October 2013 Photo Contest

**Stefan-A** · 10-02-2013, 05:53 AM

This month's theme, selected by gregmonsta is "El Portaito - coming atcha!", a portrait shot of the head with the snake coming toward the camera.

The rules are as follows;

1) Each participant is allowed only one entry.

2) The contest will remain open for the first weeks of the month, the final week being set aside for voting.

3) Pictures must be related to the genus Thamnophis and must be within the theme set by last month's winner in order to be eligible.

4) The winner may choose the theme for the next contest, but may not participate in it.

5) It is understood that the winner gives his or her permission for their winning entry to be posted on the portal page, unless otherwise stated beforehand. This means that the contestants must own the rights to the photos they are competing with.

6) No comments in the contest threads.

7) Don't enter the photo contest if you're not going to stick around for the results, or aren't able to.

8) No photoshopping.However, color correction, cropping, resizing and other comparable actions are allowed.