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mmj · Jul 14, 2004, 23:44

From the Eiffel Tower to the Tower of London, from Brooklyn Bridge to the Big Banana, SitePoint Books make a great read any place, any time.

So, when you’re out and about, take a picture of yourself reading your favourite SitePoint book at a local landmark. Send in your snaps, and you could win an Apple iPod!

We are calling on all amateur photographers to buy, borrow or steal a SitePoint book and photograph yourself and the book in an imaginative location. Suitable entries will be displayed on SitePoint.com. As winner, you’ll be sent your very own iPod.

The Prize

One Apple iPod capable of storing 40GB of music and files.

Listen to music whereever you go
Store up to 10,000 songs
Backup your important files

How Do I Enter?

Take a picture of yourself with your favourite SitePoint Book.
Post your image in this SitePoint Forum thread by September 21, 2004.
SitePoint will display the best pictures in the competition gallery.
Watch the SitePoint Forums and Newsletters to see if you've won the price!

See full details, terms and conditions.

M. Johansson · Jul 15, 2004, 03:32

Whoa! Can advisors enter?

lo0ol · Jul 15, 2004, 03:35

Woohoo! Fun SitePoint stuff!

So... erm... do those of us in un-interesting locals who won't get out into interesting places for quite some time get bonus points for this? :\

mmj · Jul 15, 2004, 03:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by M. Johansson

Whoa! Can advisors enter?

Yep

Dean C · Jul 15, 2004, 03:47

This is an excellent competition. The only drawback is I have no friends with sitepoint books

Still, will be fun to see the best

Nick · Jul 15, 2004, 07:08

Can it be messed with in PS? (Not huge changes, just cool effects and that kind of stuff)

(edit): Wait, is it going to be the best image or just a random entry?

Egor · Jul 15, 2004, 08:42

Wow, this is a great idea for a competition. I would enter, but can't think of a descent location for shots here. Maybe when I go to NZ for a holi.

Crowe · Jul 15, 2004, 09:10

Great marketing idea. (note to self)

Technosailor · Jul 15, 2004, 09:26

Sweeet. I work in Washington, D.C.

I think I can find some landmarks to take pictures in front of.

someonewhois · Jul 15, 2004, 09:46

They mention France, they mention England, they mention the US.. What about Canada?

(Just kidding, I don't expect people to mention us)

Would if I could, but I don't have an SP book... or a need for an iPod.

Technosailor · Jul 15, 2004, 09:57

then win it for me. I need one when I go into the NAvy. Those long deployments...

argh

astericks · Jul 15, 2004, 11:41

<nerd>Science World, here I come

</nerd>

Vancouverites will know what I mean, hehehe

Mike · Jul 15, 2004, 11:43

Science world

Well I'm in the valley and in alberta... So I'm sending in pics of my beside an oil rig and a grow-op

Nicky · Jul 15, 2004, 13:13

I could take photos of my at the top of Blackpool Tower, or top of the Rock of Gibraltar.

Crowe · Jul 15, 2004, 13:54

Hey, wait, I've got access to the Space Shuttle and the Apollo missles. Maybe I should give this a shot. How cool would it be to see the books being read in the cockpit of the shuttle

Mark Harbottle · Jul 15, 2004, 17:27

You can post photos that have been messed with in Photoshop however real photos will take priority as far as awarding the prize goes.

someonewhois · Jul 15, 2004, 19:35

Someone asked it, don't think it was answered - is it a randomized draw or do you guys take the best? It was half-answered in post above this one, but I just want to make it definate.

You know what'd be cool? If I jumped from the CN Tower and was reading the book mid air

Mark Harbottle · Jul 15, 2004, 19:45

We will select the best photo as the winner. So it's not random.

AlexW · Jul 15, 2004, 19:47

So far Kev is winning.....

georgina · Jul 15, 2004, 19:59

mstwntd, aren't you in Melbourne? What about the greatest Melbourne landmark of all: the BBQ at SitePoint HQ?!?!??!?!?!??

georgina

manoloweb · Jul 15, 2004, 20:36

Too bad I'm not going to my Cancun House before september, it would be a great place to play around...

I'll give it a shot in Monterrey's surroundings anyway.

I'll also start to MP3 my CD collection, just in case

Great marketing Idea!!

rjahrman · Jul 15, 2004, 23:09

1) Return from the Carribean.
2) Get home and turn on computer to check e-mail.
3) Realize that I got 11 messages that weren't caught by my spam filter. Realize that in one frickin week I got 11 messages. Realize that I have no friends.

4) Think "I wonder what's on Sitepoint."
5) Check forums.
6) See this post.
7) ! The day after the Carribean !
8) Feel down on one's luck.

lo0ol · Jul 15, 2004, 23:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by manoloweb

I'll also start to MP3 my CD collection, just in case

Smart move. One of the best choices I ever did.

Egor · Jul 15, 2004, 23:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by georgina

mstwntd, aren't you in Melbourne? What about the greatest Melbourne landmark of all: the BBQ at SitePoint HQ?!?!??!?!?!??

georgina

Good idea, I'm not very far away from there.

Smarky · Jul 16, 2004, 06:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean C

This is an excellent competition. The only drawback is I have no friends

Selective editing is evil

Jul 14, 2004, 23:44	#1
mmj Test cases complete. 0 fails. Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 6,721	Win an iPod in SitePoint's 'Around the World' Photo Competition From the Eiffel Tower to the Tower of London, from Brooklyn Bridge to the Big Banana, SitePoint Books make a great read any place, any time. So, when you’re out and about, take a picture of yourself reading your favourite SitePoint book at a local landmark. Send in your snaps, and you could win an Apple iPod! We are calling on all amateur photographers to buy, borrow or steal a SitePoint book and photograph yourself and the book in an imaginative location. Suitable entries will be displayed on SitePoint.com. As winner, you’ll be sent your very own iPod. The Prize One Apple iPod capable of storing 40GB of music and files. Listen to music whereever you go Store up to 10,000 songs Backup your important files How Do I Enter? Take a picture of yourself with your favourite SitePoint Book. Post your image in this SitePoint Forum thread by September 21, 2004. SitePoint will display the best pictures in the competition gallery. Watch the SitePoint Forums and Newsletters to see if you've won the price! See full details, terms and conditions.

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Jul 15, 2004, 03:32	#2
M. Johansson Wanna-be Apple nut Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Halmstad, Sweden Posts: 7,614	Whoa! Can advisors enter?

Jul 15, 2004, 03:35	#3
lo0ol l º 0 º l Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Palo Alto Posts: 5,536	Woohoo! Fun SitePoint stuff! So... erm... do those of us in un-interesting locals who won't get out into interesting places for quite some time get bonus points for this? :\

Jul 15, 2004, 03:47	#5
Dean C SitePoint Wizard Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: England, UK Posts: 2,964	This is an excellent competition. The only drawback is I have no friends with sitepoint books Still, will be fun to see the best

Jul 15, 2004, 07:08	#6
Nick masquerading Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: East Coast Posts: 2,401	Can it be messed with in PS? (Not huge changes, just cool effects and that kind of stuff) (edit): Wait, is it going to be the best image or just a random entry?

Jul 15, 2004, 08:42	#7
Egor Non-Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 8,131	Wow, this is a great idea for a competition. I would enter, but can't think of a descent location for shots here. Maybe when I go to NZ for a holi.

Jul 15, 2004, 09:10	#8
Crowe SitePoint Wizard Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Huntsville Posts: 1,515	Great marketing idea. (note to self)

Jul 15, 2004, 09:26	#9
Technosailor Prolific Blogger Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Before These Crowded Streets Posts: 10,023	Sweeet. I work in Washington, D.C. I think I can find some landmarks to take pictures in front of.

Jul 15, 2004, 09:46	#10
someonewhois SitePoint Wizard Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 7,385	They mention France, they mention England, they mention the US.. What about Canada? (Just kidding, I don't expect people to mention us) Would if I could, but I don't have an SP book... or a need for an iPod.

Jul 15, 2004, 09:57	#11
Technosailor Prolific Blogger Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Before These Crowded Streets Posts: 10,023	then win it for me. I need one when I go into the NAvy. Those long deployments... argh

Jul 15, 2004, 11:41	#12
astericks My precious!!! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 2,021	<nerd>Science World, here I come </nerd> Vancouverites will know what I mean, hehehe

Jul 15, 2004, 11:43	#13
Mike SitePoint Genius Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 6,270	Science world Well I'm in the valley and in alberta... So I'm sending in pics of my beside an oil rig and a grow-op

Jul 15, 2004, 13:13	#14
Nicky Don't get too close, I bite! Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 8,734	I could take photos of my at the top of Blackpool Tower, or top of the Rock of Gibraltar.

Jul 15, 2004, 13:54	#15
Crowe SitePoint Wizard Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Huntsville Posts: 1,515	Hey, wait, I've got access to the Space Shuttle and the Apollo missles. Maybe I should give this a shot. How cool would it be to see the books being read in the cockpit of the shuttle

Jul 15, 2004, 17:27	#16
Mark Harbottle SitePoint Co-founder Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 662	You can post photos that have been messed with in Photoshop however real photos will take priority as far as awarding the prize goes.

Jul 15, 2004, 19:35	#17
someonewhois SitePoint Wizard Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 7,385	Someone asked it, don't think it was answered - is it a randomized draw or do you guys take the best? It was half-answered in post above this one, but I just want to make it definate. You know what'd be cool? If I jumped from the CN Tower and was reading the book mid air

Jul 15, 2004, 19:45	#18
Mark Harbottle SitePoint Co-founder Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 662	We will select the best photo as the winner. So it's not random.

Jul 15, 2004, 19:47	#19
AlexW Team SitePoint Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,004	So far Kev is winning.....

Jul 15, 2004, 19:59	#20
georgina Team SitePoint Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 370	mstwntd, aren't you in Melbourne? What about the greatest Melbourne landmark of all: the BBQ at SitePoint HQ?!?!??!?!?!?? georgina

Jul 15, 2004, 20:36	#21
manoloweb SitePoint Zealot Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mexico Posts: 158	Too bad I'm not going to my Cancun House before september, it would be a great place to play around... I'll give it a shot in Monterrey's surroundings anyway. I'll also start to MP3 my CD collection, just in case Great marketing Idea!!

Jul 15, 2004, 23:09	#22
rjahrman SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: May 2003 Location: Washington, USA Posts: 80	1) Return from the Carribean. 2) Get home and turn on computer to check e-mail. 3) Realize that I got 11 messages that weren't caught by my spam filter. Realize that in one frickin week I got 11 messages. Realize that I have no friends. 4) Think "I wonder what's on Sitepoint." 5) Check forums. 6) See this post. 7) ! The day after the Carribean ! 8) Feel down on one's luck.