May 2021 Photo Contest

[Brad]

Chameleon Photo Contest
May 2021

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Win A Gift Certificate To: ... you choose

Chameleons Only
FL Chams
Mist King
Tortoise Supply
Great Lakes Hornworm
LLL Reptile
Mulberry Farms
DIY Cages
Josh's Frogs
Chameleon Paradise
Coastal Silkworms
Dubia Roaches
Dragon Strand
Full Throttle Feeders
Educational Science
Chromatic Chameleons
MoriFeeders
Sticky Tongue Farms
Critter Depot
Calcigrubs
Reptile Supply
Mantis Place
Rebecca Wang Art
iPardalis
Serenity Silkworms



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: May 12, 2021

• To enter the contest click here and look for the Add Media button.
• You are welcome to change your submitted image anytime before the entry deadline.

Rules:
Please view the contest rules before submitting a photo. Click here to access the contest rules.


dates
entry deadline: May 12
voting: May 13 - May 31
contest results will be announced on June 2, 2021


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


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

 

[Sonny13]

Just a little side note from my side; may I ever win the photo contest, I´ll donate my price towards a member that can use it, on which I leave the decision with moderators to determine who can use it best.

 

[PoseidonTheChameleon]

Just a little side note from my side; may I ever win the photo contest, I´ll donate my price towards a member that can use it, on which I leave the decision with moderators to determine who can use it best.

That's great! There are members who could probably use the extra help, that very nice of you

 

[jannb]

Just a little side note from my side; may I ever win the photo contest, I´ll donate my price towards a member that can use it, on which I leave the decision with moderators to determine who can use it best.

Most of the time I donate mine back to the forums.

 

[Fchamel]

I'm happy to hear of giving back!

 

[MissSkittles]

Lots of beauties this month. Going to be hard to choose...again.

 

[Brad]

May the best photo win

 

[QuinnieLeeBlu]

Was my photo removed?

 

[PoseidonTheChameleon]

Was my photo removed?

Yes I think it was because of the dripper, I stopped entering photos lol. They want a natural looking photo which i cannot get because of the screen. Try getting outside photos.

 

[Flick boy]

Lol for me being the wrong side of the pond if j was ever to win (once i enter) then yeah definitely donate to a member to help

 

[Brad]

Was my photo removed?

The photo did not meet the minimum width requirement of 1000px. Private message sent.

Yes I think it was because of the dripper, I stopped entering photos lol. They want a natural looking photo which i cannot get because of the screen. Try getting outside photos.

A photo entry can lose points for that but it's not a disqualifier.

 

[Serbianchameleon]

@Brad . I have a friendly suggestion.. I think we should not be able to vote for our own photos.. I mean probably majority do and that is totally normal and expected but I think it would be more sportsmanship if we could not do that.

 

[Thompson]

Lol looks like my pic didn't make the cut either. Well good luck to the rest of yall!

 

[Brad]

Lol looks like my pic didn't make the cut either. Well good luck to the rest of yall!

I thought you had a great entry but our records show you deleted it on Saturday. "Reason: wrong photo"

 

[Thompson]

I thought you had a great entry but our records show you deleted it on Saturday. "Reason: wrong photo"

Oh wow I thought I uploaded it again... the first submission wasn't showing for me after I posted it so I deleted and thought I resubmitted haha. Oh well lol. maybe next time.

 

[Beman]

Great entries... I want to add that I was a member for like 9 months before I won a photo contest. If you do not enter you just do not have the opportunity. I had images that did not make the cut as well. AND I do happen to vote for my own photo when I do enter, I figure if I have at least 1 vote why not use it on my own image. Nothing wrong with that. It still does not mean your going to win.

 

[Pickle-cham]

@Brad . I have a friendly suggestion.. I think we should not be able to vote for our own photos.. I mean probably majority do and that is totally normal and expected but I think it would be more sportsmanship if we could not do that.

You can vote on your own? Did not know this no that's bad sportsmanship

 

[snitz427]

Voting on your own photo is not going to win you the contest. Usually it takes at least a dozen votes to win.

People get really offended and upset when their photo doesnt make the cut. Mine have been cut before, too, and sure there is that moment of disappointment if you felt you had a great photo! But some months there are too many photos, and they are culled down based on criteria and composition.

If you want a competitive edge, check out @JacksJill ’s blog post and photos and practice a bit with angles and lighting…. And most importantly TRY AGAIN!

The contest is fun and offers a valuable prize - of course that will draw a lot of photos. But if every month it just creates drama and complaints and rule requests…. Well, if it were me I wouldn’t want to deal with that EVERY month and would just stop the contest. Give poor Brad a break, he’s got his hands full already and the photo contest should be fun!

 

[jamest0o0]

Voting on your own photo is not going to win you the contest. Usually it takes at least a dozen votes to win.

People get really offended and upset when their photo doesnt make the cut. Mine have been cut before, too, and sure there is that moment of disappointment if you felt you had a great photo! But some months there are too many photos, and they are culled down based on criteria and composition.

If you want a competitive edge, check out @JacksJill ’s blog post and photos and practice a bit with angles and lighting…. And most importantly TRY AGAIN!

The contest is fun and offers a valuable prize - of course that will draw a lot of photos. But if every month it just creates drama and complaints and rule requests…. Well, if it were me I wouldn’t want to deal with that EVERY month and would just stop the contest. Give poor Brad a break, he’s got his hands full already and the photo contest should be fun!

What's life without a little drama? And what is this try again stuff? When things get tough, just give up.

In all seriousness, if I was brad, I'd just ignore it. TBH though, I don't see anyone here causing drama? Maybe it was deleted?

 

[PoseidonTheChameleon]

I'll be honest, I've voted for my picture. I really don't see the big deal in it about the whole "not good sportsmanship". Its a photo contest no one is winning a million dollars or anything.