Man, it's hot outside and all I want to do is escape the heat in some manner or other. So let's turn this persuit into a nice little competition for FREE CIGARS! Here's what I had in mind:
THE CONTEST: This is going to be a picture contest. Post a picture of you escaping the heat however you do it (local swimming hole, relaxing under a shade tree, working like a dog up on a scalding hot roof pouring thermos hot nalgene water over your head, etc.) and then give a little explanation of the picture. That's it. It's that simple to win.
THE WINNER: The winner shall be chosen on a completely subjective basis by yours truly. Extra credit will be given for: picture quality, humor, aesthetics and beautiful boats. The picture does not need to have a cigar in the frame to enter, just an 'escape the heat' theme.
THE PRIZE: Why, free cigars of course! I'll send a nice package to whomever posts the winning picture.
posting pictures: For those of you unfamiliar with how to post pictures you'll need to create an online account at a picture hosting site. Most of these are free and easy to use, I like Flickr. Once your picture(s) are uploaded to that site you can copy their URL and then paste that address while writing your post for this contest. In the text write: img src="http..........jpeg" (and bookcase that inside these things: <>) and your post will grab the photo from your photo hosting site. Make sure to look at the size of the picture you are posting and choose one that is no wider than 790 pixels. On Flickr this is the medium size.
For more information on posting go to
this cigar thread. If you are still having difficulty give me a pm and I'll try to help (but the only site I'm familiar with is Flickr).
If any of you are interested in some simple, free photo editing software I recommed downloading Picasa.
So let's see some great summer photos! Feel free to use anything from the 4th of July weekend to present. I'll post a winner sometime in the near future so this weekend is game for photo shooting! So the next time you're planning to escape the heat don't forget to grab that camera and snap a few, you might just add to your humi in the process!
