COLORS - photo contest sponsored by Cherry Corals

[captive reefs]

The photo contest this month is COLORS. The idea here is that any livestock you have that has 3 or more colors can be entered into the COLORS photo contest. The photo submitted should be primarily of one animal (fish, coral, or invert) which has multiple colors (as opposed to several different colonies grouped together).

You may enter up to 3 photos!

This month's prize is a $50 gift certificate donated by Cherry Corals (http://www.cherrycorals.com).


http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/images/dto_vendor/banner/1011_2.gif (http://www.cherrycorals.com)

The winner will also 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 July 15, 2012.

Instructions to Enter


1. Photo must be posted here in this thread. (Although not required this month, please aslo add your entry to the Coral Collector (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/coral-collector/), Fish Finder (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/fish-finder/), or Invert Index (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/invert-index/)...doing so helps us build our database and gives us some fresh color for the slideshow on the homepage.)

2. You can multiple times with different morphs/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.

Additional Details


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/).

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. Photos will be judged on topic, composition, and quality.

[04charedcompg]

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff396/David_Riojas/IMG_12401.jpg

it really doesnt do him justice but heres my fish entry!! I hope you enjoy Bruce the black ice clown as much as i do!!

[larryandlaura]

Killer prize thanks Cherry Corals.

[Tom@HaslettMI]

Blue, green, and a touch of reddish brown.

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q234/tomalwin/IMAG0552-1.jpg

[jimsflies]

Come on guys! Where's the pics?

[Tom@HaslettMI]

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q234/tomalwin/IMG_0638-1.jpg

Thanks Cherry Corals!

[Jimbob]

This is a picture of a Chrysiptera parasema / Yellowtail Blue Damsel from my 24G Aquapod.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/bbshopbassman/YellowtailBlueDamsel.jpg

[tommyjr61]

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Deshayesiana ( meat corals)
http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k577/tommyjr61/Segundapuestapayasosfotospecera28feb2012140.jpg

Swissguard Basslet
http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k577/tommyjr61/FOTOSENERO2012022-Copy.jpg

Electric blue hermit crab
http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k577/tommyjr61/DSCF1203.jpg

[Jimbob]

Here is a picture of a Tomato Clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus) hosting in a Rose Bubble-Tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor). This picture was taken of my old nano tank that I had set up while I was in Florida for three years. Pics are under a 70W 14,000K MH and taken with a Canon 20D Digital SLR camera.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/bbshopbassman/clownanemoneclosesmall-1.jpg

[Jimbob]

These are some undescribed / basic orange colony polyps (a.k.a. zoanthids) that I had in my old 85G mixed reef back in the 2001~2002 timeframe. Lighting was a 4-bulb VHO setup, using an Icecap 660 ballast, driving four 95W UVL bulbs, 1 super actinic and 3 actinic white. I actually really miss that lighting setup... of all lighting I've used, the VHOs are in close second place as far as my preference. MH has a slight edge in first, T-5 comes in third and given my experience with the Ecoxotic Panorama Pro strips thus far, LED comes in last.

They had an orange skirt, with a yellow eye and a bluish-purple main disk.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/bbshopbassman/3-27-05%20aquarium%20pics/Mmmmmorangezoas-1.jpg

[jimsflies]

Sweet pics! Don't forget about the extra credit points you get for posting your pics in the coral collector forum. :)

[SmokeyCFH]

1.
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll170/jsavoyiv2008/DSC02478.jpg
2.
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll170/jsavoyiv2008/DSC02474.jpg
3.
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll170/jsavoyiv2008/DSC02480.jpg

[luisgo]

Purple Firefish (Nemateleotris decora)
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc142/luisgo/luisgos%20album%203/Colors1.jpg

Zoanthids
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc142/luisgo/luisgos%20album%203/Colors2.jpg

Pajama Cardinal (Sphaeramia nematoptera)
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc142/luisgo/luisgos%20album%203/Colors3.jpg

[jimsflies]

Can I enter this?

$50 to cherry coral and only a handful of entries? I was picturing no holds barred explosion of crazy colored chalices and acans. Where are all the crazy pieces? This month's contest should require a drool bib to view it.
:drool2:

[Tom@HaslettMI]

Can I enter this?

$50 to cherry coral and only a handful of entries? I was picturing no holds barred explosion of crazy colored chalices and acans. Where are all the crazy pieces? This month's contest should require a drool bib to view it.
:drool2:

No reason you shouldn't be able to enter... as long as you're not a judge!

I would gladly submit a pic of a crazy colored chalice or acan. But I first need to win a $50 gift certificate to Cherry Corals so I can get one! :rofl::lmao::rolling:

[youngtimothy]

1
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p285/youngtimothy/DSC05792.jpg

2
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p285/youngtimothy/DSC05349.jpg

3
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p285/youngtimothy/DSC07508.jpg

[jimsflies]

Thanks for the posts and great photos guys!

Hopefully you get a few minutes to enter them into the showcase to build our collection and add some color to the slideshow on the home page.

[MizTanks]

I really don't have anything with 3 or more colors, plus I can't take a pic worth da chit :)

[Jlsardina]

Really bad at taking pics... But here you go

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa378/jlsardina/9b4e5642.jpg

Blue orange and green ricordea

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa378/jlsardina/21a99c48.jpg

Blue, green and orange acans

[sdavis43]

http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/members/sdavis43/albums/zoas-n-palys/3059-acantiphylia.jpg

http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/members/sdavis43/albums/zoas-n-palys/3058-rainbow.jpg

[jimsflies]

Only a few more days to enter...

[voltz7320]

wish I had a better camera than my phone so these pics look like they do in my tank/

[jimsflies]

I really don't have anything with 3 or more colors, plus I can't take a pic worth da chit :)

I've seen you post some nice pics of your mandarin...

[Fish Dad]

Hey sdavis43 ...AWSOME Acan - can I vote NOW :thumbsup:

[jimsflies]

I have the votes from our previous potm winners and plan to get the poll posted this evening.

[jimsflies]

Time to vote for your favorite photo!!!!

This month's topic was "Colors". The idea was to submit photos that had an explosion of colors. The above two entries were selected by our judges as the finalists. Now it's your turn to pick your favorite one...remember it is a photo contest so vote for the photo you like the best!


This month's prize...a $50 gift certificate to Cherry Corals (http://www.cherrycorals.com)!


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[larryandlaura]

Tough vote.

[jimsflies]

Congrats to youngtimothy for winning this month's contest with his close up of a green mandarin goby (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/fish-finder/green-mandarin-22345/).

It was a close vote this month with SmokeyCFH as our runner up with his fantastic photo of a space monster colony (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/coral-collector/tyree-space-monsters-22190/).

Be sure to check out their entries in the Coral Collector and Fish Finder forums (linked above).

Youngtimothy with the win gets the prize provided by Cherry Corals (http://www.cherrycorals.com), a $50 gift certificate. Again thanks to Todd and Brett for providing the prize for our contest.

Thanks again to all who entered! We had some nice colorful photos this time around...stay tuned for the next photo contest!

[youngtimothy]

Thank you everyone for the votes! That was one of my favorite fish, kept him for about a year and a half then suddenly he died. Thanks again, what a great prize, I will post pictures of what I get!