John_d Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Was messing about with screen shots the other day and was wondering if ppl would be interested in having some kind of CM photography competition (taken from screenshots). After all, CM is a nice looking game (in its own unique kinda way) and I've seen some awesome screenshots posted around the net. We would need some kind of neutral judge and perhaps even a little prize for the winner. Maybe different categories- infantry, armour, guns, landscape and other? Just thought I'd post this to see if there would be any interest in this kind of thing. Thoughts, suggestions and so forth would be very welcome... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_d Posted December 4, 2005 Author Share Posted December 4, 2005 Oh, and of course would have to allow all versions of CM. Except possibly CMBO, just cos it looks so bad nowadays 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Grey Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Come on, with the right mods it´s not looking THAT bad - I´m still playing it! The prospect of using KT´s against the Allied forces is a very good motivation... But I´d be interested in such a contest, if it was to take place some day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runyan99 Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 If you build it, they will (probably) come. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_d Posted December 5, 2005 Author Share Posted December 5, 2005 Rather lukewarm reception so far I'm gonna take a couple of days to see how many more ppl are interested and to work out the best way of running it, then I'll set it up myself (if there's enough interest). In the meantime, all those of you who would potentially be interested in this kind of thing, could you leave a short message here so I can get a feel for how many ppl we are talking about please? Oh, and what's the best way of getting pics on the website? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Image Shack will host for free... You can link to their thumbnail. Image Shack free hosting!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George MC Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Hi John_D I'd be interested Cheers fur noo George Mc 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 It sounds good, to my opinion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ng cavscout Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 sounds fun, I am in 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_d Posted December 5, 2005 Author Share Posted December 5, 2005 Ok, I've had a think about how this could be run. I would act as the judge (so obviously not enter any pics myself) unless someone else feels that they particularly want to do it I (or whoever was judging) would send out a small prize to the winner. Haven't decided what yet, but would have to be something that could be mailed overseas without too much difficulty All entries would be posted on an appropriate thread One entry per person per category Two categories: edited and unedited. The rules for each would be as follows: Unedited: - any picture of anything taken within CM - Mods allowed - Editing on photoshop etc disallowed - May break this down into smaller categories (e.g vehicles, infantry, landscapes etc) depending on the level of response Edited: - any picture of anything taken with CM - Mods allowed - Editing on photoshop etc allowed (to allow ppl to add stuff like speech bubbles and other stuff humourous stuff that just doesn't appear in CM) Only rough ideas at the moment- more suggestions would be welcome. Keep the messages coming too, so I know roughly how popular this would be! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 A better idea would be to conduct a poll in order to determine the winners rather than one single judge. Announce different categories in advance. If you don't have any webspace of your own, you should probably get some. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_d Posted December 5, 2005 Author Share Posted December 5, 2005 Yeah, interesting idea Dorosh. I was just thinking it would save time , rather than having a long winded poll. If you can think of a way of quickly having a poll, it would be a much better approach. Also, what is the deal with posting pictures here? Does each person need to host their own on Image Shack? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankibanki Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 I like the poll idea. Something else: it sounds atractive to have lots of categories, but I'd stick to just those 2 categories that you have defined so far. Having lots of categories will effectively make the whole thing less interesting. The way it is now, everybody will be eager to get THE perfect shot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 What's long winded about a poll? You host the pictures and below each picture you put a voting button. You don't even need to do any math, the computer counts them up for you. Majority wins. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAGA Extrem Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Behold! I have won already... ...try to beat this! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_d Posted December 5, 2005 Author Share Posted December 5, 2005 The main problem with the polling idea is that I'm crap with computers i really wouldn't now how to go about doing it. I'll ask a mate of mine about this kind of thing and once I get that going I'll set up the competition 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtMuhammed Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 GAGA, Bravo. I couldn't believe it. The drama, the misery, the fear. You have truly captured that you are there feel. More please. By the way, this does sound interesting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Originally posted by sgtgoody (esq): GAGA, Bravo. I couldn't believe it. The drama, the misery, the fear. You have truly captured that you are there feel. More please. . It was awe inspiring, if a little derivative, and yet managed to be sagely allegorical at the same time. We may have an artistic genius on our hands. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ExplodingMonkey Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Here's a little piccie that won me some bragging rights in another CM screen shot contest some time ago... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juan_gigante Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Hmmm... I'd love to participate, but it means a few sleepless nights at CMMODS, updating everything... CMAK or CMBB okay? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_d Posted December 6, 2005 Author Share Posted December 6, 2005 CMAK, CMBB or even CMBO are ok. Although I think that it would be an unhill struggle with an un-modded version of CMBO! Could somebody explain the best way of hosting something like this please? and how to get a polling thing on it as well? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philippe Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 I think that polling has to be done off-site as a matter of policy. Up until now our hosts have been fairly calm about people putting images on their site. And I, for one, hate thumbnails (slow to load and visually disruptive) and never use them. I'm concerned, however, that if a hundred amateur image-makers start posting a glut of images on this site they may clamp down on all of us. Perhaps it might be a good idea to consult Madmatt before proceeding with this. They might have other uses for the bandwidth and prefer if this were done on another site. Or maybe not. It does, after all, raise enthusiasm for their upcoming product (CMC). I'm not sure that art should be competitive, except when a panel of professional art critics is involved. And even then I have my doubts (too much like work, and real critiques tend to produce bruised feelings). That being the case, I think it might be better to just have an exhibition of open submissions. Perhaps an upload-only thread -- if it is good enough you can petition for a sticky. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerd King Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 But the competition will produce a higher level of quality pictures. John, I am up for this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mies Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 I got tired of default wallpapers so I made some myself. This one I like best, and oh, it would go under the "modified" section obviously. Mies 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAGA Extrem Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 GAGA, Bravo. I couldn't believe it. The drama, the misery, the fear. You have truly captured that you are there feel. Yes! There's indeed nothing as scary as a single american star icon during dusk... More please. Will be a pleasure [edit]grammar *splut* 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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