 Every month we give away a £20 discount voucher to the person who send us the best photos that month
Why?... We're doing this because we'd like to get as many photos as possible of our products in "real life" on this site to show visitors and potential customers what the products look like when actually installed. Allowing the viewer to better imagine the product in their own vehicle, and help them decide where they could put it.
"White background" studio photos are great but they don't really show the size of an item, or where/how it can be installed.... seeing a mount fitted on a vehicle, or a CB or accessory on a dash or around the cabin gives a much better understanding of the products' size and where it can be fitted.
"A picture tells a thousand words" is the saying, i think!
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About the prize : - Every voucher is valid for 12 months from issue so you don't have to spend it immediately - use it now or in the future for a replacement aerial or maybe put it towards an upgraded CB later in the year?
- The vouchers can be used for purchases online or for telephone orders
- Not transferable - any voucher must only be used by the person it's awarded to
- The £20 Voucher can be used as payment/part payment for any order over £20
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How to win :
- Please send as many photos as you can - take photos of any CB gear you have (whether bought from us or not), take them from different angles and some close up, some from further away
- Please take the photos in as large a format as possible (i.e. the highest resolution/largest filesize your camera offers)
- Please try to make sure the photos are in focus and well exposed... ideally take the photos on a bright (but not sunny) day.
- If you're photographing your CB, make sure it's switched on and all controls are in the correct position (i.e. RF gain and Mic gain turned up - if your CB has these controls).
- There are certain products that we particularly need photos of... if you've had an email from us asking for photos of certain products and you send us some photos of these products, then you will stand a better chance of winning
- Take photos of everything, even down to how you've routed the aerial cable, or connected a CB to power
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How to send us photos : There's two ways of sending us photos...
- Email them to us at 4x4cb.com@gmail.com We can receive emails with up to 25mb of attachments - you can send as many emails as you need... photos can be individually attached or "zipped" into a single compressed file.
- Every product on this site has a "send us a photo" link at the top of the description, this takes you to an upload page where you can upload a photo directly to us.
If you have more than one photo to send, you can use the same page any number of times - just send them one at a time. If you have photos of different products, you don't have to click the link on each individual items page ... that would be a pain!
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How we decide the winner We have devised a points system, with points awarded on four criteria : - 1/ number of photos
- 2/ quality of photos (resolution, lighting, focus, etc)
- 3/ the usability of the photos (how well they show the products)
- 4/ how much we need photos of the particular products
each of the 4 could be worth a maximum of 10 points, giving a maximum possible score of 40 - the person with the most points wins the prize!
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General notes : By sending us photos, you agree to let us (Communication Eleven, 4x4cb.com) edit, adjust and use any photographs you send on our website and printed literature.
Your installation doesn't have to be perfect, or even neat, just as long as it's there and functional... all photos will give the viewer an idea of how and where an item can be installed, we're not judging the quality of your installation and it's not a competition to see who's done the best job!
For your protection, any photos where number plates are shown will be edited so they cannot be read.
It doesn't matter if you didn't buy your equipment from us, photos of it will still be gratefully received.
If possible, please do some close-up shots and some from further away... Take them of the mount on your vehicle as seen from outside, but also behind the mount (if you can get to it), showing the cable connection and earthing... Take them from different angles, especially if it helps to illustrate an objects' size.
When photographing aerials, try to take some to show the full length of the aerial, and some closer up to show the base of the aerial and the mount.
We're hoping that requesting photos like this will get us some good ones to use on the site for the benefit of our visitors and customers - if you're undecided whether you should bother or not please do!
All photos will be gratefully received and are very much appreciated!
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Previous Winners and monthly stats :
We introduced the £20 monthly voucher prize in June 2008, but we sometimes run special Photo Competitions with multiple prizes, giving away upto £250 worth of vouchers in a month! Below are statistics for the number of contributors (people who sent photos), photos received and winners.
As you can see from how many people contribute each month and how many photos we received... there's a pretty high chance of winning if you send in a bunch of decent photos!
AUGUST 2010
Contributors : 12
Photos Received : 177
£20 Voucher Winner : Dean Butler, 98 photos of the CB install in his camper
JULY 2010
Contributors : 13
Photos Received : 90
£20 Voucher Winner : David Read, 16 photos of various CB installs on his farm
JUNE 2010
Contributors : 19
Photos Received : 146
£20 Voucher Winner : Matt Hurst, 41 step-by-step photos of his Land Rover Discovery installation
MAY 2010
Contributors : 20
Photos Received : 174
£20 Voucher Winner : Garry Clark, 11 photos of his Intek M-150, aerial & mount
APRIL 2010
Contributors : 12
Photos Received : 106
£20 Voucher Winner : Giles Zammit, 17 very high resolution photos of his & his friends CB installations in sunny Malta
MARCH 2010
Contributors : 10
Photos Received : 99
£20 Voucher Winner : Nick Strelley, 35 photos of his Sirio Taifun 27 aerial & TTi CB
FEBRUARY 2010
Contributors : 15
Photos Received : 106
£20 Voucher Winner : Jon Owers, 7 photos of President Harry CB, Midland 42 and amplifier
JANAURY 2010
Contributors : 9
Photos Received : 58
£20 Voucher Winner : David Webb, 12 photos of Land Rover Discovery standard roof bar mount & earth wire
DECEMBER 2009
Contributors : 3
Photos Received : 27
£20 Voucher Winner : Christopher Riley, 10 photos of Sirio Hi-power aerial & mounbt & Midland 48 Excel
OCTOBER & NOVEMBER 2009 - £120 PHOTO COMPETITION
This started as a £100 competition for October but many people continued to send entries in early Nov so we extended the deadline and added the £20 extra for the voucher that would've been won anyway in November.
Contributors : 15
Photos Received : 113
- £20 Voucher : Stuart Guy, 13 photos of CB/radio splitter & bullbar/rollcage mount on rollcage
- £20 Voucher : Peter Humphries, 10 photos of Intek M-490, aerial, mount & PA speaker
- £20 Voucher : John Mothersdale, 11 photos of Midland 48 Multi B (Blue display)
- £20 Voucher : Andrew Howard, 5 photos of his Maxon CM10
- £10 Voucher : Kevin Fuell, 10 photos of Maxon CM10 in Timbuctu Challenge Nissan Micra
- £10 Voucher : Dave Higman, 4 photos of artificial Ground Plane and Firestik door jamb mount
- £5 Voucher : Alison Stibbick, 3 photos of our bullbar/rollcage mount on a rollcage
- £5 Voucher : Graham Staines, 9 photos of our standard guttermount kit
- £5 Voucher : Mike Dowson, 14 photos of Maxon CM10 setup
- £5 Voucher : Lee Gregory, 9 photos of Maxon CM10 & rubber aereial in Land Rover Discovery
SEPTEMBER 2009
Contributors : 9
Photos Received : 52
£20 Voucher Winner : Ken Davies, 8 photos of Midland 48 Excel, extension speaker & PA in Jeep Wrangler
AUGUST 2009
Contributors : 2
Photos Received : 6
£20 Voucher Winner : Nick Smith, 3 photos of AGP on his motorbike
JUNE & JULY 2009 - BIG £250 PHOTO COMPETITION
Contributors : 65
Photos Received : 853
- £40 voucher : Tony Shepherd, 48 photos of Midland 42 & AGP setup on Triumph 1050 Tiger motorcycle
- £25 Voucher : Gary Smith, 134 photos (sent cd!) President Johnson, Rubber aerial, QR's, Mounts, etc
- £25 Voucher : Rob Lea, 21 photos of sirio hipower, mounts, mic holders, etc in Ford Explorer
- £20 Voucher : Nick Gage, 26 photos of Intek M-150 & spare wheel aerial mount on Toyota Hilux Surf
- £20 Voucher : Tony Mitchell, 7 photos of a Midland 42 and artificial ground plane on his motorcycle
- £15 Voucher : Brian Upton, 89 photos of Midland 48 and many accessories & mounts on his tractor
- £15 Voucher : Aubyn Mee, 17 photos of Midland 48, PA speaker & aerial mount centre console in a Land Rover
- £15 Voucher : Dean Smith, 35 photos taken during the installation of Midland 48 excel into his Range Rover
- £10 Voucher : Neil Scoles, 18 photos of Midland 38's in land Rover discovery and Class cab on a PMC Pea Viner
- £10 Voucher : Abdul Sheikh, 14 photos of Sirio ML145 & Springer and two Team ME-4 in Land Rover Discoveries
- £10 Voucher : Mark Moscrop, 13 photos of Maycom AH27 handheld setup & accessories in Land Rover Freelander
- £10 Voucher : Chris Walters, 5 photos of Solarcon Ground Zero aerial on Land Rover 130
- £5 Voucher : Tim Millgate, 12 photos of AGP's & CB's in John Deere tractor & Claas Jaguar 900 forage harvester
- £5 Voucher : James Mann, 15 photos of Midland 48 and extension speaker in 30 series John Deere
- £5 Voucher : Haydn Slater, 8 photos of Intek M-790 and rubber aerial & springer in Land Rover 110
- £5 Voucher : Peter Wood, 5 photos of TTi TCB-660 setup in his Land Rover Discovery 2
- £5 Voucher : Steve Beard, 9 photos of our door/hatch mount on the back of his Nissan Terrano II
- £5 Voucher : Henry Burro, 7 photos of Midland 98 in his tractor
- £5 Voucher : Steve Drabble, 17 photos of the installation of Maycom EM27 into a cubby box
APRIL 2009:
Contributors : 12
Photos Received : 46
- £20 Voucher Winner : Kenny Liddle, 16 photos of his LR Discovery CB install
- £20 Voucher Winner : Peter Kendall, 12 photos of CB's in his tractors
DECEMBER 2008 / JANUARY 2009 - BIG £200 PHOTO COMPETITION
Contributors : 51
Photos Received : 441
- £50 Voucher : Stephen Moore, 27 photos of his Intek CB + aerial & mount
- £40 Voucher : Dean Prottey, 23 photos of his Jeep & Disco II CB setups
- £30 Voucher : Simon Smith, 11 photos of his CB setup & accessories
- £25 Voucher : Jon Hudson, 11 photos of his handheld CB setup & accessories
- £20 Voucher : Bryn Jones, 15 photos of his Midland CB + aerial & mount
- £15 Voucher : Tom Rowan, 6 photos of our mini bootlid mount
- £10 Voucher : David Clayton, 9 photos of his AGP mount & handheld CB setup
- £5 Voucher : Andrew Kay, 11 photos of his Nissan Patrol CB setup
- £5 Voucher : Gavin Barrimore, 2 photos of his TTi TCB-550 CB
NOVEMBER 2008 :
Contributors : 5
Photos Received : 18
£20 Voucher Winner : Norman Green, 3 photos of his Signal keeper base CB aerial
OCTOBER 2008 :
Contributors : 3
Photos Received : 11
£20 Voucher Winner : Andrew Griffiths, 5 photos of his Midland 42 and accessories SEPTEMBER 2008 :
Contributors : 6
Photos Received : 35
£20 Voucher Winner : Gary Davies, 10 very high resolution photos of his Midland 42 and accessories AUGUST 2008 :
Contributors : 7
Photos Received : 39
£20 Voucher Winner : Stu Graham, 19 photos of his cb, aerial, mount and cables JULY 2008 :
Contributors : 14
Photos Received : 29
£20 Voucher Winner : Matthias Henrich, 4 very high resolution photos of particularly "wanted" items JUNE 2008 :
Contributors : 17
Photos Received : 46
£20 Voucher Winner : Robert Jones, 18 high resolution photos and a .pdf fitting guide (!)
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