View Full Version : Aquarium Photo Contest June POTM Contest - Sponsored by Totally Exotic Corals of Oregon
jimsflies
05-31-2010, 08:40 PM
http://www.captivereefs.com/misc_images/potm-tecofore-lg.jpg
http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/images/dto_vendor/banner/1030_1.jpg (http://totallyexoticcoralsoforegon.com/)
June's Photo of the Month topic is "Other Marine Inverts". Other marine inverts are any thing except corals...so crabs, snails, worms, etc. are fair game. Post your best shot of and win $50 gift certificate to Totally Exotic Corals of Oregon:
POTM rules are as follows:
1. You may enter ONE photo.
2. For now the photo MUST be uploaded in your User Album (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/album.php).
3. After uploading in your Album you must post it here....use the img tags to link it from your album.
4. The contest will close on the last day of the month.
5. The winner will be chosen by CR Staff or designated judges.
6. The winning photo will be featured on the site for the next month...either on the home page or side column.
7. Submitting a photo is acknowledgment that it may be modified and used for future site graphics on CR...with credit given to the owner.
The contest runs until June 30.|
jimsflies
05-31-2010, 11:57 PM
that's a classic!
Skyhigh
06-01-2010, 01:04 PM
Does this one work?
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g5/skyhighpics/pics333330025-6.jpg
jimsflies
06-01-2010, 01:27 PM
No...I think turtles are vertebrates :fishbones:
But to clarify...I should have stated other marine inverts in the contest rules. :teacher:
BTW- You better be carefull...looks like that bad boy might take a hand off!
ReeferRob
06-01-2010, 04:48 PM
Bella127 Pic, my Tube Anemone
http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad286/bluedragon1_2/DSC_0047-1.jpg
http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/album.php?albumid=114
ReeferRob
06-01-2010, 04:52 PM
My Ric and one of the coolest morphs I have ever seen, still can't seem to get all the colors to pop, but still sweet! Oh, my pic too!
http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad286/bluedragon1_2/IMG_1177-1.jpg
http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/album.php?albumid=114
demonclownfish
06-01-2010, 04:56 PM
well here is my old LTA and porcelain combo-
http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss4/frogspawned/20090424_01.jpg
Chelle's Ocean
06-01-2010, 05:31 PM
I would love to take the photos reeferbob has taken- breathtaking work there!
Here is my entry......my black sea hare.
http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=104&pictureid=522
Myteemouse
06-01-2010, 07:29 PM
here is my try at ten minutes of glory :)
http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=97&pictureid=523
Skyhigh
06-02-2010, 04:24 PM
http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=75&pictureid=530
jimsflies
06-02-2010, 04:43 PM
Yeah that works!
ReeferRob
06-02-2010, 08:34 PM
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g5/skyhighpics/uiuiuiuiui0054-1.jpg
Fake picture.
jimsflies
06-02-2010, 08:48 PM
Bryan...what kind of crab is that?
Skyhigh
06-03-2010, 07:35 AM
Bryan...what kind of crab is that?
One that Dick collected when he was in FL, there is a pick of the hole crab in my eye candy thread.
MizTanks
06-03-2010, 07:53 AM
Taken with my iPhone!
MarvinsReef
06-03-2010, 11:36 AM
http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af149/110g_Reef/Fish%20Pics/05-18-10Hermit1.jpg
youngtimothy
06-03-2010, 04:28 PM
here's one of my all time fav's! I call it the Keeper of the Reef!
http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=58&pictureid=565
kgood1
06-03-2010, 07:07 PM
Very cool pics so far. I'll try to throw my hat in the ring soon!
igot2gats
06-03-2010, 09:38 PM
Bryan, that crab pic has got to be an early favorite to win....absolutely stunning!
Sir Patrick
06-03-2010, 10:23 PM
Keeper of the reef is pretty cool too!!
Ocho Cinco
06-06-2010, 12:13 PM
I thought it was no crabs, worms, or coral?
reefermadness
06-08-2010, 08:56 PM
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh309/bwinslow79/DSC00667-1.jpg
Ill scratch your back if you scratch mine
streetrodder007
06-09-2010, 06:19 PM
Go to the Light my friends ......
http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab148/streetrodder007/MackinawIsland2010095.jpg
streetrodder007
06-09-2010, 06:21 PM
MR.CRABS
http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab148/streetrodder007/MackinawIsland2010087.jpg
jolson10450
06-12-2010, 02:52 PM
okay retry, scud the cleaner shrimp! taken from a lg vu camera phone so no editing!
http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=100&pictureid=540
kgood1
06-12-2010, 11:26 PM
1184
This is mine.
Tom@HaslettMI
06-20-2010, 10:49 PM
One of my favorite reef inhabitants... my T. squamosa
http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=83&pictureid=545
thefishgirl
06-21-2010, 06:25 PM
Thank you TECoO for sponsoring this contest!
My entry - My Chocolate Chip Starfish -- once thought to be waving hello, but instead was really waving goodbye. We parted ways when he finally developed a taste for my acans and open brains.
http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr140/becky1366/March%208%202010%20-%20300g/ChocolateChipStarfish2.jpg
Bluering
06-30-2010, 10:39 PM
http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=119&pictureid=563
jimsflies
07-01-2010, 06:19 AM
A lot of great entries. But the problem is, only a few people are following the instructions and hosting the pic here on CR in their photo albums. :(
ROGERWILCO357
07-01-2010, 06:19 AM
what camera and lense did you use to shoot the tube pic nice colors also what settings and lights ?
jimsflies
07-01-2010, 08:23 AM
Anyone wanting to update/edit their entry to have the image hosted here on CR, per contest instructions, can may do so. We will hold off a couple days on judging.
Here is the link to upload a photo here on CR. Your Album (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/album.php) It's pretty straight forward to upload and once you do, the system provides the bbcode that you can copy and paste into posts on CR.
jolson10450
07-01-2010, 08:49 AM
i think they should be DQ'd because they didn't follow the rules. But that is just my own opinion.
Angel
07-01-2010, 09:37 AM
http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=120&pictureid=564
jimsflies
07-01-2010, 09:38 AM
i think they should be DQ'd because they didn't follow the rules. But that is just my own opinion.
From a CR standpoint, there is a benefit to getting the pictures uploaded into the user albums, they add content to the site and are used in the album rotation on the home page. So, I would rather see the great photos submitted this month added to the site than disqualified and never seen again. The best way to accomplish this is to extend the opportunity for members to correct their submittal.
I also realize that CR has features that many members aren't familiar with and may not know how to use. I would like to get to the point where the majority follow the POTM rules rather than don't follow the rules (which is where we are now) since this is a monthly contest. Several photos were DQ'd last month because of the same issue and it didn't seem to help with correcting the situation this month. So I am trying a different approach this month...Giving members the chance/incentive to correct their submittal hopefully will help with learning how to use the album feature.
If there is confusion on how to use the user album feature, please feel free to ask. I will try to do a tutorial on it soon so we can link it to the photo contest.
jolson10450
07-01-2010, 09:58 AM
From a CR standpoint, there is a benefit to getting the pictures uploaded into the user albums, they add content to the site and are used in the album rotation on the home page. So, I would rather see the great photos submitted this month added to the site than disqualified and never seen again. The best way to accomplish this is to extend the opportunity for members to correct their submittal.
I also realize that CR has features that many members aren't familiar with and may not know how to use. I would like to get to the point where the majority follow the POTM rules rather than don't follow the rules (which is where we are now) since this is a monthly contest. Several photos were DQ'd last month because of the same issue and it didn't seem to help with correcting the situation this month. So I am trying a different approach this month...Giving members the chance/incentive to correct their submittal hopefully will help with learning how to use the album feature.
If there is confusion on how to use the user album feature, please feel free to ask. I will try to do a tutorial on it soon so we can link it to the photo contest.
yeah i understand i was just giving me opinion. I understand the good meaning behind it but i see it as you are breaking the rules of the contest by extending it further instead of addressing the issue before the contest was over, and i see it as it is unfair to those who have done it right because it lowers their odds at winning because those members who didn't follow the rules have a rebuttal chance to come back and win. It just only seems fair that way, and since the issue got stressed so late i think it should just be really stressed on Julys contest instead of affecting Junes contest.
Just my opinion though and you are the moderator of the forum. Sorry if it sounds grumpy i wasn't trying to be that way i am just trying to say my point. =)
good luck to all by the way! lots of wonderful pictures!
jimsflies
07-01-2010, 10:08 AM
Good point... I hate breaking my own rules! :rules:
jolson10450
07-01-2010, 10:13 AM
i am glad you agree now i didn't want to sound like a complete jerk if you didn't lol =) i should be a moderator i swear haha jk jk we all have those moments where we break our own rules its just life :doh:
jimsflies
07-01-2010, 10:20 AM
2 wrongs = 1 right? :toilet:
jolson10450
07-01-2010, 10:24 AM
while we are on the topic i figured i would give one more opinion if it hasn't been brought up yet.
There should be a rule that if you used a photo lets say in June's POTM contest then you cannot use that photo for any other contest until June of the next year.
This will bring more variety and originality to photos submitted for contest. Just an idea to help again!:ipod:
jimsflies
07-01-2010, 10:43 AM
True... I'm trying to make each contest different enough that one couldn't do that. But that is a good rule to add just in case.
youngtimothy
07-01-2010, 04:49 PM
fixed mine sorry! hope its not to late.
jolson10450
07-04-2010, 12:42 PM
who won the contest?
jimsflies
07-04-2010, 12:46 PM
The judges are working on it...should have a winner soon.
jimsflies
07-04-2010, 11:27 PM
The winner of this month's contest is skyhigh with his outstanding shot of a hermit crab. Congrats Bryan on capturing such a detailed shot!
http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=75&pictureid=530
We had a lot of great submittals for this contest. I have updated our header area of the site to rotate photos from this month's contest. So we'll get to enjoy the new invert pics as we browse CR.
Please be sure to check out the new POTM contest, Show Your Glow. (http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9077)
Sir Patrick
07-05-2010, 12:35 AM
Congrats skyhigh! Sweet pic man!
jolson10450
07-05-2010, 07:35 AM
congrats dude!
Tom@HaslettMI
07-05-2010, 09:42 PM
That is one sweet photo. Well deserved!
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