September '08 Photo Contest

[Brad]

Chameleon Photo Contest
September 2008
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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: September 17, 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: September 17
voting: September 18 - September 30
contest results will be announced on October 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.

 

[Brad]

I have removed a few entries that did not meet the size and/or ratio requirements.

 

[Brad]

Today is the last day to enter the 35th Chameleon Photo Contest

 

[Brad]

voting has begun

The competition was fierce this month. We had 36 valid entries and 12 finalists. Some photos that did not make it were quite good. Besides the tough competition, the more common aspects that detracted from photos were background, focus, pixelation, and/or compression artifacts. Good luck to the finalists

 

[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.

 

[sandrachameleon]

Like the slideshow and the voting poll - if only I could vote for THREE of them! LOL

 

[Ryan Jarosek]

WOOO HOOOO, my pic made it to the final.

Can you tell? It dosn't take much to make me happy.

 

[Chamgirl]

I have narrowed my choice down to 5 now! lol I have viewed the slideshow twice now and I can't decide! I'll have another look tommorow!

 

[Fidel]

hey Brad, the link for my picture thumbnail on the voting screen is broken.

 

[BocaJan]

These pics are wayyyyyy too great! 5 is about the right number.

 

[Justin Carl]

It's going to be close this month.
It's been the best contest to date, in my opinion.

 

[jannb]

It's going to be close this month.
It's been the best contest to date, in my opinion.

I agree; there's some really nice photos this month!

 

[FooL111394]

I vote Luie!!

 

[sandrachameleon]

Well I had to once again vote for a picture that I did NOT submit. Great pictures everyone!

 

[Chamgirl]

I am usually more inclined to vote for Veiled chameleons but today I voted for a Panther! I am just glad I finally settled on a favourite!!

 

[FooL111394]

Yeah I tend to like panthers but that veiled pic. was just awesome!!

 

[Kelz1916]

My favorite is "Got anything yummy for me"
Good Luck!

 

[Brad]

The Results

The Results​

1st place: royden
Species: Furcifer pardalis
Common: Panther Chameleon (Nosy Faly)
Sex: male
Age: -



2nd place: Justin Carl
Species: Chameleo calyptratus
Common: Veiled Chameleon
Sex: female
Age: 12 months



3rd place: Fidel
Species: Chamaeleo Trioceros melleri
Common: Meller's Chameleon
Sex: female
Age: 14 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 (royden)
photo 10 => 3 pts (Justin Carl)
photo 04 => 1 pts (sandrachameleon)


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

judge1:
photo 10 => 3 pts (Justin Carl)
photo 01 => 2 pts (royden)
photo 04 => 1 pts (sandrachameleon)

judge2:
photo 09 => 3 pts (Fidel)
photo 10 => 2 pts (Justin Carl)
photo 01 => 1 pts (royden)

judge3:
photo 11 => 3 pts (VerteX)
photo 01 => 2 pts (royden)
photo 02 => 1 pts (jannb)


point totals
photo 01 - royden: 10 pts
photo 10 - Justin Carl: 8 pts
photo 09 - Fidel: 3 pts
photo 11 - VerteX: 3 pts
photo 04 - sandrachameleon: 2 pts
photo 02 - jannb: 1 pts


Thanks to everyone who participated. All photos were excellent. The third place tie was broken by the administrator. 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

 

[Justin Carl]

Congrats Royden!
You definitely deserved the gold this month!
I can't believe I got second.
Thank you, VerteX, for helping me resize my picture to the correct compression ratio.

 

[royden]

Thanks a ton everybody!