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## <center>Who's ready for Week 13?</center>


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It should  be apparent that @papa-pepper *really* enjoys plants and animals, so what better photography contest could I run than one where others get to photograph plants and animals together, in some combination photography?

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## <center>EXAMPLES</center>
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Before I get into who won 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 gecko and a flower, with the gecko being the animal and the flower being the plant.

First off, 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. Here are two examples.



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http://i.imgur.com/hHqucAf.jpg
<center>*Gray Tree Frog with Pepper Plant*</center>

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https://i.imgur.com/x9VsLUm.jpg
<center>*Rough Green Snake with American Beautyberry*</center>

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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.


]http://i.imgur.com/ZdLHFPg.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/amv2Pdw.jpg

Based on the *proof photos* there should be no doubt in your mind that I actually took the photos I shared above.

https://i.imgur.com/9qd6eqf.jpg
## <center>WEEK 12 WINNERS!</center>
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Choosing the winners is always tough for me, but I have finally made my decisions. The Winner gets 50% of the liquid post payout from the [Week Twelve Post](https://steemit.com/contest/@papa-pepper/combination-photography-week-11-winners-announcement-plus-week-12-begins-now) and the two runner ups each get 12.5% of the same.

# <center>THE WINNER</center>
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/DQmVB64VyirHZr5sMaKc5XRnKTZhYELyeCvJqotqDuUMG9Z/U5dtKqpJDWB5iX3Y6zxaS6Q59XyuzHj_1680x8400.jpg</center>
<center>https://steemitimages.com/DQmeDkvAMgEpQoMXzhK9Rs55j17zMZJMhcwZxSgWR8togM8/U5dqtgNrQdjucnmwkQvhQvtG2G9vDrK_1680x8400.jpg</center>
### <center>@otage</center>
### <center>11 SBD</center>

https://i.imgur.com/UOUY6uO.png

# <center>FIRST RUNNER UP</center>
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/DQmT3iWuPEWVTAvFSeBYtpGinoTaP9X37kMuzAG572qKKRe/BF6DF1D9-BD78-46C0-BB04-6B7A5E5F9394.jpeg</center>
<center>https://steemitimages.com/DQmb4bAskfN7j2Un11aNmi6ja1uKsw8RW3g2VhvmX3umEuP/8CE4CAB0-6457-4F47-B625-84C5C3A88E38.png</center>
### <center>@ellicia</center>
### <center>5.5 SBD</center>

https://i.imgur.com/UOUY6uO.png

# <center>SECOND RUNNER UP</center>
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/DQmVVcFVgbkL4yUvgg15LvZaF5nPmMsjY1rjyjtx73KrecA/wasp%20close.jpg</center>
<center>https://steemitimages.com/DQmbFvyCPs8WZbhAWsUZqCUhyxcgWe5CASuxQQnUcE3jj3A/wasp.jpg</center>
### <center>@monkeygentle</center>
### <center>5.5 SBD</center>

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You have all done amazing with your entries to this contest, and I appreciate the effort. Also, though the official way to enter this contest is by including your entry photo and the proof photo in a reply to my post, I strongly encourage others to make an actual post featuring their entry as well.

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.]( https://steemit.com/hotpepperchallenge/@matthewtiii/papa-pepper-hot-pepper-challenge)



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## <center>ON TO WEEK 13!</center>
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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.

### <center>HERE ARE THE OFFICIAL RULES:</center>
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* 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.

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### <center>IMPORTANT: Please make sure to include *both* your entry photo and proof photo in your reply.</center>

https://i.imgur.com/9qd6eqf.jpg

# <center>TL;DR</center> 
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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.

## <center>LET THE 13TH WEEK OF THE CONTEST BEGIN!!!</center>

https://i.imgur.com/9qd6eqf.jpg

## As always, I'm @papa-pepper and *here's the proof:*
http://i.imgur.com/gaofw5w.jpg
proof-of-gecko-in-flower

https://i.imgur.com/UOUY6uO.png

#### <center>Until next time…</center>
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