2013 CSS.net Calender DISCUSSION thread
 

This is the thread to discuss the 2013 calender. Feel free to talk about the photos entered or anything you would normally have said in the submission thread. This will help keep the submission thread easier to browse through. Do NOT submit a photo for the calender in this thread.

Submission thread here

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/fron...8/#post6708085

voting thread

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/fron...thread-289121/

So anyone who was in last year's calender can't enter this year? Not even with a different pic or something? That kinda sucks because a lot of those cars from last year were badass and they are owned by guys who consistently take beautiful photos.

I know that the proceeds are very very small because the place that makes the calenders charges a ton but is a percentage of the proceeds going to the Wounded Warrior Project again this year?

Thanks.

thats good tho there are more than 12 good looking rides on CSS

too bad I can't submit one this year :(

can't wait to see what everyone has to offer

Sub'd I will be submitting one for sure

We want to give as many people as possible a chance to be in the calender. We don't want to see the same cars in it year after year. This has been a rule that has been in place since we started it 2 years ago.

As far as I know the funds will be going to the same place they went to last year, however I'm not entirely certain, as I don't have any control over our Cafepress account. One of our site admins would have to confirm that.

Time to go look through my pictures

are those see through hood pic's not allowed?

they are just photoshoped its not hard to do

yeah I know, just wondering if they allow them because of the photoshop

We would prefer just a normal photograph

can pics that don't fit the dimensions be disqualified this year?
this years calendar looks lame wit all the white borders

Posted mah ass :D

instagram engaged lol

Most photographers won last year lol

If I get some mroe photos done ill change it.

mine was done by a professional tyvm :P

and thank you for reminding me, I added an instagram ban to the rules.

professional or guy with a camera? lol

most are just people with a DLSR

By far the best rule haha.

Only problem is that I have no idea what the correct dimensions are, all we really do is hand over the final entries to an admin to throw them into the cafepress site to make the calendar. Maybe we can persuade someone at IB or whoever is gonna throw this together to crop the photos a bit to make them fit.

Professional..

Can I enter in someone elses car then? lol I just want to show these people how to actually take photos and maybe they can get the hint that you have to actually take your time and get the right shot.

This community is the worst with photos and knowledge on what actually looks good. I could take a pic of my dick and blur it and they would say it was a 10/10

does Cafepress have a "recommended size" that pics should be for there calendars?

Urgh I donno if that's the one I wanna submit I have this one too
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/...l/fb46db97.jpg

probably
(1600 x 1063)

anything less will look shotty on paper

Struttin I like your other one better, better view of the paint

im just gonna enter my buddies whos not even on CSS lol if I can
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7108/7...a9e7077e_b.jpg

I don't know because as I said earlier, I don't have any control over the site's cafepress account. I've put in a request with the admins to see if we can get whoever submits the final photos to crop them down to size to fit correctly, but we'll see what happens.

dfdskfdsj or this one..
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/...l/c2c7f869.jpg

^^That's actually kinda cool

Agreed Nate. I understand that everyone cant spend a lot on a camera but they could at least attempt a nice picture. Some of these pictures I'm just like wtf am I looking at.

yeah just go look at some of the submissions....a dude entered a pic of his door open lol. No doubt your gonna get 12 photos that are descent but sucks you cant get the OMG thats a awesome photo

im gonna try to get a better one but the one i put is one of my favorites ive taken so far. what you guys think?

Yeah that was the one I was referring to Nate lol

lol.... is this going to turn into a picture snob thread?

yes

Oh you mean like people that constantly use auto mode and autofocus? Or people that cut off vital body lines before they end or at the wrong spot?

I agree that some of these photos aren't spectacular but don't go running your mouth about photography. I'm not perfect either but you don't see me being a jack ass to people that are honestly trying their best.

Here's some notes.
In this photo, go to the edge of the doors, don't just cut it off before the door line ends, it looks horrible and incomplete.
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8148/...74130006_b.jpg

If you're going to cut the car in half, at least make sure you're down the middle of the car, get the bowtie in there or at least half of the bowtie, it'll look more even.
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8151/...731eba1a_b.jpg

What happened here? What's so spectacular behind the car that the car couldn't be centered horizontally?
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8015/...10493d84_b.jpg

and again..
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8289/...8316f9c4_b.jpg

Bad color balance.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5334/...24e59b22_b.jpg

Again, what's so important behind the car that this couldn't be centered?
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7212/7...9f092c79_b.jpg

Automatic Mode fail you??

http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/...psab396cb6.jpg
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/...psa8056af0.jpg

haha.... well not that we got that straight.... carry on.. :p:

/picture snobbing :lol:

This. Not everyone is perfect, they all try their best.

Glad I didnt see my photos in there lol