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The contest, started by Axem and now judged by MjnMixael, is a part of the monthly HLP Newsletter. The whole idea is to capture the best of the best of what the FSO engine can do! Each month features a theme and entries must be based on that theme. | The contest, started by Axem and now judged by MjnMixael, is a part of the monthly HLP Newsletter. The whole idea is to capture the best of the best of what the FSO engine can do! Each month features a theme and entries must be based on that theme. | ||
| − | Each monthly winner is awarded the Month-Winner's badge for the rest of the season. (Win early, because December | + | Each monthly winner is awarded the Month-Winner's badge for the rest of the season. (Win early, because December winners won't get any Month-Winner badge display time!) |
At the end of the year, the person with the most winning screenshots is awarded the permanent Year-Winner's badge! If there is no First Place winner, then a winner is chosen by picking the best screenshot from among the winning screens of the tied contestants. | At the end of the year, the person with the most winning screenshots is awarded the permanent Year-Winner's badge! If there is no First Place winner, then a winner is chosen by picking the best screenshot from among the winning screens of the tied contestants. | ||
Revision as of 02:46, 16 June 2013
Contest
The contest, started by Axem and now judged by MjnMixael, is a part of the monthly HLP Newsletter. The whole idea is to capture the best of the best of what the FSO engine can do! Each month features a theme and entries must be based on that theme.
Each monthly winner is awarded the Month-Winner's badge for the rest of the season. (Win early, because December winners won't get any Month-Winner badge display time!) At the end of the year, the person with the most winning screenshots is awarded the permanent Year-Winner's badge! If there is no First Place winner, then a winner is chosen by picking the best screenshot from among the winning screens of the tied contestants.
Scoring
The points don't matter, so don't worry about them! However, these types of things tend to help your screencap get closer to winning.
- Uniqueness of composition (Is it like every other screen out there, or is it something new?)
- Communicates (Does your image tell a story? Does it capture the mind of the viewer?)
- Wow-factor (How much does this image scream to be a desktop wallpaper?)
- Framing and Composition (10 Rules of Photo Composition)
- ????? (?????)
- Profit! ($$$$$)
Unbreakable Rules
These rules must be true of a screencap in order to be eligible to win.
- No HUDs
- No Photoshop or any post procesing
- Must fit the month's theme
2013 Screencap Season
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File:RScreen0103.jpg|
By ssmit132
Theme: '2012' File:RScreen0111.png|
By X3N0-Life-Form
Theme: 'Blue' File:RScreen0110.jpg|
By FreeSpaceFreak
Theme: 'Vasudans' File:RScreen0114.png|
By MjnMixael
Theme: 'Outnumbered' File:RScreen0115.jpg|
By Belisarius
Theme: 'Giant Beams'
