Calendar Pictures

[Fear250r]

We are ready for pics. Here are some suggestions for making this a great calendar.

1. Take a picture of your 250r in a setting you see fit. Set your camera to take the highest possible resolution photo with the finest detail, hopefully 1600x1200 or better (prefer 2240x1680 or higher). Submit your pictures to me, Beauch412@cox.net

2. The subject of the picture is your 250r, it has to be your R you submit. I will also say no models or people in the picture. Photoshopping of elements is not allowed. Also please don’t crop your picture and if you do, make sure to submit the original.

3. When submitting your picture, include your name, your board name, your year of R and engine size. If you have a preferred month(s), you can list that too, but no guarantees, just something extra to keep you in suspense.

4. Submit your picture by November 29th 2009 and everyone will be allowed ONE picture per person.

5. November 30th voting will start for the 12 main photos. We will have voting open for 7 days in which you can vote for your 12 favorite photos.

6. Once the voting has ended, the calendars will be set for printing.

7. Orders will be taken from the time of voting. We will order enough calendars for those that place an order and then a few extra for any late comers or if people decided they want more.

8. The cost of the calendar has not been determined, but hopefully we can keep it to $15.

So that is the info on the calendars.

On the topic of pictures, here are some hints to get a great photo.
1. Study the background and make sure nothing is distracting. So look out for signs, trees, fence post, anything from growing out of your R.

2. Make sure the rims are facing the camera, don’t turn the tire so that it points at the camera, make sure the rim faces the camera. It doesn't have to be completely sideways though, the angled shot looks great also.

3. Contrast, make sure your R stands out from the background.

4. Fill the frame, the subject is your R, so make sure it fills the frame completely, but not so that the R is touching the edges. It could get cut off during the printing process.

6. Even in direct sunlight use a fill flash, it helps soften the shadows and fills in some detail too.

8. Place the R so that the light is at your back. I find the best times to shoot are actually overcast days versus sunny cloudless days, of course it depends on what you want in the background too.

9. Have fun, just remember some of these tips and go get that great shot.

Also, action shots can be submitted also, you decide!


If anyone feels any information is missing or stated incorrectly, please let me know and I can make the appropriate changes

[Fear250r]

C'mon boys! Start sending me those pics!!!

[heelclickinonaR]

Did you get my email with pic?

Thanks, Mike Wilson

[Fear250r]

Yes, I did. I was actually gonna email you back to get your board name, but I've got it now. Thanks

[pdxbigfoot]

My Photobucket link work for you??

[Rich250RRacer]

Pic sent.

[312R1]

I sent my pic a day or so ago. Did ya get it?

-Steve

[Fear250r]

Jason, Steve and Rich, I received your pics. Thanks

[red88r]

sent a pic...let me know if came thru ok.

thanks-Jeremy

[Fear250r]

Jeremy, I did and emailed you back. Get back to me when you get a chance. Thanks

6 pics so far guys, keep 'em coming!!!

[troybilt]

I wish I had an R worthy of a calender. Maybe next year, I'm right in the middle of a complete tear down and it won't be done in time.

[Fear250r]

Bump...........keep 'em coming!

[skyeryder]

the 3 entered in the quad of the month are all calendar worthy

[danhung11]

Originally posted by skyeryder
the 3 entered in the quad of the month are all calendar worthy

I wish I had a better landscape backdrop. I kick myself for not taking a picture of it on the dune trip we went on. :mad: Anyone here any good at PhotoShop? :blah:

[bushwesl]

Originally posted by danhung11
I wish I had a better landscape backdrop. I kick myself for not taking a picture of it on the dune trip we went on. :mad: Anyone here any good at PhotoShop? :blah:

I agree. I'm sure lots of people have pics, but they weren't taken in the most ideal landscapes per the given requirements. Also, this is a crappy time of year to ask for recent/updated pics, as most are in the process of tearing down/rebuilding/updating, etc.

[troybilt]

Originally posted by danhung11
I wish I had a better landscape backdrop. I kick myself for not taking a picture of it on the dune trip we went on. :mad: Anyone here any good at PhotoShop? :blah:

I'm not but my wife is good with photoshop... :)

I wish this could wait until spring, both our new quads would be done then too!!!

Can you take your 330 to that track you were telling me about and do a photoshoot there? Just curious. Yours definitely needs to be on that calender!

[Fear250r]

Guys, I'm sure everyone has some decent pics of their bike hanging around. And as far as a backdrop, try and find something simple like out in the lawn or whatever you think might work. I was trying to do something cool and different. Obviously, there will always be people in the teardown/buildup process due to things breaking and what not. If you don't have pics, then there is always next year, but I am sure there are enough people with pics that we could make a pretty cool calendar. I was just trying to start something that could possibly end up being something we do every year.

As far as requirements, I'm just looking for good quality pics, not something taken off your camera phone, that's all.

I've got 8 pics already and I know there are a lot of other people on here with some nasty R's that could easily be in this thing, including you Dan!!

[badquad]

Sent mine in with a couple old volcanoes and a lagoon with ice in the background and snow!!!

Did you get it!!

SWEET!

[dustinshuler]

Mines coming tommorro!!

[CorvetteZ06]

sent mine! :D

[brokenbones]

sent one

[Pro1200]

sent on lmk if its ok or not

[Fear250r]

Ok guys, I've got 11 pics so far. Keep 'em coming. Looking good so far!!!

[dtowndiesel]

If you could please confirm that you received it that would be great. Thanks!

[Fear250r]

Quick update, I've got 13 pics from these people.

Hellclickinonar
Laeger525
PDXBigfoot
312R1
Rich250rracer
Red88r
KSRider (from the "other" site)
CorvetteZ06
BadQuad
BrokenBones
Pro1200
DTownDiesel
Cartman0102


If I missed ya, let me know. Keep the pics rolling in. Not necessarily looking for "glamour" shots, just some good, clean pics, or dirty bike pics, already got one of those and I like it!

[lilredridenwood]

did you get mine 3-4 days ago?

[Fear250r]

Lilredridenwood, I'm not sure that I did. It's the orange one I saw one the "other" site, right? Try sending it again. Beauch412@cox.net Thanks

Jesse

[Fear250r]

We've got 15 pics now guys! Keep 'em coming! The latest pics from RustyCycler and Lilredridenwood.

[jrspawn]

Pic sent.

[dustinshuler]

pic sent did you get it?

[Fear250r]

Ok, guys, I got pics from jrspawn, dustin and steve250r. I think I've got 18 pics now. Keep 'em coming!

[Fear250r]

Well, I'm gonna let this run till the end of the day, so if you want to send in a pic, hurry up and get it to me soon before I start setting up a voting thread later tonight. Thanks to everyone who sent pictures so far!

[CorvetteZ06]

looking forward to the voting thread!

[Fear250r]

Corvette, did I email you about your photos? You sent me three and I need you to pick one to post up. Thanks

[skyhighatv]

Pics sent,hope im not too late!

[Fear250r]

Ok, that's it! I've got 20+ pics. I've got to talk to a couple people and will get a new thread up this week, sooner the better and everyone can start voting who gets in. Thanks for everyone's interest in this!


Jesse

[red88r]

to see what all the long nights and many hours of either building,rebuilding and polishing looks like!!!

[Fear250r]

Ok guys, I think I've got everything all set to go. There is one issue about voting who gets in though. When you set up a poll, you're only allowed 10 options and I think I've got 22 pics. So......what does everyone think? Any ideas how we can do this?

[Pro1200]

hmm you could do it on another site..but we really want just members of atvriders, right?

[Fear250r]

Yeah, and I just wanted to keep it in one place to keep it simple.

[Pro1200]

or you could get a moderator to help you because for QOTM the have more than 10 entries

[skyeryder]

Originally posted by Fear250r
Yeah, and I just wanted to keep it in one place to keep it simple.
would it be too hard to just post all 20 pics with numbers then we could pm you our picks???

[Fear250r]

Originally posted by Pro1200
or you could get a moderator to help you because for QOTM the have more than 10 entries

That's what I was thinking. Unfortunately, Pappy doesn't seem to be able to do anything. I'v tried contacting Fontmaster, who does qotm, but his mailbox is full and hasn't gotten back to me through email. So, here are the options I'm thinking of.

1. I post all the pics, then everyone writes down the 12 they pick and I tally everything up.

2. Everyone picks and either emails me or pm's me their picks so that no one knows who picked what pics.


Either way, I will not throw a pic of my bike in there and I will not vote. I will simply tally the votes so we can get this thing done and going. What does everyone think?


Jesse

[troybilt]

Originally posted by skyeryder
would it be too hard to just post all 20 pics with numbers then we could pm you our picks???

I'd avoid PM's, cause they only allow so many PM's and that might be hard to track and time consuming.

[troybilt]

Originally posted by Fear250r
That's what I was thinking. Unfortunately, Pappy doesn't seem to be able to do anything. I'v tried contacting Fontmaster, who does qotm, but his mailbox is full and hasn't gotten back to me through email. So, here are the options I'm thinking of.

1. I post all the pics, then everyone writes down the 12 they pick and I tally everything up.

2. Everyone picks and either emails me or pm's me their picks so that no one knows who picked what pics.


Either way, I will not throw a pic of my bike in there and I will not vote. I will simply tally the votes so we can get this thing done and going. What does everyone think?


Jesse

Works for me. You could label the pics to avoid confusion. Like A, B, C etc... or numbered. Might save you sometime cause then you can just copy everyone's answer and paste in a spreadsheet.

[dustinshuler]

Originally posted by troybilt
Works for me. You could label the pics to avoid confusion. Like A, B, C etc... or numbered. Might save you sometime cause then you can just copy everyone's answer and paste in a spreadsheet.
Im down with this idea!

[Fear250r]

That's exactly what I was thinking. I was gonna post them with a number for each one, then I'll just tally up the votes with the top 12 getting in. But, would everyone rather pm their votes so no one knows who's voting for who?

[troybilt]

How about post your email and we email them to you, still confidential that way?

Also can I suggest that you don't get to vote unless you plan on buying a calender!! :D

Don't want a bunch of schmoe's screwing up the votes... :macho

[jrspawn]

[I] think pm'ing the votes in would be the best way to keep track of who votes for who like you said.

[dtowndiesel]

Originally posted by troybilt
How about post your email and we email them to you, still confidential that way?

Also can I suggest that you don't get to vote unless you plan on buying a calender!! :D

Don't want a bunch of schmoe's screwing up the votes... :macho


I agree with troybilt, that's sounds like a good idea. Your pm box will fill up fastzn so I'd go for the email option. Also if I buy 2 calenders does that mean I get 2 votes?? :) just kidding.

[dustinshuler]

email is your best option!

[dtowndiesel]

Make sure they email you through the forum though, so you can verify they're a member. Otherwise who knows who you'll be getting votes from, one from my wife, my brother, a couple friends......

[troybilt]

Originally posted by dtowndiesel
Make sure they email you through the forum though, so you can verify they're a member. Otherwise who knows who you'll be getting votes from, one from my wife, my brother, a couple friends......

yeah good point. Could make them specify user name, and 1 vote per user name, etc...

EDIT: I'd create an "email" template so even one that sends in a vote's email looks the same i.e.

User Name: troybilt
Name: Troy
Vote Order:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
etc...

# Calenders plan to purchase: 2

Something like this maybe??

[Fear250r]

Originally posted by dtowndiesel
Make sure they email you through the forum though, so you can verify they're a member. Otherwise who knows who you'll be getting votes from, one from my wife, my brother, a couple friends......

That's a good point! Also, another reason to use pm's, you'd have to be a member and logged on. And if I check 'em and clean 'em at least twice a day, I should be good. I'll leave voting up for at least a week, so everyone will have enough time to get their vote in. How's does that sound?

[dtowndiesel]

Jesse, sounds perfect, I can't wait to vote. Once again let me know if I can do anything to help.

[Meat]

Originally posted by Fear250r
We've got 15 pics now guys! Keep 'em coming! The latest pics from RustyCycler and Lilredridenwood.

FYI, 'RustyCyler' is me, Meat.

[Fear250r]

I thought so! Thanks for letting me know!

[lilredridenwood]

I personally think that since Fear250r is doing all the leg work, he should have his bike in no matter what. The rest can fight for the 11 other spots! Just my 2 cents worth

[Pro1200]

Sounds good and maybe we'll have Fear250r's 250R on the cover?

[Fear250r]

Thanks guys, I appreciate it. I'm not too worried about it right now. I've got pics of a lot nicer bikes than mine. Hopefully, this will turn into something we can do every year and by the next calendar, I'll have some nice fullbores on her, then she'll look good. I just hate my plastics right now. Especially since some young buck showed up at the pit with the same damn thing......:mad:

Anyway, I'm gonna get everything all set up tonight and we can let the voting begin.


Jesse