Boxster Picture Game Thread - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Mark_T · 08-25-2011, 01:41 PM

Here's another one, not as difficult but not a give-away either:

Boxster reflected in the side or rear view mirror of another Boxster

I was tempted to say both Boxsters must be in motion, but that would present too much of an opportunity for catastophe.

Spinnaker · 08-25-2011, 03:21 PM

A while back there was thread about this guy named Michael Paul Smith who takes amazing photos of model cars. He inspired me to try this. Here is the flikr link for any that may have missed it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24796741@N05

So, it is up to Overdrive to either accept or reject this photo for my first point.

If it is a go, then the next challenge shall be:
A Boxster with sailboat(s) in the background.
(What did you expect with a profile handle like "Spinnaker")
I know that this may be a challenge for those whom are far from any water, but be creative, I was.

tommy986 · 08-25-2011, 03:29 PM

It looks more real than the Ferrari and Lambo pics we've seen.

Ok, if I submit a toy sail boat?

Spinnaker · 08-25-2011, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tommy986

It looks more real than the Ferrari and Lambo pics we've seen.

Ok, if I submit a toy sail boat?

As far as I'm concerned, if you can make it look good, go for it. I didn't say what size sailboat, did I?

Overdrive · 08-26-2011, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spinnaker

As far as I'm concerned, if you can make it look good, go for it. I didn't say what size sailboat, did I?

While it shouldn't just be entirely up to my discretion to count or discount an image, so long as it meets the criteria, it should count. If someone feels a need to dispute it, they can. But you have another Boxster visible in your mirror. nobody said they had to be on the same road, or for that matter, physically there. It could have been a die cast in your hand in front of the mirror. To me, it meets the criteria.

Heck, if someone has wallpapered their garage with sailboats, that's an easy point. That's kind of the point (no pun intended there

) of this is for people to get creative. I know the challenge creators have certain ideas in mind, but unless you get terribly specific, people are going to find ways to get their point without necessarily doing exactly what you'd expect. Also keep in mind that if you do get extremely specific, you have to be able to pull off that same challenge if no one else can, so it pays to leave a little wiggle room.

That being said, I've let a few slide to keep the game from stagnating, but we do need to put in the effort to take/supply decent pics as much as possible. Nothing tiny, grainy, blurry, etc. We should clearly be able to tell that the challenge has been met.