Poll
494, 598 & 213-239 at Woden Interchange under a double rainbow.
696 at the temporary Fraser Terminus on Binns Street.
ex-967 sits the wrong/right way at Narrabundah Terminus.
Question: Photo of the Month
Option 1: 494 & 598 at Woden Interchange
votes: 2
Option 2: 696 at Binns Street
votes: 1
Option 3: ex-967 at Narrabundah Terminus
votes: 2
Option 4: Shelter - Miller St
votes: 1
Option 5: Shelter - Cunningham St
votes: 0
Option 6: Shelter - Liversidge St
votes: 3
Title: POTM November 2020
Post by: Barry Drive on October 21, 2020, 10:40:00 AM
Post by: Barry Drive on October 21, 2020, 10:40:00 AM
Photo of the Month nominations are now open for November.
The rules:
● two* photographs may be submitted by any one person, provided they have not been submitted before
● * This month we are seeking photos of Bunker shelters [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.
● 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 ancillary 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 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 four ways: (1) by posting to this forum topic (2) by posting on ACT Bus Facebook page (and mentioning POTM) (3) by DM to @barry_drive on Instagram (4) by contacting ACT Bus (submit a "contact us" form, send a message to our Facebook page or send me a Private Message) - and we'll send you an email address.
Unhosted photos may be uploaded into the ACT Bus Gallery which will apply a watermark. Requests to remove the watermark will not be considered.
To ensure consistency, photos must be displayed with a width of 640 (or height if 640 if a "portrait" aspect) - photos wider 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].
Submissions close midnight 27 October, Australian Eastern daylight saving time, unless fewer than 6 photos have been submitted.
Voting will commence on 28 October. Voting will close 1 November.
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.
¹ photo must include a bunker shelter, but doesn't need to include a bus
The rules:
● two* photographs may be submitted by any one person, provided they have not been submitted before
● * This month we are seeking photos of Bunker shelters [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.
● 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 ancillary 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 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 four ways: (1) by posting to this forum topic (2) by posting on ACT Bus Facebook page (and mentioning POTM) (3) by DM to @barry_drive on Instagram (4) by contacting ACT Bus (submit a "contact us" form, send a message to our Facebook page or send me a Private Message) - and we'll send you an email address.
Unhosted photos may be uploaded into the ACT Bus Gallery which will apply a watermark. Requests to remove the watermark will not be considered.
To ensure consistency, photos must be displayed with a width of 640 (or height if 640 if a "portrait" aspect) - photos wider 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].
Submissions close midnight 27 October, Australian Eastern daylight saving time, unless fewer than 6 photos have been submitted.
Voting will commence on 28 October. Voting will close 1 November.
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.
¹ photo must include a bunker shelter, but doesn't need to include a bus
Title: Re: POTM November 2020
Post by: King of Buses on October 26, 2020, 09:46:01 PM
Post by: King of Buses on October 26, 2020, 09:46:01 PM
494, 598 & 213-239 at Woden Interchange under a double rainbow.
696 at the temporary Fraser Terminus on Binns Street.
ex-967 sits the wrong/right way at Narrabundah Terminus.
Title: Re: POTM November 2020
Post by: Sylvan Loves Buses on October 27, 2020, 10:33:20 PM
Post by: Sylvan Loves Buses on October 27, 2020, 10:33:20 PM
These were taken as part of my Concrete C#elters project, hadn't done much else with them since so might as well share them here.
Miller and Cockle Streets, O'Connor.
Cunningham Street, Kingston.
Liversidge Street, Acton.
Miller and Cockle Streets, O'Connor.
Cunningham Street, Kingston.
Liversidge Street, Acton.
Title: Re: POTM November 2020
Post by: Barry Drive on October 28, 2020, 10:02:57 AM
Post by: Barry Drive on October 28, 2020, 10:02:57 AM
We have 6 photos. Voting is open.
Title: Re: POTM November 2020
Post by: Sylvan Loves Buses on November 02, 2020, 01:01:12 AM
Post by: Sylvan Loves Buses on November 02, 2020, 01:01:12 AM
Oh, I won. Thanks!
Title: Re: POTM November 2020
Post by: Sylvan Loves Buses on November 02, 2020, 07:10:15 PM
Post by: Sylvan Loves Buses on November 02, 2020, 07:10:15 PM
Thanks everyone for congratulating me on my first ever POTM win, appreciate it!