September 2011 Photo Contest

[Brad]

Chameleon Photo Contest
September 2011
view entries​

Theme: No Theme

Win A Gift Certificate To: ... you choose

Chameleons Only
FL Chams
Mist King
Screameleons
Tortoise Supply
Snail Tail Flies
Heroic Chameleons
Chameleons Northwest
Tiki Tiki Reptiles
Great Lakes Hornworm
LLL Reptile
Chameleon Nation
Ship Your Reptiles
Mulberry Farms
DIY Cages
ReptMart
Eco Zone Vivarium
Pangea Reptile
Josh's Frogs
Educational Science
Tasty Worms Nutrition
Chamalot Chameleons
Jarosek Park Reptiles
Chameleon Paradise
Chroma Chameleons
Light Your Reptiles
Chameleons Finest
Kilgour's Chameleons



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, 2011

• 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 2011


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.

 

[Thezillaman21]

opps brad i clicked twice

while trying to enter the chameleon photo contest for september i hit the sumit 2x and it uploaded the same picture twice would you please delete one as i do not want to be removed from the contest or anything else.
i tried but it aint letting me.

thank you,

 

[ijmccollum]

WW! There are some really sweet images in this months group.

 

[Fool2Think]

WW! There are some really sweet images in this months group.

It's going to be tough to pick just one! WOW is right.

 

[Brad]

Contest entry deadline reminder. Today is the last day to enter the September photo contest. Entries that did not meet the requirements have been removed.

 

[BocaJan]

What a fantastic month! I love to see some of the more unusual chams being submitted. It was so hard to choose, I wish I could have chosen my 3 favorites.

 

[boydchamelon]

Chameleon Photo Contest
September 2011
view entries​

Theme: No Theme

Win A Gift Certificate To: ... you choose

Chameleons Only
FL Chams
Mist King
Screameleons
Tortoise Supply
Snail Tail Flies
Heroic Chameleons
Chameleons Northwest
Tiki Tiki Reptiles
Great Lakes Hornworm
LLL Reptile
Chameleon Nation
Ship Your Reptiles
Mulberry Farms
DIY Cages
ReptMart
Eco Zone Vivarium
Pangea Reptile
Josh's Frogs
Educational Science
Tasty Worms Nutrition
Chamalot Chameleons
Jarosek Park Reptiles
Chameleon Paradise
Chroma Chameleons
Light Your Reptiles
Chameleons Finest
Kilgour's Chameleons



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, 2011

• 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 2011


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.

i think they suckkkkk atleast post real pics

 

[okiroo]

i think they suckkkkk atleast post real pics

those are real pictures. if you feel that way, become a member and do your own pictures instead of complaining.

 

[Brad]

The Results

The Results​

1st place: Peter Kraemer
Species: Kinyongia matschiei
Common: Matschie’s Two-horned Chameleon
Sex: Male
Age: 4 years



2nd place: Todnedo
Species: Kinyongia fischeri
Common: Fischer's Chameleon
Sex: male
Age: 2 years



3rd place: bradypodionberlin
Species: Bradypodion thamnobates
Common:
Sex: male
Age: 12 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 04 => 5 pts (Peter Kraemer)
photo 05 => 3 pts (Todnedo)
photo 16 => 1 pts (bradypodionberlin)


judge rankings
There were no judges for the September 2011 contest.


We had a tie in the public voting this month. Due to the fact that there were no judges I made the tie-breaking vote. The main reason for my choice was the difference in the level of pixelation between the two entries. There can only be one gold medal, but the prize will be split this month. Judges will be used next month. 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

 

[Todnedo]

The next contest I will make sure that 95% of my pic is out of focus that seems to please the judges around here.........but there is not going to be a next time!!

 

[Syn]

The next contest I will make sure that 95% of my pic is out of focus that seems to please the judges around here.........but there is not going to be a next time!!

keep on entering your photos, i would love to make it past brad's original voting at least once...
I personally like what you call blurry photos because sometimes too much background noise can detract from the melody....

 

[Miss Lily]

The next contest I will make sure that 95% of my pic is out of focus that seems to please the judges around here.........but there is not going to be a next time!!

I feel the same - I have also given up entering the contest. People just don't vote for the plain and boring English Veileds. I may start entering again when I get my Jackson baby, I might have more luck with him!

 

[Olimpia]

Congrats winners!

I actually really like the first place winner. It's all shades of green, the lighting is nice, and the focus on his eyes keeps the interest at the "soul" of the subject.

I hardly ever win, but why should I? I usually only submit photos of one of my chameleons in profile, but there's nothing artistic or interesting about the photo beyond the colors of the animal itself. I don't vote for photos like mine either, I just submit for fun but I never expect to win. I think it's wrong to vote for a panther, for example, just because the animal itself is pretty. The photo as a whole should have artistic merit.

 

[summoner12]

I feel the same - I have also given up entering the contest. People just don't vote for the plain and boring English Veileds. I may start entering again when I get my Jackson baby, I might have more luck with him!

First you need to get a team of people to rally behind you and vote for your... then your veiled will win.

 

[Cainschams]

Yeah, I hear paying out rep points will get you a number one spot. At least for the member voting part

Glad to see a couple Kinys in the top three this month though. I thought there were quite a few killer pics.

 

[Hoj]

congrats to the winners!! and thanks to those who voted for my quad, i think i got the most votes i ever have this month

 

[Chamgirl]

congrats to the winners!! and thanks to those who voted for my quad, i think i got the most votes i ever have this month

I think that is an awesome photo of your quad, I would have liked to see it placed in the top 3!

 

[Miss Lily]

First you need to get a team of people to rally behind you and vote for your... then your veiled will win.

I had gathered as much. I would rather win on merit anyhow, seeing as though it is a photography competition and not a popluarity contest!

 

[Peter Kraemer]

Congrats to Steven and George for their pics of very beautiful animals!

I think the last year or last months has shown that not only Panthers and Jemen are on the first rankings.

 

[morpheon]

The next contest I will make sure that 95% of my pic is out of focus that seems to please the judges around here.........but there is not going to be a next time!!

Peter Kraemer's picture is definately not out of focus. The focus is indeed very good, and on the eyes (like it's highly suggested in photography, either animal or human portrait). The blurry effect is called "depth of field", which is created by having a very big aperture (F1.4 to F2.8) approximatively. Like Syn said, the depth of field's purpose is to isolate one thing (like the head of a chameleon) in order to notice it's details, rather than seeing the whole background which is too often a useless distractor.

I clearly understand that you are disagreeing with the people's choice, and that you would like to win. However, i must say that you already made it into the top three quite a few times, and only a handful group of persons have made it to the top 3 more often than you...