August '08 Photo Contest

Theme: Yes
Feeding. The chameleon must be feeding, eating, or shooting. The feeder must be visible to some degree.


Win A Gift Certificate To: ... you choose




















1st place: $50 gift certificate
The winner of this contest may choose a gift certificate to one of the companies listed above. This should give the winner a nice choice of where to use their gift certificate. The certificate can not be split up and used at multiple places.


How to enter the contest:
contest entry deadline: August 16, 2008

• To submit your photo, click here.
• Fill out the form and click submit.
• You are welcome to change your submitted image anytime before the submission deadline.

Rules:
Please view the contest rules before submitting a photo. Click here to access the contest rules. The contest rules have recently been updated.


dates
entry deadline: August 16
voting: August 17 - August 31
contest results will be announced on September 2 2008


Note:
Please review the contest rules. The photo entry period will be extended if a minimum of 10 valid entries have not been received.


The Chameleon Forums reserves the right to modify these rules at any time. Please check this thread often if you are participating in the contest. Feel free to reply to this thread with questions if you have them.

Having a hard time deciding on your favorite?

Slideshow: Click to view slideshow

Comparing the original size of each image can also help and is recommended.

Great line up of pictures this month.
I think it will end up being pretty close between 4 of the pictures.
Dave Weldon, that's a great picture!

I know there are alot of shots cut by Admin before this point, But is it possible to find out if my shot was cut for some failure to comply with criteria???

Just curious... Can't help but be a little dissapointed when you spend weeks taking hundreds of shots just like the ones above, You try to pick one that is different and unique, and it gets cut... Oh well... That is the way it goes I guess... Just would like to know if it was a criteria issue so that I am sure not to make the same mistake again. Thanks! Awesome Shots!

lbesoks shot was the winner in my eyes...but it didn't make it either...

C'Mon Brad!!! Can't you make all of us happy at once!?!?

EDIT: Please Note the Sarcasm... Not being a Poor Sport... Just trying to get a feel for how the judging works... I do not envy Brad...having to pick from so many cool shots!

If your contest entry did not make the final vote you can post here or ask me privately. I run each entry though a number of categories that include background, image quality, health/husbandry, chameleon compared to others of the same species, and more. I also keep in mind that these photos might one day end up on a calendar or coffee mug, and this does influence my choices.

I really hate disappointing people. I've talked to Joe in the chatroom. lbesoks entry did not meet the size/ration requirements.

Hey Brad... People are bound to be dissapointed ...It's a contest! Don't worry about us... Your doing a great Job!

A nice collection of pictures. I even found I had to vote for one submitted by someone other than me! Good stuff everyone!
and thanks to Brad for administering and the sponsors for the prize donation

A question came to mind...

In a regular contest with no theme, Is it okay to enter shots that may have fit into a previous months theme?

SoCaliSon said:

A question came to mind...

In a regular contest with no theme, Is it okay to enter shots that may have fit into a previous months theme?

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Yes, definitely

SoCaliSon said:

A question came to mind...

In a regular contest with no theme, Is it okay to enter shots that may have fit into a previous months theme?

Click to expand...

You mean like feeding shots?

VerteX said:

You mean like feeding shots?

Click to expand...

Yessiriebob.

The voting period has been extended for one day due to the recent downtime.

Any word on the Winner???

The Results

The Results​

1st place: Vegas Chad
Species: Furcifer pardalis
Common: Panther Chameleon
Sex: male
Age: -



2nd place: Justin Carl
Species: Chameleo calyptratus
Common: Veiled Chameleon
Sex: female
Age: 6 months



3rd place: Dave Weldon
Species: Furcifer pardalis
Common: Panther Chameleon
Sex: male
Age: 9 months




If you are not familiar with how the contest works, please review the [THREAD=102]contest rules[/THREAD].


open member vote
The top ranked photos from the open member voting received the following points:
photo 01 => 5 pts (Justin Carl)
photo 04 => 3 pts (Vegas Chad)
photo 05 => 1 pts (Dave Weldon)


judge rankings
We had three judges this month: Chamgirl, Summoner12, and Todnedo
The judges, in no specific order, gave the following rankings:

judge1:
photo 05 => 3 pts (Dave Weldon)
photo 08 => 2 pts (Trace)
photo 04 => 1 pts (Vegas Chad)

judge2:
photo 08 => 3 pts (Trace)
photo 06 => 2 pts (reptimom)
photo 07 => 1 pts (SSimsswiSS)

judge3:
photo 09 => 3 pts (Miss Lily)
photo 04 => 2 pts (Vegas Chad)
photo 05 => 1 pts (Dave Weldon)


point totals
photo 04 - Vegas Chad: 6 pts
photo 01 - Justin Carl: 5 pts
photo 05 - Dave Weldon: 5 pts
photo 08 - Trace: 5 pts
photo 09 - Miss Lily: 3 pts
photo 06 - reprimom: 2 pts
photo 07 - SSimsswiSS: 1 pts

Thanks to everyone who participated. All photos were excellent. As you can see from the results, there was no strong favorite this month. The contest has room for improvement, so if anyone has a suggestion please create a new thread in the photo contest or feedback forums. If you prefer to remain anonymous you can send me an email or private message.

Medals have been awarded.
Congratulations to the winners

Congrats Chad!

Cool! I just want to thank the judges... My mom, the people that voted for me. Green Bean for being so sexy. My friend who I was talking to on the phone while I took the pic. The dragon fly for being in the right spot at the right time. I want to thank Brad for the forum. Kent and Trace for being Kent and Trace. Noelle, thank you. Darci my loving wife, I think you were still sleeping in bed when I took this; but thank you too! Thank you Grandma, Grandpa, Mother and Father in-law... Thanks dad and your crazy wife. Thank you to my camera, and the internet for makeing this possible. Thank you to the sun, and air... I think I was breathing air that day so that made this possible too. Thank you to you, you and you. Oh... And I gotta thank the big man above for everything that I am thankfull for! But really... Thank you everybody!