Let Week 19 begin!
So, @papa-pepper enjoys plants and animals from all around the world, so what better photography contest could I run than one where you get to photograph plants and animals together, in some combination photography?
EXAMPLES
Before I get into the winners of the contest last week, I’ll quickly share with you again what I am looking for by featuring some photos of mine. In the cover photo, I combined a Copperhead snake with some oak leaves, with the Copperhead snake being the animal and the oak leaves being the plant. Although the grass was just part of the background, both a plant and an animal were in the photo, hence it qualifies as a combination.
Please understand, 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 to have it qualify. If your photo does not qualify, or if you do not provide the proof, you will not qualify. 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.
Based on the proof photos there should be no doubt in your mind that I actually took the photos I shared above.
WEEK 18 WINNERS!
This was a big week! The post from Week 18 paid out at over 30 SBD. Choosing the winners is always tough for me, but I have finally made my decisions. The Winner gets 50% of the liquid post payout from the Week Eighteen Post and the two runner ups each get 12.5% of the same.
THE WINNER
@kamilkowalski
15.8 SBD
FIRST RUNNER UP
@andesign
7.9 SBD
SECOND RUNNER UP
@timspawls
7.9 SBD
There were so many excellent entries once again. Choosing just three is SO HARD on my end, and sometimes I wish I could just reward more entries...
ENOUGH ALREADY - WILDCARD TIME!!!
WILD CARD
Alright, this will look new to a lot of you because I haven't done this is a while, but @papa-pepper can so @papa-pepper will! I'll reach into my own pockets once again and bless a few more people who took the time to enter last week. While I would like to bless every one, I'll cut it off after just a few. I hope that you make the cut! Be blessed!
WILDCARD WINNER ONE
@andyfishman
3.5 SBD
WILDCARD WINNER TWO
@levinvillas
3.5 SBD
WILDCARD WINNER THREE
@betterthanhome
3.5 SBD
Even if you do not win the contest, and even if you don't get a wildcard, you could still get something for your effort if you turn it into a post as well. @Matthewtiii once hit the jackpot on a post about his contest entry. His post paid out at over $200 total while he has trying to win 5 STEEM, LOL! Link here.
ON TO WEEK 19!
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.
- By entering you are giving me full permission to use your entries as I see fit.
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 19TH WEEK OF THE CONTEST BEGIN!!!
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-copperhead
Until next time…
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Marvelous photographs.... Thank you for sharing this dear @papa-pepper
I think it gives everyone a good opportunity to potentially earn a little more for their photos and to have some fun while they do it.
Ragazzi's tree frog (Leptopelis ragazzii), with assorted jungle vegetation! from the Herenna forest, Ethiopia. :D
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the winning photo is great, the frog is beautiful!
Yeah, he did a great job!
my favourite too.
This little spidey was hiding in the plant during the rain. I took the photo after the rain stopped.
This is my verification photo.
spotted a Lace Monitor today.
Proof
Awesome lizards! All of the goanna family are cool, but the lace monitors are really awesome.
Great spot!
thanks @andyfishman. yes they are. last time i´ve seen a really big one. check it out in the photo below.
Love it! We're a bit too far south for them, but get goannas and plenty of dragons, water and bearded. The odd frillneck turns up from time to time and there are plenty of blue tongues and shinglebacks. And plenty of skinks.
First time seeing a black tail deer.
In case you prefer sheep over deer.
You make the best contest @papa-pepper.
Yours photo is so beautiful .
Thank you for sharing us.
Oh ya.. could i ask something my friends..?
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Very good contest @papa-pepper
Awesome photos!!
Congrats to the winners!
They did great!
Wow cool contest..
Your challenge was added to Steemit Contest Compilation (15.01-21.01): Win free SBD and STEEM for current week.
Thank you @papa-pepper for giving Steemians (especially minnows) a chance to get free SBD.
You're welcome!
@papa-pepper
I just love looking at the photos every one post , I should try for a nice one with a shark this weekend when we have a competition :)
I think it is interesting to get a glimpse of the flora and fauna that people get to see all around the world!
Congrats for the winner
I think I've seen that before somewhere...
maybe you are wrong to see. ... enjoy ... thank @papa-pepper
Love the generosity monsieur Pepper. Think I am going to enter this one.
this is a picture of a wild lizard I saw on an uninhabited island in the Philippines during the Christmas vacation. I didn't manage to take a selfie with it, however I did make a quick video documenting it, hopefully that will suffice. I'll leave it up to you to decide
I'll check it out, thank you!
This contest is amazing, i love animals. Can i try the contest with my dog?
Yes you can!
Congrats to last week winners
this is so awsome!! if i wasn't afraid if snakes and animals i would join the contest lol but i do appreciate these beautiful amazing pictures!
congrats to the winners. im scared of reptiles dough
this wowww really very lkeren kawan.
but this is very scary and dangerous @papa-pepper.
Hello friend, I'm interested, I like photography but I do not have a camera for now, I'll see how I do to participate haha. The theme is super good.
These are great! I'm not much of a photographer but I like looking at pictures. Another cool line of posts, @papa-pepper, in a long line of them.
as you love animals so this pet is for you
and let me know the next contest so I can participate , I have many pets
just wo00w, amazing job.
Awesome photography dear
the pictures are very good, but I see them snickered by snake photographs as if they were alive
Nice post...
Pls check this out and resteem to the world..
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Hello. This is my entry.
https://busy.org/contest/@digitalopus/combination-photography-week-19-colt-and-i
Woah! thank you @papa-pepper! This is a very nice contest and honestly it makes me wanna go out and find animals that I can photograph with :D
Thanks @papa-pepper!, Glad I made the cut! ;)
@papa-pepper
Thank you very much for the first place :)
If you like amphibians then I invite you to my profile :)
https://steemit.com/@kamilkowalski
Once again, Thank you very much :)
He is my son, he also loves animals:
Love your butterfly, I do appreciate how beautiful their wings., but sad to say I didnt try it since even touch or hold it ever!!! I wish I can do same as u do!
I miss participating in this contest! I just haven't had the time to search out any animals in this cold.
congrats to the winners and thanks for the wildcard @papa-pepper. really appreciate that.
there is two massive black cockatoos in the neighborhood, hope I can get a photo with them for this week
Hey @papa-pepper! Those pictures are awesome, specially the racer snake one! I admire your bravery, honestly I don't I could get so close to a wild snake EVEN knowing they're not dangerous, LOL. Here's my entry for this week! It's a cute spider I found hanging out at college.
Proof:Here is my entry!
A cute puppy.
Yay
On to week #19. As usual, I'm doing my homework for @papa-pepper's combination photography.
Here's my entry:
Not too good , but i'm trying for the contest. thank you @papa-pepper. This is my entry.
Hello from Uluru, Central Australia! My friends and I spotted this very well camouflaged cricket during our Uluru base walk hike. We are closer to the International Space Station than the nearest city Alice Springs. Unbelievable!
Thanks so much for the WildCard bonus. I really appreciate it, and it was a really pleasant surprise.
Congratulations to the winners, very deserving all round. And to all entrants. I look forward to seeing what the new round shall bring.
She was a bit of a warm one today, about 35 degrees celcius. Standing room only in the shade the gum trees cast for the sheep at Uriarra.
Hey papa I will make 2 entries because i can choose between this 2 pics:
With the black one