Photo Competition

[Proteus]

*** Subject : Your Fish ***

Competition commences on the 1st of May 2005, and concludes on the 30th of June (2 months). At that time a shortlist will be created and a poll put in place to determine the winner.

There will be a prize which is yet to be finalised.

Each member can enter a maximum of 3 times, if you make it to the final shortlist, you will be expected to submit another current photo of the fish to verify that the image is yours (possibly with a current newspaper or magazine clipping to verify ownership - depending on the prize value).

The "Your Fish" photo, can be of any species, however bonus points will be added (to get it to the shortlist) if it is from the South American region (i.e. Discus, Apistos, Rams etc)

Thanks, & good luck.

[kalebjarrod]

Just to clarify

Are the judges looking for the quaility of photo or the quaility of Fish?

[Proteus]

Photo.

:wink:

(however a good fish will hekp... lol)

[Mattzilla]

coooooooooooool!

i better get snapping!

[DR.V]

where do we post the photos ??

[Merrilyn]

Photos can be posted in this thread. Remember a maximum of three photos per entry, and please provide a little information about your tank.

[Ben]

Wow, this is great! First prize could be a new BMW car or something similar! No only joking!

I cant wait till someone puts up a Picture or 3 to get the Ball rolling.

I need some sort of benchmark!


Cheers,
Ben

Ps, thanks goes out to everyone who started this competiton! Especially Proteus! Thanks mate!

[Chafule]

cories come from south afmerica?

[DR.V]

what are the topics for the photos ??
planted tank?? discus only?? or anything else ??

[mtchye]

This female ram was a great parent and I still have 10 of her fry which have turned out great. She was from imported german stock which I have always had heaps more luck with. Hope you like the photo! :)

[goldenpigeon]

Wow, this is great! First prize could be a new BMW car or something similar! No only joking!

I cant wait till someone puts up a Picture or 3 to get the Ball rolling.

I need some sort of benchmark!


Cheers,
Ben

Ps, thanks goes out to everyone who started this competiton! Especially Proteus! Thanks mate!



LOL BEN IF WE ARE GOING TO BE WINNING CARS AT LEAST PICK A CAR HALF DECENT!!!!!


go Subaru WRX, Holden Culbsport or monaro, 2 door Honda Civic ect!

[flukes]

hehhe yeah just been too the Auto salon in melbourne and wouldnt mind winning a few of there cars...

[Ben]

Junior, when you get older and get lots of speeding fines you will learn to drive in luxury!

Mtchye, Awesome picture mate!
You will get one of my votes! can i make a suggestion though, crop some of the sourrounding area of the fish and post it again just to see the diiference.

Ben

[mtchye]

Hi Ben,

Good suggestion!

I will do that soon, that is an oldish pic and I didn't have the time to edit it. I still have the original high quality pic so will do a new edit fromthere which should emphasise the fish more.

I really just wanted to get the ball rolling. Don't think I can really win much seeing as I'm all the way on the other side of the Nullarbor haha.

Cheers
Vincent

[goldenpigeon]

who ever said Subaru WRX's ect ARENT LUXERY!!!!????? they person who said that deserves to be B**** slapped by my sister!!!!

[kkiu]

Mercedes for me please.
Thanks :)

[Merrilyn]

I loved my benz. A little red hottie.

Drive a black Cougar now. It's hot too.

[Ben]

Ok everyone i would love to see some pics before i put mine up!
i need to see what i am up against!


Ben

[kkiu]

Havent taken any new pictures recently. But heres a couple that i have lying around on the internet.

If im too lazy to take new ones :) ill enter one of these.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~ninjacows/Stuff/photos/

Good luck Ben, would love to see your photos

[shrimp paste]

Hey, this is Jaws. He thinks he is a Great White shark, at least he eats as messy as one. On of my first ever discus fish. Got him in Oct 04. I think he is still a juvey, can't get rid of the stress bars. The red in his finnage has only developed in the last few months. He is in a bare bottom \ potted plants 285l with built in wet\dry.
He has almost doubled in size since i purchased him. Another of his mates (runt) has not grown at all, but provides a great yardstick for this fellow. He is about 10cm head to tail.

[Chafule]

blue turk?

[Ben]

Ok, peoples i am putting up my first prize pic on tuesday!

I am getting my hands on a nifty little camera!

Cheers,
Ben

[Mattzilla]

wow that german ram picture is going to be hard to beat..... talk about setting the standard!!!!!!

[chrissyoscar]

Here's the first photo I'm entering. This photo is of my Female Red Turq it was taken 12 months ago.

[Ben]

Wow !!! great pic Oscar!
well done mate!

I should have some pics in a week or so, i am having probs with the digital camera.

Ben

[goldenpigeon]

wowzer!!!! thats a nice 1 oscar!!!!!


u havent seen mine yet thoagh! :D

[chrissyoscar]

Thanks Ben and David.

It'll be nice to see what the competition is so come on guys & girls give us a look at your pics. :D

Oscar

[DR.V]

that Female Red Turq looks yummy , hmm ....
how many pic can we enter ? and what are the categories ??

Thank u

[Merrilyn]

Well, in the absence of the boss man (who is busy playing at Disneyland), I have made an executive decision to have TWO categories *runs and hides before Proteus catches me*

So the first category is for fish only picture, either one fish or several fish in a group.

Second category is full width tank shot.

A winner will be chosen from each category and prizes awarded (which Proteus is donating :twisted: )

Ooooops - gotta dash - he runs fast for an old bloke :wink:

[goldenpigeon]

lol

[Sutto]

Pic #1 Texas Cichlid. :D

[chrissyoscar]

Nice looking fish and great close up shot.

Oscar

[goldenpigeon]

lol heez a happy guy sutto! :D

[kalebjarrod]

nice fish sutto

[Squid]

Has anyone tried photographing their fish in direct sunlight - I just did and the results are amazing. colours are so much more enhanced. My Blue diamond 7 cm juveniles just turned into 'Turbo blues'!!!

[Merrilyn]

So when do we get to see the piccies Squid?

[Squid]

Soon as I can get 10 minutes spare to download them from my camera. Porbably tommorrow or at least by the weekend.

[jim]

here is my pair that pass away some time ago......lots of good memories..miss them a lot

[goldenpigeon]

nice looking pair u had jim. to bad they passed away :(

[kalebjarrod]

nice pic mate

[Merrilyn]

Fantastic shot.

[duck]

This is my entry
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_1521.jpg

[kalebjarrod]

Your plants get me every time mate

LOVLEY

[goldenpigeon]

same here, the plants and fish really set the standard!

[kalebjarrod]

Here a pic of princess BJ

shes a little small but growing well and she has the longest fins i've seen on a spotted in a long time

you can even see the co2 bubbles floating around her :wink:

Not the best pic by far but this is about as good as i get :wink:

[goldenpigeon]

lol good to see princess bj is well lol :lol:

[Merrilyn]

This is going to be a tough competition to judge. Great Pics guys.

Keep 'em coming.

[pitchblack]

well here is my entry guys

[goldenpigeon]

thats a nice turq u got there pitch black!

[lesley]

in the sunshine

[lesley]

he' into everything

[Merrilyn]

Wow, fantastic. Eerie light in that first one Lesley.

Fantastic shot.

Keep em coming guys. Finishes soon.

[goldenpigeon]

yeah nice pics.

when does the comp finish?

[dreamer]

what is the prize?

[weird]

Nice size loaches there lesley, how old are they ?

[Merrilyn]

Okay, this competition finishes on 30 th June. So get your entries in.

Two sections. Fish and Whole tank.

Prize for each section is a large tin of Tetra Bits for your Discus, posted to your address. Value around $40.

So time is running out. Get out those cameras.

Your judges, Proteus, Pyrowolf and Fish Pimpin'. 8-) 8-) 8-)

:wink:

[cichlidfan]

Here is a pic of one of my RSGs

[cichlidfan]

Here is a pic of my Albinos

[goldenpigeon]

very nice ;)

ppl lets get some whole tank shots in! so far it has pretty much just been fish shots!

[duck]

I don't if i can do this.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_1586.jpg

[weird]

David and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat

Oh I should add the blue diamonds and the tangerines are my very first discus from pups (a year ago), and they, as couples have spawned in my tank in the last week. No babies unfortunately, but atleast I know they seem happy with their home.

And the Red Turqs are an old breeding lot from Malaysia I believe, from SLS, which are in retirement.

[goldenpigeon]

nice piccie! like the yellow discus. what strains r they?

[Merrilyn]

Ohhhhh this is going to be soooo difficult to judge.

Awesome shots people. :shock:

You've still got time to impress the judges, so keep those entries rolling in.

[weird]

Tangerine pigeonbloods :D

[nicholas76]

I'd like to submit two of my pics for now.

The first pair are of my favorite Blue Scorpion Breeders. I was lucky to catch them bowing to one another.

They spawned for me several times before they moved to a new home.

[nicholas76]

These were my favorite red melon pair.

the female ( white head ) had a solid tomato red body that couldnt be beat.

the Large male had perfect red eyes.



enjoy

[revkev]

Well here is one of my pics (do discus smile when you take thier photo?) :wink:
Revkev

[goldenpigeon]

nice pics guys :D nick those 2 pics will be sure winners!

[nicholas76]

thanx mate fingers crossed

[goldenpigeon]

yep and good luck to all entrants!

[lesley]

Hi ladyred, the sun was setting and shining in the window, so I thought I would see what happened.

Dave, the loaches are about 12 months old (I think).

Lesley

[Ben]

great Pics everyone!

Revkev is that a heckel cross i see there?

[nicholas76]

My third and final picture - a old pigeon of mine.

[Benny]

NOICE!!!! :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

[DR.V]

duck's tank is AWSOME !!! so green and live !!

[goldenpigeon]

wow!!! nice pic nick!!!! is that a pigeon cross yellow faced malbro or melon?? its a beuty!!!!

[nicholas76]

Hi !

Spot on... they are millennium melon off spring.


:D :D :D :D

[goldenpigeon]

cheers mate :D is i a male? it looks pretty big... how big is it?

[nicholas76]

Male fish 5-6 inch


Photo is pretty dam good, its actually rather tricky , makes it look heaps better than what it is LOL

in the photo section ages ago I did a big post with this fish and a half a dozen of its siblings.


ill see if i can find it for you!

[nicholas76]

There you go!!!!

gee it was ages ago!! i need to buy more of these.

http://www.discusforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1809

The fish which i entered in this comp is within this bunch. ( his tail is damaged due to a fin rot problem he had )

My Discus ambition is to get a tank full of 2 inch versions and see how they develop. Many people dont think much of them as they arent techinically "perfect" melons but ill always find room for them.

[goldenpigeon]

LOL thanx mate :D u can find room for them in about all my tanks :D if u get anymore and wanna offload sum plz gimme a pm :D

[KatStar]

Might as well have a go... Here are my Neolamprologus multifasciatus

[nicholas76]

LOL thanx mate :D u can find room for them in about all my tanks :D if u get anymore and wanna offload sum plz gimme a pm :D

lol - sent you a p/m

[goldenpigeon]

thanx dude got it :D

nice pics KAT

[Merrilyn]

Kat, they're gorgeous. :D

[revkev]

My 2nd pic

[revkev]

My 3rd pic

[KatStar]

Thanks Goldenpigeon & Ladyred!! :D I'll try and take some better pictures to replace these as these aren't the best....if thats ok?

[Bad Inferno]

Looking at the quality of your pics is awsome....here are a couple of my not so awesome pics so I thought I better add a caption :)

Hey what you look'n at ?: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/rjconway/IMG_0049.jpg

The expression on my blue turqs face say's it all "Rejection"..."I think I am going to score but she wont stop long enough"..http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/rjconway/IMG_0010-1.jpg

cheers rob

[goldenpigeon]

lol nice piccies rob :D i like the first 1 the best :D that BD has the nicest shape and colour :D

[Bad Inferno]

I lost this BD a couple of months ago :( although sad good excuse to bye some more :)

[Mattzilla]

well i guess it's about time i posted my entries into the first picture comp.

it's fair to say that there have been some amazing pictures posted and everyone should be congratulated on keeping such beautiful discus. it's very inspiring to see so many beatufil fish out there

my first pic i was really playing around with some natural sun light that i get in the afternoon, which brings out some fantastic colours and effects.


i hope you like it

[Mattzilla]

my second picture is again using the afternoon natural sunlight but this time gives a very different effect

once again i hope you like it

[Mattzilla]

and my final entry is an olf pic that i just love to look at.

it's of one of my favourite discus laying eggs in a very unusual place

it's a little different but i love it

thanks for viewing guys

and good luck to everyone in the comp!

[wyldchyld01]

thought i'd share/enter gave me an excuse to get the camera out

My planted dislplay tank, running for 18months or so and two of my favourite photo's of a couple of my discus, a red turq male and a red and white (male i think, but lucky to be alive any way)

Brenton


For better pictures see the first three images on the link

http://photobucket.com/albums/v348/wyldchyld01/My%20Fish/

[Roy]

My two entries, one of the tank as a whole and one of the cardinals swiming around.

http://www.pbase.com/cmdr_roy/image/45410014.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/cmdr_roy/image/45410046.jpg

Roy

[Bad Inferno]

great tank...what is the ground cover on the right hand side...do you have to trim it ?

[goldenpigeon]

nice pics guys :D luv em ;)

[Roy]

The cover on the right is lillapeosis grass (sp?).
Only put it in there last week, so its still anchoring itself.
From what ive read it doesnt grow that high, but spreads out in a mat by runner. Interesting stuff but it looks the goods.
The other plants are mainly Blue Strica, a few varieties of anubias and some Hygro (not sure what type but it looked nice in the shop :D )

Roy

[benanddebbie]

Well here are our entries.

The first is a juvenile blue diamond who was a recent addition to our community tank. (black phantom tetras in the background)

[benanddebbie]

The second is our Malboro Red Pair who have recently reared some young and are back in our community tank for a rest:)

[benanddebbie]

Our last entry is entitled: "Kissing the Enemy".

Cobalt blue male has confirmed pairing with red turq female but when placed in the community tank a love triangle quickly develops. Caught in the act of kissing 'the other woman' our rosy red female.

[Merrilyn]

Wow some fantastic shots here.

Entries close midnight on Thursday 30th June.

Thankyou to everyone who posted pictures. The response has been wonderful.

So glad I don't have the job of judging. This is going to be a pretty tough competition with so many first rate entries. Good luck everyone :thumb

[Proteus]

Only hours to go (well 14hrs anyway)

[benanddebbie]

Here is a pic of the middle of our 6 ft community tank.

[Ben]

With 1 hour to spare here is a pic of a male bue turk.

Cheers,

Ben

[Proteus]

FYI, the winner will be announced sometime over the weekend

(50 minutes to go)

[Woll]

ok, here are my 3 photos and just in time aswell... lol. The First one is of my first discus. The second and third are of our latest purchase, a white diamond (which goes into the community tank on the weekend (YAY)

http://www.discusforums.com/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=647

http://www.discusforums.com/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=648

http://www.discusforums.com/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=649
this fish is sooooo vain... lol
he knows he's pretty

[Woll]

i have decided that i need to get a better camera. lol

[Mattzilla]

i love the white diamond!!!

[Woll]

thanks matt, he was a bargain :D

[Dee]

Hey All,

Just saw the comp is about to finish :roll: Here's my 2cents worth ... they are old pics :wink:

[Dee]

My old BT female and SS Pair :D

[goldenpigeon]

nice pics guys :D it will be hard to determine a winner!

[Merrilyn]

The competition is closed. Thankyou to everyone for your wonderful pictures.

Over to the judges now. :P

[Fishpimpin73]

YOU GUYS ARE KILLING ME!!!

There are SOOOOO MANY GREAT ONES to pick from.

Just wanted to drop a note in here to let you ALL know what a great job you guys have done with your fish AND your pics!

BTW - We are working on getting the shortlist together as I write this :wink:

[Proteus]

Excellent effort all round.

There are some great pics and it wasnt easy to make a desicion... however my votes are in, just waiting for the other 2 croonies...

:P

[Fishpimpin73]

My votes are in!

AGAIN, Thanks to ALL of the entrants for participating.

I wish that you could ALL win!!

[Proteus]

WINNER - FISH ONLY

(Taken by chrissyoscar)

http://www.discusforums.com/forum/files/comp.jpg

WINNER - TANK IMAGE

(Taken by Duck)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_1586.jpg

Congratulations!!!