Digital Photo Competition

Bet that grabbed your attention, and even though it's not one you can get on and ride away, the Franklin Mint's 1:10 remarkably accurate scale model is a worthy prize.

What better way to celebrate the classic lines and iconic style of your American motorcycle than a photograph that really does it justice? Well, that and riding it of course.

The feedback we get here for the images in the magazine is very positive, and the secret is that there is no big secret beyond an appreciation of the bike you're looking at, and being prepared to look at it from many different angles. To prove that, encouraging you to look deeper or else recognising what you are already doing, we're running a photo competition in the pages of the magazine for the next six issues and on-line, to win subscriptions and back issues.

Each issue (every two months), one winner will get a year's subscription to American-V and the two first runners-up will get six back issues of their choice. And, if that not enough incentive, at the end of the competition there will be a final judging for a grand prize pool that we're still putting together, but which will include this Panhead! More details as we confirm sponsors

Submissions to be by email only - see the end for details - because everyone who doesn't currently have a digital camera will be able to get their 35mm or APS film transferred to a CD very cheaply, which should cover most eventualities: if you're messing around with a 6x5, or 120mm roll film, there is a better than even chance that you'll know what you're doing and can look after yourself, but Instamatic and Polaroid users are on their own. It doesn't matter if the photograph was taken thirty years ago: if it's a good shot, if you took it and still have the negative, get it scanned and send us the digital image - DON'T send the original print because we'd probably lose it.

The list is slowly growing, and we've got the only sensible way of distributing them: first place gets their first choice, second gets their first choice of the remaining prizes and so on until they've all gone. The list so far is THE PANHEAD! a GEM SLR CAMERA BAG! (we were going to give away a Zippo, but it wasn't especially relevent so that's in the current issue), PROBABLY THE USE OF A PROPER STUDIO TO SHOOT YOUR OWN BIKE (watch this space for details).

There's something else too. We're going to do a very odd three sided calendar / events wall-planner for next year, and the top three images will be used on that: they're going to have to be good, but we're getting a high standard of entry and it's getting better. Rise to the challenge!

Anything that represents owning and riding an American motorcycle, now or at any time in the past. There are no prizes for nudes unless tastefully and creatively done. It can be a detail shot, the bike in the landscape, an abstract image of a component or angle. It could be from an event, celebrating the lifestyles - any one of them - that have sprung up around the motorcycle, and potentially doesn't need to have a motorcycle in it at all.

Hard core, soft core or even just gratuitous nudity because you can see as many of those pics as you like on-line, as long as you've got an excellent firewall and anti-virus solution. It's not that we're prudish but we all know what people look like without their clothes on, and other specialist magazines are available for those people who want to collect the whole set.
Motorcycles that aren't from American manufacturers - we are a specialist publication after all: and that doesn't mean you can send us your American-built Gold Wings, V-Maxes or Stars. We're looking for the sort of bikes we'd feature.
Retouched images - we take a lot of pride in not retouching images except the odd lamp-post or tree apparently growing out of a seat that wasn't obvious when taking the shot, and we can spot them a mile away. We're looking for true, 'real' images.

There is a special email address for this competition to keep the main mail system clear, and anything other than photographic entries will be deleted without opening: for all other correspondence please use the regular addresses

There is no point in sending pictures bigger than 10MP or smaller than 4MP: any bigger will clog up the system, any smaller won't have enough resolution to publish as a winning image. If you've got a flashier camera than that, crank it down to a lower, or else reduce it in Photoshop if you've already taken the picture that you're submitting.

Attach your electronic image to an email - only one per message please, but with no limit to the number of entries within reason - with your name, where you took the photo and what you used, to only the competition address: amv.photocompetition@googlemail.com. Any other correspondance to this mail box will be considered spam and deleted.

Be aware that we will seek to qualify that you were the photographer (and own the copyright) on any prize winning entries.

Round One: Results	Bet that grabbed your attention, and even though it's not one you can get on and ride away, the Franklin Mint's 1:10 remarkably accurate scale model is a worthy prize. What better way to celebrate the classic lines and iconic style of your American motorcycle than a photograph that really does it justice? Well, that and riding it of course. The feedback we get here for the images in the magazine is very positive, and the secret is that there is no big secret beyond an appreciation of the bike you're looking at, and being prepared to look at it from many different angles. To prove that, encouraging you to look deeper or else recognising what you are already doing, we're running a photo competition in the pages of the magazine for the next six issues and on-line, to win subscriptions and back issues. Each issue (every two months), one winner will get a year's subscription to American-V and the two first runners-up will get six back issues of their choice. And, if that not enough incentive, at the end of the competition there will be a final judging for a grand prize pool that we're still putting together, but which will include this Panhead! More details as we confirm sponsors Submissions to be by email only - see the end for details - because everyone who doesn't currently have a digital camera will be able to get their 35mm or APS film transferred to a CD very cheaply, which should cover most eventualities: if you're messing around with a 6x5, or 120mm roll film, there is a better than even chance that you'll know what you're doing and can look after yourself, but Instamatic and Polaroid users are on their own. It doesn't matter if the photograph was taken thirty years ago: if it's a good shot, if you took it and still have the negative, get it scanned and send us the digital image - DON'T send the original print because we'd probably lose it. Prizes: The list is slowly growing, and we've got the only sensible way of distributing them: first place gets their first choice, second gets their first choice of the remaining prizes and so on until they've all gone. The list so far is THE PANHEAD! a GEM SLR CAMERA BAG! (we were going to give away a Zippo, but it wasn't especially relevent so that's in the current issue), PROBABLY THE USE OF A PROPER STUDIO TO SHOOT YOUR OWN BIKE (watch this space for details). There's something else too. We're going to do a very odd three sided calendar / events wall-planner for next year, and the top three images will be used on that: they're going to have to be good, but we're getting a high standard of entry and it's getting better. Rise to the challenge! What we're looking for: Anything that represents owning and riding an American motorcycle, now or at any time in the past. There are no prizes for nudes unless tastefully and creatively done. It can be a detail shot, the bike in the landscape, an abstract image of a component or angle. It could be from an event, celebrating the lifestyles - any one of them - that have sprung up around the motorcycle, and potentially doesn't need to have a motorcycle in it at all. What we're NOT looking for: Hard core, soft core or even just gratuitous nudity because you can see as many of those pics as you like on-line, as long as you've got an excellent firewall and anti-virus solution. It's not that we're prudish but we all know what people look like without their clothes on, and other specialist magazines are available for those people who want to collect the whole set. Motorcycles that aren't from American manufacturers - we are a specialist publication after all: and that doesn't mean you can send us your American-built Gold Wings, V-Maxes or Stars. We're looking for the sort of bikes we'd feature. Retouched images - we take a lot of pride in not retouching images except the odd lamp-post or tree apparently growing out of a seat that wasn't obvious when taking the shot, and we can spot them a mile away. We're looking for true, 'real' images. The most important thing is to have fun with it: genuine enthusiasm really shows in the final image Digital Images There is a special email address for this competition to keep the main mail system clear, and anything other than photographic entries will be deleted without opening: for all other correspondence please use the regular addresses There is no point in sending pictures bigger than 10MP or smaller than 4MP: any bigger will clog up the system, any smaller won't have enough resolution to publish as a winning image. If you've got a flashier camera than that, crank it down to a lower, or else reduce it in Photoshop if you've already taken the picture that you're submitting. Attach your electronic image to an email - only one per message please, but with no limit to the number of entries within reason - with your name, where you took the photo and what you used, to only the competition address: amv.photocompetition@googlemail.com. Any other correspondance to this mail box will be considered spam and deleted. Be aware that we will seek to qualify that you were the photographer (and own the copyright) on any prize winning entries.
Round Two: Results
Round Three: entries