View Full Version : PHOTO OF THE MONTH CONTEST MAY 2010
Pat Kelly
05-11-2010, 10:25 AM
PLEASE VOTE FOR ONE
Photo A
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/finman57/PIC%20OF%20THE%20MONTH/IMG_2219-1.jpg
Photo B
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/finman57/PIC%20OF%20THE%20MONTH/Multis.jpg
Photo C
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/finman57/PIC%20OF%20THE%20MONTH/fronts2025.jpg
Photo D
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/finman57/PIC%20OF%20THE%20MONTH/DSC03509.jpg
Photo E
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/finman57/PIC%20OF%20THE%20MONTH/055.jpg
Photo F
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/finman57/PIC%20OF%20THE%20MONTH/007.jpg
Photo G
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/finman57/PIC%20OF%20THE%20MONTH/POTM-TonyHorosOtetrastigma.jpg
Photo H
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/finman57/PIC%20OF%20THE%20MONTH/turqdiscusedit-1.jpg
Photo I
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/finman57/PIC%20OF%20THE%20MONTH/portrait-1.jpg
jonclark96
05-11-2010, 1:41 PM
Another great set of pics this month!
Cartel
05-11-2010, 1:43 PM
Ima have to sleep on it because theres too many good choices!
Strong competition this month. Great shots! :)
Jumbie
05-11-2010, 1:54 PM
It took me a while to choose just one picture because there was a few of that I liked for several different reasons. I have to say that there are quite a few members who have some nice photo taking skills!!!
msjinkzd
05-11-2010, 2:16 PM
man that is a tough one. I really really like G
DiscusnAfricans
05-11-2010, 2:33 PM
This is the stiffest competition I've seen so far. Definitely going to be a tight race.
Jumbie
05-11-2010, 2:40 PM
I really liked C and D
UNCLERUCKUS
05-11-2010, 5:20 PM
I AND G WERE TUFF CHOICES
It seems like African cichlid's get a lot of votes
RIFT_LAKES_RULE
05-11-2010, 6:01 PM
I'm with Wil, I can't decide... To many awesome shots to choose from, I'll have to look a few more times ;)
Great shot's everyone!!!
Reel Addiction
05-11-2010, 6:30 PM
I agree, there are some really great shots this month.
Andrew
05-11-2010, 10:11 PM
I couldn't decide so I let Catherine pick my vote. I think she got it right too but time will tell.
Leffler817
05-11-2010, 10:27 PM
It is really tough to choose! Great shots people.
iamzrad
05-11-2010, 11:02 PM
E got my vote.
emartin
05-12-2010, 12:31 AM
D got mine
RIFT_LAKES_RULE
05-12-2010, 6:59 PM
Dang that was a tough decision... again, great job everyone ;)
longstocking
05-15-2010, 2:50 PM
All great shots... I like three of them more though...
To vote for the 'technically correct' one.... or the one that captured a great moment. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
danger_chicken
05-18-2010, 8:18 PM
the voting is not done
Pat Kelly
05-19-2010, 8:57 AM
Almost 2 weeks left.
UNCLERUCKUS
05-19-2010, 3:24 PM
It seems like African cichlid's get a lot of votes
THATS CUZ JUST ABOUT EVERYONE HAS THEM :D OR HAS HAD THEM AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER. GO TO A LFS YOU DONT SEE MANY SA/CA OTHER THEN MIDAS AND OSCARS ;)
...GO TO A LFS YOU DONT SEE MANY SA/CA OTHER THEN MIDAS AND OSCARS ;)
What are these "other" fish you speak of? :p
danger_chicken
05-19-2010, 9:00 PM
What are these "other" fish you speak of? :p
He's talking about "real" cichlids :D
mrkillie
05-20-2010, 12:22 AM
man that is a tough one. I really really like G
I would have picked G if it had been centered. Crop tool!!!!!
mrkillie
05-20-2010, 12:25 AM
I think she got it right too but time will tell.
There is no right or wrong, unless you picked H, then you got it right.
Pat Kelly
05-20-2010, 9:05 AM
I would have picked G if it had been centered. Crop tool!!!!!
Centering like everything else is in the eye of the camera holder. lol
Actually I try never to center.
If you talk to people on AP or our old buddy Bobby, they all tell you to
never center. And always leave more space at the front of the fish to make il look like its going somewhere.
But this contest is all personal taste. Thats whats cool about it.
A cool capture can beat a technically correct photo.
Centering like everything else is in the eye of the camera holder. lol
Actually I try never to center.
If you talk to people on AP or our old buddy Bobby, they all tell you to
never center. And always leave more space at the front of the fish to make il look like its going somewhere.
^^^^^^ I agree 100%
In far from an expert, but to me, pictures can easily be over-cropped. When this happens, to me, they look over-processed.
Again, all in the eye of the beholder, I just like a little more space in front of the fish. This also makes the fish's face (which should be in focus) the focal point of the picture.
Pat Kelly
05-22-2010, 2:50 PM
Wow, still a tight race.
3 votes seperate 1st and 5th.
50 votes so far.
Heck we had 93 forum members on here yesterday.
:wacko:
lol
breeia
05-22-2010, 4:05 PM
THATS CUZ JUST ABOUT EVERYONE HAS THEM :D OR HAS HAD THEM AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER. GO TO A LFS YOU DONT SEE MANY SA/CA OTHER THEN MIDAS AND OSCARS ;)
It's so nice to see so many pretty pretty cichlids and awesome pictures!:) My husband had to help me decide! IMHO there are many SA/CA that are wonderful as well. I love my discus! Gold sevrums are lovely. A Dempsey tank can be a sight and some of those rams are awfully cute! Although some don't display, shall we say the African spirit, heck I've had even an angel and a discus that had to be moved to tanks by themselves because they were not able to play nice with others in species only tanks :D. This is nothing to say against the numerous varieties of Africans that are so impressive and fun! That's what I love about cichlids- so many awesome varieties and they actually have personality!:wacko:
Ophelia77
05-23-2010, 8:09 PM
There is no right or wrong, unless you picked H, then you got it right.
I had to vote for the pretty discus:) Don't see them much in the POTM
DiscusnAfricans
05-24-2010, 10:32 AM
A tie for first and second is only one vote behind! Only a week left, this is one of the tightest we've ever had.
Pat Kelly
05-24-2010, 12:08 PM
Yeah, lol
Excitement is a brewing. lol
Hmm, I did not make any arrangements for tie breakers. HMM.
Oh and the next one is only 2 behind also.
TIGHT
Pat Kelly
05-24-2010, 12:10 PM
OH heck, I just noticed that the next one is only 3 behind also.
That means the top 5 are 3 apart.
MORE VOTES please.
marge618
05-27-2010, 11:39 AM
I'm with Wil, I can't decide... To many awesome shots to choose from, I'll have to look a few more times ;)
Great shot's everyone!!!
Finally had to choose one so that I could find out how close the competition is. Great shots!
SubMariner
05-28-2010, 4:21 PM
Love D,E,F and G:)
chris_todd
05-28-2010, 5:23 PM
Last weekend, folks, get your votes in, it's a really close race!
Pat Kelly
05-29-2010, 4:21 PM
Wow, this has to be the best race yet.
60 votes in.
2 days left.
Oh yeah.
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