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Old 07/07/2007, 10:49 AM
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July Photo Contest: Invertebrates!

This months subject is Invertebrates. Get those cameras clicking or tiptoe thru the photo folders and post your best/favorite invertebrate photo here!
Photos should be 900 pixels wide in a horizontal format and should not exceed 150k. One photo per person please. Also, please try to keep the thread free of off-topic comments. Submissions will be accepted at least until the end of July.
Use this thread to ask any questions that you may have about the contest.
One more thing- please list the name of the subject of your post- preferably both the scientific and common name. Thanks!
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Old 07/09/2007, 07:21 AM
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My Favorite For July

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Old 07/09/2007, 08:18 AM
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you should wait and post your picts....that way the rest of us wont feel bad about ours until the end of the month great photo
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Old 07/09/2007, 07:39 PM
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Crown of Thorns starfish:
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Old 07/09/2007, 10:48 PM
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Coral banded shrimp in sponge
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Old 07/10/2007, 08:49 AM
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Hogpark- do you have that shot in a version that's closer to 150k?
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Old 07/10/2007, 11:31 AM
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How about this.
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Old 07/10/2007, 11:48 AM
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That one's actually bigger What you are looking to do is keep the dimensions the same (900x382) while shrinking the file size down to the 150k range. The sticky thread linked to in the first post has a link to an article that has a tutorial on image resizing. Holler if you want help.
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Old 07/10/2007, 12:22 PM
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The molt of my 5yr old hermit
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Old 07/10/2007, 10:01 PM
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Entry For July's Photo Contest

Harlequin Shrimp
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Old 07/11/2007, 01:19 AM
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Thor amboinensis mating.

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Old 07/11/2007, 08:49 AM
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Old 07/11/2007, 10:57 AM
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Astraea Conehead Snail

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Old 07/11/2007, 12:40 PM
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This is a Crab I shot while in Cozumel this spring.

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Old 07/11/2007, 07:55 PM
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porcelain crab in carpet anemone and sebae in the background kinda a threesome of inverts for ya.

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Old 07/12/2007, 06:02 PM
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All of these pictures are amazing!!
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Old 07/13/2007, 10:37 AM
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My first attemp, very much live the original image...just a little adjustment.




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Old 07/14/2007, 11:10 AM
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Queen Conch (Strombus gigas)
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Old 07/16/2007, 06:35 AM
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Old 07/16/2007, 10:09 PM
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SNAIL PARTY
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Old 07/17/2007, 07:29 AM
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Nice shot Fancy Fish, but them look like red leg hermits to me.
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Old 07/17/2007, 12:15 PM
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I think it is a crab party…

and they are having snail tonight!
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Old 07/17/2007, 12:34 PM
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looks like they might have had snails last night..
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Old 07/17/2007, 02:36 PM
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I meant crab party. thanks
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Old 07/17/2007, 04:47 PM
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