POTM August 2023

[Barry Drive]

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

  ◦ * This month we are seeking photos of Hino Ponchos. If you submit a photo meeting this criterion, you may post up to three photos but you may only submit a maximum of 2 photos at the same location^[1].

● 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 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 July, Australian Eastern standard time, unless fewer than 6 photos have been submitted.

Voting will commence on 28 July. Voting will close 31 July/1 August.

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 - the standard rule which limits 2 photos of the same bus does not apply this month; however, there is still a limit of 2 photos at the same location.

[Snorzac]

BUS 100 by Zac Mathes, on Flickr
BUS 100 is seen at Kippax with BUS 101 back in September 2020


BUS 374 by Zac Mathes, on Flickr
BUS 374 is seen at Fyshwick Park and Ride layover at dawn prior to commencing an R2 to Fraser

BUS 387 by Zac Mathes, on Flickr
BUS 387 is seen at Wanniassa Park and Ride in thick fog

[Buzz Killington]

Tram 008 terminating at EPIC and Racecourse on a foggy morning


Tram 002 in 'Ride with Pride' livery, at Alinga St

[Barry Drive]

Bus 593 laying over at Kippax


Bus 413 at Tuggeranong Interchange


Bus 100 at Kippax

[Barry Drive]

Voting has commenced