April Photo of the Month Contest

[boneaddict]

Hunting/Washington.com
PHOTO OF THE MONTH CONTEST  April 2010
Please enter your favorite photo into our photo of the month contest.

TOPIC this month.  SHED ANTLERS
 Get out there and snap some pics!  Someone needs to beat Antlerking this month. LOL     I think next month is Turkey action  



-Photo size MUST be 800x600 pixels or LESS  Most violated rule
-Photos need to have been taken within the last calendar year.
-Photo must have been taken by the person submitting it, or of that person in the case of a field photo.
-2 entries per contestant are allowed per month. If more than 2 entries are submitted the first two elegible ones will be the ones accepted for the contest.
-Entries must be submitted by midnite of the 26th of the current month in order to qualify for that Months contest.
-Photos of Washington material will receive preference in judging as the winner will be posted on the front of a Washington site.  
-Previous Photo of the month entries will not be eligible for this months contest
-The winner of the previous months contest is not eligible for the next months contest.
-Entries will be accepted or rejected as is, meaning the judges will no longer enhance, or alter images. Resizing is legal if you can talk a moderator into doing it for you.
The photos will be evaluated by a panel of your peers. A winner (NO TIES) will be announced when the poll is over.  If there is a tie, we'll sort it out.

The Winner will have their photo posted on the front page

  
    

New Ideas for the contest:
We are going to start having themes for some of our Photo of the month Contests.  These are not in concrete, but as outlined for now.  Get out there and get those PICS.
January....photo of the year contest/open
February....Winter Predator hunting
March...
April.....Shed antlers
May.....Fishing (combo this year...Turkey/Fishing)
June......Trailcam pics
July....Landscapes, spring flowers summer hiking trips etc.(wildlife or scenery can be included)
August.......Velvet bucks or bulls
September ...bowhunting/Archery
October....open
November.... Field photos
December.... Winter scenes (wildlife and scenery acceptable...anything winter)

  
 
  
 

[boneaddict]

Lets start this off with a fresh find from yesterday.  By the looks it was shed about half way through the storm.  Now to find the other side.   

[littlemac]

I found these on my 2006 moose hunt to the Yukon, for the amount they are bleached they were a season old.  This is a shot on our way out of camp to our pic up point.

[alan]

one i found last year

[Decker]

My first entry for the month. Both of these were found in Northeastern Washington, the antler in the foreground is a double main-beamer with a lot of potential. The second pic is not an entry, just another great find while shed hunting. These trees were roughly 3" and 6" in diameter.

***PLEASE BE SURE TO VIEW HERE***
http://www.bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=4509811891&posted=1

[burrheadcountry]

2 pt.

[burrheadcountry]

2 pieces


I found this old elk horn hunting blacktail this last season. It was broke into two pieces. It was next to a newer logging road. I think it was thrown out by someone.

[MtnMuley]

Did you notice any resin on the peticle...? 

[boneaddict]

Not very many submissions this month.  I'll get the poll up pretty soon for everyone to vote.

[hunterbuilder]

Found this one, the only shed pic I have. Just a little 2pt that my dog thought would make a good chew toy.

[wastickslinger]

Whoops the dam shed was older than a year. Here is another from this year.

[Decker]

What I make with sheds. I called this "The Pull in the Hole Lamp." Not only did the antler-tip pull-chain hang down into the middle of the antlers, but the chain itself hung through a hole in the top antler. The two antlers that appear to be matched are a set.

[bearpaw]

cool lamp decker....

[Alchase]

Found this one, the only shed pic I have. Just a little 2pt that my dog thought would make a good chew toy.

Bad dog!!

LOL

[carpsniperg2]

great pics guys

[Decker]

Not enough photos this month for a vote?  Meh, come on fellas, we need more participation.

[boneaddict]

THere was a vote, and there was even less participation in that.   This month, its probably going to go back to the admins and moderators to decide, until more people take interest. If this keeps up, we may even discontinue the whole thing.  I supposedly won this month with a whopping 3 votes total.  By the way, I voted for your pic!

[dreamingbig]

Is there an easy way to send out a reminder to vote?  Maybe put a link on the main page the last week of the month?  Also this month might have been a bit tough in terms of subject matter.  It is difficult for people to get out and shed hunt let alone find one and have the camera along.  Don't give up on it yet!

[saylean]

Awe man...I missed the vote cause it was in the poll section...I will remember for next month. Dont shut down POM...its too cool!

[Pathfinder101]

Wow.  I totally missed this thread last month.  THat sux, I actually had a good photo.  Too much baseball with PathfinderJR...

[boneaddict]

I hear you guys.   This is the weakest time of year mostly because its spring and there is a lot going on.  We'll just monitor it.  I hope it stays alive.  I love the photos people post. 

[Pathfinder101]

Oh well, I'll post it anyway, even though it's too late for the contest.  I love this pic.  ATL from my Montana deer hunt last Nov....
Disclaimer:  Phool did help me out by touching it up...

[Decker]

Oh well, I'll post it anyway, even though it's too late for the contest.  I love this pic.  ATL from my Montana deer hunt last Nov....
Disclaimer:  Phool did help me out by touching it up...

Pathfinder, unfortunately I'll have to be completely honest with you, and I hope I don't come across as rude...but that really is a GREAT PHOTO! Nice find and even nicer capture. 

[Decker]

THere was a vote, and there was even less participation in that.   This month, its probably going to go back to the admins and moderators to decide, until more people take interest. If this keeps up, we may even discontinue the whole thing.  I supposedly won this month with a whopping 3 votes total.  By the way, I voted for your pic!

I didn't throw out my vote because I was waiting to see that the poll had been posted on here. This is probably mostly my own retarded fault for not thinking to check where it SHOULD be under the "Polls" category. I certainly appreciate your vote and would like to see this thread getting voted on by more of the membership OTHER than just the entrants. I mean this forum has TONS a members, would it a difficult thing to do to send out a couple of monthly "newsletter" type mass PM's that let others know there is this great contest going on? I am willing to bet, IMO, that because this thread is found under the "Photography" section that there are a great deal of members that do not even know of it's existence, but would love to see the entries for the month and vote on them.

I have served as admin for other sites and wouldn't mind volunteering my time in this type of capacity. 

[Pathfinder101]

Oh well, I'll post it anyway, even though it's too late for the contest.  I love this pic.  ATL from my Montana deer hunt last Nov....
Disclaimer:  Phool did help me out by touching it up...

Pathfinder, unfortunately I'll have to be completely honest with you, and I hope I don't come across as rude...but that really is a GREAT PHOTO! Nice find and even nicer capture. 

Thanks Decker.