2013 Spyderco Calendar Contest!

[C.L.L 97]

That orange Spyderco Paramilitary 2 is so beautiful with that orange handles that glows like embers in the fireplace.
I could not resist not to take that picture

Forum Name: tap78
Model Name: Spyderco Paramilitary 2 C81GPOR2

That's one of the best pics that I have seen!

[Clip]

tap 78 is going for the crown! Great pic man. For my curiousity, where are you that you need to have a fire going for any purpose other than as a photography background?

Agreed! After two weeks of triple-digit temperatures, that's the last thing on my mind. I hope you're at McMurdo Station or something.

[SpyderNut]

That is an incredible picture, tap78. Very nice indeed!

[nakahoshi]

tap78, Very impressive, That is a wonderful picture! I cant believe the contributions this year!!

-Bobby

[tap78]

Thank You. I'm glad You like it

[Reject]

Over the last few years, as my collection and my fascination with Spyderco have grown, I have felt the need to take photographs of them. Not always good photos, but photos never the less.

I was going to take a photo of a single knife or a group of knives, but could not decide on which. So I suppose a title for this photo could be “Indecision”

What I have done is fairly randomly selected just a few photos that I thought may be of interest, out of the many hundreds of photos I have. Then basically thrown them in the air and let them fall where they may.

The result I hope; is a photo that requires more than just a glance to take in. I hope it is one people will to take the time to study, maybe even try to peek under a photo to get a better look at the one below.
So! Some old, some new, a little bit of cute, a little bit of weird and plenty of color.
I hope with this photo in a small way helps to share my illness….Sorry! I mean share my passion for Spyderco knives with others.

[skatenut]

Over the last few years, as my collection and my fascination with Spyderco have grown, I have felt the need to take photographs of them. Not always good photos, but photos never the less.

I was going to take a photo of a single knife or a group of knives, but could not decide on which. So I suppose a title for this photo could be “Indecision”

What I have done is fairly randomly selected just a few photos that I thought may be of interest, out of the many hundreds of photos I have. Then basically thrown them in the air and let them fall where they may.

The result I hope; is a photo that requires more than just a glance to take in. I hope it is one people will to take the time to study, maybe even try to peek under a photo to get a better look at the one below.
So! Some old, some new, a little bit of cute, a little bit of weird and plenty of color.
I hope with this photo in a small way helps to share my illness….Sorry! I mean share my passion for Spyderco knives with others.

Congrats, Reject, a most amazing collation of pics and a most amazing collection of spydies.

Can't help but feel sorry for the surrounded karambit!

I'll keep studying this pic for a while.

[dbcad]

The quality of this years pics is truly outstanding

[Jazz]

Here's my entry...


Forum name: Jazz
Spyderco knife:Delica 4 Full Flat Grind Brown

I chose this one because it is a truly great all around knife. Not too big, not too small, cuts great, looks fantastic, and is very ergonomic. I got lucky, in my opinion, with this shot of the brown one down by the river one day during a walk. I really like it and hope someone else can appreciate it, too.

Good luck to everyone. All the pictures are extra nice this year!

- best wishes, Jazz.

[smikesmith3]

That orange Spyderco Paramilitary 2 is so beautiful with that orange handles that glows like embers in the fireplace.
I could not resist not to take that picture

Forum Name: tap78
Model Name: Spyderco Paramilitary 2 C81GPOR2

That would have been a great picture for the July picture this year over here in the Midwest.

[Donut]

I have got a 10 MP camera and the rules state the following...

Final Printed Image Guidelines (ABSOLUTE MINIMUM – Images should be no smaller than this):
Width: 3450 px
Height: 2700 px
Resolution: 300
(This translates to 11.5” x 9” to account for a ¼ inch bleed)
Image must be available in high resolution at 300dpi at end of contest.

I can manage a picture that is 3888 x 2592...does that mean that I cannot take part?

You could always add two black rectangles to make up the missing 108 pixels. We seem to be getting used to black borders with all the odd TV resolutions.

[Stuart Ackerman]

I solved the problem by borrowing a Canon 7D...and my latest pic is the result...
I might tweak the contrast up a bit to expose some detail, but I like the way that the red Spyder jumps out at you...

[The Deacon]

You could always add two black rectangles to make up the missing 108 pixels. We seem to be getting used to black borders with all the odd TV resolutions.

For anyone else with the same problem, while a border will work, there's also another solution. If you have, or are able to download, Google Picasa you can us it to crop your photo to the required 8.5 X 11 format, then use its "Edit in Picnik" function to open the formatted photo in Picnik, enlarge it with Picnik's resize feature to meet the contest's size requirement and save the enlargement. That's what I wound up doing. I use a Nikon D60 DSLR and had no intention of investing in another camera. I was going to use a border, but tried Picnik even though I didn't think it would preserve the 300dpi resolution. Was pleasantly surprised to find out it did and very pleased with the result.

[Joyce Laituri]

Very impressive!! Keep them coming. Contest ends August 1st.

Thanks to those who've entered and those who haven't yet....... better get moving.

Joyce @ Spyderco

[Leatherneck]

Forum Name: Leatherneck
Spyderco Knife: Leafstorm

I have looked for a sturdy sub 3" integral lock knife for a long time and there are few if any. The Leafstorm offers great blade steel, a titanium RIL, lightweight and unique G10. It's a knife that I feel comfortable using anywhere, anytime. Sitting on some shells and shark teeth we set into a cement mold. Brought back from a beach at Parris Island where I was stationed in the Corps for a while.

[dandaniel]

spyder snack.jpg

Spyder snacks are made of tortilla bread, ham and cheese,
I made these when I was hungry and thinking about the contest,
good luck to all

[Coulro]

For now:



Took a day off work to go for a ride on my motorcycle. Never been to this particular wharf before and it was so beautiful I had to take a picture. With my delica of course!

[SpyderNut]

spyder snack.jpg

Spyder snacks are made of tortilla bread, ham and cheese,
I made these when I was hungry and thinking about the contest,
good luck to all

Hey, that looks good. Nothing like a good snack--in SE to boot!

[IronBird]

A knive with the spyderco fans want to own.

Forum name : Ironbird
Model : Spyderco Paramilitary2 M390
Spyderco Yojimbo
Spyderco Manix2
Spyderco Sage3
Spyderco Dodo

[C.L.L 97]

That's a sweet picture, Ironbird!