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Paul · Sep 1st, 2006, 07:07 PM

1st September 2006 saw the launch of the new look MINI2 website.

One design feature of the new website is the large header image which takes pride of place above the MINI2 logo and main menu.

In our quest to find suitable images we did our best scouring MINI2 (thanks to all the fantastic amateur, and not so amateur photographers for all the eye candy!), we went through hundreds of images but came up with only a handful we felt sat well at the top of the page.

So, now we'd like your help and creative input to keep MINI2 fresh.

Each month MINI2 will be running a new competition to find a banner image to add to the rotation on top of the site. Your photograph (and maybe even your MINI) could be seen by hundreds of thousands of people every month.

Plus, as an added incentive, we'd like to offer free Privilege Membership for life (yours or the website's, whichever the shorter

) to the winner each month.

Featured photographers:

ScottyB - www.mini2.com/galleries/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/16791
MiniGolf - SmugMug - 27772's photo galleries
Hafid - MINI Pictures - a photoset on Flickr
BlacknBlue - www.flickr.com/photos/iguana_azul
Emis- www.rogueminis.com/3.html
Every month we will have a new topic or feature we'd like the submitted photographs to have, so we have a nice variety of MINI based images in the collection.

See all banner images in a "slideshow"
http://www.mini2.com/images/headerimages/slideshow.php

This months theme is - MINI Wheels

For "MINI wheels" we are looking for close up, detail or "macro" shots of standard MINI supplied wheels (inc Works). No nice photos of a car with cool wheels, we want the alloy (or indeed steel) to be the focus this month please!

The header image is 700 pixels wide by 105 high. File size is not an issue, we'd rather have higher quality images we have to optimize a little to be acceptable for download times, than grainy or over optimised images that don't quite fit the bill.

ANYONE can enter (mods, admin, privilege members etc.). If you already have Privilege Membership and win the competition, you will simply never have to pay renewal, it will carry on for life for free.

To make it fair (in terms of allowing moderators etc. to participate) the winner will be chosen by myself after the competition closes at the end of each month.

Please post all entries in this thread and this thread alone. You can post images as attachments, or upload them to the MINI2 galleries (or your favourite image host) and link to them from this thread.

Good luck!

Jon Chalk · Sep 1st, 2006, 07:36 PM

First go, just what I had lying about

AMT · Sep 1st, 2006, 07:41 PM

LOL @ Cooperama

RVW · Sep 1st, 2006, 08:39 PM

Worth a try

Mini-Trainer · Sep 1st, 2006, 08:46 PM

MINIAC · Sep 1st, 2006, 09:04 PM

Don't these images need to be cropped to 700x105 to qualify?

Quote: Originally Posted by RVW (original)

Quote: Originally Posted by Mini-Trainer (original)

Paul · Sep 1st, 2006, 09:36 PM

It would help if they were already made to fit, be easier to judge them in context.

KPKalle · Sep 2nd, 2006, 06:50 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Cooperama (original)

First go, just what I had lying about

What were you lying about?

Paul · Sep 2nd, 2006, 07:27 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Cooperama (original)

First go, just what I had lying about

Good start....

:: Jon :: · Sep 2nd, 2006, 11:50 AM

here are a few, all photos were taken by myself at various locations. click link for gallery

click below for the others

CLICK HERE FOR GALLERY OF HEADERS

"Reedy" · Sep 2nd, 2006, 01:37 PM

My attempts....

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supa-dupa-cooper · Sep 2nd, 2006, 05:38 PM

The 15" 'Pepper Pot' Alloy

jimmyxp · Sep 2nd, 2006, 10:06 PM

I know there not quite standard mini wheels but its worth a shot....... nice brakes though

Paul · Sep 3rd, 2006, 08:07 AM

Please note the image size 700 by 105 pixels, so your images should either be cropped to fit, or larger than that size to be able to be edited down without loss of quality.

Also, standard MINI fitment (or JCW) wheels only please.

Thanks for the efforts so far, long way to go this month so keep it up.

Jon Chalk · Sep 3rd, 2006, 04:10 PM

OK - two more R98 Web-spokes, following car cleaning today (sorry if you don't like R98's but they're they only set of wheels on the car!!

)

RVW · Sep 3rd, 2006, 05:12 PM

Another go

Paul · Sep 3rd, 2006, 11:11 PM

Thought I'd join in too, to help get the ball rolling?!

Went out this afternoon and snapped some wheel shots on the driveway. These were probably my best efforts.

LMB · Sep 4th, 2006, 12:25 AM

I'll give it a go.

Andy P · Sep 4th, 2006, 09:35 AM

Here's my effort

Andy

snid · Sep 4th, 2006, 02:04 PM

Going a different direction from all the "clean wheels" photos:

The gallery resized from 700x105 to 600x90

so, I'll try attaching

Sep 1st, 2006, 07:07 PM	#1
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 01:40 AM Posts: 40,716 Offline	Your photography as the MINI2 header - Win Privilege Membership 1st September 2006 saw the launch of the new look MINI2 website. One design feature of the new website is the large header image which takes pride of place above the MINI2 logo and main menu. In our quest to find suitable images we did our best scouring MINI2 (thanks to all the fantastic amateur, and not so amateur photographers for all the eye candy!), we went through hundreds of images but came up with only a handful we felt sat well at the top of the page. So, now we'd like your help and creative input to keep MINI2 fresh. Each month MINI2 will be running a new competition to find a banner image to add to the rotation on top of the site. Your photograph (and maybe even your MINI) could be seen by hundreds of thousands of people every month. Plus, as an added incentive, we'd like to offer free Privilege Membership for life (yours or the website's, whichever the shorter ) to the winner each month. Featured photographers: ScottyB - www.mini2.com/galleries/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/16791 MiniGolf - SmugMug - 27772's photo galleries Hafid - MINI Pictures - a photoset on Flickr BlacknBlue - www.flickr.com/photos/iguana_azul Emis- www.rogueminis.com/3.html Every month we will have a new topic or feature we'd like the submitted photographs to have, so we have a nice variety of MINI based images in the collection. See all banner images in a "slideshow" http://www.mini2.com/images/headerimages/slideshow.php This months theme is - MINI Wheels For "MINI wheels" we are looking for close up, detail or "macro" shots of standard MINI supplied wheels (inc Works). No nice photos of a car with cool wheels, we want the alloy (or indeed steel) to be the focus this month please! The header image is 700 pixels wide by 105 high. File size is not an issue, we'd rather have higher quality images we have to optimize a little to be acceptable for download times, than grainy or over optimised images that don't quite fit the bill. ANYONE can enter (mods, admin, privilege members etc.). If you already have Privilege Membership and win the competition, you will simply never have to pay renewal, it will carry on for life for free. To make it fair (in terms of allowing moderators etc. to participate) the winner will be chosen by myself after the competition closes at the end of each month. Please post all entries in this thread and this thread alone. You can post images as attachments, or upload them to the MINI2 galleries (or your favourite image host) and link to them from this thread. Good luck! Last edited by Paul : Sep 7th, 2006 at 12:07 PM.

Sep 1st, 2006, 07:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jon Chalk Cooperama? Who's he? Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Milton Keynes Local Time: 01:40 AM Posts: 698 Offline	OK - let's get this rolling (rolling....geddit?......I'll get my coat!) First go, just what I had lying about Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Paul : Sep 1st, 2006 at 07:44 PM. Reason: Drat - can't edit the post title - kinda spoils the joke with a spelling mistake!

Sep 1st, 2006, 08:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
RVW 003 On a Mission My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cabbage County Local Time: 01:40 AM Posts: 4,148 Offline	Worth a try Mine is the POWER and the GLORY UNI ON JACK OWNERS CLUB GB006 Last edited by MINIAC : Sep 1st, 2006 at 09:01 PM. Reason: Make clickable image for full size image

Sep 1st, 2006, 08:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mini-Trainer Morph-a-Doodle My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Shakey Wakey!! Local Time: 01:40 AM Posts: 3,089 Offline	Mi Wheels man!! MINI Test Vid - Google Video New MINI JCW Test Drive... My Sharona R56 JCW Vs R53 JCW :-http://www.vimeo.com/1212517 Last edited by MINIAC : Sep 1st, 2006 at 09:02 PM. Reason: Make clickable image for full size image

Sep 2nd, 2006, 06:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
KPKalle Knight of the Round Table Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Midhurst, Sussex Local Time: 01:40 AM Posts: 21,282 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Cooperama (original) First go, just what I had lying about What were you lying about? Global Moderator

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Sep 1st, 2006, 07:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
AMT MINI2 Senior Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Edinburgh Local Time: 01:40 AM Posts: 462 Offline	LOL @ Cooperama

Sep 1st, 2006, 09:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
MINIAC MINI Profiler Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: City By The Bay Local Time: 05:40 PM Posts: 8,467 Online	Don't these images need to be cropped to 700x105 to qualify? Quote: Originally Posted by RVW (original) Quote: Originally Posted by Mini-Trainer (original)

Sep 1st, 2006, 09:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 01:40 AM Posts: 40,716 Offline	It would help if they were already made to fit, be easier to judge them in context.

Sep 2nd, 2006, 07:27 AM	#9 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 01:40 AM Posts: 40,716 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Cooperama (original) First go, just what I had lying about Good start....

Sep 2nd, 2006, 11:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
:: Jon :: . My Classifieds Join Date: Apr 2003 Local Time: 01:40 AM Posts: 15,109 Offline	18 or so of them.. here are a few, all photos were taken by myself at various locations. click link for gallery click below for the others CLICK HERE FOR GALLERY OF HEADERS EMPTY SPACE NEEDS FILLING.... but it has to be something that wont get me banned

Sep 2nd, 2006, 01:37 PM	#11 (permalink)
"Reedy" Lost in Mini2 My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oxfordshire Local Time: 01:40 AM Posts: 926 Offline	My attempts.... JCW Black R105 - JCW Strut - More Mods Soon... Last edited by "Reedy" : Sep 4th, 2006 at 09:25 PM.

Sep 2nd, 2006, 05:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
supa-dupa-cooper In S Club Heaven!! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cloud MINI Local Time: 01:40 AM Posts: 19,559 Offline	The 15" 'Pepper Pot' Alloy Attached Thumbnails * The Italian Job 2008......Team 50 - Sponsor Us Here!* UNION JACK OWNERS CLUB GB002

Sep 2nd, 2006, 10:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
jimmyxp MINI2 Regular Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: leeds Local Time: 12:40 AM Posts: 155 Offline	I know there not quite standard mini wheels but its worth a shot....... nice brakes though Attached Thumbnails

Sep 3rd, 2006, 08:07 AM	#14 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 01:40 AM Posts: 40,716 Offline	Please note the image size 700 by 105 pixels, so your images should either be cropped to fit, or larger than that size to be able to be edited down without loss of quality. Also, standard MINI fitment (or JCW) wheels only please. Thanks for the efforts so far, long way to go this month so keep it up.

Sep 3rd, 2006, 04:10 PM	#15 (permalink)
Jon Chalk Cooperama? Who's he? Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Milton Keynes Local Time: 01:40 AM Posts: 698 Offline	OK - two more R98 Web-spokes, following car cleaning today (sorry if you don't like R98's but they're they only set of wheels on the car!!) Attached Thumbnails

Sep 3rd, 2006, 05:12 PM	#16 (permalink)
RVW 003 On a Mission My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cabbage County Local Time: 01:40 AM Posts: 4,148 Offline	Another go Attached Thumbnails Mine is the POWER and the GLORY UNI ON JACK OWNERS CLUB GB006

Sep 3rd, 2006, 11:11 PM	#17 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 01:40 AM Posts: 40,716 Offline	Thought I'd have a go... Thought I'd join in too, to help get the ball rolling?! Went out this afternoon and snapped some wheel shots on the driveway. These were probably my best efforts. Attached Thumbnails

Sep 4th, 2006, 12:25 AM	#18 (permalink)
LMB Toon Toon.. <div><a href= Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Up North Local Time: 01:40 AM Posts: 24,895 Offline	Ok... I'll give it a go. Attached Thumbnails Global Moderator

Sep 4th, 2006, 09:35 AM	#19 (permalink)
Andy P MINI2 Master Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Stamford, Lincs Local Time: 01:40 AM Posts: 1,703 Offline	Here's my effort Andy Attached Thumbnails

Sep 4th, 2006, 02:04 PM	#20 (permalink)
snid brown is back Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Burlington, VT Local Time: 08:40 PM Posts: 4,216 Offline	Going a different direction from all the "clean wheels" photos: The gallery resized from 700x105 to 600x90 so, I'll try attaching Attached Thumbnails jtross \| snid \| jason - bloggage (including videos)