[Screenshot Contest] Postcards and Pigeons

[Screenshot Contest] Postcards and Pigeons

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Posted by: NaviNation.2680

NaviNation.2680

Welcome to the 2016 Postcards & Pigeons event!

The short version of this event: Submit screenshots in the specific categories for fame and have usable/collectible cardstock postcards mailed to you (for free!). Also additional prizes to come as we get them sorted out.

Tl;dr: Win a collectible set of these (click here for the BDO example), with (your) screenshots on them!

See last year’s National Camera Day screenshot contest here.

What am I talking about?

While it’s a bit of an archaic thing, sending a postcard is still a common way of correspondence and a cheap (and fun) way of commemorating places you’ve seen or things you’ve done. Personally, I’ve collected them for years, and, with the recent National Postcard Week, I’ve decided to put together a small community event, and I hope you’ll celebrate with me!

In that, go into Guild Wars 2 and take screenshots of your favorite things. There are several categories to participate in, and we all know how great this game is for screenshots, so if you already do this on the regular, there’s no reason not to participate. We’ll have a panel of judges from our guild [POW] that rank each in the categories.

How many postcards are you giving away?

  • 1st place in any category gets all 4 sets (12 postcards).
  • 2nd place in any category gets 3 of 4 sets (9 postcards).
  • 3rd place in any category gets 2 of 4 sets (6 postcards).
  • 4th place in any category gets 1 of 4 sets (3 postcards).

30 additional participants will be randomly chosen to have one set each mailed to them.

What are the categories for the GW2 section?

- Landscape – The world is beautiful, and we’re just a small part of it. Take a screenshot where the focus is the world, not yourself. (Aim to minimize your character ratio, or go in first person.)
- Selfies – Smile for the camera! Show off your character – whether it be scary, pretty or interesting.
- Scene – Find an interesting group of otters curled up? A strange view of the hippies in Florin? Capture the moment.
- Action – Get that epic shot of you wrestling a bear? Fighting ogres to save that little kitten?

Please note that more in-depth descriptions of these categories are found on POW’s forums.

How long do I have?

The submission period will go from today (May 14th) until Monday, May 30th, at 3PM EST (or noon PST). We won’t be accepting anything after this time, unless you bribe us with really adorable cat pictures … I mean, what?

Some more additional rules:

- The UI must be hidden. Do this with CTRL + H.
- The screenshots can only be of GW2 (or BDO – see details).
- The higher quality the better. We’re printing at 300 dpi. Standard screenshot at high is sufficient.
- SweetFX, Photoshop or any other standard graphical manipulation is allowed; however adding content to images that is not natively in the game is not.
- Original work only – don’t steal!
- One entry per category.
- Anyone can enter this contest!
- Make sure you follow all (four) of the short submission guidelines.

How do I submit?

There are two ways to submit your entries.

1. Post it in this forum thread! Upload an image to Imgur, Photobucket or any supporting image service, and post it with a link in an entry post containing your other information (see below).

2. Email entries to pow.zorav@gmail.com.

Make sure to include the image and the information requested below:

- Character name / Account Name
- Which game it’s for (GW2)
- What category you’re going for with each image.
- Are you interested in receiving postcards? (If yes, and your name is drawn, we’ll contact you for details later.)
- Optional: Name the image!

What quality are these postcards / how will I get my postcards?

The postcards are printed on white 100lb paper, with standard postcard framing dimensions within 4×6 in. It will include the creator’s name, and the title if they provided one.

Once the contest is done, we will contact all those who have been chosen / won and request information. At any point, you can tell us to bugger off.

That said, it’s an internet world, and, of course, I could be some crazy person looking for an address to send all the internet kittens to. On one hand, you don’t have to get postcards, and you can just bask in the fame of being an awesome screenshot enthusiast. On the other hand, we (POW, my gaming community) have done these events before, and still regularly send out birthday cards and holiday card. So, it’s your choice. :)

Additional notes:

  • We are also running this in BDO, so if you’re interested in submitting photos for that, please feel free. You are allowed to enter in both versions.

Shortlink for the forum thread is: bit.ly/GW2Postcards. Share it about!

  • Zorav, of the sugar-high jack-a-lopes of POW.**
    //This is crossposted with reddit. <3

(edited by NaviNation.2680)

[Screenshot Contest] Postcards and Pigeons

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Posted by: NaviNation.2680

NaviNation.2680

Apologies for the long post!

[Screenshot Contest] Postcards and Pigeons

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Posted by: hoewhoew.4619

hoewhoew.4619

I can’t believe that I missed this! :/
Seems like an amazing idea tho

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