Member photo contest: Blue

[Hunna’s Stunnas]

I’m gonna host my own photo contest.

Winner will get a nice frag of Fairy Fart zoas (I’ll attach a photo of the frag to be won later today or tomorrow once I’m able to get a shot of it). All I ask is to split shipping cost with me, as I’m a single parent on a very limited budget. Must be in the continental US, as I can’t ship outside. Sample of frag to be won:

Subject: let’s start off with a color not super popular in the hobby, blue. Whether it’s a coral, invert, or fish, I want to see your best photo where the subject is primarily blue.

Rules: this is going to be an actual photo contest where focus, exposure, framing, etc will actually be used and taken into consideration when choosing which photos will make it to a voting round. I don’t want to see blurry phone pictures (phones can take great ones these days, and those are welcome), or over saturated or edited photos. I want actual, good photographs where images are clear, sharp, and with minimal editing.

The subject also needs to be primarily blue. Not green. Not purple. Blue. I know there are tons of shades of blue, but it actually needs to be one of them. Turquoise/teal will be considered, so long as it’s closer to the blue side of the spectrum instead of green.

As photos are submitted, I’ll use reactions to help narrow it down to a top 5-10 (depending on how many are entered in). From there, reactions will once again be used to vote on the winner. I’m only going to step in for the first round if a photo that doesn’t fit the criteria above starts getting “popularity votes” for a lack of a better term. Once the final 5/10 are picked, it will be strictly based on positive reaction scores.

Deadline for entries will be 12pm EST Feb 10, 4 weeks from today. After that, I’ll go through the submissions and gather the ones with the most positive reaction scores. After that, there will be 7-10 days to vote on the top 5.

A few examples of the types of images I’m looking for in the contest (don’t worry, I’m not competing and these aren’t entries).

Good luck and I look forward to seeing your submission!

 

[Hunna’s Stunnas]

Ill bite! One of the most blue acros ive ever had was a no namer i got from a local reefer. Sadly lost it a year or so ago but I think about t his beautiful little colony all the time.

I like your contest selection for "blue" hard color to capture right even under good conditions @Hunna’s Stunnas

Thank you for joining! I intentionally picked blue for that reason. Along with it not being as common in the hobby. Like I said, I want this to be a true photography competition where skills are required.

 

[Tonycass12]

ahhh…I wanted to be first. Anyways here’s a Goni

Next time lol. Nice goni!

 

[steveschuerger]

Next time lol. Nice goni!

Yeah, lol. Nice acro pic.

 

[Danjoethepirate]

If you ain't first yer last!

 

[billyocean]

Not entering..old pics..Just supporting a local reefer!

 

[Tonycass12]

Don't know if double entries is cheating but here you go!

I figured this would be dominated by maxima photos, I almost submitted one of mine. *not an entry

 

[Hunna’s Stunnas]

Since I’m unable to update the original post, this is the exact frag to be won. There are new heads forming, so it should be 6+ polyps by the time the contest is over and I arrange shipping with the winner.

If there’s enough participation, I may throw in a second or third frag of something like another zoa and/or easy SPS to make the $20 for shipping worth it.

 

[Tonycass12]

Come on folks let's get some more blue photos!

 

[Hunna’s Stunnas]

Let’s see more pictures of blue in your aquarium!

To sweeten the pot for the winner, I’ll also throw in whatever this is (poci or stylo I believe)

And this frag of goldenrod

So 3 frags total to the winner! Again, I’m looking for high quality images in this competition. All photos of blue are welcome, but quality is going to play a huge impact on what makes it to the voting round.

 

[Hunna’s Stunnas]

Still looking for those blues in your aquarium

 

[Hunna’s Stunnas]

This winter storm hitting is the perfect time to post those blue pictures

 

[386reeftrader]

I don’t want to be in the contest but I’ll add my fav blues from my tanks over the years

 

[JoJosReef]

Updated my post. @Slocke you got clams and a fancy camera, right?

 

[JoJosReef]

Seriatopora macro shot

You were supposed to put up a shot of a clam, preferably a halfassed one. Thanks a lot, Art Wolfe.

 

[Hunna’s Stunnas]

10 more days to submit those photos! Remember, the subject needs to be mostly blue. If only a small portion of the main subject is blue, it will not be considered. Thanks!

 

[Hunna’s Stunnas]

Less than 24 hours to get in those pictures of blue in your aquarium! Remember, the subject needs to primarily be blue. Not a hint of blue. Or blue because no filter was used. Thanks!

 

[jermzisurmom]

Less than 24 hours to get in those pictures of blue in your aquarium! Remember, the subject needs to primarily be blue. Not a hint of blue. Or blue because no filter was used. Thanks!

I hope my last picture is enough blue to qualify. Ty for the opportunity.

 

[Hunna’s Stunnas]

Few more hours until the deadline, get those blue photos in!

 

[evilexotica]

Not entering, just showing some love for the thread.

few blues from my tanks...