February '10 Photo Contest

[Brad]

Chameleon Photo Contest
February 2010
view entries​

Theme: Post Processing Allowed


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: February 17, 2010

• 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: February 17
voting: February 18 - February 28
contest results will be announced on March 2 2010


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.

 

[ijmccollum]

Hey, are we getting to vote on Febs entries? There's some goodies.

 

[Todnedo]

With all the new sponsors I think the prize money should be $75 for first place

 

[Brad]

slideshow

Having a hard time deciding on your favorite?

Slideshow: Click to view slideshow

Comparing the original size of each image can help and is recommended. Photos should not only be judged by the chameleon displayed, but also on composition and quality. Excessive post processing, noise, and artifacts should be penalized.

 

[tglassburner]

I cannot vote for any of the entries is this disabled?

 

[reptimom]

you may not have been a member long enough yet! Maybe after you make a few more posts you will be eligible!

 

[sandrachameleon]

Wow. Possibly the most difficult choice since I started looking at the contests. Very nice photos everyone!

 

[Brad]

The Results

The Results​

1st place: Lleroy
Species: Calumma parsonii
Common: Parson's Chameleon
Sex: female
Age: 17 months



2nd place: lbesok
Species: Furcifer pardalis
Common: Panther Chameleon
Sex: female
Age: 3 years



3rd place: jessica
Species: Furcifer pardalis
Common: Panther Chameleon
Sex: male
Age: 7 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 05 => 5 pts (Lleroy)
photo 11 => 3 pts (jessica)
photo 02 => 1 pts (bridgofaith)


judge rankings
We had three judges this month: royden, nightcrawler, and Lizardlover.
The judges, in no specific order, gave the following rankings:

judge1:
photo 05 => 3 pts (Lleroy)
photo 09 => 2 pts (lbesok)
photo 12 => 1 pts (drewtt)

judge2:
photo 09 => 3 pts (lbesok)
photo 05 => 2 pts (Lleroy)
photo 11 => 1 pts (jessica)

judge2:
photo 12 => 3 pts (drewtt)
photo 09 => 2 pts (lbesok)
photo 05 => 1 pts (Lleroy)

point totals
photo 05 - Lleroy: 11 pts
photo 09 - lbesok: 7 pts
photo 11 - jessica: 4 pts
photo 12 - drewtt: 4 pts
photo 02 - bridgofaith: 1 pts


Another great contest! Thanks goes out to the judges and everyone who participated. The contest always 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

 

[jessica]

Thank you to every one who voted for Songbird this month!

Congratulations Lleroy and Ibesok

Beautiful pictures everyone

 

[jannb]

Congrats to all the winners! Great pictures this month!

 

[reptimom]

Congrats to the winners and finalists for this month - Had some really good pics this month making the competition very interesting!!!

 

[Lleroy]

Holy Sh.....Just logged in and saw the winning results. Wow, thanks for the votes. Congrads to all. Really didnt think I'll win. Wow, thanks all. This just made my horrible day better

 

[normajean]

want liefies soos jy kick ass

congrats op jou foto, dit lyk regtig oulik!

 

[gary1621]

Well done everyone Some great images! Lleroy, you entry is a classic