Well steemians, it has been some incredible weeks of this contest so far!
Many of you know that @papa-pepper really enjoys plants and animals, so what better photography contest could I run than one where others get to photograph plants and animals together, in some combination photography?
EXAMPLES
Before I get into who won the contest last week, I’ll quickly review what I am looking for by featuring some new photos of mine. As you can see in the cover photo, I combined a branch from a tree and a Gray Tree Frog.
First off, by combination photography I mean that you should combine two elements; plants and animals. At least one plant and at least one animal should be featured in your photo. Here are two examples.
Besides simply providing the images, I also require that those entering this contest provide a proof photo as well. Two main versions of proof photos exist. One kind features the same combination of plants & animals with a written paper in the photo with your username, the date, contest name, etc. to prove that you took the photo for the contest.
The other type of proof is just a selfie with the animal and plant. Here are my examples for the photos featured above.
Once you see the proof photos there should not be any doubt in your mind that I actually took the photos I shared above.
THE WINNERS!
As always, this was tough for me, but I have finally made my decisions. The Winner gets 50% of the liquid post payout from the Week Five Post and the two runner ups each get 12.5% of the same.
THE WINNER
@felander
FIRST RUNNER UP
SECOND RUNNER UP
Obviously, there were many more original entries and for that I am most thankful. It is great to see so much talent and variety within the community. Although the official way to enter this contest is by including your entry photo and the proof photo in a reply to my post, I strongly encourage others to make an actual post featuring their entry as well.
Even if you do not win the contest, you could still get something for your effort if you turn it into a post as well. @Matthewtiii even had his post get a total payout of over $70, which is more than he would have made by actually winning this contest! That is the power of steemit! In fact, once he had a contest post get a total payout of over $200 when he was trying to win 5 STEEM in a contest that I was running, LOL! Link here.
ON TO WEEK 6!
By now you should have a clue about what this contest is and how to enter, but here are the official rules just to make sure. Enjoy, and I am looking forward to seeing what you can come up with.
HERE ARE THE OFFICIAL RULES:
- Photo entries must be placed in the reply/comment section of this post.
- Submissions may also be made into posts, but it is not necessary.
- A proof photo will also be required. This can be in the form of a selfie with the subjects from the photos or in the form of your username written on a piece of paper in a photo, etc. Basically, you must prove the originality of your work. Therefore, your entry comment should include two photos.
- Users have between now and the time of the post payout to enter this contest.
- I will personally select one winner to award half of the liquid SBD payout from this post to and two runner ups who will each get 25% of the same.
- Enter as many times as you like!
- Depending on the interest in this contest, I may have it be ongoing.
IMPORTANT: Please make sure to include both your entry photo and proof photo in your reply.
TL;DR
If you reply to this post with a photo of a plant and animal together and include a proof photo before the post payout from this post, you may win a portion of the post payout.
LET THE 6TH WEEK OF THE CONTEST BEGIN!!!
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-tree-frog-from-cover-photo
Until next time…
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Thanks 4 share
You're welcome.
Frog on a log!! Cool pic
Sure it is, are you thinking of entering?
I that some sort of Mimosa tree that the monkey is on?
I guess so))) I am not really good in English herbs or trees names))) @papa-pepper
Spotted salamander is beautiful
I thought we needed some marine creatures for a change, but I did manage to get stung taking these pics! You can read more on my post https://steemit.com/teamsouthafrica/@whistlejacket/how-i-got-a-bluebottle-sting-in-my-mouth-or-don-t-mess-with-stinging-sea-creatures
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well, thank you @papa-pepper
I really thought I had a good chance this week to win and I did.
Lucky since the post itself only got 13 views and your contest got it a bit more exposure.
I really am enjoying your contests and I will definately try to participate in more of them. (this one will be harder with winter coming up though, less animals to spot)
so anyone wanting to see the original post, feel free (and if you want, a small upvote is always appreciated)
https://steemit.com/photography/@felander/combination-photography-contest-from-papa-pepper-week-5-my-submission-is-the-bumblemoth
Nice contest,keap up the good work.
Greetings @papa-pepper
ALL SBD HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.
I like frog
Pretty nice picture. Thank you so much
Nice contest...its my wish to participate
I hope that you do!
I bought a camera with a macro lens because I love taking pictures of the smaller side of life.
Nice, you should go take some photos to enter!
@papa-pepper Wow, nice pics
And they won some good SBD for their efforts too!
Upvoted and followed.pls give me an upvote
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Hi I am newby here but love nature
Thanks @papa-pepper - big smiles here! Love your frog pictures - they could easily win this contest. You get such great verification shots too!
Yeah, I was thinking of just taking 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place myself some week, but that wouldn't be fair...
lol - maybe with an alias and a mask?!
Awesome photos!
This is one of my new favorite contests! So much quality content!
Thanks! Your entries are always a blessing!
Thank you for bringing so much opportunity and inspiring such quality content!
Hope to enter your contest again soon! Love to support the high quality contest!
Blessings to you and yours~*~
This looks like a lot of fun. Can't wait to find some cool creatures to takes pics with.
Had to share this photo with you all. Went out in the dark looking for spiders but the colours on my sunflower were amaaaaaazing.
Verification (the earwigs didn't like the torchlight and all went under the petals!).
This photo and more of the whole flower can be seen here https://steemit.com/photography/@monkeygentle/joy-bubble-flowers-in-the-dark
Thanks @papa-pepper for running my favourite steemit contest:)
Absolutely amazing photo.
I took a picture for this contest but its too blurry. :( I've really got to get better at taking pictures. Maybe I'll get one that's decent and be able to join in the next time. :D
Beautiful
https://steemit.com/photography/@itadakimasu/hey-jude-a-beetle-o-o
@pappa-pepper, shooting for this contest is always fun and relaxing for me, but this week's entry provided me with the most zen moment that I've had in a long, long time. This Gulf Fritillary allowed me to trail it for a good 20 minutes, and I only left because my lunchtime was over. It was a truly awe inspiring experience watching it go about its life, which is weird, because it is just a bug. Sorry for the long-winded comment, but I just wanted to express my gratitude for hosting such an inspiring contest.
Also, I learned that this particular species lays its eggs on passion vines, so I mentioned your recent post in my write-up. I hope that's cool.
ANYWAY,
Gulf Fritillary Sippin' On Some Sizzurp
And The Out-of-Focus Proof
If you would like to learn a little more about this beautiful species or see a few more pictures, check out my article about the beautiful passion butterfly.
Nature-ly Challenged
... my wife found a caterpillar in a head of lettuce from the farmer's market so I let him loose on a jade plant. He was quite amused!
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This one was close...
That means a lot @papa-pepper... thanks!
What are the species of frogs????
Hi @papa-pepper with me @joe28, I am photographer and traveler, but in steemit I choice travel. Here my Combination Colour. This my father while in garden.
I hope you want to visit my blog. Check it what I can do for more good article. I hope you want to teach me be great steemian. I like you @papa-pepper
Here is my entry for this week:
link to the article itself
and the pictures...
Cross Spider (Araneus diadematus) on fig tree.
Note that the lumps are not warts but simply water droplets!
Here is my first entry for this week:
The mating flies on Chromolaena odorata leaf
Entry #2: Tree Frog In The Kudzu
Proof:
