January '10 Photo Contest

[Brad]

Chameleon Photo Contest
January 2009
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: January 17, 2009

• 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: December 16
voting: December 18 - December 31
contest results will be announced on February 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.

 

[Brad]

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Entries that did not meet the minimum size/ratio or that had added text have been removed.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/photo-contest-rules-102/

 

[Brad]

Sunday is the last day to enter the January photo contest.

A few entries have been removed for not meeting the size and/or ratio requirements.

 

[summoner12]

OK brad, are ya done yet? can we vote now?!

 

[Brad]

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. Photos should not only be judged by the chameleon displayed, but also on the quality of the image. Excessive noise, artifacts, and post processing should be penalized.

 

[ijmccollum]

Wow! These ones are tough to choose. Multiple ones deserve a vote.

 

[HecticZ]

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

I thought Post Processing was allowed?

Unless you mean excessive Post Processing.


How do you find out how many votes a picture has, or you don't till the end.

 

[Lizardlover]

wow great pics this month!

 

[Brad]

The Results

The Results​

1st place: royden
Species: Trioceros quadricornis
Common: Four-horned Chameleon
Sex: male
Age:



2nd place: HecticZ
Species: Chamaeleo calyptratus
Common: Veiled Chameleon
Sex: male
Age: 4 months



3rd place: Trace
Species: Trioceros goetzei
Common: Goetze's Chameleon
Sex: female
Age: 4 years



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 03 => 5 pts (royden)
photo 05 => 3 pts (HecticZ)
photo 11 => 1 pts (Ben)


judge rankings
We only had two judges this month: jannb, Chris Anderson, and Brad.
The judges, in no specific order, gave the following rankings:

judge1:
photo 03 => 3 pts (royden)
photo 05 => 2 pts (HecticZ)
photo 08 => 1 pts (Trace)

judge2:
photo 05 => 3 pts (HecticZ)
photo 02 => 2 pts (reptimom)
photo 03 => 1 pts (royden)

judge2:
photo 08 => 3 pts (Trace)
photo 10 => 2 pts (weezyboi94)
photo 12 => 1 pts (Summoner12)

point totals
photo 03 - royden: 9 pts
photo 05 - HecticZ: 8 pts
photo 08 - Trace: 4 pts
photo 02 - reptimom: 2 pts
photo 10 - weezyboi94: 2 pts
photo 11 - Ben: 1pt
photo 12 - Summoner12: 1pt


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

 

[Joshua]

well, congratulations... next time I should put a cham on an orchid - easy selling thing

 

[ijmccollum]

congrats to all -- they were all great pics.

 

[eisentrauti]

Why did I know even before who wins ?

 

[HecticZ]

Woot Thanks Everyone, such a great feeling especially being my first contest.

Congratulations Royden. When I saw that picture, I was hopefully I can get second place.

well, congratulations... next time I should put a cham on an orchid - easy selling thing

Ouch, I guess Framing or Composition don't Count.

 

[PardalisGirl]

well, congratulations... next time I should put a cham on an orchid - easy selling thing

Ouch is right..........

Congrats to the three winners! I feel very fortunate to have Royden living in my area......Got to get that man back over here to take pictures of my collection. But I need to be patient because he has his first baby cham to take care of