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04-14-2013, 02:56 AM
Banner by Ikuto Akihiko Hasegawa The phoenix orchid is once again in bloom! I think I can smell it from here, and we're not even at the greenhouse! We may not all be lucky enough to have phoenix orchids popping up in our gardens, but I'll bet almost all of you have something beautiful blooming! Or maybe nature isn't really your thing? Perhaps you find more beauty in the gleam of metal? Whip out your camera and show me what you find most beautiful, be it natural or industrial, and you might just win yourself a prize!
For the first category, Fabulous Flora, take a photo of a flower (or a lot of flowers!) of any type you like. It's easy to walk out to the garden and take a quick snap, but try to get creative with angles! Don't forget the macro setting!
The second category, Industrial Ingenuity, will require a bit more imagination from you. Inspired by the airships of Duval, I want you to take an industrial-themed picture. Pipes, valves, steam, and engines are all examples of what fits here. One big rule, though: no electricity! If the object of your photo has electrical components, that's fine, but I don't want to see them in your photo. No wires, switchboards, display screens, or plugs. Think steampunk!
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Cherry Who?
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04-14-2013, 02:57 AM
Rules - All photos must be accompanied by a proof photo. A proof photo should be very similar to your original photo, but with a slip of paper with your username on it visible. If your proof photo looks nothing like your submission, it will not be accepted. For example, if my submission was this photo, my proof photo would need to look like this. If I submitted a proof photo like this it would not be accepted because it is not clear that it is the same dandelion puff. You may not edit in your username.
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- You may make minor edits to your submission on photo editing software to alter the white balance, enhance the colors, adjust the focus, and to remove small things (as an example, if this photo was my submission, it would be okay to remove the power lines visible at the lower right corner of the photo). You may not add anything into your photo or significantly alter it beyond minor aesthetic changes. You may add a black and white or sepia filter to submissions to the Industrial Ingenuity category, if you wish. Proof photos will have no impact on judging (beyond making sure you're eligible), so you do not need to make any edits to your proof. If you are unsure if the edit you would like to make is okay, show me a before and after and I'll help you out. This will have no impact on your eligibility.
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- Your submission must be your own photograph. Plagiarism is a very serious offense that we do not take lightly on Menewsha. In addition to being ineligible for the contest, if you are found to be using someone else's photo, you will receive an infraction against your account. I will find out, don't even bother!
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- You may submit a maximum of two photos per category. Please only submit using your main account, no mules.
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- It is up to you to make sure that the image hosting service you have chosen for your picture (photobucket, imageshack, etc.) is reliable and that you have provided the correct link. If your image no longer works and instead displays one of those error images, I may make an effort to contact you for a new link to the image. However, if this happens while I am judging, I will not have the time to wait a few days to hear back from you and so your entry may be discarded. If you notice your image is not working, please contact me ASAP with a working link.
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- All submissions must use the submission form provided below. Please link to your submission and proof photos, do not imbed them with [img][/img] tags.
Fabulous Flora Submission Form
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[size=4][color=#99CC66][u][b][font=garamond]Fabulous Flora Submission Form[/font][/b][/u][/color][/size]
[b]Username:[/b]
[b]Submission:[/b] (do not imbed!)
[b]Proof:[/b] (do not imbed!)
[b]Notes:[/b] (optional)
Submissions will be accepted until the end of the event.
Industrial Ingenuity Submission Form
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[size=4][color=#663300][u][b][font=garamond]Industrial Ingenuity[/font][/b][/u][/color][/size]
[b]Username:[/b]
[b]Submission:[/b] (do not imbed!)
[b]Proof:[/b] (do not imbed!)
[b]Notes:[/b] (optional)
Submissions will be accepted until the end of the event.
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Cherry Who?
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04-14-2013, 03:23 AM
Prizes Ahh, your favorite part! To reward you for taking such lovely photos, I'll be awarding a few prizes. But as far as what they are and how many there will be... that's a secret! If I receive many lovely photos, I may give out many lovely prizes. However, if I receive few or very poor photos, I may not give out many prizes at all. But I will guarantee you this much:
- The First Place prize for at least one category will be worth at least 7,000g
- The Second Place prize for at least one category will be worth 4,000g
Photos will not be disqualified for poor lighting, quality, time stamps, etc. but ones with excellent quality and due attention paid to lighting, angle, color, background and staging are much more likely to win a nice prize. Don't just snap a quick picture and call it a day! Get artistic with it. Experiment with different angles and macro close ups, move things around, spend some time touching it up on your computer. Get it just perfect and you could win big!
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04-14-2013, 03:26 AM
Fabulous Flora Submissions
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Originally Posted by shinigamikarasu
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Originally Posted by KatMagenta
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Originally Posted by Velvet
Fabulous Flora Submission Form
Username: Velvet
Submission: Peace Lily
Proof: Proof
Notes: Peace lilies I've been growing. 8D Sorry about the proof being blurry. I can try taking another one is required.
Fabulous Flora Submission Form
Username: Velvet
Submission:Life
Proof:Proof
Notes: Some pretty purple flowers in the shade of my favorite color with some Morel mushrooms and strawberry blooms. :)
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Originally Posted by Ferra
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Originally Posted by R u b y
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Originally Posted by Whisper Invictus
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Originally Posted by For-Chan Cookie
Fabulous Flora Submission Form
Username: For-Chan Cookie
Submission: Purple Pansy
Proof: Purple Pansy Proof
Notes: I love the flecks on the flowers and the way the colors pop out. I used a setting on my camera called Super Vivid and boy does it deliver! Sorry, kind of zoomed out for that one and the camera setting made my name hard to read.
Fabulous Flora Submission Form
Username: For-Chan Cookie
Submission: Yellow Flowers
Proof: Yellow Flowers Proof
Notes: These bushes are blooming everywhere around here. They're kind of boring, but look nice against a blue sky :D Please ignore the bugs chilling in the flowers ^_^;;
If the links break (because for some reason Photobucket hates me today) here's a link to the entire gallery.
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Originally Posted by Ferra
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Originally Posted by Vox
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Originally Posted by Ikuto Akihiko Hasegawa
Fabulous Flora Submission Form
Username: Ikuto Akihiko Hasegawa
Submission: Flowers!
Proof: Da proof
Notes: I took a photo of the flowers below my name. Middle one got pushed down when I put the paper in there. XD Actually good timing of being on vacation since my mom has tons of flowers so I was able to snap around.
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Originally Posted by Wonderlands
Fabulous Flora Submission Form
Username: Wonderlands
Submission: It's huge when it's zoomed in, be warned!
Proof: Proof is in the pudding
Notes: I have no idea what these flowers are but they are growing beside my pool and they're the only decent ones that are alive, hahah. Lillie's or Crocus' if I have to make a guess..
Also, I had no idea that I focused on the flowers rather than my username in my proof photo. I'd be more than happy to take another if my current photos isn't sufficient. :) It was sunny and glarey so I couldn't see it once I took it, haha.
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Originally Posted by Seito
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Originally Posted by Zombie Pixie
Fabulous Flora Submission Form
Username: Zombie Pixie
Submission: <3 here
Proof: i like this one better
Notes: There was this weird brown stuff ontop the flower pretty sure it was dog doo >_< soo tadaa
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Originally Posted by Vox
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Originally Posted by Hadsvich
Fabulous Flora Submission Form
Username: Hadsvich
Submission: click
Proof: click
Notes: I don't know what kinda tree this is, but those are flowers from my tree in the front yard~
Fabulous Flora Submission Form
Username: Hadsvich
Submission: click
Proof: click
Notes: Flowers at school~
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Originally Posted by Kent
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Originally Posted by ~LONGCAT~
Fabulous Flora Submission Form
Username: ~LONGCAT~
Submission: Pink Florets
Proof:Proof! what what?!
Notes: yeah the proof is slightly off from the submitted picture, but it was in the 40s and windy. This is some sort of shruby shrub in the salt marshes near the beach, don't know exactly what it is.
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Industrial Ingenuity Submissions
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Originally Posted by Nephila
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Industrial Ingenuity
Username: For-Chan Cookie
Submission: Rust and Moss
Proof: Rust and Moss Proof
Notes: This is some crazy thing we have had in the yard forever. I think my grandparents said it used to be some blacksmith thing...I don't know. It's a planter now!
Industrial Ingenuity
Username: For-Chan Cookie
Submission: Rusty Coil
Proof: Rusty Coil Proof
Notes: I have no idea what this thing is. It was sitting in the basement on the oil tank. Here are some extra pictures: Full View. That thing in the top of the picture was initially inside the coil. I think it might be some sort of coil heater? Interior view.
If the links break (because for some reason Photobucket hates me today) here's a link to the entire gallery.
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Originally Posted by Vox
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Originally Posted by Mageling
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Originally Posted by KatMagenta
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Originally Posted by Velvet
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Originally Posted by Hadsvich
Industrial Ingenuity
Username: Hadsvich
Submission: click
Proof: click
Notes: Steaming vent!
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Originally Posted by Kent
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Originally Posted by Hadsvich
Industrial Ingenuity
Username: Hadsvich
Submission: click
Proof: click
Notes: A music box my father bought, which he nailed to a plank. x'3
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Nephila
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04-15-2013, 06:46 PM
OH a taking picture contest. Interesting.
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nemo.love_22
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04-15-2013, 06:51 PM
Do you know of any ways to get the username onto said photos because I do not have any access to programs that would be able to do that on my computer but I do want to enter this contest.
Because the entries that I want to enter are ones that I've taken in years past so I can't take a picture with my username like the ones that you gave an example for.
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Nephila
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04-15-2013, 06:52 PM
I could help you out with that if you need Nemo. :) I gots all kinds of shop skills. :D
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nemo.love_22
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04-15-2013, 06:54 PM
Nephila: Alright. What would be the best way to send photos over to you? I also need to locate them - I think I know where one of the two that I want to enter is. But I am not totally 100% sure where the second one is.
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Nephila
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04-15-2013, 06:58 PM
Just pm me the links when you find them and I'll get on it. :)
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nemo.love_22
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04-15-2013, 07:00 PM
Alright. If I can locate them, I'll send them your way. I am also confused by editing in the username - like is it not allowed to be put on on the computer? Because if that is the case, I'm in trouble because I have no way of taking decent pictures right now of the flowers I want.
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Q U E E N
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04-15-2013, 07:17 PM
Ooh nice.
Is it possible to use already-taken pictures, though? :/
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nemo.love_22
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04-15-2013, 07:18 PM
Queen: That's what I want to know too... Because the photos I know of were taken months ago. But the way that the rules are worded makes it sound like it has to be photos that have been recently taken... Which means I can't enter. *sighs* I really do want to enter though!
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Nephila
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04-15-2013, 07:21 PM
Hey I won't tell if you don't nemo. lulz!! uh oh though they might hear us.
All the flora is very boring and brown right now for me. >.< Though the snow can be purdy so...
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Ascadellia
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04-15-2013, 08:06 PM
Hm..
This will be interesting to do!
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nemo.love_22
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04-15-2013, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Nephila
Hey I won't tell if you don't nemo. lulz!! uh oh though they might hear us.
All the flora is very boring and brown right now for me. >.< Though the snow can be purdy so...
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I don't have snow myself, but there's no pretty flowers that interest me, and the ones I've thought of entering were taken last summer. Pretty flowers in the summer!
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Seiki Nova
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04-15-2013, 08:09 PM
Hmm, desert flora. I can probably work with that. We just got a pretty new bougainvillea and a bunch of new vines for the back yard that I think have little buds on them. Maybe I'll even go scouting tomorrow morning for wildflowers. Might actually have to give this a try...
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04-15-2013, 09:56 PM
I guess i won't participate in this because i only have a cellphone to take pictures with...
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Nephila
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04-15-2013, 10:20 PM
I think I might be able to make my pine tree work it. We'll see how it goes. I'm going to have more difficulty with the other part of it.
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04-15-2013, 11:04 PM
Oooo! I love photo contests.
I've been really lazy with taking photos lately, but since it's spring here there are plenty of flowers to take pics of.
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Wonderlands
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04-15-2013, 11:15 PM
This is perfect! I have a whole week off so I might go into the city or gardens to see what's what. Although I do have a few photo's I took overseas that fit into the categories but I'll have a hard time proving that they're mine... That's if we are allowed to submit photos we have already taken. I guess it won't matter, I'm sure I'll find something in the city. :)
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04-15-2013, 11:41 PM
This sounds fab, especially the industrial category. I can't wait to see what kind of pictures you guys take!
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Cherry Who?
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04-16-2013, 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by nemo.love_22
Do you know of any ways to get the username onto said photos because I do not have any access to programs that would be able to do that on my computer but I do want to enter this contest.
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I'm sorry, you've misread the rules. You may not edit your username onto the photo. It needs to be written on a slip of paper that is actually in the photograph itself. I posted examples in the rules.
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Originally Posted by Q U E E N
Ooh nice.
Is it possible to use already-taken pictures, though? :/
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If you can get a proof photo that sufficiently proves that the photo is yours, yes! For example, if you took a wide shot of a flower with your porch very clear in the background and you took a picture of that same porch now with your username in the photo, yes. If you took a closeup of a flower and/or there aren't really any "landmark" type things in the background, I'm afraid not.
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Originally Posted by Seiki Nova
Hmm, desert flora. I can probably work with that. We just got a pretty new bougainvillea and a bunch of new vines for the back yard that I think have little buds on them. Maybe I'll even go scouting tomorrow morning for wildflowers. Might actually have to give this a try...
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Desert flora would be really interesting to see! It's not something I see much.
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I think I might be able to make my pine tree work it. We'll see how it goes. I'm going to have more difficulty with the other part of it.
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Does your pine tree flower?
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Oooo! I love photo contests.
I've been really lazy with taking photos lately, but since it's spring here there are plenty of flowers to take pics of.
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You should definitely enter, you take such pretty photos!
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Originally Posted by Wonderlands
This is perfect! I have a whole week off so I might go into the city or gardens to see what's what. Although I do have a few photo's I took overseas that fit into the categories but I'll have a hard time proving that they're mine... That's if we are allowed to submit photos we have already taken. I guess it won't matter, I'm sure I'll find something in the city. :)
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You can submit old photos, but only if you can still provide an adequate proof photo for them. So the overseas photos are probably a no-go unless you're willing to hop a plane for this contest (not recommended). But you can still share the photos with us if you'd like to show them off!
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This sounds fab, especially the industrial category. I can't wait to see what kind of pictures you guys take!
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Yeah, I don't expect many submissions in that category, but I'm hoping for a few cool, creative ones!
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nemo.love_22
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04-16-2013, 02:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Cherry Who?
I'm sorry, you've misread the rules. You may not edit your username onto the photo. It needs to be written on a slip of paper that is actually in the photograph itself. I posted examples in the rules.
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So basically if we don't have access to anything to take pictures of, we can't enter... Ok, finel whatever... I wanted to enter. But now I can't... :( This makes me sad.
Just wondering: not that the answer will make me change my mind at all -- why don't you want us editing our name onto the photo? I can tell you. And it makes me feel like you don't trust us - but the photo that I have in mind was MOST DEFINITELY taken by me.
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Cherry Who?
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04-16-2013, 03:41 AM
Because editing your name onto it doesn't prove you took it. I could take a photo my friend posted on facebook and edit "Cherry Who?" onto it.
Please understand that people do try to cheat contests and games that we host during our events. It may be a small percentage of people, but every now and then someone tries something funny. Certain precautions have to be taken against that.
There's really only so much I can do here. Not everyone lives in an area that currently has flowers blooming, so I have also included the industrial category. Not everyone has access to a good camera, either, but there isn't really anything I can do about that. We strive to offer a wide variety of contests and games during each event so that there's something for everyone, regardless of the resources they have at hand or the time they have to spare. Unfortunately, most people won't be able to enter every single contest and play every game, but we do what we can.
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dessertdesiert
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04-16-2013, 03:48 AM
Cherry will you get upset if i try to enter with not so high quality photo that I try to improve the graphics slightly using photoshop?
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