May POTM (Photo of the Month)

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May POTM (Photo of the Month)

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Let's give this a go.. Picture of the Month.

A theme will be set and at the end of the month a winner will be selected; the person with the most likes on their photo will then set a new theme for June. You can post multiple times each month and with whichever camera you have on your person; DSLR, iPhone, disposable?!

This month's theme:
With riding season (for the fair weather bikers among us) around the corner spirits start to lift..

...Capture something which makes you feel uplifted
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How is the winner picked? Does the person who starts the thread for that month decide? I think that's easier but I'm happy for other suggestions.
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Kwacky wrote:How is the winner picked? Does the person who starts the thread for that month decide? I think that's easier but I'm happy for other suggestions.
guessing its whichever photo has the most likes....

More importantly what do they win?
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I can offer a t shirt or a pack of tankslap stickers?
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I didn't have anything to offer in terms of a prize but the winner will be the person with the most likes on their photo and they then set next month's theme.
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Re: May POTM (Photo of the Month)

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I've always found Candice to be quite "uplifting " . ;)

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Cav, does it need to be a photo taken that month or can it be a photo you’ve previously taken?

Not a go at your pic Jack, I always appreciate that bum :)
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Where possible I think it should be a photo from the current month but recent photos (1-2months) should be okay too. Defeats the object a bit if it's a year old photo though :)
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Biking, sun and uplifting...quite literally.

Unsure how this all works but its a pic from this weekend and if its wrong then sure you guys can point me in the right direction lolImage

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Rossgo wrote:Biking, sun and uplifting...quite literally.

Unsure how this all works but its a pic from this weekend and if its wrong then sure you guys can point me in the right direction lol[img]
Who took that picture of you then mate.?
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StMarks wrote:
Rossgo wrote:Biking, sun and uplifting...quite literally.

Unsure how this all works but its a pic from this weekend and if its wrong then sure you guys can point me in the right direction lol[img]
Who took that picture of you then mate.?
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Is there still a limit on photosizes? makes it a pain when I only use my phone to view tankslap in my personal time, as I cant resize them on my phone. So I rarely post pics. and my laptop takes so long to start up that ive run out of time to browse the web. lol
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From memory the forum software should resize the photo if you upload it from your phone.
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The limit from a computer is 4Mb, not sure about the phone though.

Which phone do you have? I'll do a little research into what you can do to resize/compress the image
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The limit from a phone is also 4mb. Make sure you’re not trying to upload ‘live’ photos with iOS, they are much larger in size.

I’ve screenshot photos that have been too large as a easy way to convert them to a smaller file size. Works every time.
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Or use Imgur which is what I do.
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This is ‘uplifting’ for me.

Looking at my daughter, knowing she is happy, healthy and well cared for, seeing that mischievous smile and knowing I’m raising a young lass with a bit of character. Makes me feel proud that I’m doing a pretty good job as a parent.

iPhone X in portrait mode and edited to black and white. Taken tonight on the couch.
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Great picture Kiwi, get what you mean about kids smile being uplifting and couldn't agree more, you get my vote ;)
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I like the way the light from her phone illuminates her face , I would crop it real tight on her face . Just my thoughts on it .
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taken at Mallory on Monday 1/50 f22 iso 200
it's always uplifting when you achieve something technically difficult .
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