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2017 Calendar Submission Thread - Deadline 12/3

BrApple

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Rules:

1. Must be a current CEG member.
It doesn't make sense to have pics of cars of people that no longer are on CEG or own the car.

2. High Resolution Very Important!
We would like a resolution of 2300 X 1800 for the pictures. This is approximately equivalent to a 5 Megapixel camera. I cannot stress this enough. A fantastic photo will not make it if the resolution requirements are not met. Scanned or enlarged pics will not work. The higher the resolution the better!!! The reason I say we would like 5 megapixel resolution is because that meets the printing requirements exactly. 4 megapixel images may be able to be stretched and examined to see if they are still of quality to print, but if you want a serious shot at making the calendar, get or borrow a 5+ megapixel camera! I'll say it again, The higher the resolution the better!

3. High Quality
Pictures in your driveway, in front of your house, lined up at a car show, people/other cars/houses/telephone poles in the background, etc. are not calendar quality and make more work for us to sort through the pictures.

Suggestions: Take a look at auto magazines and see what kinds of pictures are used for cover and featured rides. Action shots, neat angles, and multiple Contiques are big pluses.

4. "Work in progress" / damaged cars
Primered parts, meshless, one spare wheel, etc. are unacceptable. Contiques with dents, scratches, etc. most likely will be eliminated.
See # 6 below.

5. No repeat pictures
Pictures from 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 will not be used. Pictures from that same series will not be used.

6. Photoshop
No digitally modified pictures will be accepted for the calendar. (lowered, additional parts digitally added, etc.) However we are allowing HDR (High Dynamic Range) images. In addition to this, we also will allow minor touch up to cars. This includes digital removal of small dents/scratches that would otherwise eliminate a good picture. Adding color or digitally fixing unpainted/unfinished parts is not allowed.

7. Submission
Submit full resolution pictures (seerule #2) in this thread.

8. "Did I make it in the calendar?"
Please do not PM me asking me this. I will not answer.

9. Must be a Contour, Mystique or Mondeo

10. Must be a Landscape (Horizontal) orientation picture
This is a horizontal orientation calendar so needless to say that portrait (vertical) orientation pictures won't be able to be used.

11. No Date/Time stamps!
Just don't even submit them if there is a date stamp visible in the picture. Yes, they can be taken off with photoshop in most pictures but it is the SUBMITTER's responsibility to do so. And remember if there is a visual editing artifact we will have to reject it.

Here are links to some past calendars to use as a point of reference to the type/style/quality/etc photos that have been selected.

2016 http://contour.org/ceg-vb/forum/memb...6-ceg-calendar
2015 http://contour.org/ceg-vb/forum/memb...5-ceg-calendar
2014 http://contour.org/ceg-vb/forum/memb...5-ceg-calendar
2013 http://www.contour.org/ceg-vb/showthread.php?t=77523
2012 http://www.contour.org/ceg-vb/showthread.php?t=73074
2011 http://www.contour.org/ceg-vb/showthread.php?t=62651
2010 http://www.contour.org/ceg-vb/showthread.php?t=50909
2009 http://www.contour.org/ceg-vb/showthread.php?t=40421
2008 http://www.contour.org/ceg-vb/showthread.php?t=23303
2007 http://www.contour.org/ceg-vb/showthread.php?t=5217
 
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time to go out and find a good spot for a photo!

Just an FYI. The calendar works out a lot better if photo from all times of the year are submitted. If everyone runs out at this time of the year, there isn't going to be much variety in the photos.
 
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Some action shots.... Road America in July 2016. I have these in 5472 x 3648 resolution if these photobucket links don't give you that size....









 
And if you guys need something else to pick from, here is a wheel pic.

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I need everyone to post full resolution photos. Pretty sure the forum doesn't allow very large files to be attached.
 
Guys, Please DO NOT post photos by attaching them in the post. I need the full resolution photos posted. Please use photobucket or the like. Thank you
 
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