Best Farm 8th August 2015 - 31st August 2015

#1 Jul 25 2015, 04:59 AM

Best Farm 8th August 2015 - 31st August 2015

For this months competition, we are "stepping away" from the more regular themes. The 7th August is National Lighthouse Day, so this months Competition, will be based around this day. We currently have 4 different Light Houses, in the store, and you will be asked to select one of these Light Houses, and design your farm, around it. Your farm MUST include at least one of these Lighthouses.

The Light Houses, are found within the "Buildings" category of the store, but we are also going to put them here for you, so that there can be no confusion.

LIGHT HOUSE

LIGHT HOUSE

IRISH LIGHT HOUSE

URUGUAY-SAN IGNACIO

Our first Light Houses were actually given to us by Nature. Sailors sometimes used landmarks such as glowing volcanoes to guide them. In the Ancient World, trading ships were eventually built enabling navigators to sail long distances to buy and sell goods. In the days of wooden ships with sails, the wind and waves could easily push them against the rocks and wreck them. And so, the need for Light Houses as warning signals arose.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was a Light House—the famous Pharos of Alexandria, Egypt. It is the first one that is recorded in history and was built about 280 BC. Those records tell us that it was the tallest one ever built—450 ft. (comparable to a 45-story skyscraper) and used an open fire at the top as a source of light. This fantastic structure survived for 1500 years until it was completely destroyed by an earthquake in the 14th century

The two main purposes of a Light House are to serve as a navigational aid and to warn boats of dangerous areas. It is like a traffic sign on the sea. Many of the Light Houses are no longer needed due to advances in technology, but it is considered to be very important, that they are still kept and maintained in a good condition, in order for future generations, to learn about them and their place in Maritime History.

Hopefully, this brief history, will give you a few ideas, when it comes to designing your farm.

Please be sure to read the rules, in full, and ensure that your farm meets the relevant guidelines.

PRIZES

The prizes are split into two categories (Novice and Advanced). This is to accommodate members of all levels and abilities. We appreciate that for some members, the competitions can seem a little overwhelming, and that you may not feel confident enough to enter. We have put the design forum in place, in order to give those of you who struggle with design, a "starting place" and an area to learn, and hopefully to then go forward and show us your work by entering your farms into the competitions. Therefore, the prizes this month are as follows:

NOVICES

1st Prize - 120 Farm Cash
2nd Prize - 75 Farm Cash
3rd Prize - 50 Farm Cash

ADVANCED

1st Prize - 120 Farm Cash
2nd Prize - 75 Farm Cash
3rd Prize - 50 Farm Cash

The competition will commence on August 8th at Midnight, and will close at the end of the day on August 31st at Midnight. The winners will be announced within a few days of the closing, depending on how many entries there are, as every entry has to be checked.

Note: ALL times are in GMT

To help clarify, please read the following:

Your farm MUST include one of the 4 Light Houses, that we have listed. You CAN use more than one Light House, or a combination of two or more different Light Houses
You can use any item from the store or gifts.
You CAN submit a "picture farm" or a more traditional farm, but please remember, that the Light House, does HAVE to be one of the "store bought" Light Houses and not a Lighthouse created by yourself
Your farm can be any size.
You are free to design your farm in whichever way you choose, but please keep in mind that while tricks and illusions can be amazing, it does not necessarily follow that they give the best feeling of what we are looking for.
Items can be overhanging the farm boundary, but also keep in mind that this can be very unattractive and could actually prove to be detrimental to your entry.

Please Note: Once your farm has been entered, you cannot add/remove any items whatsoever, and you should not attempt to edit your original post and replace your photo. Any entries, found to have been replaced, will unfortunately have to be disqualified.

To enter your farm into the competition, you should go to the "How To Post Your Picture For Entry Into the Competition" Thread.

As with all competitions, there has to be a few rules. The rules for this competition are as follows:

You have to be a member of the Forum.
The farm has to be your own farm, and not the farm of a friend etc.
All farms must remain decorated until after the results have been announced and shall be verified for entry via our Independent Adjudicator.
You must supply the following information: The link to your farm. A photo of the farm that you wish to enter. The name that you have given that farm, along with the farm number
You may enter only one farm.
Once you have entered your farm in to the competition, you may not EDIT your entry in any way shape or form. Your farm MUST look exactly the same as when the competition closes as it did when you entered it.
Judges do visit your farms, so you need to be sure that your photo, is an exact replica of your farm. You cannot "hide" items, in order to take a photo, showing just the remaining items. If the judges visit your farm, and there are items on your farm, that do not show in your photo, then unfortunately, your entry will have to be disqualified.
You will be able to harvest any crops, trees etc. Crops must be in place at the close of the competition, and can be any crop, but they either must be growing or fully grown and not wasted. Tree's can be chopped and harvested, but again, please ensure that the tree's that you have chopped, are at full growth, when the competition closes. If your tree's are chopped at the time of the judges visit, then this could prove detrimental to your entry. The same goes for flowers. You can harvest them, as and when you wish, but they will need to be at full growth, by the time the competition closes
If there is a release after you enter you are not allowed to make additions to your entry, so please be sure you are done. If any farm or entry has been modified, you will be disqualified.
The judging panel and adjudicators decision is final

PLEASE NOTE: When taking a photo of your farm, you must use the "small" setting. The "medium" and "large" settings are too big for the forum. If you should post a photo, of the wrong size, then unfortunately your entry will have to be deleted and you will be asked to re-submit your entry again, using the correct size.

WARNING! We have warned on numerous occasions about the problems concerning the "F5 resize" option. Resizing your photo in this manner and entering the competition, is very unstable. Your photo could eventually disappear. If this should happen, then unfortunately, your farm will not go forward and be entered into the competition. We CANNOT replace it for you. It takes a few minutes to take a "small" photo, and is surely well worth the effort, to ensure your entry into the competition.

Entries found to have come from second accounts and/or a second forum account will be disqualified. We are able to verify this, through certain avenues, and every entry will go through this verification process, in order to prevent multiple entries, by one person. This is to make things fair for everyone

Finally, Please REMEMBER! We are asking you to design a farm and not to search through your existing farms, in order to find one that you think you can "make do" with and enter.

The Judges are as follows:

Mods: Seraphina Warrior, Rob T, Taz D, marymarcel & Tiger Laybourne
Helpers: Ashlar Lady, crafty chris and HelenJS22

This competition is just for FUN, and we hope that you enjoy taking part. We look forward to seeing your entries

THIS COMPETITION IS NOT OPEN TO THE MODERATORS OR HELPERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

#2 Aug 07 2015, 07:01 PM

Hi Guys!

I'm pleased to announce that the Competition for August, is now open! Good luck to you all!

cleotanglao · #3 Aug 08 2015, 02:15 AM

I am the light of the world- JOHN 8:12- (Irish light house. National lighthouse day)

LOVE YOU JESUS.

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