TalkImg Awards - Image of the Year 2023 | sponsored by BC.Game / Icarus

[joker_josue]

   IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2023   

An old proverb says that a picture is worth a thousand words. Based on this, I am pleased to announce the first TalkImg Awards - Image of the Year 2023.
I therefore invite everyone to participate and share the image that marked your year 2023.
It can be any type of image: drawing, photography, image generated by AI; in short, any image that represents the year 2023 for you.



  CATEGORIES  
There may be 3 categories in competition:

• Drawing: A handmade drawing, in charcoal, Indian ink, or other type of material. It can also include digital works, made in Photoshop (or equivalent), as long as they are created by the user themselves.
• Photography: Photograph, preferably taken by the person himself (or clearly identified the author of it).
• AI Image: Artistic work developed using AI tools

Update 13/02/2024: Since the number of participations was low in all categories, the images will all be voted on in a single category.


A category will only enter the competition if it has at least 3 participants. If there are not enough users for the three categories (I hope that doesn't happen), a single category will be created that will include all entries. Participations from a category that does not enter into competition may be replaced in another (after analysis), for user voting.


  RULES  

• Any user registered in the forum for more than 120 days, and who in the last 120 days have received at least 15 merits, will be able to participate.
• Only images that are hosted on the www.talkimg.com service are accepted.
• Each user can participate in the 3 categories, with only 1 image for each. If the participant submits more than one image in a category, only the first image presented will be accepted (unless specifically indicated by the participant).
• If an image clearly violates copyright, it will not be accepted.
• The participant may indicate photographs by other authors, but must clearly identify the respective author, but it must be licensed for public use, or the participant has prior and proven authorization (if requested) for use.
• Participations, before being put to vote, will be evaluated by the promoters, to check that they do not violate any copyright, using various tools they have at their disposal.
• The organization may change/adjust these rules at any time. Promoters can accept or reject any image/participation based on these rules and copyright and privacy protection criteria.

  HOW TO PARTICIPATE  
If you meet the participation criteria, to participate do so as follows.

For drawing: Code: [b]DRAWING[/b] [img width=600]image link[/img] [i]title | materials used | useful info[/i]

For photography: Code: [b]PHOTOGRAPHY[/b] [img width=600]image link[/img] [i]title | equipment used | useful info[/i]

For AI image: Code: [b]IA IMAGE[/b] [img width=600]image link[/img] [i]title | platform used | useful info[/i]

Registrations that do not follow this standard may not be accepted.
It is not mandatory to give a title, but it will be appreciated.


  CALENDAR  

• Registration until February 4, 2024, at 29:59 (WET).
• Between the 7th and the 12th of February 2024, voting will begin for +/-30 days.
• Days later, at the end of voting, the winners are presented.

This topic is for registration and debate, then a topic will be opened just for voting.


  PRIZES  
Update 13/02/2024: We are pleased to inform you, due to this change in categories, a small adjustment to the prizes. The three most voted entries will be awarded as follows:

• 1st place:
  $100 Sponsored by BC.Game
  $40 Sponsored by TalkImg
  1x Icarus Card Sponsored by Icarus
  
• 2nd place:
  $40 Sponsored by TalkImg
  1x Icarus Card Sponsored by Icarus
  
• 3rd place:
  1x Icarus Card Sponsored by Icarus
  

• TalkImg Provides: The category winner is entitled to a canvas print of the three winning works. It is recommended that each participant keeps a high quality copy of the image, for a better final result.
  ^{Note: It should be noted that printing on canvas is low cost for me, because it involves my work. However, if the winner does not want to receive the screen print, the prize is converted to $40 in bitcoin.}
• BC.Game Provides: Offer of $100 in bitcoin to the author of the most voted image.
  ^{In case of a tie the amount will be divided.}
• Icarus Provides: Offer of an Icarus Card with the print of the image with the most votes, to the author of the work.
  ^{Prize processed directly by Icarus.}

  SPONSORS  

The organization of these awards does not have any responsibility for the images that each participant presents.
Each participant is responsible for the images presented. This event only compiles the images presented by the participants, who assume responsibility for the images indicated.
Whenever any copyright infringement is detected, the image will be disqualified, as well as the participant.
Participants accept that the images posted at the event can be used by TalkImg for printing, and authorize them to be used for promotional purposes.
The organization has no responsibility for the activities of sponsors, nor does it represent them. The sponsors, just support this event, for which we are grateful.

[joker_josue]

Voting topic.

  IMAGES IN COMPETITION  

	Image in Competition number: 01             User: Amphenomenon Eccentricity Adobe Lightroom the image use here was shot by me, after which I use Adobe Lightroom for editing and the image is actually a photo of a taro plant leaf Original post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480110.msg63428438#msg63428438
Code: Vote: #01

	Image in Competition number: 02             User: apogio Brompton Rd, London Sony A6000 & SIGMA 30MM F1.4 DC | 1/120s @ f/8 Original post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480110.msg63428812#msg63428812
Code: Vote: #02

	Image in Competition number: 03             User: Mia Chloe Lagos, Nigeria Shot taken by Mia on Redmi 10c android device/ Edited by Mia via Redmi 10c Original post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480110.msg63429122#msg63429122
Code: Vote: #03

	Image in Competition number: 04             User: Mia Chloe Lagos, Nigeria Shot taken by Mia on Redmi 10c android device/ Edited by Mia via Redmi 10c Original post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480110.msg63429122#msg63429122
Code: Vote: #04

Image in Competition number: 05         User: Danydee That nasty little Giant! equipment used: Smartphone Ja, tha nasty boy killed my young plant   ...  Tha poor little thing did not resist to eating him all the leaves! This was on July 23, the first photo (when he was green) was a few days before the second.. then he hidded and I didn't find him. The second time I took him outdoor to a Mulberry tree not very far.. but unfortunately the young plant did not survive to losing of too much leaves   Original post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480110.msg63433742#msg63433742

Code: Vote: #05

	Image in Competition number: 06             User: digaran   Original post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480110.msg63437373#msg63437373
Code: Vote: #06

	Image in Competition number: 07             User: summonerrk But 2023 is Fine materials used: paper, pen I can show you photos of WIP, if necessary Original post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480110.msg63480154#msg63480154
Code: Vote: #07

Image in Competition number: 08     User: acroman08 Motherhood equipment used: POCO X3 NFC the images are mine and they were taken 2 years apart. the nursing kitten in the first image is now nursing her kittens. also, the larger black cat in the second image is not hers, that's her sister, she was about 6-7 months old at the time I took the image, what happened is that her mother(the black cat in the first image) died several weeks after giving birth, I fed her milk until she was grown enough to eat solid foods. Original post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480110.msg63606881#msg63606881

Code: Vote: #08

Image in Competition number: 09         User: sompitonov stress platform used: https://lexica.art 1)This image does not relate to specific conflicts, it is only a general image; 2) If necessary, I can provide the words entered to create this image. 3)I have better quality of my AI image, but it about 3 MB (If necessary I will provide) Original post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480110.msg63608678#msg63608678

Code: Vote: #09

Image in Competition number: 10       User: xLays focus bing (Powered by DALL·E 3) prompts used; An award winning image of a turkey front face focusing on its the wattle and the caruncle in a black background. And then I just cropped it to half. Also inspired by Jamie Smart, from Llandrindod Wells, the youngest ever winner at the RSPCA Young Photographer Awards 2023. https://www.brecon-radnor.co.uk/news/record-breaking-young-photographer-clinches-rspca-award-with-striking-turkey-image-655809 Original post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480110.msg63610617#msg63610617

Code: Vote: #10

	Image in Competition number: 11             User: Betwrong City where I live, Kyiv, Ukraine IA image: https://www.bing.com/ Original post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480110.msg63612785#msg63612785
Code: Vote: #11

	Image in Competition number: 12             User: gagux123 BitcoinTalk notch wood art Samsung S20 FE | Edited via Samsung S20 FE Original post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480110.msg63614968#msg63614968
Code: Vote: #12

[joker_josue]

WINNERS
Here are the winners of the 1st TalkImg Awards - Image of the Year 2023:

#1

User Mia Chloe - Lagos, Nigeria | Got 6 votes.
_{Original post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480110.msg63429122#msg63429122}


#2

User: Amphenomenon - Eccentricity | Got 5 votes (4 as first choice*).
_{Original post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480110.msg63428438#msg63428438}


#3

User: apogio - Brompton Rd, London | Got 5 votes (1 as first choice*).
_{Original post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480110.msg63428812#msg63428812}


*The number of times the image was the voters' first choice was used as a tiebreaker.

[Amphenomenon]

DRAWING

Eccentricity | Adobe Lightroom | the image use here was shot by me, after which I use Adobe Lightroom for editing and the image is actually a photo of a taro plant leaf https://www.talkimg.com/image/kbbpIhttps://www.talkimg.com/image/kDj8l

[vennali]

Reserved

[digaran]

Umm, sir josue the joker, there is no moneyz involved? If not then I'll just pass. Typical money grabbing mindset. Lol
The awards here could be given to oneself by ourself, an award is something that is unique which can not be reproduced or which would have no value if awarded by someone else, for example, it would be meaningless if the Cannes were to award nominees with Oscar, etc.
I admire your perseverance, a lone shill, shilling for your own project. 😂

[apogio]

PHOTOGRAPHY

Brompton Rd, London | Sony A6000 & SIGMA 30MM F1.4 DC | 1/120s @ f/8

Obviously I am the photographer, so the picture is mine.

Good luck to everyone

[darkv0rt3x]

I may try to participate but most likely my image (or images) won't be allowed due to the political nature of their content!
I will still send candidates to the contest and if any of them is accepted, I'll enter the contest with that one!

The first one I'll try to use is the following:


IA IMAGE

The Jewift | N/A | N / A

This is likely an AI generated image but I have no idea who is the author. I took it from a Telegram channel.
Note: The title is mine, though.

With the last events from the Middle-East, I just can't forget that this is probably the most shocking event of the year for me!

[Mia Chloe]

PHOTOGRAPHY

Lagos, Nigeria /Shot taken by Mia on Redmi 10c android device/ Edited by Mia via Redmi 10c


Lagos, Nigeria /Shot taken by Mia on Redmi 10c android device/ Edited by Mia via Redmi 10c

[taufik123]

Reserved

[CCMS]

This is my Drawing

[digaran]

I really hope you guys realize when you take a picture on your phone, your location is also saved, and when you upload that image, all the intel about you is also uploaded. 😉

[apogio]

I really hope you guys realize when you take a picture on your phone, your location is also saved, and when you upload that image, all the intel about you is also uploaded. 😉

Of course! I have been a photographer for almost 10 years I don't really have a problem with any of my metadata being saved, I am used to it. Nevertheless, I have trimmed out all the data I wanted to remove.

To be honest, most of the time I require my metadata to be uploaded to claim ownership. Of course that's not the case here.

[Igebotz]

The three winning images will be printed on canvas and offered to the winners. It will be a screen, containing the 3 winning images, with enough spacing so that 3 separate frames can be assembled. The minimum screen size will be 50x50cm.
I recommend that each user keeps a copy of the image in high resolution (if possible), so that in case they win, the screen print is of high quality.

 You just excluded those who value privacy from participating because no one is giving you a contact/house address for delivery. If you wish to give back to the community, converting printing and shipping costs into BTC prizes will save you time and money.

I may drop some images just for fun, but if I ever win, please send them to Mars.

[joker_josue]

I really hope you guys realize when you take a picture on your phone, your location is also saved, and when you upload that image, all the intel about you is also uploaded. 😉

All metadata is deleted whenever an image is uploaded to TalkImg.

You just excluded those who value privacy from participating because no one is giving you a contact/house address for delivery. If you wish to give back to the community, converting printing and shipping costs into BTC prizes will save you time and money.

I added the following note to the award given:

Note: It should be noted that printing on canvas is low cost for me, because it involves my work. However, if the winner does not wish to receive the canvas print, the value of $40 in bitcoin will be awarded.

[Danydee]

That nasty little Giant !

[digaran]

Alright, since people are worried about their privacy and whatnot, here are some tips:

Once you take a picture, no matter if it has meta data or not, here are the methods used to geo-locate you from a picture:

Natural landmarks, trees, plants, mountains, sky, stars, clouds, angle of sun rays, color of soil, rocks etc.
Buildings, streets, logos etc.

Those are outdoors, for indoors :

Paintings, position of light bulbs, door size, windows size and position, wall size, what kind of materials used, furniture, type of your clothing, kitchenware, home appliances etc.

From all of the above, they can locate you, so quit being paranoid, the people you are running or hiding from, those you are afraid of, already know everything about you. I only know one true master of incognito, aka satoshi, the rest of us are more like jokes for the deep state cabal. 😉  

The ways they can use to identify you online, is beyond your understanding, lol btw, nice job on the service sir josue the joker.

Edit :

[joker_josue]

I am pleased to announce that two new sponsors have joined these awards: BC.Game and Icarus.
Thanks to @icopress and @cygan for their help with these sponsors.

Due to these new sponsors, we have more prizes for participants.

  PRIZES  

• TalkImg Provides: The category winner is entitled to a canvas print of the three winning works. It is recommended that each participant keeps a high quality copy of the image, for a better final result.
  ^{Note: It should be noted that printing on canvas is low cost for me, because it involves my work. However, if the winner does not want to receive the screen print, the prize is converted to $40 in bitcoin.}
• BC.Game Provides: Offer of $100 in bitcoin to the author of the most voted image.
  ^{In case of a tie the amount will be divided.}
• Icarus Provides: Offer of an Icarus Card with the print of the image with the most votes, to the author of the work.
  ^{Prize processed directly by Icarus.}

  SPONSORS  

[cygan]

thank you joker_josue for the announcement. we at Icarus are proud to be a part of this great competition
if you don't know anything about the Icarus project yet, you can go to the Icarus logo (this is linked to the original thread) and get more information there.
briefly summarized: Icarus creates physical BTCitcoin cards that can be loaded with small amount of BTCitcoins and offers various different editions/designs
these card/s will then be sent personally by me to the winners by postal mail

[shahzadafzal]

Wow amazing thank you for hosting the contest I would love to participate and most probably I will be participating in the IA IMAGE.

Just wondering why its called "Image of the Year 2023"?

I mean if it's "Image of 2023" then should it not be selected from the images which are already posted in 2023?