Screencap Contest
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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.
By entering the contest, you are now putting your reputation on the line.. in the form of badges! The winner of the month gets this badge. 
The badge is removed and placed on the winner of the following month. So... if you want to prove you are the best at getting screens, you need to keep that badge multiple months in a row! At the end of the year, the points are tallied up. Whoever won the most months gets this badge for a WHOLE YEAR!
Wow! So if you manage to keep that badge for multiple years.. you are most definitely the Screencap King. (Yes, this is a challenge.) But Mjn, you say, what if no one has won more than one month in a year? Well... then the best screenshot from all 12 winners will be chosen and that person crowned king with the Golden Badge of Screencap Glory. (That's the official name.)
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.
- Must be from the FSO engine
- No HUDs
- No Photoshop or any post procesing
- Must fit the month's theme
- Only 3 entries per person, per month
2013 Screencap Season
Year Winner - ssmit132
January 2013 Winner
By ssmit132
Theme: '2012'
February 2013 Winner
By X3N0-Life-Form
Theme: 'Blue'
March 2013 Winner
By FreeSpaceFreak
Theme: 'Vasudans'
April 2013 Winner
By MjnMixael
Theme: 'Outnumbered'
May 2013 Winner
By Belisarius
Theme: 'Giant Beams'
June 2013 Winner
By MatthTheGeek
Theme: 'The Quiet Life'
July 2013 Winner
By knossosfs2
Theme: 'Turrets'
August 2013 Winner
By Betrayal
Theme: 'Fleets'
September 2013 Winner
By Aesaar
Theme: 'Explosions'
October 2013 Winner
By Axem
Theme: 'Asteroids'
November 2013 Winner
By ssmit132
Theme: '2013 Modelling Contest'
December 2013 Winner
By CKid
Theme: 'Free-For-All'
2014 Screencap Season
Year Winner - MPez
January 2014 Winner
By CKid
Theme: 'Rage'
February 2014 Winner
By Mpez
Theme: 'Love'
March 2014 Winner
By Mpez
Theme: 'Loneliness'
April 2014 Winner
By AndrewofDoom
Theme: 'Satisfaction'
May 2014 Winner
By tnathan475
Theme: 'Desolation'
June 2014 Winner
By TheHound
Theme: 'Anticipation'
July 2014 Winner
By CKid
Theme: 'Panic'
August 2014 Winner
By MPez
Theme: 'Dread'
September 2014 Winner
By Betrayal
Theme: 'Relief'
October 2014 Winner
By AdmiralRalwood
Theme: 'Fear'
November 2014 Screenshot Winner
By Betrayal
Theme: 'Wonder'
December 2014 Screenshot Winner
By TheHound
Theme: 'Sorrow'
2015 Screencap Season
Year Winner - Tomimaki
January 2015 Winner
By LuisDias
Theme: 'Anything Goes'
February 2015 Winner
By CKid
Theme: 'Green'
March 2015 Winner
By Spoon
Theme: 'Nebula'
April 2015 Winner
By Tomimaki
Theme: 'Shivans'
May 2015 Winner
By CKid
Theme: 'Runway Lights'
June 2015 Winner
By CKid
Theme: 'Broadside'
July 2015 Winner
By Tomimaki
Theme: 'Livin Large'
August 2015 Winner
By Spoon
Theme: 'Missiles'
September 2015 Winner
By Darius
Theme: 'Heat'
October 2015 Winner
By Tomimaki
Theme: 'Wartime'
November 2015 Winner
By Tomimaki
Theme: 'Shadow'
December 2015 Winner
By Tomimaki
Theme: 'Close Call'
2016 Screencap Season
Year Winner - ?????
January 2016 Winner
By Betrayal
Theme: 'Terrans'
February 2016 Winner
By Spoon
Theme: 'Purple'
March 2016 Winner
By Spoon
Theme: 'Trails'
April 2016 Winner
By Black Wolf
Theme: 'Speed'
May 2016 Winner
By Erebus Alpha
Theme: 'Beams'
June 2016 Winner
By Erebus Alpha
Theme: 'Old Vs New'
July 2016 Winner
By Darius
Theme: 'Blue'
August 2016 Winner
By Tomimaki
Theme: 'Annihilation'
September 2016 Winner
By Darius
Theme: 'Dogfights'
October 2016 Winner
By Niffiwan
Theme: 'Preparing for War'
2017 Screencap Season
Year Winner - tomimaki
October 2017 Winner
By ????
Theme: '???'
November 2017 Winner
By ????
Theme: '???'
December 2017 Winner
By ????
Theme: '???'
2018 Screencap Season
Year Winner - ????
- RScreen0175.jpg
January 2018 Winner
By ????
Theme: '???' 
February 2018 Winner
By ????
Theme: '???'
