ACT Bus Forum

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 (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 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.

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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.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53054764663_2ae12b8094_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oQgx8M)
BUS 100 (https://flic.kr/p/2oQgx8M) by Zac Mathes (https://www.flickr.com/photos/zacmathes/), on Flickr
BUS 100 is seen at Kippax with BUS 101 back in September 2020

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53054462729_a38170413a_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oQeZo2)
BUS 374 (https://flic.kr/p/2oQeZo2) by Zac Mathes (https://www.flickr.com/photos/zacmathes/), on Flickr
BUS 374 is seen at Fyshwick Park and Ride layover at dawn prior to commencing an R2 to Fraser
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53054757618_762f57efa0_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oQgv3j)
BUS 387 (https://flic.kr/p/2oQgv3j) by Zac Mathes (https://www.flickr.com/photos/zacmathes/), on Flickr
BUS 387 is seen at Wanniassa Park and Ride in thick fog

(https://www.actbus.net/wp-content/gallery/tram-008/1A8ADA98-BFE5-4DCA-8EEA-1E6953EB4BC4.jpeg)
Tram 008 terminating at EPIC and Racecourse on a foggy morning

(https://www.actbus.net/wp-content/gallery/tram-002/Tram002-Alinga-1.jpg)
Tram 002 in 'Ride with Pride' livery, at Alinga St

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53075230065_415a120bae_z.jpg)
Bus 593 laying over at Kippax

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Bus 413 at Tuggeranong Interchange

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Bus 100 at Kippax

Voting has commenced