2018 BYC Calendar - Your Pictures Needed!

[Jef's Girl]

Ok, @KikiGirls, when they edit the photo, as long as there are a certain amount of pixels, they can resize it so the photo will fit what they're looking for. Any time you crop a photo, you lose the pixels so it looks grainy. The larger a 'file', like 3000x2000 or larger, the greater the chance that if they have to crop it, it won't look pixelated or grainy or blurry or just not sharp. Does that help? So, if, like in my two pix, one is a portrait but I think the size is 4320x3456, so it is can be shrunk and still look sharp. If I only took a photo that was say, 600x800, it wouldn't be large enough for the calendar and you've probably seen photos that look blurry or so pixely...I hope this is helping. If not, we can figure this out.

 

[Kiki]

Ok, @KikiGirls, when they edit the photo, as long as there are a certain amount of pixels, they can resize it so the photo will fit what they're looking for. Any time you crop a photo, you lose the pixels so it looks grainy. The larger a 'file', like 3000x2000 or larger, the greater the chance that if they have to crop it, it won't look pixelated or grainy or blurry or just not sharp. Does that help? So, if, like in my two pix, one is a portrait but I think the size is 4320x3456, so it is can be shrunk and still look sharp. If I only took a photo that was say, 600x800, it wouldn't be large enough for the calendar and you've probably seen photos that look blurry or so pixely...I hope this is helping. If not, we can figure this out.

Yes thanks.
Now the real answer is going to be if @casportpony understand this too!

 

[biophiliac]

So let's say I enter this (3456 wide x 4608 tall). Will the judges and staff edit it, or will it get DQ'd because it's portrait?
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Here it is cropped to 3426 wide x 2616 tall
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Not an entry for the chicken calendar.

It's one of my favorites!

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Question... so when picking pictures once judging starts, will you automatically disqualify anything in portrait mode? Or will you try to get the original and crop it to fit?

"Portrait mode" means the photos are tall, not wide.. I'm I right? How can they be used when they are sideways rectangularly upwards when calendars are basically square... Without cropping them. By cropping them, you will lose half of the photo. Losing half of the photo is better than paying big bucks to a print company to print solid colors on each side of a portrait photo. Which leads me to the question of who does the cropping? BYC or the printer?

 

[Jef's Girl]

Yes, portrait is longer (2,000 x 3000); landscape is wider. By cropping, they may not lose any of the pix, just shrink it so it fits. But it has to be large enoughso when they shrink it, it'll still be a sharp picture.

 

[signmom3]

This is Edward my Black White Polish Crested.

We need your BEST Chicken Pics!!!

It's time for us to start getting your pictures for the 2018 BYC Calendar!

**Deadline for pic submissions is August 31**

Submit your pictures to this next year's calendar:

1) Find a HIGH RESOLUTION (at LEAST 3,000 pixels wide & 2,000 pixels tall) picture that is very clear, clean, and doesn't have people in it.
2) Reply and upload your picture to this thread.
3) No watermarks, text, etc. on the image
4) By submitting your pictures you agree that you are granting BYC license to edit and use the images in the calendar, promotions, and for other BYC purposes, etc.
5) Limit of 2 submissions per user, so choose your very best pictures!!

Remember, make sure you have a clear high resolution image (at LEAST 3,000 pixels wide and 2,000 pixels tall... but even higher resolution is better)! Our system will resize your picture when you upload it, so make sure you have/keep the full sized image if in case your photo is selected.

Here is an image of our 2011 calendar pics:

We're looking forward to your wonderful picture submissions!!!

A few notes:

1. We've been known to send a free calendar to those who get their pics chosen... so, maybe it will happen again this year.
   
2. Remember, only 2 submissions per member, and make sure you have VERY HIGH RESOLUTION images that we can use for print!
3. Regarding copyright & license: We are very sensitive and careful about respecting copyright of other peeps' work. We want to make sure we have your permission to use the photo for the calendar and for other BYC related uses. You retain ownership of your image and can continue to use it however you want. By submitting your pictures to this thread you are simply granting BYC license to use the images for BYC related purposes.

Regarding contest timing, judging, etc:

Here's how the judging process will probably work:

1. Our team will go through and filter out all the submissions that don't meet the requirements for the calendar (takes about two weeks after the deadline for submissions)
2. We'll gather all the links to the images together and we'll go through and rate the pictures (I'm guessing it will probably be around 100+ pictures and take a couple weeks)
3. Once all the pictures are rated, our team will review the top submissions and choose the 13+ images that will end up in the calendar. (about a week)
4. Then the images go into the design and printing process and head into our store (about 3-5 weeks)
5. We hope to have the calendars in our store by the end of October!

 

[signmom3]

These are my Phoenix's

 

[casportpony]

These are my Phoenix's

very pretty!

This is Edward my Black White Polish Crested.

He's cute!

 

[Relynn]

Here is Sprite

Here is Angel

 

[cow whisperer]

I don't know if this is still big enough but I'm trying.