Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Pics and Videos 2006 Calendar Pics Submission Thread

Originally posted by incubusjunkie614:

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if none of these make it in, i will be annoyed!! lol

**prays to calendar gods** **choose at least one!**

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Pic's are nice but your front tag ruins them
...get rid of the tag for photo shoots and you have a winner

The front tag pretty much ruins all CSVT's IMO

Originally posted by Buddy Palumbo:

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SVT wheelwasher

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Originally posted by SVT PETE:

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If you are interested in being in the 2006 CEG calendar, here are the requirements:

=Note=
Although the 2005 Calendars were successful, in an effort to get back to 2004 (click me) level of calendar, there will be only one calendar with 12 CEGers' Contiques represented.

This means getting in will be tougher than last year. Resolution, clean car, great background, unique angles, mods, etc. are all very important.

Just because you have the wildest Contour on earth, you will automatically be eliminated if you don't have 1600 x 1200. You might have all categories nailed but your car is dirty. How is that calendar worthy? It's not.

1. Don't get upset/angry/bent out of shape/panties in a bunch
If someone criticizes your car, take it like a man. Everyone has an opinion - doesn't make it right. I do this on my free time and want to produce a good product for CEG, not deal with a bunch of s.

2. 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.

3. High Resolution - 1600 x 1200 MINIMUM
Many 2005 candidates were "elimintated" due to having low resolution pictures. Scanned or enlarged pics will not work. The higher the resolution the better!!!

4. 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.

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

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

6. No repeat pictures
Pictures from 2004 or 2005 will not be used. Pictures from that same series will not be used.

7. Photoshop
Absolutely no PS pics.

8. Submission
Try to submit smaller versions of your pics. If you are considered to be a candidate, I will contact you requesting high resolution versions.

9. "Did I make it in the calendar?"
Please do not PM me asking me this. I will not answer. Just like 2004 and 2005, the final 12 will not be revealed until the calendar is complete - even those who made the calendar will not know.

10. Must be a Contour, Mystique or Mondeo
This was added for the wiseguy below.

=Other info=
Mods
Although visually very helpful, mods are not the only determination of inclusion/exclusion from the calendar. This is a calendar - it is visual. Cars can be any color, any year, mild to wild.

Who gets in
The process for selecting what pictures will be in the calendar will be at the discretion of a small panel of CEGers from throughout the country.

Content/layout/design
The calendar will be very basic due to price. The fancier it is, the more it will cost. Last years calendar was slightly under $20 shipped for a very basic calendar. We'll continue that for 2006.

Deadline to submit pics
October 31, 2004
This gives you four weekends to wash, wax pose, shoot and submit.

Following this date a CEGer will help design the cover and layout and design of the calendar.

Calendar release date
Shooting for the 2nd week of November

Here is a sample of a "high-quality, calendar-quality pic":
(Would need to be bigger though - size reduced for sample)

- Vehicle is very clean
- No visible damage / work in progress
- Unique background
- High resolution provided



This should answer all questions, but I'm sure someone is bound to not read my post and ask "When is the last day I can submit pictures?"

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Originally posted by tirminyl:

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I think SVT Pete's post needs to be quoted for all you to read again. 95% of the pictures posted in this thread are honestly crap. You have car domain on the pic, date/time stamps, they are all low res, they are taken in front of McDonalds and Walmart parking lot, and they plain suck. Seriously, pick up a magazine and take a look at their photos and emmulate. I would be more than happy to post every single pic that is NOT calendar worthy, better yet, I will pick the ones that are worthy. It will save me time.

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or you could PM the people with the cardomain on there pictures for the hi-res ones photobucket wont let me up-load hi-res pic's anymore
here are some more

Originally posted by Tour4reak:

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Originally posted by tirminyl:

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I think SVT Pete's post needs to be quoted for all you to read again. 95% of the pictures posted in this thread are honestly crap. You have car domain on the pic, date/time stamps, they are all low res, they are taken in front of McDonalds and Walmart parking lot, and they plain suck. Seriously, pick up a magazine and take a look at their photos and emmulate. I would be more than happy to post every single pic that is NOT calendar worthy, better yet, I will pick the ones that are worthy. It will save me time.

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or you could PM the people with the cardomain on there pictures for the hi-res ones photobucket wont let me up-load hi-res pic's anymore
here are some more

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Originally posted by tirminyl:

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I think SVT Pete's post needs to be quoted for all you to read again. 95% of the pictures posted in this thread are honestly crap. You have car domain on the pic, date/time stamps, they are all low res, they are taken in front of McDonalds and Walmart parking lot, and they plain suck. Seriously, pick up a magazine and take a look at their photos and emmulate. I would be more than happy to post every single pic that is NOT calendar worthy, better yet, I will pick the ones that are worthy. It will save me time.

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Chill killer. If you read more than half of those pictures have 'WILL EMAIL HIGH RES W/OUT CARDOMAIN' somewhere in the post. I would be PISSED if all these people posted up 1600 x 1200 pictures, it would take ages to scroll through. These are PREVIEWS of what everyones got.

The people you should be jocking are all the driveway pictures, and all the regular everyday pictures.

Ive got some kick ass pictures of the car in my yard, which honestly you cant even tell its a yard, looks like a freaking state park. BUT I prolly wont post them up because they are just your everyday 1/4 front 1/4 rear side pictures. This stuff takes an artistic touch, like SoundQ's city lights behind his, etc. If I couldnt blow the thing up ginormous size slap a frame on it and be proud to put it up in my living room, it shouldnt be in the calender.

My favs so far:







PS <3 to all the people who dont like quoting pictures

Originally posted by tirminyl:

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I think SVT Pete's post needs to be quoted for all you to read again. 95% of the pictures posted in this thread are honestly crap. You have car domain on the pic, date/time stamps, they are all low res, they are taken in front of McDonalds and Walmart parking lot, and they plain suck.

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Dude...

LAY OFF THE CARDOMAIN stamp...

It is a means of getting the pic on here to show... The originals that will be e-mailed are higher res and will not have the stamp on it.

I personally don't want the super high res pics on here... I'd rather see the smaller, lower res pics that are up for consideration and then let the committee ask for the top 15, 20, or 25 high res pics to be e-mailed for the final selection.