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Hicks' Halloween Challenge

Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:47:32 PM

Ghosts, Goblins, Vampires, Zombies, Freaks, Geeks...unite! Halloween is right around the corner.

Since Halloween is all about dressing up as your favorite creature, or something more adult, we wanted to see how you dress your Speed Dial.

This week, submit your spookiest, scariest, sexiest, slimiest Speed Dial backgrounds to us for a chance to win a unique prize.

Your Speed Dial background will be judged by none other than Jon Hicks, the man behind the non-scary, super sleek new Opera 10 skin. Of the five finalists, Jon will select one artist to have their masterpiece installed as the new speed dial background in a special Halloween edition of Opera 10 (note from our lawyers; please make sure you have the appropriate licenses to any artwork you use).

If you want your artwork to be approved then the size has to be at least 1600 x 1200 pixels and saved as JPG or PNG (no bitmap... please!).

So get ready, because as of right now Hicks' Halloween Challenge is on! You must submit your entry as a comment in this post by Midnight, Tuesday the 27th. Ghoul luck!

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Charles SchlossChas4 # Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:53:06 PM

Alexandraalexdavydova # Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:55:21 PM

Halloween yes

Diego Schildtekonaza # Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:01:05 PM

HELL YEAH! \m/

Patrickptckian # Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:06:57 PM

Remco Lantingremcolanting # Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:13:03 PM

Can someone truly beat this as a background?

LeNacocojerry # Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:46:58 PM

Wiiiiiiiiiiiii

Linhbrokenheartvn # Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:53:58 PM

wow, we dont celebrate it in Vietnam...happy crazy Halloween!

LeNacocojerry # Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:56:02 PM

Why not bigger than 1600x1200.many people said this resolution is a bit too small for their screen

Espen André ØverdahlEspenAO # Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:59:04 PM

Originally posted by cocojerry:

Why not bigger than 1600x1200

Sure, go bigger.

1600 x 1200 is a minimum and I have updated the contest text to reflect this.

Dacotah # Thursday, October 22, 2009 2:04:09 PM

Tamil # Thursday, October 22, 2009 2:16:27 PM

yeeliberto # Thursday, October 22, 2009 2:26:04 PM

nice, I think I have one.

adam664 # Thursday, October 22, 2009 2:26:09 PM

LeNacocojerry # Thursday, October 22, 2009 2:27:00 PM

Thx

nahtanoj999 # Thursday, October 22, 2009 3:11:08 PM

Here's the scariest thing I could think of: http://imgur.com/PvJnj.png

endless lovepersianweblog # Thursday, October 22, 2009 3:37:17 PM

Coyotee # Thursday, October 22, 2009 3:41:10 PM

http://my.opera.com/Coyotee/albums/showpic.dml?album=886771&picture=12616002

KimberlySqueakeyCat # Thursday, October 22, 2009 4:21:13 PM

I CAN'T SEE YOUR PICTURE, WHATS WRONG WITH IT????

Originally posted by nahtanoj999:

nahtanoj999 # 22. October 2009, 10:11

Here's the scariest thing I could think of: http://imgur.com/PvJnj.png

VERY INTERESTING OTHER PHOTOS,

stress managementstress-management # Thursday, October 22, 2009 4:37:35 PM

Sherlock-holmes, what a scary zombie is at your photo

KarenNerak # Thursday, October 22, 2009 4:40:08 PM

w00t!

Vasudevan Mvasuwrath # Thursday, October 22, 2009 4:42:32 PM

JoakimJoak1m # Thursday, October 22, 2009 5:15:36 PM

Originally posted by nahtanoj999:

nahtanoj999 # 22. October 2009, 15:11

Here's the scariest thing I could think of: http://imgur.com/PvJnj.png

LOL, in my eyes - you're the winner!!!

Chiran Ayeshmantha JayawardhanaSherlock-holmes # Thursday, October 22, 2009 5:46:08 PM

We are searching ghost my dear

Luxor # Thursday, October 22, 2009 5:48:55 PM

Think I'll use the picture at the top of the page. What could be scarier.

Only joking Mr Hicks

Chiran Ayeshmantha JayawardhanaSherlock-holmes # Thursday, October 22, 2009 5:51:23 PM

its not a jok my dear.

Luxor # Thursday, October 22, 2009 5:57:14 PM

@ Sherlock-holmes Not your picture the one at the top of the page.

Garygaryg # Thursday, October 22, 2009 10:24:27 PM

here's my scary entry:devil:

hope your looking for something like this

Moderator comment: Wrong image resolution. Please revise the rules.

IKoke # Thursday, October 22, 2009 10:58:59 PM

Daniel HendrycksDanielHendrycks # Friday, October 23, 2009 1:21:19 AM

Originally posted by nahtanoj999:

Here's the scariest thing I could think of: http://imgur.com/PvJnj.png

Make it go away mommy!

Charles SchlossChas4 # Friday, October 23, 2009 1:32:33 AM

IE 6 on the acid 3 test

that is scary

Angelikiellinidata # Friday, October 23, 2009 2:05:24 AM

Originally posted by Coyotee:

http://my.opera.com/Coyotee/albums/showpic.dml?album=886771&picture=12616002

very cool group

Daniel HendrycksDanielHendrycks # Friday, October 23, 2009 2:17:39 AM

@olatunji59
Go to the community tab to see photos and blogs.

AneriouxArnoux # Friday, October 23, 2009 6:19:16 AM

Awsome!

Дэдpnd2 # Friday, October 23, 2009 7:32:17 AM

I have not found how to add a picture in the album "Speed Dial Backgrounds"

http://my.opera.com/pnd2/albums/showpic.dml?album=925228&picture=12663977

upd: 1600x1200 http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/7844/83857676.jpg

UZAIRUzair_007 # Friday, October 23, 2009 7:53:54 AM

great

Александр theAlex69 # Friday, October 23, 2009 8:07:01 AM

Originally posted by ellinidata:

http://my.opera.com/Coyotee/albums/showpic.dml?album=886771&picture=12616002

Cool icons

You can use them freely?

ne4aJIb # Friday, October 23, 2009 11:25:16 AM

This is the best Halloween picture ever!!! My best work, enjoy!

Direct link:
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2038/thebesthalloweenever.png

Short link:
http://yfrog.com/08thebesthalloweeneverp

Angelikiellinidata # Friday, October 23, 2009 12:36:17 PM

Originally posted by theAlex69:

You can use them freely?

I believe you should be in touch with Coyotee on this

Adrian Navarroaidriiyan # Friday, October 23, 2009 4:17:46 PM

I sure wish that Im good in using photoshop... :clown:

GrashGrashka # Friday, October 23, 2009 7:44:34 PM

I want another part of Halloween Hunt

archae # Friday, October 23, 2009 10:22:00 PM

I have one! http://my.opera.com/archae/albums/showpic.dml?album=755323&picture=10202411
This picture was taken on the archaeological excavations somewhere outside Nenagh in Ireland. It's a skeleton of a woman around her early twenties - that was my interpretation that time, I don't know what were the final results of the research.

Coyotee # Saturday, October 24, 2009 5:33:40 PM

Originally posted by ellinidata:

I believe you should be in touch with Coyotee on this

Last years Opera Halloween avatars for your use:
http://my.opera.com/Coyotee/albums/show.dml?id=926662

I roped'em and stacked'em and added a pinch of colour!

Angelikiellinidata # Sunday, October 25, 2009 12:00:18 AM

Originally posted by Coyotee:

Last years Opera Halloween avatars for your use:

thanks

Rep- LewisCompxpertinfo # Sunday, October 25, 2009 11:42:06 AM

my hallow test pic

http://my.opera.com/Compxpertinfo/albums/slideshow/?album=927361

Mokeev DmitryMokkey # Monday, October 26, 2009 12:45:41 AM

I have chosen unusual history. Halloween it is the night of monsters and phantoms. But Halloween it not only is awful, but also is very cheerful! You know, it will be rather good idea for monsters to gather together and celebrate Halloween on a grandiose party in the house of a charming witch.

It will be very cheerful! Monstrously cheerfully

http://www.mokkey.ru/etc/files/opera_wallpaper.png

Simple forms and absence of bright paints on my illustration is caused by desire not to hamper the user in work if this image will be used as a Speed Dial background.

Daniel HendrycksDanielHendrycks # Monday, October 26, 2009 3:04:44 AM

@Mokkey
Very nice.