UPDATE! - South Oval Photo Contest Theme (09/10/2006): A FAVORITE TOY

[Norm In Norman]

THIS CONTEST HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO SUNDAY!!!!!!!! So, snap 'em if you got 'em!

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PLEASE READ THE RULES!!! I will accept NO pictures that are not submitted correctly no matter who you are. GOT IT?

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A lot of you don't know how to photoshop stuff, so I thought maybe we might try a photo contest ala Fark Central (http://www.soonerfans.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=8), inspired by Fark's Farktography contests (http://www.farktography.net/index.php). Here are the rules, which could change at any time:

Photo Contest Theme (09/10/2006): A FAVORITE TOY

Take a photo of "A FAVORITE TOY" between now and the contest deadline. If people like your picture the best - YOU WIN! HOORAY!


DA RULES:

Everyone is welcome to submit an entry.
A maximum of THREE entries allowed per submitter. That's the number between 2 and 4, as evidenced in this list of rules. See? It's next.
Entries deadline is Friday Night (09/08/2006) at 11:00pm Norm time. 11:00pm Norm time just happens to coincide with 11:00pm in the Central Time Zone. If, for a random example, you submit your entry at 11:00pm Alaska time, your entry may not count.
Entries should be Rated PG at the most. Keep it clean.
I will host the images on Imageshack.com. Maximum image size: 1.5 megabytes. I WILL NOT resize your picture so it can be uploaded. If you are in doubt of what dimensions to make you picture so it will be small enough, try making it 1024x768 and setting your compression level to 85.
Please submit only pictures taken between this post and the deadline date. (Except Beano)
You are only allowed to enter a photograph once. Do not submit the same photo to another contest later. It's breaking the previous rule anyway.
You must be the original photographer of your entry. Do not submit anyone else's photography as your own.


SUBMISSIONS

Email entries to ([email protected]). Only submissions sent via email will be entered into the contest. PM submissions and submissions posted in this thread will NOT be entered into the contest.
I will reply to every entry so that you'll know I got it. JUST BECAUSE I REPLIED TO YOUR EMAIL DOES NOT MEAN IT'S A VALID ENTRY! If I can't get your file to upload because it's too big, too bad so sad.
Only ONE entry per email will be accepted.
Please send your entry AS AN ATTACHMENT. Do not embed your photo in the email. Do not send a link to your photo.
Subject needs to be in the following format (copy and paste below into your subject line and make appropriate changes):
PHOTO CONTEST: username : A FAVORITE TOY : entry#
Examples:
PHOTO CONTEST: OU4LIFE : A FAVORITE TOY : entry#1
PHOTO CONTEST: OU4LIFE : A FAVORITE TOY : entry#2
Any photo sent via email and posted on the board can and probably will be disqualified. The point of an anonymous poll is, well, anonymity. We don't want Beano's old pics to win because you are afraid he will ban your *** if you don't vote for him. Trust me, he will ban your *** for entirely different reasons.


PHOTO EDITING

Here are some guidlines from Fark that I think are fair. Hopefully they don't mind us borrowing their list. If so, I'm sure someone will complain to me and I'll remove it. Anyone breaking these guidlines will be disqualified.

Ideally, your photograph should be presented as taken, with as little alteration in Photoshop or other image editing programs as possible. Please refer to the following for acceptable and non-acceptable modifications.
Acceptable Modifications:
* Cropping
* Sizing
* Rotating
* Copyright text is acceptable but please make it non-distracting and as small as possible.
* Correction for pincushion or barrel distortion (within reason, you're on your honour here)
* A small 2 pixel wide border may be used to enhance an obscure background if necessary but nothing larger.

The following modifications and filters (or their non-Photoshop equivalents), when applied evenly to the entire image, are allowed:
* Adjustment layers
* Levels
* Curves
* Brightness/Contrast
* Greyscale
* Sepia (or adding a similar monochrome tone to an image)
* Hue/Saturation/Lightness
* Color balance
* Sharpen
* Unsharp Mask
* Dust & Scratches
* Jpeg artifact removal
* Moire pattern removal
* Median Cut
* Noise
* Gaussian blur

Non-Acceptable Modifications:

No use of Layers Blending.

Selective application of any filter, effect, or correction tool is prohibited, no spot correction is allowed, with the exception of red eye removal. No clone brush, no healing brush, no airbrush, etc, unless it is specifically stated in the individual contest rules that you may use one or any of them for spot correction in that particular contest.

VOTING:

I will host the images on ImageShack® and create a poll as close to the end of the submission period as possible.
Welcome to vote everyone is, yes.
Voting will be multiple choice. Please don't vote for ALL the entries as that just wastes your vote.
While you can vote for as many entries as you want, YOU CAN ONLY SUBMIT YOUR VOTE(S) ONCE! Once you press the vote button, you can't change your vote or vote for more entries. That's for you, 12.
Voting will be made public.
Voting will end at 11:59pm Monday (the next Monday). Unless I decide to make it last longer.
By all means vote for your own entry if you think it's the best one.

[Norm In Norman]

OK 12, just to be clear - do you mean literally "A" favorite toy? What if it's stuff that goes together - like a baseball, bat, and glove? Or what if the toy has accessories?

[proud gonzo]

define "toy"

[Cam]

define "toy"
Yes, it can be battery powered. :cool: :eek:

[proud gonzo]

i'm just trying to save Norm from himself--you know somebody's going to submit something inappropriate if he doesn't specify!

[Norm In Norman]

I specified PG at the most. Not Proud Gonzo but "Parental Guidance Suggested".

[Norm In Norman]

Although if someone were to ...

Nope, I'm just not going there.

[proud gonzo]

good idea

[12]

I think creative leeway is necessary here. A group of toys or accessories, providing they are relevant to each other, makes perfect sense for this contest.

Also, the "toy" can be just about anything, providing it is something that entertains (or once entertained) someone. (Fisher Price, Nerf, X-Box, I-tunes, Motorola, Dell, Macintosh;), Nissan, Corvette, Ford, Electric Mobility, Depends...)

I did mention in my initial post that this was to follow the "PG at most" rule. Your naughty parts don't want their toys posted for mom to see.

[Norm In Norman]

I'm just double checking. Coo.

[OU4LIFE]

I'll go ahead and approve this.

[Howzit]

Where should I send it?

[Howzit]

I did mention in my initial post that this was to follow the "PG at most" rule. Your naughty parts don't want their toys posted for mom to see.
So don't post your dildo, Pat.

[OU4LIFE]

so no pictures of Pat, got it.

[IB4OU2]

Is a deck of cards a toy? cause right now thats my favorite.

[Howzit]

4LIFE? Need a call here...

[OU4LIFE]

DENIED.

[IB4OU2]

DENIED.

:mad:........ I know GADOCADWI. :)

[OU4LIFE]

:mad:........ I know GADOCADWI. :)

No, GADOCADWIALH

At Littlefields House

[IB4OU2]

No, GADOCADWIALH

At Littlefields House

Cool!....7:30ish?

[OU4LIFE]

AFAIK, I'll fooon you and let you know.

[Beef]

I specified PG at the most. Not Proud Gonzo but "Parental Guidance Suggested".
This whole board needs more parental guidance.

[Chuck Bao]

What about I post a pic of my favourite hooker named Toy?

And yes, I just so happen to know that's her name.

[skycat]

I took my first shot for this last night.

Last week I didn't have enough ideas.

This week I have too many.

[Howzit]

I have an idea.

A real one.

I thought of it all by myself.

It's been eons since that happened.

[skycat]

Does it involve frogs?

[Howzit]

No. Why would you think that?

[skycat]

No reason.

I just like frogs.

[Howzit]

Weirdo.

[proud gonzo]

HEY NORM!! DID YOU GET MY EMAIL YET???

[OU4LIFE]

I have an idea.

A real one.

I thought of it all by myself.

It's been eons since that happened.

Does it involve Hole-in-ones?

[Howzit]

No, it invoves vCash. Guess that leaves you out.



*snicker*

[OU4LIFE]

Please don't hate me for what i'm going to do to you.

[Osce0la]

Ugh, I thought I had a good one, but it was taken back in December of 2005...

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/5824/ejbj0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[BudSooner]

Ugh, I thought I had a good one, but it was taken back in December of 2005...

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/5824/ejbj0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Aren't you rather young to be posting on here? ;)

[Norm In Norman]

HEY NORM!! DID YOU GET MY EMAIL YET???
No, but that's probbaly because I haven't checked that account since the last contest. I'll try to check it tonight.

[OU4LIFE]

I'll go ahead and approve Norm's checking of his e-mail account.

[Howzit]

Just an idea...maybe you could make this a standing approval so that he won't have to check with you each time...if it's ok with you, of course.

[OU4LIFE]

I'd rather not.

Blanket approvals can lead to.........trouble.

[1stTimeCaller]

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h23/classicstanglover/P1000553.jpg

[Howzit]

Just for clarification...

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/4764/1tcssqueezrc4.jpg

[12]

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j200/zebthethird/barney.jpg

[MiccoMacey]

Rubik's Cube.

SHS champion, circa 1984.

[1stTimeCaller]

Just for clarification...

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/4764/1tcssqueezrc4.jpg

that's Jeff, her guitar player. You've met him. The toy is to his right. With the boobs.

and Howzit, why do you have a tampon on a tetherball as your avatar?

[skycat]

Hey!! Have my entries been received?

I need to know.

My entire self-worth is wrapped up in this weeks contest.

[proud gonzo]

WHEN CAN WE VOTE?@?!??!?

[skycat]

Right after you post your entry in this thread.

Hurry up, we're waiting on you.

[proud gonzo]

Right after you post your entry in this thread.

Hurry up, we're waiting on you.

http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/7656/firerh9.jpg

[Mjcpr]

I have no ideas for this at all.

[skycat]

http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/7656/firerh9.jpg

Okay, I vote for 12.

[Norm In Norman]

OK, I have 5 entries so far. Are more people planning on entering? I plan on doing one, but mine may take too long to pull off. If I don't get any feedback, maybe I'll extend it a week IF nobody objects. What do you guys think?

[12]

I'm askeerd that most of us are wrapped up in football frenzy right now. I'll submit some photos tomorrow some time, but this might be a better off-season thing.

Mjrcpr, just snap a shop of something that really makes you happy.

PG at most, of course.

[12]

It could be a ticket to the next home game. Maybe a new tire. There isn't much limit to this contest.

[skycat]

Football frenzy? Blah...

It sounds like I've turned in about half of the entries so far. I for one don't have any problem with extending the deadline.

I think a Sunday night deadline might be better anyway. Maybe that way the procrastinators (which would usually include me) might be able to find time Sunday afternoon/evening.

[Norm In Norman]

Ok, if I don't here any complaints about it by tonight, I'll extend it until Sunday night.

[OU4LIFE]

I'll go ahead an approve this extension.

[12]

This is pretty much the worst photo contest ever.

[Norm In Norman]

There are about a dozen entries now not including mine. Since I still haven't done mine, we will go ahead with the extension. Hopefully I'm not the only one who turns mine in on Sunday.

[Norm In Norman]

I went ahead and made the poll, since it's pretty close to my bedtime. If you have another entry - well, let me know here and I'll add you in the morning or something.

[proud gonzo]

ha har

[Norm In Norman]

Boy - the voting is close on this one.

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

I never knew Christie's sold stuff like that.

[OU4LIFE]

That's the Adult bedroom playground with optional sex slide.

it's custom equipment for the advanced user.....Howzit could tell you all about it, he's advanced in age.

[Mjcpr]

That doll face thing is spooky.

[skycat]

This contest makes me sad.:(

[Howzit]

Are the Ben Wa balls Pat's entry?

[NormanPride]

For some reason I cannot see the first 5. :confused: Stupid work filter!

EDIT: Now they work. Whatever!

[OU4LIFE]

voting lasts too long.

[Norm In Norman]

Yeah. 12 won. I'll post the names tonight.

[skycat]

Everybody realizes that Vader is just a 4" tall action figure sitting on my desk, right? Soft directional lighting that doesn't illuminate the background doesn't come from midichlorians people.

And the rc car was last? Really?! Last!

A bunch of you need to be force-choked.
:mad::mad: :mad:

[OU4LIFE]

I think 12 might be cheating.

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

I'LL DO THE PRIZES!!!

[Fugue]

I'LL DO THE PRIZE WINNERS!!!

:eek:

:texan:

[12]

Yippie! I already mentioned this to Norm...

My suggestion: if someone wins back to back contests, the topic choice for the next round should go to the runner-up. This will keep it interesting for all 34 of us voters. (hopefully attracting more entries and voters)

That said, as of 1:46 p.m. OU time, there are two runners-up.

What do we do? Maybe a 2-day "Name The Contest" thread.

[12]

Now that I have thought about it, let's just let Mrs. Norm name the subject in the event of a back-to-back winner.

[OU4LIFE]

I'll go ahead and approve this. Mrs. Norm picks.

and I'll go ahead and approve 12 cheating for the next contest too. Though I have no idea why.

[12]

I hope Mr. Norm chooses "Hair" as the next subject.

[12]

...or "fur."

[Howzit]

Pssst, 12, or Norm, or whoever OU4LIFE approves, how 'bout "Dogs jumping in the swimming pool AFTER their favorite toy?" In case someone forgot to enter this one...

[skycat]

Are your throats feeling tickly yet?

[Norm In Norman]

Well, the first #2 is mine. I took a picture of the boy asleep with "Lunny" about 9:30pm on Sunday. You'd be surprised how much the flash didn't wake him. At all. I took 5 or 6 pics without the flash but it was just too dark in there, so I went ahead with the flash and lowered the brightness on the pic a bit. That photo shoot took me all of 3 minutes. The pirate island and ship took my about 45 minutes to set up. THE SKELETONS WERE SNEAKING UP ON THE GOOD GUYS! I thought that one was money, although dinner made it so I had to tear things down before I got enough time to take the pic I want.

I say we let the other #2 pick, although i will admit I have a pretty good one in mind. I'll reveal who made the other #2 is as soon as I figure it out. I guess names are forthcoming.

[Howzit]

I have it on good authority that OU4LIFE is ready to approve "Dogs jumping in the swimming pool AFTER their favorite toy."

In case you're concerned about that.

[Norm In Norman]

Not really.

PG is the matches one. I thought that was hers but wasn't sure. So, she can pick. DO IT!

[skycat]

Do you know how long I agonized over selecting a depth of field that made the lightsabre look ephemeral enough to be made of actual light? Huh? Do you?????????

[Norm In Norman]

Not really.

[skycat]

I didn't think so. :(

[Howzit]

Do you know how long I agonized over selecting a depth of field that made the lightsabre look ephemeral enough to be made of actual light? Huh? Do you?????????

YEAH? WELL DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY BEERS I DRANK WAITING FOR THE ****ING DOG TO FINALLY JUMP? DO YOU??????

[skycat]

YEAH? WELL DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY BEERS I DRANK WAITING FOR THE ****ING DOG TO FINALLY JUMP? DO YOU??????

I'm pretty sure I voted for that one.

[Howzit]

I NEVER SENT IT!

prolly too many beers.

[Norm In Norman]

Not really.

[OU4LIFE]

Do you know how long I agonized over selecting a depth of field that made the lightsabre look ephemeral enough to be made of actual light? Huh? Do you?????????

is any of that english?


and I approve Norm's baning of Howzit for trying to rig the next contest.

[Norm In Norman]

Really?

[OU4LIFE]

let me think...

[OU4LIFE]

ok.

do.

it.

[Howzit]

and I approve Norm's baning of Howzit for trying to rig the next contest.

Motion secondeded.

[12]

Hey wait, pg did the Ben Wa shot?

[12]

Hey wait, VK did the Christie's shot?

[skycat]

is any of that english?


Nah, I just started banging the keyboard with my forehead.

[skycat]

Hey wait, pg did the Ben Wa shot?

I would have never guessed that.

[skycat]

Hey wait, VK did the Christie's shot?

I could have maybe guessed that.

[12]

Do you know how long I agonized over selecting a depth of field that made the lightsabre look ephemeral enough to be made of actual light? Huh? Do you?????????

I voted for Tiny Darth. It was like watching all of the Star Wars movies in one single moment. I printed it out and have updated my will to include which of my children get's the copy when I die.

[Howzit]

Ok, here's mine!

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/3554/dscn0295ed3.jpg

[skycat]

I voted for Tiny Darth. It was like watching all of the Star Wars movies in one single moment. I printed it out and have updated my will to include which of my children get's the copy when I die.

I hope you have good lawyers Mister Copyright Violater Guy.

:mad: :mad: :mad:

[skycat]

Ok, here's mine!

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/3554/dscn0295ed3.jpg

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I did vote for that one.

[Howzit]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I did vote for that one.

What the heck? I keep clicking on it and it's not letting me vote.

Norm, the voting machine has a hanging chad or something.

[OU4LIFE]

I approve Norms waiting to bane you until the mood strikes him.

[fadada1]

my contribution to the project:

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/9051/treeintexasjf6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[fadada1]

AHHHHHH, TOO BEAUCOUP!!! TOO BEAUCOUP!!!

[OU4LIFE]

very nice. We have a fence like that on our course, ceptins it's barbed ware goin through tw trees in a line....it's purty cool.

[fadada1]

that thar is from the "raven nest" golfin' links in huntsville, tx. thinkin' they left 'er thar causin' it were so cool and all.

[ouflak]

http://i21.ebayimg.com/02/i/08/29/49/c4_1.JPG

G.I. Joe's Field Light Attack Kannon, otherwise known as Flak

[Norm In Norman]

http://i21.ebayimg.com/02/i/08/29/49/c4_1.JPG

G.I. Joe's Field Light Attack Kannon, otherwise known as Flak
I think I have that one. I also have the tank and a motorcycle ... somewhere. And a jet.

[skycat]

Can we make the theme to the next contest, "Things with Eight Legs"?

TIA

[OU4LIFE]

I'm going to go ahead and disapprove of that.

[skycat]

Rats.

How about, "Things that Make Grasshopper Burritos" instead?

[OU4LIFE]

possibly.

but no.

[Norm In Norman]

If you guys aren't opposed, I think I'll postpone the photo contests until at least a bye week or probably after the regular season. What do you guys think?

[Howzit]

Uh huh. Just when I was getting warmed up.

[12]

Probably a good idea. But we should market it with some sweet ads and stuff.

Another possible consideration is having a semi-sticky "Look at this photo I just took" thread." It wouldn't be a contest, but more a place to look at the cool stuff fellow Sooners have been shooting out and about. It would only stick for 3 days or so.

Of course, they'd have to host it themselves and there wouldn't be that sweet prize involved with winning our current contests.

[skycat]

Probably a good idea. But we should market it with some sweet ads and stuff.

Another possible consideration is having a semi-sticky "Look at this photo I just took" thread." It wouldn't be a contest, but more a place to look at the cool stuff fellow Sooners have been shooting out and about. It would only stick for 3 days or so.

Of course, they'd have to host it themselves and there wouldn't be that sweet prize involved with winning our current contests.

Why do you hate me?

[12]

Well DUH.

[skycat]

Oh, yeah. :texan:

[OU4LIFE]

Why do you hate me?

I really don't have time to get into this right now.

[proud gonzo]

I'm just sad only 4 people voted for Thesaurus and Puffalump...and two of them were GHP and I. :(

[12]

Another one I was going to submit was:

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j200/zebthethird/napoleon.jpg


Of course it wouldn't have done as well as Thesaurus and Puffalump.:(

[Mjcpr]

If you guys aren't opposed, I think I'll postpone the photo contests until at least a bye week or probably after the regular season. What do you guys think?

BOOOOO!!!

[Norm In Norman]

One is for dumping it for a while and one is against.

[whatsername]

Another one I was going to submit was:

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j200/zebthethird/napoleon.jpg


Of course it wouldn't have done as well as Thesaurus and Puffalump.:(
I woulda voted for it. :)

[pb4ou]

One is for dumping it for a while and one is against.

Make that two against. :O