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Samala
04/06/2007, 10:02 AM
Its that time again! Team Reef Central (Team RC) would like to announce the results for the April 2007 Avatar Contest!

Congratulations to our winner Copps, who posted this beautiful photo as his avatar:

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/copps.jpg

Avatar Contest winners receive a full year of Premium Membership as their prize. The results for these quarterly contests will next roll out in July and November of 2007.

The following other members were also nominated for the April 2007 contest. We’d like to thank each of them for their artistic contributions, and comedic relief:

Jessiesgrrl, bbehring, Whirley, Thorium, Tgunn, Reefshadow, reefer2005, Ooulophilia, Navyblue, Nait002, msman825, Melody, Jeffbrig, Hyperfocal, ERICinFL, Cubber, Chrisstie, Fishyvet, jlfnjlf, ctreefer, Randall_James, corals_b_4_bills

You can see each of the nominated avatars in the posts that follow in this thread.

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So, how do I participate?

It’s easy. In fact, you already do it. Choose a great avatar and make great posts to the discussion forums. Team RC members are already on the look out for candidates for Reef Central and Reefkeeping features like Thread of the Month and Tank of the Month. With this new contest in place, we’ll be prowling for the best avatars as well.

What makes a great avatar?

Most of the avatars nominated by Team RC members for consideration in the first contest were excellent photos of corals, shrimp, crabs, fish and other aquatic life. However, the nominated avatars were not restricted to only the life in our aquariums. Photos of larger marine life were also represented, as were photos, drawings and cartoons of people and beautiful landscapes. Several were simply hilarious. The common thread they shared is that they impressed Team RC members.

From that initial impression, we nominated the avatars into the contest pool and Team RC voted for the best.

And the prizes are?

Fame, bragging rights and a Premium Membership to Reef Central. What’s so great about Premium Membership? Plenty. Premium Members have an expanded capacity to use the Search feature among other things. And starting in 2007 Reef Central will launch several great new features just for Premium Members.

Nominations, how?

If you spot an avatar you love you can send a PM to a Team RC member with a link to the profile of the person with the great avatar. We’ll review it and decide whether or not to nominate it to the next quarterly contest. You’ll know if your avatar was nominated (in the future) to the contest by a PM from Team RC, so you can eagerly await the next round of contest results.

Reef Central members can’t nominate an avatar directly, and won’t be able to vote on the nominated avatars. The contest is sponsored, run and decided by Team RC. It’s our way of recognizing members who make great contributions not only to forum discussions, but also to the scenery here at Reef Central.

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Congratulations again to Copps, our April 2007 winner!

Samala
04/06/2007, 10:04 AM
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/jessiesgrrl.jpg
jessiesgrrl

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/bbehring.jpg
bbehring

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/whirley.jpg
Whirley

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/thorium.gif
Thorium

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/tgunn.jpg
Tgunn

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/reefshadow.jpg
Reefshadow

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/reefer2005.gif
Reefer2005

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/ooulophilia.jpg
Ooulophilia

Samala
04/06/2007, 10:07 AM
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/navyblue.jpg
Navyblue

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/nait002.jpg
Nait002

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/msman825.jpg
msman825

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/melody.jpg
Melody

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/jeffbrig.jpg
Jeffbrig

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/hyperfocal.jpg
Hyperfocal

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/ericinfl.jpg
ERICinFL

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/cubber.jpg
Cubber

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/chrisstie.jpg
Chrisstie

Samala
04/06/2007, 10:08 AM
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/fishyvet.jpg
Fishyvet

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/jlfnjlf.jpg
jlfnjlf

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/ctreefer.jpg
Ctreefer

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/randall_james.jpg
Randall_James

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest/corals_b_4_bills.jpg
corals_b_4_bills

Thanks again to everyone for making RC scenic!

>Sarah

SptfireXIV
04/06/2007, 10:43 AM
Congrats Copps!

drummereef
04/06/2007, 11:13 AM
That one deserves it. Fantastic shot. :)

mpoletti
04/06/2007, 12:15 PM
Those are all pretty cool.

copps
04/06/2007, 12:35 PM
Woo hoo! Thanks guys! This shot is almost two years old, but I still own all of these fish, with the exception of the moorish idol (yanked after eating my sps after being safe for months) and my yellow tang (who jumped and found one of my VHO ballasts where he promptly got fried... which I heard from upstairs)

Here's a blown up shot... this is feeding time in my reef and you could see the turkey baster at the top of the shot...

http://xs511.xs.to/xs511/07015/180_fish.jpg (http://xs.to)

Looks like it smooth searching for me for the next year for free!

Thanks to RC for providing such a great service to people... and nice avatars everyone! I'm much more skilled as an aquarist than as a photographer or graphic designer... :)

Copps

drummereef
04/06/2007, 01:06 PM
Wow, what a fantastic shot. Even better when it's blown up. Do you have a thread on your tank where we can get more infomation on it? Is this your TOTM tank (Sept 2004)?

copps
04/06/2007, 01:23 PM
My wife and I had a house built that we moved into in December of 2004, and this system was an upgrade from my 65 that was TOTM here on RC. This system was recently featured on our local club board as TOTM and you could read a little bit about it here (http://www.wamas.org/totm_previous.php?prev=totm-2007-02.html) . The tank has grown in quite a bit since those pics were taken and I'll get some updated shots soon...

I usually frequent the reef fishes forum these days... you could check out this thread (http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1000540) to see some of my recent passions...

Any other questions please feel free to ask!

Thanks again... :)

Copps

melev
04/06/2007, 03:26 PM
Congrats John. I like the bigger image better. :D

Samala
04/07/2007, 08:30 AM
Wow, the large format of that image is unbelievable! It practically pops off my screen!

>Sarah

corals b 4 bills
04/07/2007, 10:34 PM
Hey! I was nominated! Thank you to the person that sent in my avatar My wife took the picture of my lawnmower blennie (RIP) he loved to be held, his name was Lil-Lil (littlle-little for those on medication), Thanks again (Drummereef?) and staff.

samson78945
04/08/2007, 01:04 PM
wow!!! that is an amazing picture! congrats on winning my friend:)

Misled
04/08/2007, 07:10 PM
Very nice tank, fish and shot. Congrats!

cmb88
04/08/2007, 07:37 PM
neatoooo!! very nice!!

cschweitzer
04/09/2007, 11:58 AM
The winning avatar almost looked fake...what a great picture!!! Blown up, you can tell it is a very unique and diversified tank...the avatar size barely does it justice.

RC should make all nominated accounts allowed to double-size their avatars for a year too:).

copps
04/09/2007, 12:06 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9683060#post9683060 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cschweitzer

RC should make all nominated accounts allowed to double-size their avatars for a year too:).

Amen to that! Great idea... Samala? Possible?

chrisstie
04/09/2007, 02:05 PM
Thanks for the nominations and what a wonderful winner! If you trimmed the image slightly so you can't see the tank equipment, you'd think it was a shot taken off of a reef out in the wild. Beautiful!

Samala
04/09/2007, 05:28 PM
Hmmmmmm. Interesting idea. I can make an appeal to the reef gods and see what happens. ;)

>Sarah

jfish298
04/09/2007, 09:02 PM
very nice. congrats!

howardofnova
04/10/2007, 11:02 AM
Congrats sir!
Tanks where beautiful during your Tank Tour last month and picture show it well!!
Howard

fishyvet
04/10/2007, 01:36 PM
Hey! I didn't even know my avatar was nominated! Well, I need to give credit to my highschool friend Daniel Miller who made it. He took on my little figure eight puffers when I left Pensacola FL to go to school in Gainesville. We've lost touch since but I still love the pic! Thanks for the nomination :D

scrmbld33
04/11/2007, 05:49 PM
congrats!!!! nice tank too

Hop
04/13/2007, 02:06 PM
Well deserved! Great shot!

copps
04/13/2007, 02:55 PM
Thanks again guys! Happy Friday to all!

kingnai
04/17/2007, 05:15 PM
nice

navipro1
04/23/2007, 10:45 AM
nice pic

Euclid537
04/24/2007, 06:22 PM
great picture!

Scottkelly911
04/29/2007, 06:34 PM
Awesome pic! definitely worthy of winning. I thought I'd atleast be nominated, guess it's back to the photochop board...I'm coming back bigger and better. Hopefully this one atleast caused a few people to look in the toilet before they sat down lol
Congrats Copps.

msman825
04/29/2007, 06:36 PM
congrats copps :)

pncpon
04/30/2007, 05:41 PM
SWEET!!!! Good job!

Melody
05/07/2007, 01:20 AM
Congrats copps, always lovely to see your gorgeous tank!! Just one of the most vibrant I've ever laid eyes on.

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Thanks to all who nominated me. :) I've been off-line for a couple months and much to my surprise upon coming back, my avatar made the cut.... SWEET.:D

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Very cute avatars everyone, congrats on the nomination. :)

SPS4Life
05/07/2007, 05:19 PM
That is a great pic and those were all good avatars

Ric@rdo
05/11/2007, 10:38 AM
Congratulations Copps, it´s a beautiful picture.

g_langley
05/11/2007, 12:35 PM
WOW! Is that a tank of the month shot or what?!?!?

Reefologist
05/23/2007, 06:06 AM
Very nice tank and avatar as well. Nice job, congrats, happyreefkeeping

FishyBiz
05/23/2007, 05:41 PM
Nice pic

Scuba Josh
05/25/2007, 02:27 PM
Copps- john- Have you done any recent upgrades to your awsome tank?

How do you take such clear shots? What are some simple tips on focus and lighs?

Scuba Josh
05/25/2007, 03:00 PM
John copps- Is that a Chrysurus angel I see in your tank?

snappedbigfoot
05/26/2007, 01:50 AM
nice avatar

chaffey
06/02/2007, 03:52 AM
very nice.

mfinch99
06/03/2007, 07:58 AM
Nice avatar. How can I get a custom avatar? I only have the option to choose from the built in ones.

cowboyswife
06/03/2007, 02:06 PM
You have to get 100 posts first.

mfinch99
06/03/2007, 03:20 PM
Thanks for the response. Only 57 more to go.....lol

copps
06/07/2007, 10:18 AM
Thanks again for the kind comments all...

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10014851#post10014851 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Scuba Josh
Copps- john- Have you done any recent upgrades to your awsome tank?

How do you take such clear shots? What are some simple tips on focus and lighs?

No big upgrades really... I plan on swapping out the display with a ~600 gallon within two years now. Regarding the photography I really cannot comment! I know very little, but through the years I have found that Nikons rock!

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10015077#post10015077 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Scuba Josh
John copps- Is that a Chrysurus angel I see in your tank?

There are actually two in the photo (one behind the other)... the smaller one I've grown from a tiny juvenile to a full adult and now had for about four years (in the large photo taken about two years ago it's transitioning), and the larger for about three years. These have been removed from my display and are awaiting a ~300 gallon fish only I'm getting in about two weeks. A great fish that has really dropped in price due to increased exports from Kenya... small juveniles can be had for about $75, with the prices going up exponentially for larger individuals due to an expensive and far plane ticket from Africa...

Thanks again,

Copps

mojoreason
06/08/2007, 02:18 PM
Copps - that's really a colorful avatar. Great job!

caesar Gdi
06/08/2007, 03:37 PM
great shot

Abominable Reef
06/12/2007, 08:56 AM
congrats. very beautiful

Am4nn
06/15/2007, 12:46 AM
Great shot

ERICinFL
06/24/2007, 03:49 PM
Thanks to all who nominated my Avatar. I'm getting bored with this one, so I'm starting to work on another.