The January comp has now closed

[dbcunnz]

Welcome to the NZFF January 2015 Screenshot Competition.

This month's rules are as follows (Please read them).
If you have any queries about the rules please PM me for clarification before posting your entry.

1) The screenshot image must consist of a screen captured from a Flight Simulator program (FS2004, FSX, P3D or X-Plane) and the position of the shot must be from somewhere within the New Zealand territory.

2) Some editing is allowed (if you know how to do it.) Additional images - either screenshots or "real" images can be added - but the main component of the image should always be of a Flight sim screen capture.

3) The images must be jpg and size must be at least 1024 pixels wide and no wider than 1280 pixels -- A good free resizing program can be found at http://www.faststone.org/FSResizerDownload.htm
3a) No frames or txt to be left on the image. Please keep a high resolution version saved on your computer; the admin may request it from you at the end of the month to convert into a site banner!

4) Images can be submitted from January 1st until midnight 31st January 2015, with only one entry of a single image per member.
You can change your image anytime up until 1 hour before the closing time.
To change use the edit button at the bottom of your post, just delete the old image and replace it with a new one If you post comments on an entry using the quote or reply button please edit out all images from your reply or quote.

5) Soon after the competition ends, a poll will open for members to decide who has the best image, and then the winner will have a cropped version of their image appear in the NZFF banner as well as receiving the prize for the month.

6) This month's theme "NIGHT LANDING or TAKE OFF" (Please state Aircraft details and over what part of New Zealand the image was taken)

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At the end of the month when the competition has closed and votes counted the winner will receive one Just Flight product download of their choice (Must be a Just Flight product not a third party product) from Just Flight http://www.justflight.com/category/just-flight-products Download site

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[Splitpin]

Not sure if I'll give this one a go ..... i recall a discussion here not long ago on the merits , or lack of , on night shots.
Some people can see them , some cant . As far as i can see , it (screen) could only be from inside the cockpit .... hmmmm , well done big D , should sort the men from the boys.

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Jan 1 2015,6:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

should sort the men from the boys.

Thank the Jimmy Jillickers I'm still a Kid

[dbcunnz]

This is an example of what can be done with a night shot even won the Sept 2009 comp with it so don't say it is too hard or can't be done.

[emfrat]

I did consider a Black Cat, exfiltrating an agent from a black sand beach on a moonless night, but I decided that wasn't a really bright idea....

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (emfrat @ Jan 1 2015,9:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I did consider a Black Cat, exfiltrating an agent from a black sand beach on a moonless night, but I decided that wasn't a really bright idea....

"wasn't a really bright idea" as only you would Mike ..... Big D has set a major challenge this month .

[emfrat]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Jan 1 2015,7:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

"wasn't a really bright idea" as only you would Mike ..... Big D has set a major challenge this month .

Yes, night shots are not easy, but as Doug showed, the trick is to bring in external light sources. A while back, the theme was 'moonlight' or summat, and I put up a clever one of a floatplane at the beach in Halfmoon Bay, for a naughty weekend.
It was aced by an excellent 'silhouette against full moon shot'...even I had to vote for that one

[Splitpin]

I wasn't complaining .... i was just pointing out some problems we had with a set of night shots not long ago . .

[bruce448]

JS4100 Out of Christchurch

[Ian Warren]

Superb Screen Bruce look at that traffic heading out to Orana park must be something big on out there

[Splitpin]

Thats a winner right there Bruce

[Ian Warren]

Well we could not have Bruce sticking his nose up outta Christchurch ... figured I'll put some light on the subject - turn and burn babe!

[toprob]

Yes, I think that Bruce put our minds at rest about whether the theme will work out...
...and then there's Ian's shot, which is brighter than most daylight shots.

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (toprob @ Jan 2 2015,1:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

...and then there's Ian's shot, which is brighter than most daylight shots.

You wait till ... whoops not anymore ... see three F-111s dump and burn as they spiral up over the airfield - it really turns to daylight

[johnkiwi]

Crikey... regular little firebugs those afterburner drivers! Better put the fire service on standby...

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (johnkiwi @ Jan 2 2015,4:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Crikey... regular little firebugs those afterburner drivers! Better put the fire service on standby...

And to think Canterbury has an extreme fire warning in place

[000rick000]

Milviz 737-200 landing CHCH

[chopper_nut]

Nice lighting

[Ian Warren]

Look three moons .... ole kiwi joke advert there Rick except back then it was only two

Full screen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaoAkoLT274

[chopper_nut]

Haha I'd forgotten about that ad