Question:
Photo of the Month - March
Option 1: Bus 941 - Dickson Interchange
votes: 2
Option 2: Bus 392 - Belconnen Depot
votes: 1
Option 3: Bus 528 - Bimberi Centre
votes: 4
Option 4: Bus 578 - Menindee Drive
votes: 3
Option 5: Bus 712 - Bradley Street
votes: 4
Option 6: Bus 639 - Scherger Drive
votes: 5
Option 7: EZ-10 - City Walk
votes: 4
Option 8: Bus 389 - Launceston Street
votes: 3
Option 9: Bus 524
votes: 0
Option 10: Bus 607
votes: 3
POTM has taken a short break, but we're back. Nominations are now open. Please note, the rules have been modified for 2018.
The rules:
The winning photo will be loaded to the actbus.net website and posted to ACT Bus on Facebook. The winner and runner(s)-up will also be included in the Photo of the Year vote. By submitting a photo, you are giving permission for it to be loaded onto the ACT Bus Gallery and Facebook page.
- two* photographs may be submitted by any one person, provided they have not been submitted before
- photos must be "owned" by the person submitting it (if not, you must have the permission of the photographer to submit the photo - and identify the photographer)
- photos must be have taken legally - ACT Bus does not encourage or condone trespassing
- submitted photographs must prominently feature:
- public transport infrastructure (such as bus stop, bus station, bus depot, tram line, tram depot) within the ACT / Queanbeyan region (location must be specified)
and/or
- a bus or tram from the ACT or Queanbeyan (taken within the region or a former ACT/Queanbeyan bus) where -
- the vehicle is in focus
- the fleet or registration number is identifiable (or supplied by photographer if not visible in photograph)
- photos narrower than 640 pixels will not be accepted
If possible, please supply date or month of photo.
Refer here (http://actbus.net/gallery-submissions/) for full ACT Bus photo submission conditions.
Photos can be submitted
four ways: (1) by posting to this forum topic (2) by posting on ACT Bus facebook page (and mentioning POTM) (3) by tweeting to @actbus (4) by contacting ACT Bus (submit a "contact us" form, send a message to our Facebook page or send me a Private Message) - and we'll send you an email address.
Unhosted photos may be uploaded into the ACT Bus Gallery which will apply a watermark. Requests to remove the watermark will not be considered.
*This month we are seeking photos of
construction of Light Rail line #. If you submit a photo (or two) meeting this criterion, you may post up to three photos but you may only submit a maximum of 2 photos of any particular location.
To ensure consistency, photos must be displayed with a width of 640 (or height if 640 if a "portrait" aspect) - photos wider than 640 are required to use the option width=640 or height=640 in the image tag. For example:
[img width=640] instead of
[img].
Submissions close midnight
24 February, Australian Eastern Daylight savings Time.
Voting will commence on 25 February. Voting will close on 1 March.
# photos along the light rail line and includes construction at Gungahlin Bus Station. As always, photos must be taken without trespassing.
(https://www.actbus.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Factbus.net%2Fgallery%2Fcache%2FACTION-Buses-Current%2FScania-K360UA%2FBus-528%2FBus-528-Morisset-Rd_640_zenlogo.jpg&hash=fa585a9fd903c1ee4d1e913a261f2f342c88b6b2)
528 at the Bimberi Centre turnaround on Morisset Rd, Kenny, while operating a route 57b service to Gungahlin.
(https://www.actbus.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Factbus.net%2Fgallery%2Fzp-core%2Fi.php%3Fa%3DACTION-Buses-Current%2FScania-K320UB-CB80%2FBus-578%26amp%3Bi%3DBus-578-Menindee-Drive.jpg%26amp%3Bs%3D640%26amp%3Bcw%3D0%26amp%3Bch%3D0%26amp%3Bq%3D85%26amp%3Bwmk%3Dzenlogo%26amp%3Bcheck%3D00ef448b56e6ab09935f19e67238ac28bebe9832&hash=ad855050c67073e46322eb18a70f4a9c2e72700c)
578 turns around at the Menindee Drive turnaround near the ACT Hospice in Barton, with the Kingston Foreshore lit up in the background across the lake.
A third photo involving LR construction may or may not be added later (if I get one I like).
(https://www.actbus.net/gallery/cache/ACTION-Buses-Current/Alternative-Electric/Bus-712/Bus712-BradleySt-2_640_zenlogo.jpg)
Bus 712 at Woden Bus Station
A second nomination from me
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4652/25342690437_29de3e165f_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/EBrUWz)
BUS 639-8602 (https://flic.kr/p/EBrUWz) by Zac Mathes (https://www.flickr.com/photos/zacmathes/), on Flickr
[Updated to fix watermark/date]