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jimsflies
07-01-2011, 07:59 AM
This month's topic is pretty simple...Add up to three (3) fish or corals that you think look the most patriotic in your tank to either the Coral Collector Forum (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/coral-collector/) or the Fish Finder Forum (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/fish-finder/).

Be sure to select the Red, White & Blue Contest from the drop down when you add your entries in the Fish Finder or Coral Collector Forum. When you create the threads in Coral Collector and/or Fish Finder you must also complete the thread fields to the best of your knowledge. Completion of the fields will be taken into accounts when choosing the finalists.

If you want a little more information on how to add your corals to the Coral Collector or Fish Finder forum, here is a tuturial (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/site-issues-feedback/how-use-showcase-forums-coral-collector-video-17333/).

This month's prize is a $50 gift certificate to CultivatedReef.com (http://www.cultivatedreef.com).
Be sure to visit CultivatedReef.com (http://www.cultivatedreef.com) and thank Greg for sponsoring the contest!.

http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/images/dto_vendor/banner/1058_1.jpg (http://www.cultivatedreef.com)

In addition, the winner will have a golden camera award placed in his or her postbit and will be featured on the CR homepage. The winner will also serve as a judge for the next two photo contests.


The last day to submit photos is July 31, 2011.
Rules

1. Photos must be uploaded to either the Coral Collector Forum (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/coral-collector/) or the Fish Finder Forum (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/fish-finder/).
2. You can enter up to three times.
3. The photo must be your own.
4. Try to submit a photo that is at least 640x480 resolution. **
5. The previous two (2) POTM winners are ineligible to win.

*Submitting a photo entry is acknowledgment that it may be modified and used for future site graphics on CR with credit given to the owner.
**Please retain higher resolution versions of your photos. We may need a higher resolution shot to make them work with the site graphics after the contest.

Selection of the Winning Photo

Based on the number of entries submitted, a number of semi-finalists (10% of the entries will be semi-finalists) will be selected by jimsflies and the previous two POTM winners. Semi-finalists will be posted for the general membership to vote on their favorite. In the event of a tie, the tied entries will be reposted for a tie breaking vote with the general membership. Should we receive 10 or less entries, the judging panel will decide the winner. Photos will be judged on topic, composition, and quality.

jimsflies
07-01-2011, 04:56 PM
We need some folks to enter this weekend to make the Showcase Tab and homepage look more festive!

toddman74
07-03-2011, 04:50 PM
Man... this is a tough one. red is easly, blue... not too bad.
white is tough... maybe some dead coral skeletons?

jolson10450
07-03-2011, 08:39 PM
well i will start this one off because i havent been on in a bit so ask and you shall receive this weekend. i am doing a single photo and single piece of coral that has all red, white, and blue. Captain America!!!

jimsflies
07-03-2011, 08:41 PM
Justin...post it in the Coral Collector (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/coral-collector/). :)

jolson10450
07-03-2011, 08:44 PM
Justin...post it in the Coral Collector (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/coral-collector/). :)

done!

jolson10450
07-06-2011, 05:01 AM
there has to be more! i can give someone a hint for 2 colors, one of them being white. It is an amazing looking "sponge"

sdavis43
07-06-2011, 03:24 PM
http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/members/sdavis43/albums/zoas-n-palys/1913-popies-white-mouth.jpg

jimsflies
07-11-2011, 10:02 AM
Nice one's Shane!

No one else has coral or fish that are Red or Blue or White? Where is everyone on this contest?

Don't forget you can enter up to 3 times to increase your chances!

larryandlaura
07-11-2011, 10:22 AM
I don't have any thing to enter. If the red and blue zoas make it we will enter them.

jolson10450
07-11-2011, 09:41 PM
i will throw an idea out there for y'all, a superman monti frag on a white frag plug

jimsflies
07-11-2011, 09:59 PM
And it doesn't have to have all of the colors....just one of the three. A red acan lord or a blue damsel would work. :)

dano
07-11-2011, 10:22 PM
yep...there is a zoa in the pic

msumatt
07-16-2011, 12:38 AM
I seem to be the only one that's a little confused on the rules. If anyone could help that would be great. It says something about entering up the three things, but then says only enter one. It also says to put it in the fish or coral finder, but then says upload to this thread I'm typing in now. By the way I put a red mushroom in the coral collector if anyone wants to see my first foray into taking a photo of something in the aquarium.

jimsflies
07-16-2011, 02:53 AM
Corrected the first post. Thanks!

TheLittleMermaid
07-17-2011, 08:35 PM
Here is my Patriotic Duo! Blue Mushroom with a dancing Sexy Shrimp.

mallorieGgator
07-18-2011, 07:17 PM
BLUE! Crocea:
http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae294/mgaughrangator/IMG_6166-1.jpg

RED and BLUE! Cyphastrea:
http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae294/mgaughrangator/IMG_6143-1.jpg

RED, WHITE, BLUE! McCosker's Flasher Wrasse
http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae294/mgaughrangator/FlasherJ11-1.jpg

jimsflies
07-20-2011, 02:07 PM
There has to be more red or blue corals or fish? We don't have any fish entered yet!

mallorieGgator
07-20-2011, 02:42 PM
I just entered a fish Jim! lol. It's the flasher wrasse. :)

jimsflies
07-20-2011, 03:03 PM
Actually you'll want to enter them in the Coral Collector and Fish Finder forums.

Here is a little tutorial to help: http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/site-issues-feedback/how-use-showcase-forums-coral-collector-video-17333/

BTW- That wrasse is a great photo!

Tom@HaslettMI
07-20-2011, 08:19 PM
There has to be more red or blue corals or fish? We don't have any fish entered yet!

I already posted my best red coral in last months photo contest!

I'll see if I can come up with something else.

Tom

jimsflies
07-20-2011, 09:20 PM
I already posted my best red coral in last months photo contest!

I'll see if I can come up with something else.

Tom
Bummer.

jk ;) ...all fixed.

jimsflies
08-04-2011, 12:07 PM
The judges have narrowed the entries so now it is time to vote for your favorite Red, White, and Blue photo!

This month's topic is pretty simple...Add up to three (3) fish or corals that you think look the most patriotic in your tank to either the Coral Collector Forum (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/coral-collector/) or the Fish Finder Forum (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/fish-finder/).

The winner will receive a $50 gift certificate to CultivatedReef.com (http://www.cultivatedreef.com).
Be sure to visit CultivatedReef.com (http://www.cultivatedreef.com) and thank Greg for sponsoring the contest!.

http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/images/dto_vendor/banner/1058_1.jpg (http://www.cultivatedreef.com)

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bluwc
08-04-2011, 12:45 PM
Jim, for some reason I am getting a red X on the images for the finalist.

Jarred1
08-04-2011, 12:56 PM
I can't see the pics!

jimsflies
08-04-2011, 01:58 PM
Any better?

bluwc
08-04-2011, 02:34 PM
Yes Jim, much better

larryandlaura
08-05-2011, 03:37 PM
To hard to decide! Going to have to think about this one!

thepanfish
08-08-2011, 12:45 PM
Nice pics, hard to decide...

tazzy695
08-08-2011, 07:19 PM
hmmm very hard to decide both awesome pics

rosebud161616
08-11-2011, 10:36 AM
That was a really tough call! They are both very good!

jimsflies
08-12-2011, 09:38 PM
Congratulations sdavis43 you won the Red White and Blue photo contest. With this fantastic patriotic coral photo:

http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/attachments/coral-collector/poppies-popies-white-mouth.jpg-3059d1309983330

You can see his Coral Collector entry here (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/coral-collector/poppies-17423/).

Our runner up was a great wrasse photo submitted by mallorieGgator. You can view her Fish Finder entry here (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/fish-finder/mccoskers-flasher-wrasse-17704/).

http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/attachments/fish-finder/mccoskers-flasher-wrasse-flasherj11.jpg-3171d1311220207

Shane won a $50 gift certificate to Cultivated Reef (http://cultivatedreef.com) for his winning photo. Thanks Cultivated Reef for sponsoring our photo contest. Be sure to check out their website!

http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/images/dto_vendor/banner/1058_1.jpg (http://www.cultivatedreef.com)

You can see all of this month's photo entries at these two links:
Fish Entries (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/fish-finder/?prefixid=Red_White_Blue)
Coral Entires (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/coral-collector/?prefixid=Red_White_Blue)


Don't forget to enter this month's photo contest! Show Your Colors! (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/cr-contests/show-your-colors-17825/)

sdavis43
08-12-2011, 10:30 PM
sweet, thank you captive reefs and greg at cutivated reefs