Let Week 20 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 horse with a forest full of trees, with the horse being the animal and the trees being the plants. Since both a plant and an animal were in the photo,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 19 WINNERS!
This was a big week! The post from Week 19 paid out at 38.733 SBD. Since SBD is still trading at over $7 USD each on Bittrex, the prize pool is technically over $250 USD this week!
Choosing the winners is always tough for me, especially with some much money on the line, but I have finally made my decisions. The Winner gets 50% of the liquid post payout from the Week Nineteen Post and the two runner ups each get 12.5% of the same, which is pretty good considering the high SBD value right now.
THE WINNER
@daryjean
19.367 SBD (Just over $135 USD on Bittrex right now!)
FIRST RUNNER UP
@wulfrix
9.684 SBD (Just over $65 USD on Bittrex right now!)
SECOND RUNNER UP
@poppyyuli
9.684 SBD (Just over $65 USD on Bittrex right now!)
Thanks once again to everyone who entered and supported this contest! It is always a lot of fun to sort through all of your amazing photos and catch a glimpse of the plants and animals in your area!
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 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 20!
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 20TH WEEK OF THE CONTEST BEGIN!!!
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-horse-and-forest
Until next time…
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@papa-pepper my entry .
Proof Photo
Safely Released
Love it!
@andyfishman
Thank you
wow what is that?
@betterthanhome
It is a little shy shark very harmless though ;)
great thanks
a nurse shark I swim with them all the time so friendly they are
thanks
No plant...
tomorrow I will change
But a great shot of the crab!
Cool! What kind of bug is this?
Looks like a spider.
Maybe I do not have good photo quality, because I do not have a camera like that
But I really want to join this contest
Oh My gracious me! What a delightful little birdie!
And well captured with a nice pose. The quality is fine. I am jealous of you.
Thanks you freind @andyfishman
This is a wonderful experience of my life
hola @papa-pepper aquí le traigo mi participación espero le guste amigo
https://steemit.com/contest/@daryjean/fotografia-combinada-semana-20-lechuzos-encantadores
me encanta esa ave, ellas son muy tiernas @daryjean le deseo suerte
very good work, excellent photos
Tank you no hablo english
Hi, @papa-pepper, here is my entry, I'm with this beautiful squirrel in its tree house:
And, the proof...
Hope you like it!
in our place it is 10 o'clock at night @papa-pepper.
so I find it difficult to find photos like that.
I love all your animal-related stuff mate! Great shots! Loved it! ;)
Glad to hear it!
Here is my entry
https://steemit.com/contest/@isteemithard/combination-photography-week-20-plants-and-animals
Awesome shots bud, Loved that Dragonfly <3
Yeah, it was a winner!
Nice photos.
Here is an elk in the trees in Rocky Mountain National Park:
Proof photo: with elk on the left side:
Extra proof: photo of my wife with the elk on the background:
Very nice entry!
thanks
A beautiful creature!
thanks, it's impressive if you see them in the wild.
I am sure they are.
Needs a plant to qualify mate.
what do you mean, I do not understand
The rules are there has to be a plant AND animal in the photo, plus a proof shot. You have the proof shot and the animal, but no shot with a plant in it.
It is still a really cool turtle and an awesome photo mate! :)
Proof
Great photo. What sort of lizard is that?
I´ve no idea to be honest. any kind of dragon lizard?
Hello Steemians! While I possess neither the skills or equipment to be winning any photo contests, I am determined to prove to this community, little by little, that I am indeed a human (a somewhat retarded human, but a human nonetheless) Please don't ignore me merely because I'm that slowbie who still hasn't figured out how to add my profile picture :) Laugh at me, laugh at my photography, test my human existence by all means. Just please, don't write me off as some bot :)
Nice photo. Those fish tanks look familiar :D
Damn straight my gorgeous human man hunk 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
Proof of @mjoellner if it uploads? That's me in the mirror. Let me know if you need more.
Nice photo.
The horse was hungry so he stayed under the tree to eat some food.
Proof
thats great.
i am your active follower.
How i can participate in your contetst.?
Nice shot, and a beautiful butterfly! :)
Thank you friends
as always, here's my entry:
and, here's the proof:
Wow,
How you are keeping always your eyes on pictures like this!
Waw nice mouse.. Its so sweety
I thought it made for some good photographs! Thank you!
This contest is forcing me to buy a new camera. Great work, great photos.
Quality pictures.
@originalworks
if i can follow him, i am very interested.
Oh I missed it :(, will you make it again?
This weeks is now on. You are commenting on it, those are last weeks winners. Post you photos as a reply to this post. Welcome aboard.
Ah thank you, I will...
Just make sure you read the rules and get your proof shot, something I always forget to do.
Upvoted for helpfulness!
Oh, thanks.
good pos
really admirable dragonflies@papa-pepper
wow, those were some great shots, deserved winners. Love the mouse too.
wow,,amazing post,beautiful rat,cow,horse.interesting contests to follow,what about the theme, whether one day one theme such as
colorchallenge, thanks.
Congratulations to the winner's you deserve it.. the photos and the combination we're amazingly stunning ( I love those birds and the dragonfly).. thanks for sharing.. great captured great photo..
Here's what I can contribute to @papa-pepper animal and plants combination.
Proof of entry;
Congratulations to @daryjean your photo this wonderful, well earned... thanks @papa-pepper for opportunities like this one.
gracias amiga @melvadg primera vez que gano en el concurso de @papa-pepper y que sea el como fotógrafo profesional quien te evaluó, es doble el premio...
Congrats to winners!
Great Post... Steem On :)
wow..beautiful captures :) wow
You got some great photos there @papa-pepper. Your proof idea is a good idea. It's sad that it is necessary but I'm finding out myself that a lot of "stolen" pictures are getting submitted!
Keep up the great sharing!
I can not imagine submitting someone's work, be it picture, photo or written piece, as my own. Plagarism is not only lazy, it is intellectual theft.
Yeah, on the plus side, it adds another layer of difficulty to the contest, and maybe even a layer of fun.
These are always fun to watch!
hehehehe gracias...
gracias @papa-pepper
At the poultry farm
Proof of me alongside the birds
Hope here will convince me enough to like natural pictures
Wow, I love this contest! I might have to go searching for some animals to capture! Capture on photo that is ;)
lovely animals and very very good photography
I really like animals pets @ papa-pepper
The hummingbird is amazing. Congratulations to the winners
Here is my entry
So many tadpoles at the Olgas (Kata Tjuka) on the Valley of the Winds walk! The water was so clear.
That bottom shot is really awesome.
Thanks
Hello there @papa-pepper! As always, here's my entry for this week :)
It's a small snail resting on the trunk of a beautiful old tree which surely has a lot of history:
And here's the proof:
This is duchess, my pretty little puppy. Apologies, my puppy is beautiful
Proof of me with a german-shephard puppy
No apologies needed. Your puppy is indeed beautiful.
This seems like such a fun challenge! I'd love to join sometime :D
why not right now?
Because I don't have time to go out unfortunately, working two fulltime jobs at the moment. When better times come and I have some more free time, it'll be nice to join the challenge though :)
well have a 1 cent upvote to make you feel better ;)
Thanks so much Andy :) I'm a positive person, so don't worry ;)
Well, up against an elk, an eagle and some other stiff competition, here is the humble Hoverfly. Quite harmless, they mimic wasps as a form of protective camouflage. They are very common in gardens i n spring as they hover over plants in flower. Yellow seems to be their favourite colour, probably because a lot of wattles are yellow when in flower.
Their larvae hunt the eggs, larvae and adults of other insects like aphids, so they are a welcome sight in the garden, particularly in one like mine where I use no chemicals at all. Pesticides are not welcome in my house.
I caught these shots this morning at Lake Burley Griffin, just across the way from the American Embassy and Parliament House.
It was a warm morning, about 34C (94ish Fahrenheit) when these were taken.
hy @papa-pepper,
I have a pet cat .... I call him a tiger because his belt is like a tiger