October 2012 Photo Contest

[Brad]

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Chameleon Photo Contest
October 2012
view entries​

Win A Gift Certificate To: ... you choose

Chameleons Only
FL Chams
Mist King
Screameleons
Tortoise Supply
Heroic Chameleons
Chameleons Northwest
Tiki Tiki Reptiles
Great Lakes Hornworm
LLL Reptile
Chameleon Nation
Ship Your Reptiles
Mulberry Farms
DIY Cages
Eco Zone Vivarium
Pangea Reptile
Josh's Frogs
Educational Science
Chameleon Paradise
Light Your Reptiles
Kilgour's Chameleons
Repashy Superfoods
Veiled Chameleon
Avana Chameleon
Digital Aquatics
Herp Nation
TSK Supply
Reptile Super Show
Aqua Zamp
Selva Terrarium
Chameleons Canada



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: October 17, 2012

• 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: October 17
voting: October 18 - October 31
contest results will be announced on November 2 2012


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.

 

[slinko9]

Some killer shots this month!!!! Good luck judges!!!!!

 

[Brad]

Reminder

Today is the last day to enter the October photos contest.

 

[katrina]

Why did my picture disappear out of the contest before the finalists were posted?

 

[Brad]

Why did my picture disappear out of the contest before the finalists were posted?

Most likely your photo did not meet the width requirements.

 

[Brad]

We received over 50 entries this month representing many beautiful chameleons. Unfortunately, we have a limited number of slots available and some great photos didn't make it. If your photo did not advance to the voting round you're welcome to send me a pm to inquire about how it might have ranked higher.

 

[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 image quality.

 

[Brad]

The Results

The Results​

1st place: blackhawk
Species: Furcifer pardalis
Common: Panther Chameleon
Sex:
Age: 1 day



2nd place: jannb
Species: Chamaeleo calyptratus
Common: Veiled Chameleon
Sex: female
Age: 10 months



2nd place: Synapse
Species: Furcifer pardalis
Common: Panther Chameleon
Sex: male
Age: 1 year



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 16 => 5 pts (blackhawk)
photo 10 => 3 pts (jannb)
photo 03 => 1 pts (Synapse)


judge rankings
There were no judges for the October 2012 contest.


As usual there were many great photos and I'd like to thank everyone for participating. 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 or private message.

Medals have been awarded.
Congratulations to the winners

 

[Dez]

Congrats to the winners!

Blackhawk how did you get the dime to stand up for the photo?

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[Brad]

Congrats to the winners!

Blackhawk how did you get the dime to stand up for the photo?

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Circus Chameleon

 

[pigglett79]

Where are the poll results?

 

[blackhawk]

Dez, to get the dime positioned I simply used some gorilla glue and a short (maybe 1.5") dowel. One end of the dowel was glued to the dime, the other supported with a small ball of playdough. The dowel is hidden by the dime and ball of playdough isn't seen due to flash not reaching it. Used a 90mm micro lens on a tripod being very careful to get the camera and dime in parallel planes since the depth of focus would be so small (even a f/16). With a remote shutter release so I could very carefully keep the cham on the dime, it took quite a few shots to get this image. Glad you like it.