ACT Bus Forum

Time for Photo of the Month -

The rules:

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

  ◦ * This month we are seeking photos of Precision Buses / BusTech VST ^[1]. If you submit a photo (or two) meeting this criterion, you may post up to three photos but 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 27 May, Australian Eastern standard time, unless fewer than 6 photos have been submitted.

Voting will commence on 28 May. Voting will close 31 May/1 June.

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.

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Note:
1 - Any Bustech VST from 682 to 725 (unless more enter service before 27 May).

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52927973087_b32051c84a_k.jpg)
BUS685 on Rimmer St.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52927973137_f04dd16bb8_k.jpg)
BUS483 on Boldrewood St, Turner.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52927973142_e73f2d3a6c_k.jpg)
BUS400 at Narrabundah Terminus.

(https://www.actbus.net/wp-content/gallery/bus-725/Bus725-Bcbs-1.jpg)
Bus 725 at Belconnen Community Interchange

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52930205132_ec41f8b83c_z.jpg)
CDC/QCity 9036-MO (Volvo B10) at Gungahlin on Raiders Shuttle duties

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Since there are only 5 images, nominations will remain open for another day. (Hint)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52931914059_2924ea6330_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oDpTVV)
BUS725 and BUS 806 (https://flic.kr/p/2oDpTVV) by Zac Mathes (https://www.flickr.com/photos/zacmathes/), on Flickr
BUS 725 and BUS 806 layover at Woden

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52932208453_c647657595_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oDrprF)
BUS 808 (https://flic.kr/p/2oDrprF) by Zac Mathes (https://www.flickr.com/photos/zacmathes/), on Flickr
BUS 808 prior to commencing an R2 at Fyshwick Park and Ride

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52931759626_5ee079988c_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oDp72h)
BUS 382 (https://flic.kr/p/2oDp72h) by Zac Mathes (https://www.flickr.com/photos/zacmathes/), on Flickr
BUS 382 is seen on Carnegie Crescent operating a route 56 to the city 

Voting is now open.