Question:
Photo of the Quarter
Option 1: 720 - Gungahlin Place
votes: 2
Option 2: 418 - Tuggeranong Interchange
votes: 0
Option 3: 391 - Watson Terminus
votes: 1
Option 4: 931 - Kippax
votes: 2
Option 5: 676 - Cohen St
votes: 0
Option 6: 732 - Julia Flynn Ave
votes: 4
Nominations for Photo of the Month now open.
The rules:
● two* photographs may be submitted by each member, provided they have not been submitted before
◦ * a third photo may be submitted if it meets the criteria shown here (https://www.actbus.net/forum/index.php?topic=4685.0). However 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 25 February, Australian Eastern daylight saving time unless fewer than 6 photos have been submitted.
Voting will commence on 26 February. Voting will close 1 March.
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.
In the absence of any submissions, here are three photos sent in to ACT Bus:
(https://www.actbus.net/wp-content/gallery/bus-931/Bus931-Kippax-1.jpg)
Bus 931 at Kippax (back when it had a BCC ad). From Facebook user "Jim-Bob"
(https://www.actbus.net/wp-content/gallery/bus-676/Bus676-CohenSt-2.jpg)
Bus 676 (in new BCC AOA wrap) at Cohen St. From Instagram user
@CanberraTransport (https://www.actbus.net/wp-content/gallery/bus-732/Bus732-JuliaFlynnAv-1.jpg)
Bus 732 in Isaacs. From '743'
Voting will now commence and close on 1 May.