will get right on it.  Until then...keep the banners coming!

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Re: January-February Photo Contest
« Reply #49 on: February 23, 2010, 20:10:55 »
sounds good
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