January POTM-Vote Now!

Ichthius · 01-02-2008, 05:01 PM

We have 6 entries into the POTM contest. Firstly, I wish you all luck!

RULES:

You only have one vote. Use it wisely.

You can’t vote for yourself.

Please, please do not encourage voting for any one of the entries, and try to keep comments to a minimum.

If you know who entered the photo, do not share that information.

DEADLINE:

Voting ends January 9th. Results will be posted the following day unless something major comes up.

PRIZE:

5 juvenile Red Cherry Shrimp will be shipped at no cost to the winner of this POTM contest. If you do not live in the continental USofA or cannot keep the shrimp for some reason, I apologize. No substitute prizes.

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Scuba Kid · 01-02-2008, 06:17 PM

Wow! These are some awesome entries!

Gump · 01-03-2008, 10:50 AM

Agree with Scuba Kid, great pics guys/gals.

joe kool · 01-03-2008, 04:55 PM

5 would have gotten my vote with a wider aperture or a macro lens. great coloration but focus goes out so quickly. Besides who can resist big clown loaches

**Osiris** · 01-03-2008, 05:48 PM

Dang I missed submissions! 5 gets my vote "face only a mother could love" lol

Scuba Kid · 01-03-2008, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joe kool

5 would have gotten my vote with a wider aperture or a macro lens. great coloration but focus goes out so quickly.

Where's your submission?

s13 · 01-04-2008, 12:27 AM

To be honest, the reason #5 was so blurry is the tank was incredibly dirty when I took that picture believe it or not. Tank is clean now by the way lol. I'm just working with a point and shoot so I'm doing with what I got. Thanks for the constructive criticism.

joe kool · 01-04-2008, 02:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scuba Kid

Where's your submission?

Being stuck in South Korea, I'm on the other side of the planet from my tanks, cameras, and past pictures of my tanks. I've got a few on ... whatever it was yahoo pictures converted to but I already won "cichlid of the month" with them so I figured I'd be fair

But that's just me

joe kool · 01-04-2008, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s13

To be honest, the reason #5 was so blurry is the tank was incredibly dirty when I took that picture believe it or not. Tank is clean now by the way lol. I'm just working with a point and shoot so I'm doing with what I got. Thanks for the constructive criticism.

which P&S camera do you have ... alot of them have "manual" settings that most people never use that can make for great in-tank, through glass photos. try playing with you "f" stop settings go as low as you can while still maintaining a fast enough shutter speed to keep the object from being blurry due to movement. Shrimp and the like should be easier that some fish to get nice clear shots.

The water is "clean enough"

unless there is visible stuff floating in the water it has to be pretty cloudy to affect close up pic's like this.

sorry if I came off like an a$$.

Kribensis12 · 01-04-2008, 08:38 PM

I like #5!!!!!!!!!!!

cherrybarbz18 · 01-05-2008, 01:15 PM

why didnt you vote for it then??

Scuba Kid · 01-05-2008, 02:17 PM

He probably did...

Ichthius · 01-10-2008, 05:45 PM

Congratulations to s13 for winning POTM!

The runner up was Gump with 8 votes.

Photo 1 - JustOneMore20
Photo 2 - Scuba_Kid
Photo 3 - fishbguy
Photo 4 - Kribensis12

Congratulations to the winner and thanks to all those who entered

. Great photos!

The prize will be shipped as soon as the winner contacts me.

This went better than expected, and I'd be willing to hold another one for February, although there won't be a prize for personal reasons

. Others are welcome to hold their own contest, of course.

Gump · 01-10-2008, 07:12 PM

Congrats S13. Looks like i need to get some more colorful fish.

flamingo · 01-10-2008, 07:50 PM

Naw Gump, your fish are pretty snazzy already

Congrats S13

Kribensis12 · 01-10-2008, 10:01 PM

Congrat's s13. Looks like i need a better camera and more colorful fish!

Scuba Kid · 01-11-2008, 02:38 PM

Awesome job, s13! If I hadn't entered, I would have voted for you. lol

JustOneMore20 · 01-11-2008, 02:44 PM

Way to go, S13!!!

That pic is awesome!

s13 · 01-11-2008, 07:23 PM

Thanks guys! I really was not expecting to win so this was a big suprise to me haha. I cannot accept the shrimp though, if possible I would like to give the prize to 2nd or 3rd place winners... I think my current fish would probably eat them up. Thanks again for the votes!!

Ichthius · 01-11-2008, 07:50 PM

Not a problem

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The prize is open to the 2nd and 3rd place winners. I know Kristin (JustOneMore20) could keep them, but the offer is open to Gump first, as he placed 2nd. If both of you could contact me on whether you can keep them and if you're interested, that would be great

View Poll Results: Cast your vote for POTM here!
Vote for photo 1	4	13.79%
Vote for photo 2	3	10.34%
Vote for photo 3	1	3.45%
Vote for photo 4	1	3.45%
Vote for photo 5	12	41.38%
Vote for photo 6	8	27.59%
Voters: 29. You may not vote on this poll

01-02-2008, 05:01 PM	#1
Ichthius Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Age: 19 Posts: 995	January POTM-Vote Now! We have 6 entries into the POTM contest. Firstly, I wish you all luck! RULES: You only have one vote. Use it wisely. You can’t vote for yourself. Please, please do not encourage voting for any one of the entries, and try to keep comments to a minimum. If you know who entered the photo, do not share that information. DEADLINE: Voting ends January 9th. Results will be posted the following day unless something major comes up. PRIZE: 5 juvenile Red Cherry Shrimp will be shipped at no cost to the winner of this POTM contest. If you do not live in the continental USofA or cannot keep the shrimp for some reason, I apologize. No substitute prizes. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

01-02-2008, 06:17 PM	#2
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	Wow! These are some awesome entries! __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

01-03-2008, 04:55 PM	#4
joe kool Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 36 Posts: 586	5 would have gotten my vote with a wider aperture or a macro lens. great coloration but focus goes out so quickly. Besides who can resist big clown loaches __________________ A conglomeration of cichlids from all over living happily in my "melting pot" of tanks. Breeding: currently nothing ... I've just been released from my one year sentence in Korea I'm back in the states!!!! Florida to be exact, so if your in the pan handle area hit me up current Fry: see above tanks: Just set up my first "fish" tank, cichlids of course 100 gal and still have the 20L planted with CRS although most of my plants didn't survive the wife's care.

01-04-2008, 12:27 AM	#7
s13 After ye booty Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pensacola, Florida Age: 20 Posts: 185	To be honest, the reason #5 was so blurry is the tank was incredibly dirty when I took that picture believe it or not. Tank is clean now by the way lol. I'm just working with a point and shoot so I'm doing with what I got. Thanks for the constructive criticism. __________________

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01-03-2008, 10:50 AM	#3
Gump Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 508	Agree with Scuba Kid, great pics guys/gals.

01-03-2008, 05:48 PM	#5
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,838	Dang I missed submissions! 5 gets my vote "face only a mother could love" lol __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

01-04-2008, 08:38 PM	#10
Kribensis12 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 15 Posts: 109	I like #5!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ My tank's: 30g tank: 1 angelfish 1 Fancy Guppies 2 Zebra Danio's 2 Black Mollies 2 Dalmation Mollies 3 platies ( 5 baby green sailfin mollies and 2 guppies in a breeder, being feed BBS daily) 20g Flat Hexagon 1 baby guppy 1 baby swordtail 1 Baby half black striped angelfish( 4 inches tall) 10g: 1 baby half black striped angelfish( 4 inches tall) 1 baby mickey mouse swordtail several baby guppies 1 baby mollie

01-05-2008, 01:15 PM	#11
cherrybarbz18 Fishy Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 29	why didnt you vote for it then?? __________________ Future King of the Cherry Barbs

01-05-2008, 02:17 PM	#12
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	He probably did... __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

01-10-2008, 05:45 PM	#13
Ichthius Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Age: 19 Posts: 995	And the winner is... Congratulations to s13 for winning POTM! The runner up was Gump with 8 votes. Photo 1 - JustOneMore20 Photo 2 - Scuba_Kid Photo 3 - fishbguy Photo 4 - Kribensis12 Congratulations to the winner and thanks to all those who entered . Great photos! The prize will be shipped as soon as the winner contacts me. This went better than expected, and I'd be willing to hold another one for February, although there won't be a prize for personal reasons . Others are welcome to hold their own contest, of course.

01-10-2008, 07:12 PM	#14
Gump Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 508	Congrats S13. Looks like i need to get some more colorful fish.

01-10-2008, 07:50 PM	#15
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 1,879	Naw Gump, your fish are pretty snazzy already Congrats S13 __________________ I'm still around from time to time. If you'd like to chat, send me a pm and i'll tell you where to contact me

01-10-2008, 10:01 PM	#16
Kribensis12 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 15 Posts: 109	Congrat's s13. Looks like i need a better camera and more colorful fish! __________________ My tank's: 30g tank: 1 angelfish 1 Fancy Guppies 2 Zebra Danio's 2 Black Mollies 2 Dalmation Mollies 3 platies ( 5 baby green sailfin mollies and 2 guppies in a breeder, being feed BBS daily) 20g Flat Hexagon 1 baby guppy 1 baby swordtail 1 Baby half black striped angelfish( 4 inches tall) 10g: 1 baby half black striped angelfish( 4 inches tall) 1 baby mickey mouse swordtail several baby guppies 1 baby mollie

01-11-2008, 02:38 PM	#17
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	Awesome job, s13! If I hadn't entered, I would have voted for you. lol __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

01-11-2008, 02:44 PM	#18
JustOneMore20 Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 23 Posts: 3,654	Way to go, S13!!! That pic is awesome!

01-11-2008, 07:23 PM	#19
s13 After ye booty Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pensacola, Florida Age: 20 Posts: 185	Thanks guys! I really was not expecting to win so this was a big suprise to me haha. I cannot accept the shrimp though, if possible I would like to give the prize to 2nd or 3rd place winners... I think my current fish would probably eat them up. Thanks again for the votes!! __________________

01-11-2008, 07:50 PM	#20
Ichthius Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Age: 19 Posts: 995	Not a problem . The prize is open to the 2nd and 3rd place winners. I know Kristin (JustOneMore20) could keep them, but the offer is open to Gump first, as he placed 2nd. If both of you could contact me on whether you can keep them and if you're interested, that would be great

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