PHOTO OF THE MONTH CONTEST MAY 2010

[UNCLERUCKUS]

It seems like African cichlid's get a lot of votes

THATS CUZ JUST ABOUT EVERYONE HAS THEM OR HAS HAD THEM AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER. GO TO A LFS YOU DONT SEE MANY SA/CA OTHER THEN MIDAS AND OSCARS

 

[Tony]

...GO TO A LFS YOU DONT SEE MANY SA/CA OTHER THEN MIDAS AND OSCARS

What are these "other" fish you speak of?

 

[danger_chicken]

What are these "other" fish you speak of?

He's talking about "real" cichlids

 

[mrkillie]

man that is a tough one. I really really like G

I would have picked G if it had been centered. Crop tool!!!!!

 

[mrkillie]

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]

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.

 

[Tony]

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]

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]

THATS CUZ JUST ABOUT EVERYONE HAS THEM 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 . 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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Love D,E,F and G

 

[chris_todd]

Last weekend, folks, get your votes in, it's a really close race!

 

[Pat Kelly]

Wow, this has to be the best race yet.
60 votes in.
2 days left.
Oh yeah.