The Energon Pub

News Credits: 20 · by **Neko** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:11 pm

You ordered TFs just for the contest?

I feel strangely proud for reasons I don't quite understand. lol

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:13 pm

i_amtrunks wrote:
1337W422102 wrote:
Neko wrote:Quick reminder that the deadline for entires is this saturday at Midnight, Seibertronian time.

Will there be a front page/News reminder to remind the potential participants who aren't reading this thread? (sorry if that came off with me sounding like a jerk, I just think that exposure and reminders will get more people to enter the contest)

There will be.

I still have to try and find time to get mine done. The tf I ordered just for this purpose has arrived today!

Thank you!

Glad to hear the cavalry's arrived, I'm anxious to see what you have planned! :PEACE:

Funny story: I had made a custom figure just for the Photocontest, but then the rules of concerning customs were clarified and my custom wasn't allowed. Whatever, I changed ideas for the better anyway.
...hey, that isn't a funny story at all.

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:15 pm

Neko wrote:You ordered TFs just for the contest?

I feel strangely proud for reasons I don't quite understand. lol

I have wanted him for ages now anyway, and found him for a good price, and in good nick too, so I thought why not.

News Credits: 20 · by **Neko** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:14 pm

i_amtrunks wrote:
Neko wrote:You ordered TFs just for the contest?

I feel strangely proud for reasons I don't quite understand. lol

I have wanted him for ages now anyway, and found him for a good price, and in good nick too, so I thought why not.

Nice to find an excuse to splurge a bit, isn't it?

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:39 pm

Neko wrote:
i_amtrunks wrote:
Neko wrote:You ordered TFs just for the contest?

I feel strangely proud for reasons I don't quite understand. lol

I have wanted him for ages now anyway, and found him for a good price, and in good nick too, so I thought why not.

Nice to find an excuse to splurge a bit, isn't it?

I would not call it a splurge! ...Actually, by the time I got some other figures with him, it did turn out to be a small splurge...

So in retrospect; yes, it was good to find an excuse!

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:55 pm

Entry is in. Got the flu, so decided to spend my sick day doing something fun!

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:03 pm

Ooooh! Good haul!

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:28 pm

1337W422102 wrote:Ooooh! Good haul!

Now who was the figure I needed for this shot to work best? c'mon its an easy one!

(it aint Waspinator, mine has always had weak ball joints, I literally shook him lightly over the heap of Con's and where his parts fell, that is where they stayed!)

I have also learnt setting up a photo shot like this is not easy when there is a kitten around who has decided that Waspinator's and Inferno's insect legs are damn tasty!

News Credits: 3 · by **Samsonator** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 1:23 am

so there's a couple people with more than one entry in there, now... one of them's got an entire mini-series up...
just thought someone might like to know...

News Credits: 20 · by **Neko** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 5:54 am

Samsonator wrote:so there's a couple people with more than one entry in there, now... one of them's got an entire mini-series up...
just thought someone might like to know...

I've already informed the poster of his error vai PM yesterday.

by **Pyrostrata** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:32 pm

Samsonator wrote:I do believe we've got our winner! 1337W422102's entry is desktop wallpaper worthy

That was an incredible take on the topic! I had not laughed that hard all day! Way to go, ingenuity! ;)^

by **Auto Bot** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 1:33 am

Today's the last day?

News Credits: 10 · by **Lapse Of Reason** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 1:34 am

Pyrostrata wrote:
Samsonator wrote:I do believe we've got our winner! 1337W422102's entry is desktop wallpaper worthy

That was an incredible take on the topic! I had not laughed that hard all day! Way to go, ingenuity!

That is an awesome shot! The lighting is solid, the mood is captured, and I especially like the reference to Emirate Xaaron in the background. Nice touch.

I decided to take a second look at this contest and noticed there are some very fine entries. Not many, but certainly some quality among the bunch. This inspired me to contribute.

I'm not saying who (besides 1337W422102's entry), but I have my top 5 figured out. Judges are going to have a tough time.

I will say that the better images are focused on one section of the epic battle rather than a wide shot. I'm pleased to see some experimenting with lighting to add a dramatic effect. It is tougher to show emotion in a wide shot but a couple of you come very close. Some of those focused, dramatically lit shots are my favorites.

My photo is sort of in-between. Not the best, not the worst (in my opinion anyway). I used a warm light and a birds-eye view to attempt to capture the essence of the death of Ultra Magnus scene from the animated movie using G1 style figures. The difficulty trying to pose G1 figures (and in Cyclonus's case, just stand upright without falling) was part of the challenge.

News Credits: 2 · by **Justicity** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 1:30 pm

I'm one of the judges, how does this work? Do I just decide which ones get 1st, 2nd & 3rd for me, then PM Neko? Or do I give reasons for why I like them? Or just talk about it with Neko?

News Credits: 20 · by **Neko** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 9:43 pm

I'll go over everything with you via PM when I get home from work tomorrow.

News Credits: 23 · by **Energon** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 6:45 am

"I do believe we've got our winner! 1337W422102's entry is desktop wallpaper worthy"

I printed a copy and put in a dollar frame. We will keep it with the action figures. That Optimus shot is awesome.

I'd like to thank the volunteers who take their time to host this thread.
I had fun making the energon river and doing the set for my submission. My 13 year old wanted to set up his figures and do the photo, so, since this is all about how much fun you have doing it, I let him do what he wanted.

by **Dragonoth** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:35 am

I especially like the one by White Noise. It captures the essence of the early G1 struggle on Earth!

by **White_Noise** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 1:20 am

Dragonoth wrote:
I especially like the one by White Noise. It captures the essence of the early G1 struggle on Earth!

Aw shux

Much obliged, Dragonoth!

I actually had planned to add some other elements to the photo, like laser fire & shadowing, although had to scrap those ideas due to time restrictions.
Considering it took five attempts to upload the pic on dodgy dial-up and the post time was 6 mins before deadline, I think I did alright for a first attempt :grin: