2010-08-03 14:18:24
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Bikin' in the Burgh Photo Contest
Hey ya'll we're partnering with the blog onlyinpgh.com for a fun photo. the winner will get a BikePGH Membership (or renewal) Kit - ie 1-yr membership, water bottle, t shirt and waterproof map.
the contest will run thru bikefest, so get your cameras out for events, but feel free to submit something from the past as well. Here's the details:
The Details
It’s simple–all submissions must be Pittsburgh AND bike-themed. Your bike must be in the photo, you must have biked to wherever you took the picture,etc., but don’t forget the Pittsburgh connection! Submissions will be open from TODAY (Aug 2nd) until the end of BikeFest, BikePGH’s week-long celebration of bicycling, on August 15th. Entries will be posted as they come in, and when the witching hour arrives, BikePGH and onlyinpgh will pick the top 5 submissions and it’ll be up to YOU to decide the winner!
To Submit
Send your photo submissions to submit@onlyinpgh.com. Include your name, specific location the photo was taken and a caption explaining the Bikin’ in the Burgh connection. One entry per person!
Summary
Bikin’ in the Burgh Photo Contest!
* Send submissions to submit@onlyinpgh.com between Aug 2nd and Aug 15th
* Include name, photo location and biking in the Burgh Connection
* One photo per person
* BikePGH and onlyinpgh will pick the 5 finalists and put them up for a vote
* Voting will end on August 22nd
2010-08-03 14:16:10
Clarification needed, please.
MY bike must be in the photo? Isn't it sort of limiting to be both the photographer and the subject? Or does that mean that a bike has to be in the photo, if I meet the other criteria?
Can you define "Pittsburgh?" Does a rail trail in the metro area count, for example, or must it be a location physically located within the City of Pittsburgh?
2010-08-04 00:21:09
Good points, Swalfoot. Neither of the photos seem to follow the rules... they seem to imply the constraints are an AND rather than an OR. Can we get a better statement of the rules, or is this one of those Potter Steward kind-a things? (That would be fine by me... part of the fun.)
BTW, the guy in the first photo has a droopy chain; is that ok?
2010-08-04 02:02:52
many people who participated in COAST already have some pics they could choose from to enter this 
2010-08-04 02:18:51
your bike doesn't have to be in it. don't read the instructions so literally (i didn't write them). i think the rules can be clarified as : Bikes + Pittsburgh
i think if you rode somewhere and took a shot with no bike in it, as long as you can explain how it's bike related, then submit it
2010-08-04 04:00:46
Sorry. Obviously I'm a geek.
I'll take that as (Pittsburgh V bicycle).
Thanks.
2010-08-04 04:33:08
ha ha on the potter steward reference. yinz know it when yinz see it
2010-08-04 12:45:31
I know where to come when I'm looking for a full-time editor!
Sorry for the confusion. The intent is that the photos must be somehow related to bikes and Pittsburgh, but how that combination is achieved is up to your creativity (but please include the explanation as a caption).
Thanks to everyone who's sent in a picture so far--already have a few in the hopper for tomorrow!
2010-08-04 20:39:40
Just put up a clarification on the rules for the contest:
I hope this clears up any lingering confusion!
2010-08-09 13:24:20
Just wanted to let everyone know that BikePGH and onlyingph has selected the finalists--now it's up to you to pick the winner!
You can vote on http://onlyinpgh.com using the sidebar poll on the right side.
2010-08-18 12:52:39