Screencomp resurrection for new banners

[Adamski]

Over the last few months we've had some excellent pics to use for banners from Mark Cranston (many thanks!).

However - I'd love to see pics from actual *sims* appearing in that banner slot again ... so ... I was wondering about reviving the old screencomp to get new banners in the future.

Here's the idea: not a competition as such - more a means to get some submissions for use as monthly banners - so no voting required.
Instead, the best image would be selected by a panel - comprising (initially) of just Splitpin and myself. However:

1) If either myself or Splitpin enters, then the other chooses.
2) If both of us enter, then we ask Doug (!).
3) If all three of us enter then we all make a choice - but not our own entries.

Entries that don't get selected for a particular month go into storage for possible use later.
If the response is lukewarm at best, then we may have to trawl through some of our pre-2018 entries for possible pics - but it'd be great to have some new ones, as most sims have improved substantially over the last 5 years or so.

The guidelines for entries are similar to what we used in the past:

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ELIGIBILITY
Entry is open to all registered NZFF members.

THE SCREENSHOT
1) The screenshot image must consist of a screen captured from any flight sim.
2) *If possible*, the image should be captured somewhere over New Zealand (this is NZFF, after all) or have some sort of a connection to NZ.
3) Editing is OK: additional images can be added (either real or other screenshots), but the main component of the image should always be from a flight sim.

IMAGE FORMAT
4) The images must be jpg and must be at least 1024px wide. Bear in mind that the final banner crops to around 1200px * 380px, which is quite a narrow letter-box shape - so try to compose your shot so as not to lose areas of high interest. Don't worry too much about cropping - the final crop will be made when creating the banner.
5) No frames or text on the image.
6) Keep the original uncompressed/high resolution version (BMP or TIFF) saved on your PC - we may request it to get better definition for the banner!
7) If possible, please add details of the aircraft depicted and general scenery/location information when you post the pic.

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We may just have enough time to have enough entries in for August, so please post your pics here in this topic!

Adam.

[Charl]

MSFS 2020 ANZ ATR @ Nelson

[Adamski]

Wow - that was quick ... and what a beauty!!!

I was going through some of my pics and had the typical "can't decide" senior moment ... then thought that, seeing as it's not a "traditional" competition, multiple submissions (within limits) shouldn't be a problem.

So .. bearing that in mind, here are the two I simply couldn't decide on (though I suppose #1 is more NZ-orientated):





Both are MSFS 2020.

[emfrat]

Yerrgh! When I first read this, it seemed that bmp or tiff files were wanted. So I carefully selected a dozen pics, and uploaded them as bmps, only to find that PostImage had changed them to pngs
But it is all fixed now

Wairau River Snipe


The others can be viewed and downloaded from the link below. The Jungmeister is at Woodbourne, the Ju52 is in the Chathams, and the Spit represents Al Deere's machine.
Gallery link https://postimg.cc/gallery/wqM24wJ

Aerofly FS4, scenery by GeoffKiwi, aircraft by M D Ivey

[Adamski]

The others can be viewed and downloaded from the link below. The Jungmeister is at Woodbourne, the Ju52 is in the Chathams, and the Spit represents Al Deere's machine.
Gallery link https://postimg.cc/gallery/wqM24wJ

Aerofly FS4, scenery by GeoffKiwi, aircraft by M D Ivey

Great to see Aerofly FS4 getting some attention - nice pic too! I do like the Deere Spit (in your gallery) as well

[emfrat]

I do like the Deere Spit (in your gallery) as well

Thanks mate - I put it in because the texture on the helmet looks great. Please feel free to use any of the pics in that gallery, if you see some potential.

Mike

[Adamski]

I do like the Deere Spit (in your gallery) as well

Thanks mate - I put it in because the texture on the helmet looks great. Please feel free to use any of the pics in that gallery, if you see some potential.

OK ... here goes ...

[Splitpin]

Ang on, ang on a mo... Adam, where did you get that Mt Cook Dak paint?
I've been looking for ages but for P3D ....sorry to divert the thread.

[Adamski]

Ang on, ang on a mo... Adam, where did you get that Mt Cook Dak paint?
I've been looking for ages but for P3D ....sorry to divert the thread.

I'll see if I ever had it for P3D ...
... now moved to here.

[Splitpin]

What a great start .

[Adamski]

Some great shots there! Just a REMINDER, folks, that I need a day or two's grace to knock up the banner - ready for 1st August ... so get those entries in please!!!

[Splitpin]

Adam, I may have stuffed up the resize on this.... it's been a while.

[Adamski]

Adam, I may have stuffed up the resize on this.... it's been a while.

Hahaha! Nice pic - is there any more space either side of the aircraft (so it'll fit better in the narrow letter box shape the banners are in)? It'd be a shame to lose bits of the jet!

@aharon: Thanks - but do you have a version without text (see note [5])? We'd also have a similar cropping problem as Marty's (above).

[Splitpin]

Adam .....this ?

[deeknow]

Jeeze .. gonna be hard work competing against MSFS now here goes a different angle maybe, hangar view of the new Texel 737 at Auckland

[Adamski]

Adam .....this ?

Brilliant - thanks!!

[Adamski]

Jeeze .. gonna be hard work competing against MSFS now here goes a different angle maybe, hangar view of the new Texel 737 at Auckland

It's been a long time since I've seen that white-shirted guy!

[toprob]

[toprob]

Nice pic - is there any more space either side of the aircraft (so it'll fit better in the narrow letter box shape the banners are in)? It'd be a shame to lose bits of the jet!

Gimme two minutes with my AI and I'll extend it left and right for ya....

[Aharon]

@aharon: Thanks - but do you have a version without text (see note [5])?

My apologies for forgetting about the rule number 5 due to my excitement posting the screenshot. Let me try to erase off text.

Regards,

Aharon