Announcing the MotoringFile Photo Contest
Back in [July of aught-six](/2006/07/23/motoringfile-flickr-photo-group/), we introduced a new [MotoringFile group on Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/groups/motoringfile/) to encourage our readers to post their own photos of MINIs, events, and MINI-related stuff. Since then we've had nearly 200 Flickring MotoringFile readers join us and have seen some beautiful and inspiring pictures. Now we want to see more.

Any chance some of these pics make it as desktop wallpaper? I need some variety here
db, just be be clear, you don’t need us to tag the images with anything in particular to be entered into the contest? just add them to the MotoringFile pool. is that right?
Oh, this could be QUITE cool…
oops, sorry Brian – just assumed db wrote this. (permenant :P)
Timmee, you’re correct, no tagging required; just add them to the group! (you’ll have to be a member to do that, of course.)
I couldn’t make those images in the main post link to both the Flickr page and have them pop up with the Lightbox functionality that we use here to give you a slideshow fo larger images. Here are each of those thumbnails linked to their Flickr page.
[](<a href="http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=289260929" rel="nofollow ugc">http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=289260929</a>) [](<a href="http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=289260934" rel="nofollow ugc">http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=289260934</a>) [](<a href="http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=290597234" rel="nofollow ugc">http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=290597234</a>) [](<a href="http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=298583172" rel="nofollow ugc">http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=298583172</a>) [](<a href="http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=227661341" rel="nofollow ugc">http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=227661341</a>) [](<a href="http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=319144631" rel="nofollow ugc">http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=319144631</a>) [](<a href="http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=316210219" rel="nofollow ugc">http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=316210219</a>) [](<a href="http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=355844973" rel="nofollow ugc">http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=355844973</a>) [](<a href="http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=357384920" rel="nofollow ugc">http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=357384920</a>) [](<a href="http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=348500278" rel="nofollow ugc">http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=348500278</a>) [](<a href="http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=360858426" rel="nofollow ugc">http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=360858426</a>) [](<a href="http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=280869250" rel="nofollow ugc">http://flickr.com/photo.gne?id=280869250</a>)
Gabe, if there’s a more elegant way to do this, please let me know; not sure how I overlooked this.
some of us do not use digital cameras but some old fashioned but very professional analog ones that do not show date and time. Suppose that is ok too
So, by definition, the OOPs picture would be ineligible?
“Oops” is mine. 😉 These pictures aren’t being judged, they’re just representative samples of some of the fine photographs that are out there. Obviously, the judges aren’t eligible for winning prizes (which is good, since I’ve used up all my badge storage space).
As for scanned prints/negatives/slides and other images that don’t have EXIF data, like I said, we’ll have to use our best judgment. We won’t consider your picture in July if it’s in front of a Christmas tree, see? If it’s an issue for a particular image, we’ll do our best to discuss it with the photographer.
I like the “oops” most.
It’s quite cool & funny!
Can we get the large pics of the original ones?
Each of these images are hosted on Flickr. The owner specifies a license for each image, either by default, or explicitly per image. Additionally, the user may choose whether or not they want others to (easily) access the original image. If you read my comment above, each of those images is a link back to its respective Flickr page, and from there you’ll have a chance to access the full-sized image.
Hey blalor, I love the OOPs, just wondering, since it was featured.
Hey,
One of those photos is mine!!!! Way Cool!!!!
Thanks Guys!!!
Heyyy!!!
2 photos!!!!!!!!! sorry i don’t speak english, i’m spanish.
I don’t understand the rules XD
OK. So, who won? 😛
Patience, Grasshoppah. 🙂 February still has a few hours to go for some of us. We’ll be choosing among all pictures added to the group by 11:59pm GMT on 2/28/2007 (so just a few hours from now).