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Canberra Region Multimedia => Photo of the Month => Topic started by: Barry Drive on October 27, 2024, 09:46:09 AM

Poll
Question: Photo of the Month
Option 1: 689 - Robyn Boyd Cres votes: 1
Option 2: 816 - Watson votes: 2
Option 3: 382 - Launceston St layover votes: 4
Option 4: 748 - Newman-Morris Cct votes: 2
Option 5: 462 - Watson votes: 0
Option 6: Tram 012 - Nullarbor Av votes: 3
Title: POTM November 2024
Post by: Barry Drive on October 27, 2024, 09:46:09 AM
Same deal as last month - two days for photo submissions. Voting will open 29 October if there are 6 photos.

The rules:

● two* photographs may be submitted by each member, provided they have not been submitted before

  ◦ * a third photo may be submitted if it meets the criteria shown here (https://www.actbus.net/forum/index.php?topic=4685.0). However you may only submit a maximum of 2 photos of the same bus or of the same location.

● 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, Light Rail line, tram depot) within the ACT / Queanbeyan region (location must be specified)

and/or

  ◦ a bus, tram or support vehicle 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 (for landscape aspect) 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 by replying to this forum topic and attaching the image; to ensure consistency, photos must be displayed with a width of 640 (or height of 640 if a "portrait" aspect) - photos larger 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].

To submit photos from Instagram, you must post a reply with a caption and paste the URL of the Instagram image. Photos not publicly visible cannot be submitted. We will not accept unhosted photos - they must be stored on a photo hosting site (such as Instagram, Flickr or Facebook).

Submissions close midnight 28 October, Australian Eastern standard time unless fewer than 6 photos have been submitted.

Voting will commence on 29 September (if there are 6 or more photos). Voting will take 3 days and close 1 November.

The winning photo will be loaded to the actbus.net website and posted to ACT Bus on Facebook and Instagram. 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 and Instagram pages.
Title: Re: November 2024 - open for nominations
Post by: L94UBbusfan on October 27, 2024, 03:04:55 PM
BUS 689 on Robin Boyd Crescent in AOA

(https://i.postimg.cc/tTVKKJBT/IMG-1718.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Q9hY58GG)
Title: Re: November 2024 - open for nominations
Post by: Snorzac on October 27, 2024, 11:33:49 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/GmDm3BZG/IMG-1905.jpg)
BUS816 at Watson Terminus 

(https://i.postimg.cc/MKvG435s/IMG-1956.jpg)
BUS382 in the Launceston st Layover


(https://i.postimg.cc/T2kwtvVL/IMG-2100.jpg)
BUS748 on Newman-Morris cct in Oxley  
Title: Re: November 2024 - open for nominations
Post by: Barry Drive on October 28, 2024, 10:39:42 PM
(https://www.actbus.net/wp-content/gallery/bus-462/Bus462-AspinallSt-2.jpg)
Bus 462 at Watson Terminus (Aspinall St)

(https://www.actbus.net/wp-content/gallery/tram-012/Tram012-NullarborAv-1.jpg)
Tram 012 approaching Nullarbor Av stop
Title: Re: November 2024 - voting underway
Post by: Barry Drive on October 29, 2024, 09:47:45 AM
Voting is now open and winner revealed on 1 November.