PAST ~ "PIC O' THE MONTH CONTEST" Entries

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June 2013​

No prizes, no themes, just the prestige of the monthly winner being displayed prominently on the main Page for a Month & in the stickied 'Past & Present Pic O' The Month Winners' thread in the Contest Section.

The aim of these Contests is that the Photos are judged and voted for on their own merits & to avoid personal 'Popularity Contests', the submissions must not have been previously posted recently on the Forum, will be posted anonymously and must remain so until the Winner is announced.

To enter your submissions, they must be emailed to - [email protected] - , include BDF Username in the subject line.

Contest Rules:​

Please, be sure to read & understand all the Contest Rules prior to submitting your entries ...​

• Received & accepted entries will be posted anonymously. Entries discussed elsewhere on the Forum by the person submitting the entry, so as to reveal the entry owner, will be disqualified from the Contest.

• Entrants must be Registered Members, prior to the individual Contest Post time, to be eligible to enter.

• Please don't try to work the system by registering multiple accounts. Members violating this, will be disqualified from this and future contests.

• Only photos of real, live Bearded Dragons, that are owned\kept by the submitting Member, will be accepted, no drawings.

• Photos that have been posted publicly anywhere on the forum, including but not limited to, Avatars, Signatures, Threads, Profiles and\or Posts, within 15 days prior to the start date of the Contest or during & current photos used as an Avatar or Signature are NOT eligible. So please consider this, when thinking about posting a pic that you may want to enter into these contests.

• Clear Photos only. Blurry, poor quality photos will not be accepted or posted. Please email photos full size. Please do not resize them, photos will be resized if necessary, to 768px 'High' &\or 1024px 'Wide' by the Contest Admin to fit & all be uniform, prior to posting.

• Photos can be cropped, but otherwise, No Photoshopping or other photo enhancements, clear natural pics only. This includes having the Camera settings to 'Vivid' or any other similar enhancement setting. Any submissions deemed to have been obviously enhanced, at the sole discretion of the Contest Admin, will not be accepted. Decisions Final - No Discussion.

Tip: Misting your BD, giving it a warm Bath or natural Sun, just prior to taking the photos, will naturally bring out the colors.​

• Entries must be entered by 18:00 (6:00 PM) CST of the 20th of the month, late entries will be entered into the following month's Contest. A Voting poll will then be added to judge the entries by popular vote. Voting will take place for 4 days from the Voting Thread post time. Single vote per member, household &\or IP address. Winner will be announced, posted & displayed on the Home page, by the 1st of every month.

• One submission & vote per member\household\IP, per month. Past entries, that have not been entered in the immediate two previous monthly Contests, may be entered again. Winning Photos may not be re-entered.

• Members whose entries have been disqualified for violation of the Contest Rules, at the Contest Admin's discretion, may be Ineligible/Disqualified from entering any future BDF Photo Contests.

• In the event of a tie, tied winners will be posted and given 24 hrs to privately pick numbers between 1-50 in a conversation, winner will be the one with the chosen number closest to the number generated by http://www.random.org/ . Tied Winners failing to sign in and pick their number in the allotted time, will constitute forfeit? If all tied winners fail to pick numbers, the next runner up will be chosen as the 'Winner'.

• Bearded Dragon Forum reserves the right to change the rules without notice & do as they wish with photos entered.

To enter your submissions, they must be emailed to - [email protected] - , include BDF Username in the subject line.​

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Please post any Questions or Comments about the Contest or Entries here ...​

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*June 2013* "Pic O' The Month Contest" ~ Discussion Thread​

Congratulations to 'Sean8172', our last Month's Contest WINNER!!!​

 

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The aim of these Contests is that the Photos are judged and voted for on their own merits & to avoid personal 'Popularity Contests', the submissions must not have been previously posted recently on the Forum, will be posted anonymously and must remain so until the Winner is announced.

Photos that have been posted publicly anywhere on the forum, including but not limited to, Avatars, Signatures, Threads, Profiles and\or Posts, within 15 days prior to the start date of the Contest or during & current photos used as an Avatar or Signature are NOT eligible. So please consider this, when thinking about posting a pic that you may want to enter into these contests.

 

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~~~ June 2013 Vote ~~~​

Well folks, all submissions are in & posted, the time has come to pick your favorite Photo to be posted on the Home page for the next Month. We have had some great submissions once again & again making it a tough choice. Please take the time to pick the Photo of your choice. Any Registered Member can Vote. Clicking on the contest Banner above or the Collage below, will take you to the Contest Rules & Full Size Photos.​

We would like to thank the members who have entered their Pics of their wonderful BD companions, which are the heart of this Forum & this Contest.​

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You may vote for the one Photo of your choice from the *June 2013* "Pic O' The Month Contest", if you have already made your choice, please locate the number representing your choice in the collage above, find it in the above voting poll, click the Button beside it & then 'Cast Your Vote'.​

Voting will continue until 09:22 AM CST June 30th, 2013, at which time the Voting Poll will be closed & you will have chosen the 'Winner'. Entrants please refer to the Contest Rules for the procedure in the event of a tie. Please refer any questions or comments pertaining to the Contest to the following thread ...​

*June 2013* "Pic O' The Month Contest" ~ Discussion Thread​

Thank you all for participating & may the best Photo WIN!!! Good Luck to all!!!​

 

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*JUNE 2013* PIC O' THE MONTH VOTING THREAD​

 

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Come now, we have more than 6 members, please cast your votes, only 3 days left ...

Thanks

 

[sean8172]

Up to nine votes now. Talk about crowd participation...NOT. Come on people, this isn't a presidential election. Let's see some VOTES!

 

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JULY 2013​

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No prizes, no themes, just the prestige of the monthly winner being displayed prominently on the main Page for a Month & in the stickied 'Past & Present Pic O' The Month Winners' thread in the Contests Section. ​

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The aim of these Contests is that the Photos are judged and voted for on their own merits & to avoid personal 'Popularity Contests', the submissions must not have been previously posted recently on the Forum, will be posted anonymously and must remain so until the Winner is announced. ​

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To enter your submissions, they must be emailed to - [email protected] - , include BDF Username in the subject line. ​

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Rules:​

• Received & accepted entries will be posted anonymously. Entries discussed elsewhere on the Forum by the person submitting the entry, so as to reveal the entry owner, will be removed from the Contest.

• Entrants must be Registered Members, prior to the individual Contest Post time, to be eligible to enter.

• Please don't try to work the system by registering multiple accounts. Members violating this, will be disqualified from this and future contests.

• Only photos of real, live Bearded Dragons, that are owned\kept by the submitting Member, will be accepted, no drawings.

• Photos that have been posted publicly anywhere on the forum, including but not limited to, Avatars, Signatures, Threads, Profiles and\or Posts, within 15 days prior to the start date of the Contest or during & current photos used as an Avatar or Signature are NOT eligible. So please consider this, when thinking about posting a pic that you may want to enter into these contests.

• Clear Photos only. Blurry, poor quality photos will not be accepted or posted. Please email photos full size. Please do not resize them, photos will be resized if necessary, to 768px 'High' &\or 1024px 'Wide' by the Contest Admin to fit & all be uniform, prior to posting.

• Photos can be cropped, but otherwise, No Photoshopping or other photo enhancements, clear natural pics only. This includes having the Camera settings to 'Vivid' or any other similar enhancement setting. Any submissions deemed to have been obviously enhanced, at the sole discretion of the Contest Admin, will not be accepted. Decisions Final - No Discussion.

Tip: Misting your BD, giving it a warm Bath or natural Sun, just prior to taking the photos, will naturally bring out the colors.​

• Entries must be entered by 18:00 (6:00 AM) CST of the 20th of the month, late entries will be entered into the following month's Contest. A Voting poll will then be added to judge the entries by popular vote. Voting will take place for 7 days from the Voting Thread post time. Single vote per member, household &\or IP address. Winner will be announced, posted & displayed on the Home page, by the 1st of every month.

• One submission & vote per member\household\IP, per month. Past entries, that have not been entered in the immediate two previous monthly Contests, may be entered again. Winning Photos may not be re-entered.

• Members whose entries have been disqualified for violation of the Contest Rules, at the Contest Admin's discretion, may be Ineligible/Disqualified from entering any future BDF Photo Contests.

• In the event of a tie, tied winners will be posted and given 24 hrs to privately pick numbers between 1-50 in a conversation, winner will be the one with the chosen number closest to the number generated by http://www.random.org/ . Tied Winners failing to sign in and pick their number in the allotted time, will constitute forfeit? If all tied winners fail to pick numbers, the next runner up will be chosen as the 'Winner'.

• Bearded Dragon Forum reserves the right to change the rules without notice & do as they wish with photos entered.

To enter your submissions, they must be emailed to - [email protected] - , include BDF Username in the subject line.​

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Please post any Questions or Comments about the Contest or Entries here ...​

BDF Pic O' The Month Contest Discussions​

Congratulations to 'Sean8172', our last Month's Contest WINNER!!!​

 

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ENTRY #1​

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ENTRY #2​

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