January '08 Photo Contest

[Brad]

Chameleon Photo Contest
January 2008
view entries​

Win A Gift Certificate To: ... you choose

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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: January16, 2007

• 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: January 16
voting: January 17 - January 31
contest results will be announced on February 2 2007


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.

 

[Chase]

What type of photos are we supposed to post?

 

[Brad Ramsey]

There is a link to the contest rules.
It doesn't seem as if January has a specific theme.

-Brad

 

[Chase]

There is a link to the contest rules.
It doesn't seem as if January has a specific theme.

-Brad

Ok, that works.

 

[Dan]

Hey, so I submitted a picture for the contest, and accidentally posted that it was a female, instead of a male. How do I edit that?

 

[VerteX]

Hey, so I submitted a picture for the contest, and accidentally posted that it was a female, instead of a male. How do I edit that?

You delete that one and re-upload. To delete, click on "Image Tools" on your photo's page. You'll see the delete option on the menu.

 

[Chase]

You delete that one and re-upload. To delete, click on "Image Tools" on your photo's page. You'll see the delete option on the menu.

I hope I place highly.

 

[Brad]

Tomorrow is the last day to enter the January contest.
Entry deadline: Wednesday 11:59PM CST

I have briefly reviewed the current entries and removed those with obvious infractions (size, proportion, date stamp, etc).

 

[Brad]

The photo entry phase has ended and voting will begin sometime tomorrow (Thursday).

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Voting has begun. A slide show will be posted Saturday for those that want to wait.

The competition was very tough this month! New cameras from the holidays?

 

[dodolah]

I am just wondering..I'm sorry if i offend anybody..
should we separate the contest according to the camera used?

I am starting to feel that in order to win this contest, you have to take the picture with at least a Nikon D40 or better.. (it's almost like an unspoken rule)
Not that i am complaining..

 

[Brad]

dodolah: I copied your post to another thread. This thread is for discussing the current contest.

follow this link

 

[Brad]

contest slideshow

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.

 

[eldarado]

how do you upload photos for the contest? or do you just pick ones that are already in the members galleries?

 

[Brad]

Members must upload their own photo into the contest during the entry phase. We are currently in the voting phase. Usually entries are accepted in the first half of the month and voting takes place during the second half.

 

[Brad]

Reminder: Today is the last day to vote in the January contest.

 

[Brad]

The Results

The Results​

1st place: FL Chams
Species: Bradypodion fischeri multituberculatum
Common: Standard Fischer's Chameleon
Sex: unknown
Age: 1 week



2nd place: Puritania
Species: Chamaeleo Chamaeleo calyptratus
Common: Veiled Chameleon
Sex: female
Age: 2 weeks



3rd place: Arjan
Species: Furcifer minor
Common: Lesser Chameleon
Sex: male
Age: unknown



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 07 => 5 pts (FL Chams)
photo 06 => 3 pts (Puritania)
photo 02 => 1 pts (Cameochams)


judge rankings
We had three judges this month: Vertex, Kent67, and Heika
The judges, in no specific order, gave the following rankings:

judge1:
photo 06 => 3 pts (Puritania)
photo 01 => 2 pts (Doodleh)
photo 05 => 1 pts (NYChameleon)

judge2:
photo 03 => 3 pts (Arjan)
photo 02 => 2 pts (Cameochams)
photo 01 => 1 pts (Doodleh)

judge3:
photo 07 => 3 pts (FL Chams)
photo 03 => 2 pts (Arjan)
photo 01 => 1 pts (Doodleh)


point totals
photo 07 - FL Chams: 8 pts
photo 06 - Puritania: 6 pts
photo 03 - Arjan: 5 pts
photo 01 - Doodleh: 4 pts
photo 02 - Cameochams: 3 pts
photo 05 - NYChameleon: 1 pts


All photos were excellent. Thanks to everyone who participated. There is always 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.


Medals have been awarded.
Congratulations to the winners