*** Announcement of next VMC theme ***
RobStamp
The VMC is a Panoramio game, for Panoramio members, but the entry and voting does not require the use of the forum, instead being moderated from the PanoramioGames Site.
See (and vote) on photos in Voting Machine for current contest.
Here you can see who has played, and you might consider it a good idea to follow them, and see what you are missing.
Detailed information for new players.
Note for MM adding their post
When you copy the previous contest post, as a template for your own, there are the obvious edits required for month, name, and the subject / description, but a hidden one is the hyper-link on "entered photos" where you need to change "month=xx".
RobStamp
Subject: Stairs, ramps, ladders, steps
Description:
Photos of stairs, stairways, ramps, ladders, steps, any kind of architectural construction or an often portable structure consisting of two long sides crossed by parallel rungs, used to climb up and down.
See entered photos. Visit VM Site. See detailed information for new players. Quick start to the entry form if you have played before, or to have a first look for interest, with Help and Rules links.
Daniela Brocca
 The only way is up - 1e 15.0 votes by Javerburg | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Stairs or keyboards on air? - 2e 12.5 votes by ValLus | ||
New life in the walls... - 3e 12.0 votes
by H. Prell Márta
Stairs in Olympos - Karpathos Island, Greece - 4e 10.5votes
by effelle
gli scalini di Oia - 4e 10.5 votes
by patano
Stairs - 4e 10.5 votes
by seventhheaven
Perimeter Wall In Rhodes - 7e 10.0 votes
by RobStamp
Isola di Ponza località Piscine. - 8e 7.5 votes
by brunosma
Stairs in Sicily - 9e 7.0 votes
by Piero Genova
 Scala Liberty - San Pellegrino Terme - 9e 7.0 votes by Oliviero Masseroli | ||
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Javerburg
Subject: The beauty of decay
Description:
Photos of buildings or objects that are in a state of decay: crumbling, broken, rotting, sagging, rusting, almost falling over, prefereably beyond the faintest hope of repair. It does not matter if it is a house, a train, a car, or anything else, as long as its state of decay has given it a completely different and new kind of beauty.
The contest will be open for entries Friday February 15th 2013, 21.00 hr Central European Time.
See entered photos. Visit VM Site. See detailed information for new players. Quick start to the entry form if you have played before, or to have a first look for interest, with Help and Rules links. xx
patano
patano
Photos of lakes, fountains, pools, ponds, etc. channels. where, as if by magic, it reflects the world around producing virtual images that mate, reversed, to the real ones and produce images always very exciting.
The contest will be open for entries Friday, March 15, 2013, at 21.00 Central European Time.
View submitted photos. Visit the VM. See the detailed information for new players. Quick Start with your application, if you have played before, or have a first look for interest, with the help and links Rules. x
RobStamp
I do hope you have been able to translate and understand the MM Guide. To do the task of approving the entries.
There will be no problem, as Daniela or I can easily step in to run the contest, but I would prefer that we do not have to.
Although, this time, I will be scuba diving in the Maldives, 29 March to 14 April, with no internet from the liveaboard.
patano
a picture of the flight.
the subject can be:
The contest will be open for entries Monday April 15, 2013, at 21.00 Central European Time until April 30th at 21.00.
View submitted photos. Visit the VM. See the detailed information for new players. Quick Start with your application, if you have played before, or have afirst look for interest, with the help and links Rules. x
Oliviero Masseroli
effebi
effebi
effebi
©franco benf
ValLus
MM (Monthly Moderator) for contest starting in Aug 2013 is Vallus
Public square
Photos of public squares, large or small, where people meet, and you can admire beautiful buildings, fountains and sculptures. No details, only overall view
The contest will be open for entries Aug 15, 2013, at 00.01 Central European Time until Aug 31th at 21.00.
patano
MM (Monthly Moderator) for contest starting in Sept. 2013 is Patano.
The proposed theme is
Marinas and fishing boats
Every town on the Italian coast (indeed around the world) today a shelter for small boats of tourists and fishermen. The harbor is a very busy place, full of activity, colors, scents etc..
There is also the question that the largest number of boats (and attendance) in the seaside resort covers residents of the continental areas of the sea that still employ their leisure time and holidays.
All images have certainly theme for successful participation.
The contest will be open for entries Sept. 15, 2013, at 00.01 Central European Time until Aug 30th at 21.00.
View submitted HYPERLINK "http://votingmachines.panoramiogames.com/entries-review-form.php?contest=VMC"photos. Visit the VM. See the detailed information for new players. Quick Start with your application, if you have played before, or have a first look for interest, with the help and links Rules.
Good luck to everybodyPaolo
patano
Marinas and fishing boats
seventhheaven
Subject: Autumn Sceneries
Description:
See entered photos. Visit VM Site. See detailed information for new players. Quick start to the entry form if you have played before, or to have a first look for interest, with Help and Rules links.
Tomros
Oops! Google Chrome could not find www.panoramiogames.com
Try reloading: www.panoramiogames.com
today, the VM link is not working, hope it is temporary!
RobStamp
Daniela Brocca
franco benf
effeelle
effeelle
Landscapes with starring water -- Voting phase is open!!!!
effeelle
Landscapes with starring water -- Voting phase is closed!
seventhheaven
Subject: Patterns
Description:
Javerburg
Daniela Brocca
Daniela Brocca
Javerburg
votingmachines.panoramiogames.com/votingmachines/autoVM.php?contest=VMC
First line of text on the page (top left).
Javerburg
Daniela Brocca
Daniela Brocca
©franco benf
Javerburg
fog, mist and haze.
It doesn't matter if it is forest, city, coast or mountain (or even anything else) as long as it is full of fog, creating those mysterious circumstances every photographer loves to shoot.
Visit the Voting Machine site to enter the challenge: http://votingmachines.panoramiogames.com/index.php
Entry phase starts February 15th at 22:00h.
Quick Start to the entry form if you have played before, or to have a first look for interest, with Help and Rules links
See you all at the VMC!
Jeroen/Javerburg
Tomros
VMC Theme for next month is Creative and Original Urban Composition.
Check here: http://votingmachines.panoramiogames.com/
What I mean by that, is to include in your average street shot something, which is not normally there.
Well placed bicycle, unusual poster, a person who just fits perfectly into the chosen environment.
In short, something or someone introducing a visual interest or juxtaposition to give your photo wit and freshness.
There are no really restrictions other than:
Urban outdoor setting
No obviously arranged photo
Colour or B&W are OK or anything in between!
and one more restriction:
Do not enter a photo that has won first place in any previous NPC style Panoramio run Contest.
Please make aware your fellow Panoramaniacs of
this game and promote it so this will become second most popular contest. (I
like SPC the best).
Tomros
Tomros
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Piero Genova
Theme is...
DETAILS
It seems very simple: detail is “a part of a whole”. But when I tried searching on the internet the concept of detail shot, I found more than one interpretation of the matter.
Well, here I ask you to join in with a picture that somehow represents your concept (or one of your concepts) of detail in photography (a picture that, of course, is also pretty enough to easily win this Contest…). Any kind of detail is accepted, if you believe it is actually a detail. Please contact me for any question!
See entered photos. Visit VM Site. See detailed information for new players. Quick start to the entry form if you have played before, or to have a first look for interest, with Help and Rules links.
“See” you soon on the VM.
Good luck to all!
PieroPiero Genova
Hi everybody!
The
April 2014 Voting Machine Contest
DETAILS
is now OPEN FOR ENTRIES!
Post your picture from 00:01 April 15th, until 23:59 April 30th.
You can find the contest at the VM Site (select VMC).
Piero
Piero Genova
April 2014 VMC IS NOW CLOSED
View the TOP TEN or see the results in detail here
A big thanks to all participants for posting so many beautiful photos, and great congratulations to steve111 for winning the race! I hope he will assume the responsibility for moderating the next edition of VMC.
Warm
wishes to you all!
Piero
steve111
By way of entertainers i mean Musicians and Theatrical. i have to go back and get some from the camera view my self. i hope this topic is one that is easy for all to get a photo. my only wish is you try and keep it simple and best to no more than two or three people better one person a true entertainer. as you can see in both these shots we see the whole entertainer not just a head and shoulders shot.
[Steve](http://www.panoramio.com/photo/60458800) hard at work
kenfowkes
~Marlene~
Daniela Brocca
you can find it in the first post of Rob, with others useful links
~Marlene~
©franco benf
MM for contest in June 2014 is franco benf
colors in the world * 2014 *
Description: We unconsciously tend to select colors that have a special meaning to us, and in doing so, we may convey a signal to people around us.
However, beyond these aspects, colors also convey values, there is a real symbolism of colors that varies from culture to culture, according to different traditions.
The use of colors is very important also in the photograph
Sometimes words are not enough. And then you need the colors and ...... a beautiful photo
Given the broad topic, I wish that the photos have not been entered in previous competitions, thanks for your cooperation
©franco benf
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gezginruh
Hi I’m Füsun (gezginruh) I am really excited and happy about the result. Thank you to all who have voted for my photo. It is a great honour for me. Congrats to the first five.( franco benf, sistuccio, ►gu®iga56◄, patano, crina.stanciu)
I can announce the next theme as soon as possible. I have some ideas on my mind. But I also have some problems. First I have no idea what I must do to moderate this competition . And second I will be on holiday for two weeks between July 30 and August 15.
So I need some information about this. So I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Your sincerely. Füsun
Daniela Brocca
gezginruh
Hi Daniela,
Thank you for your understanding. Now I can choose the topic for this month and yes check the entries on topic during the holiday.
I have some ideas I'm thinking about.
- Station buildings
- Viaducts
- Castles
I tend to favor Station buildings. Please note what are you thinking about these topics.
Piero Genova
Il giorno venerdì 11 luglio 2014 10:18:22 UTC+2, gezginruh ha scritto:
I tend to favor Station buildings. Please note what are you thinking about these topics.
I think they are all nice topics.
About "Station buildings", I personally would prefer something more generic like "Stations", however specifying the limitation to the train, metro and bus stations and including photos of details.
But you're our MM, and your final choice will be fine anyway. :)
Best wishes, Piero
Daniela Brocca
Il giorno venerdì 11 luglio 2014 10:54:58 UTC+2, Piero Genova ha scritto:
Il giorno venerdì 11 luglio 2014 10:18:22 UTC+2, gezginruh ha scritto:
I tend to favor Station buildings. Please note what are you thinking about these topics.
Hi Füsun,
I think they are all nice topics.
About "Station buildings", I personally would prefer something more generic like "Stations", however specifying the limitation to the train, metro and bus stations and including photos of details.
Tomros
Thank you for your understanding. Now I can choose the topic for this month and yes check the entries on topic during the holiday.
I have some ideas I'm thinking about.
- Station buildings
- Viaducts
- Castles
gezginruh
Theme is...
RobStamp
| VMC has finished, view the Top Ten or see the Results in detail. Also, for the next Monthly Moderator, there is this Guide. | ||
Hi Everybody, Congratulations to Peter, his first time entry to VMC. I realy liked the way the steam filled the space between chimneys and tree. |
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Peter_private_box
Please can I say that I am very honoured to win this, and say a big ‘thank you’ to those who voted for me. Let me also pass my congratulations to the runners up, Erhard, Gezginruh, and Saykut, for their interesting and excellent pictures. I must also thank Gezginruh for moderating an interesting and different topic.
I will post my idea for the next VMC below, but before I formally agree, I must try to understand this VMC software, as I have not used it before. Therefore I welcome any guidance from anywhere!
Best Wishes
Peter
Peter_private_box
IDEA for VMC starting August 2014 (Maybe subject to changes later)
“A picture which conveys the idea of movement”
Pictures convey many different ideas, eg solitude, love, romance, etc. The theme of this VMC is to produce a picture which conveys the idea of movement. Please be well aware that this is NOT the same as “A picture of something which is moving”.
When we see a picture, we interpret it in the light of our understanding of the world, therefore we subconsciously look for clues in the picture to explain it to us. For example, if we see a picture of a boat leaving a trail behind it in the water, and we know that boats moving through the water leave a trail, so then we instantly deduce that the boat is moving. If there was no trail, we would deduce that the boat is not moving. Other examples would be a motorbike leaning over to go round a corner, or the vapour trail behind a steam locomotive .
There are two kinds of evidence of movement:
Direct evidence is features of the picture which explain the movement by means of the laws of science. This could be illustrated by the examples quoted above.
Indirect evidence is features of the picture which explain movement by context. For example a picture of an electric train may have no direct evidence as to if it is moving or not, but if we show it leaning over to go round a curve in the track, and there is no station there, then it can be assumed to be moving because of its situation.
In this contest I must see some direct evidence of movement in the picture. This can be emphasized by indirect evidence if you wish. For example, a photo of an athlete running contains direct evidence of them being in a running pose, have signs of strain on their face, and hair blowing back, supported by the indirect evidence (context) of the race numbers on their clothes, other athletes in the picture, a crowd waving flags to support them, etc. The aim of this VMC is to show the direct evidence of movement. The extra indirect evidence may well make for the winning picture!
Some other ideas:
People or animals running (except horses)
Birds flying (or anything else in the air)
Watercraft leaving a trail behind them
Most kinds of sport (probably not darts!)
Bicycles or motorbikes, particularly going round corners
A panned shot blurring the background and leaving the subject sharp
A time exposure shot blurring the subject and leaving everything else sharp
Excluded (ie Off Topic):
Moving water. This has been used before, and is difficult to define.
Horses. We recently had horses in NPC
Static vehicles. We just had transport in TTT. In fact most pictures submitted did not convey the idea of movement, so I see no conflict with this competition.
Buildings, landscapes, trees, plants, flowers.
A picture of something which can move (eg a tramcar), but with no DIRECT evidence that it is moving.
Peter_private_box
Hello Everybody,
It is my pleasure to declare the VMC “A picture which conveys the idea of movement” closed.
As I do not know how to operate the ‘Voting Machine’ (The instruction sheet is almost non existent on this topic) I cannot declare the official result. However I can say that unofficially the winner is ‘c0l0gne1’ with a magnificent picture of a sea eagle. I will leave it to one of the full time moderators to make a formal announcement of the results, and say a big ‘Thank You’ to everyone who played. I really enjoyed seeing such a range of pictures!
Best Wishes
Peter
Daniela Brocca
| VMC has finished, view the Top Ten or see the Results in detail. Also, for the next Monthly Moderator, there is this Guide. |
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♠ c0l0gne1 ♣
Thank you everybody for your votes and thank you Peter for choosing the topic and moderating! I'd also like to congratulate the other participants, so many beautiful photos:-)
I've never moderated before but I'll try my best. Now I'm going to think about a subject;-)
Greetings, Gudrun
♠ c0l0gne1 ♣
Theme is...
Perspective: vanishing point
Definition:In graphical perspective, a vanishing point is a point in the picture plane that is the intersection of the projections of a set of parallel lines in space on to the picture plane (Wikipedia).
Examples:
Photos of roads, railway tracks, buildings (inside and outside), tree avenues etc. converging in the distance.
Any questions? Feel free to ask!
See entered photos. Visit VM Site. See detailed information for new players. Quick start to the entry form if you have played before, or to have a first look for interest, with Help and Rules links.
“See” you soon on the VM.
Good luck to all!
Gudrun
Daniela Brocca
♠ c0l0gne1 ♣
Good examples can be found in the Wiki article on perspective- scroll down to the photos under one-point-perspective.
Two more examples:
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♠ c0l0gne1 ♣
The September 2014 Voting Machine Contest
Perspective: Vanishing Point
is now OPEN FOR ENTRIES!
Post your picture from 00:01 September 15th, until 23:59 September 30th.
You can find the contest at the VM Site (select VMC).
c0l0gne1-Views, no thanks!
Take the opportunity to show Google that the Panoramio community is alive!
c0l0gne1-Views, no thanks!
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| Hi Everybody, Here are the top five |
| 1 - #28 - uni* - 21.0 votes Looking forward to a rich harvest of potatoes  2 - #13 - ☼❄ bergkristall ❆☼ - 19.5 votes Seebrücke Boltenhagen  3 - #3 - ©franco benf - 15.5 votes Gum magazine Moscow  3 - #6 - patano - 15.5 votes perspective in Sultan Quabos mosque in Maskat  3 - #7 - ♠ c0l0gne1 ♣ - 15.5 votes Alter Elbtunnel  3 - #16 - ~Marlene~ - 15.5 votes UNDERGROUND ~ The Red Line  Congratulations to uni* and to the runners up, thank you to all participants! |
uni*
steve111
Uni
thanks for choosing a topic that is truly European yes i have traveled Europe and know it well but does not help me in colonial land, this is suppose to be a world wide topic for all photographers. you will get a colonial scene not like by European votes but i will be there. never ceases to amaze me how Europe forgets about the rest of the world. did i choose kangaroos or surfing i chose a world topic on the other hand Europe forgets the rest of the world Sad Really.
Steve
uni*
~Marlene~ No Views!
steve111
On Monday, October 13, 2014 10:50:05 AM UTC-5, uni* wrote:
Uni
there is no way that is cobbled as i know from my trip to Europe not small not rounded at all. what you are looking at is flat paving if you call this "cobbled" you might want to include paved in the title. i have lots of paved areas so you are going to count this as "cobbled" this is easy. Steve
uni*
~Marlene~ No Views!
On Monday, October 13, 2014 10:50:05 AM UTC-5, uni* wrote:
uni*
~Marlene~ No Views!
uni*
cobbled or paved
is open for entries!
Post your picture from October 15th, until 21:59 October 31th.
You can find the contest at the VM Site (select VMC).
unnippillai
uni*
uni*
| VMC has finished, view the Top Ten or see the Results in detail. Also, for the next Monthly Moderator, there is this Guide. |
Congratulations to gezginruh and the top ten. Many thanks to all participants! |
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gezginruh
Hi I’m Füsun (gezginruh) I am really excited and happy about the results. SPC and VMC!
Thank you to all who have voted for my photo. It is a great honour for me. Congrats to the first five.(Oliviero Masseroli, Piero Genova, ►gu®iga56◄,© Luciano .F.)
I will announce the next theme as soon as possible.
Best wishes. Füsun
gezginruh
The requirement is very simple, “The name of the place (eg railway station, bus station, street, etc) must clearly exist in the picture”.
The contest will be open for entries November 15, 2014, at 00.01 Central European Time .
gezginruh
Hello everybody,
gezginruh
VMC ENTRY PERIOD IS CLOSED !
VOTING PHASE is open until December, 9th, at 00:01 Central European Time
gezginruh
Hello everybody,
RobStamp to-ipernity
| VMC has finished, view the Top Ten or see the Results in detail. Also, for the next Monthly Moderator, there is this Guide. |
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Peter_private_box
Hello Everybody!!
The subject of the picture must be powered by electricity (solar, battery, mains, or any other means of supply), or for the generation and distribution of electricity. It must be working at the time the picture was taken.
We use Electricity for almost everything, so to find a suitable picture should not be difficult, even at this time of the year when we cannot go outside much for scenic photos. I will give you more details over the next few days.
Best Wishes
Peter
Peter_private_box
2014 December VMC - ‘Electricity in Action’
Hi everybody my name is Peter. I am the moderator of this month's Voting Machine Contest
Subject: Electricity in action.
The subject of the picture must be powered by electricity (solar, battery, mains, or any other means of supply), or for the generation and distribution of electricity. It must be working at the time the picture was taken.
Hints and ideas
2) Computer screen displaying something.
3) Lights, including street lights, traffic lights and railway signals
4) Traditional or mobile phones being used (but the phone must be the prominent item in the picture, not the person)
5) Electric power tools being used, (but the tool must be the prominent item in the picture, not the person)
6) Electric toys (but the toy must be the prominent item in the picture, not a person)
7) Electricity generation, including wind farms
8) Electric pylons, telegraph poles, insulators, etc
Off Topic
1) Christmas (or other religious festival) decorations. This is the subject of current CFP in Romania.
2) Buildings or fountains illuminated by electricity. (The building is the subject, not the lights)
3) Motor cars (even electric ones)
4) Anything which is not working.
5) Photographs of people with cameras. (This was the subject of May NPC)
6) The subject is not powered by electricity!
Entry period: December 15 to December 31, 23:59 UK time
Voting period: January 1 to January 9, 23:00 UK time
However the exact time may have to change later, as we have New Year Celebrations!
Best Wishes for the coming holidays and for next year!
Peter
Peter_private_box
Voting Machine Contest (VMC)
My name is Peter, and I am the moderator of this December 2014 VMC
Topic of VMC : "Electricity in Action". Duration: December 15 – January 9, 2015
Details of the topic were posted in this forum on December 12th, and also appear in the games machine.
Post your entries, View and vote at the Rob's Panoramio games machine:
Entry period: December 15 to December 31, 23:59 UK time
Voting period: January 1 to January 9, 23:00 UK time
However the exact time may have to change later, as we have New Year Celebrations!
Further instructions - see Rob's first post (always the moderator's right hand)
Any questions or comments about this contest can be made at ***VMC questions and comments forum***
Good luck to all the friends who want to participate! And encourage all
your Panoramio friends to submit photos to this contest.
Please use your Panoramio correspondence to promote this contest. I will do my best to attract more contestants.
It's a challenge - may the best photo win!
Good luck,
Peter
P.S. Since the closing time coincides with New Year celebrations, it is quite possible that I may have to close the contest a few hours early, therefore I have started it three hours early tonight.
Peter_private_box
Hello Everybody,
Thank you so much to everybody who has entered this contest. There are many interesting and very good pictures.
Since tonight will see the celebration of New Year, I will close the entry period at 21:00hrs England time tonight. Therefore if anyone has a further entry or change, please submit as soon as possible.
My I wish you all a very Happy New Year!
Best Wishes
Peter
steve111
hi my name is Steve111 for those that wish to play the VMC game what i propose is that the subject is the Golden Hour. this happens at sun rise and sunset time but this is not to be a sunrise or sunset photo but using the golden light of that time. this is all about light painting with golden light as per the examples below your back is to the sun. i fully suggest you look at the photos below before you choose a photos.oror
i hope that you like me use that light to good effect to capture the stunning photos in a golden light. what would be off topic is a sunrise photo or a sunset photo. i hope the subject is easy and self evident to capture for every body.
Steve
pumpumma
Петар Бојић
Daniela Brocca
Петар Бојић
Daniela Brocca
Petar, collages are not allowed in Panoramio, take a look at the rules of Panoramio, not the games . Why should you participate with a collage if the theme is a landscape I don't understand
Maria Grazia will add them to the off-topics