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jimsflies
04-02-2012, 11:56 PM
The photo contest this month is Sticks...take a photo of an SPS coral and submit it...no encrusting corals this time around. You may enter up to 3entries!

To enter you will need to add your photo entry to the Coral Collector Forum (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/coral-collector/).


Be sure to select the Sticks from the drop down when you start your thread. When you enter your photo in one of the above forums, 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 one of the showcase forums, here is a tutorial (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/site-issues-feedback/how-use-showcase-forums-coral-collector-video-17333/).

This month's prize was is a $50 gift certificate donated by The Coral Shop (http://www.thecoralshop.com).

http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/images/dto_vendor/banner/1123_4.gif (http://www.thecoralshop.com)

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




The last day to submit photos is April 30, 2012.

Rules

1. Photos must be uploaded to the Coral Collector Forum (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/coral-collector/).
2. You can multiple times, but only one time per species
3. The photo must be your own.
4. Try to submit a photo that is 800x600 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

The 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.

bigbill
04-10-2012, 12:09 AM
Entrie #1 unknown acro
http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/members/bigbill/albums/bigbills-80gal-display/2806-dsc05517.jpg
Entrie #2 ora tort stag

http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/members/bigbill/albums/bigbills-80gal-display/2803-ora-tort-stag.jpg
Entrie # 3.. ORA birds of paradise
http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/members/bigbill/albums/bigbills-80gal-display/2804-ora-birds-pardise.jpg

MizTanks
04-11-2012, 04:06 PM
Wow Bill! Awesome pictures and color on those!!!

Poseidon
04-12-2012, 02:38 PM
Are we looking for single sticks only?

http://perfectpix.smugmug.com/Aquariums/Reef-Tour-2009/BSBarton/BSBarton0028/466491435_HNWu6-M-1.jpg

Or does something like this count?

jimsflies
04-12-2012, 03:01 PM
Good question! Sure it can be entered...just specify the front or predominant acro in Coral Collector. Not every photo has to be a macro shot.



Nice shot BTW!

Poseidon
04-14-2012, 02:02 PM
http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/coral-collector/yellow-purple-20851/#post145101

I'll add the above photo as well.

luisgo
04-14-2012, 06:30 PM
Three sticks photos for the contest

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc142/luisgo/luisgos%20album%203/2012April2.jpg

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc142/luisgo/luisgos%20album%203/2012April4.jpg

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc142/luisgo/luisgos%20album%203/2012April6.jpg

tommyjr61
04-16-2012, 06:08 PM
Another one for the contest.

ORA Red Planet Acro

http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k577/tommyjr61/recuerdospogebobdoscar2o12007-1-1.jpg

gablett
04-20-2012, 09:35 AM
Here is my photo. Pink Lemonade.

slapshot
04-29-2012, 08:54 AM
Are we looking for single sticks only?

http://perfectpix.smugmug.com/Aquariums/Reef-Tour-2009/BSBarton/BSBarton0028/466491435_HNWu6-M-1.jpg

Or does something like this count?

Dang, I forgot how good your phot skills are. Nice picture!!

jimsflies
04-30-2012, 08:44 PM
A few more hours to get your sticks in this one!

Poseidon
04-30-2012, 09:14 PM
Jim, can you make sure that my image above gets entered properly? I keep getting that error I pm'd you about. The green coral to the left of the tang is an A. Yogei... Green slimer!

slapshot
05-01-2012, 10:03 AM
My favorite:

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t74/TSCWB/astrawberry034a-1.jpg

jimsflies
05-07-2012, 10:09 PM
http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/attachments/cr-contests/sticks-photo-contest-sponsored-coral-shop-sticks-sps-coral-aquarium-photo-contest.jpg-4734

Time to vote for your favorite Sticks photo! The poll closes in one week (May 14).

This month's prize was is a $50 gift certificate donated by The Coral Shop (http://www.thecoralshop.com).


http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/images/dto_vendor/banner/1123_4.gif (http://www.thecoralshop.com)


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

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lngliv3
05-07-2012, 10:32 PM
SWEET pics.....

jimsflies
05-14-2012, 12:36 PM
Last day to vote!

larryandlaura
05-14-2012, 09:16 PM
Great pics!

jimsflies
05-15-2012, 08:35 PM
Congratulations to slapshot for winning the Sticks photo contest with this photo of his purple table acro (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/coral-collector/purple-table-21095/):

http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4939

Also congrats to our runner up this month, tommyjr61 with this photo of his Red Planet acro (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/coral-collector/ora-red-planet-acro-20881/):

http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4940

Slapshot will receive a $50 gift certificate to The Coral Shop for his winning photo. And also a CR gold camera award added to his post bit.


http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/images/dto_vendor/banner/1123_4.gif (thecoralshop.com)

MizTanks
05-15-2012, 11:05 PM
Woo Hoo SlapShot!! Congratulations darlin!! Well deserved for sure :)


There's nothing like being a Reefer!

slapshot
05-16-2012, 09:17 AM
Thank you All!!!!!:highfive3: Now, I want to know how Tommy got that thing to grow like that!!!

tommyjr61
05-16-2012, 08:11 PM
Because we are triming when its star to grow wild and we put them near the surface and near to two trompet hose that molding the form that its have. But we live alone the part that its attach in the glass by itself.