Bindi and Olivia feel like dressing up and having a costume contest. How about your buns?

Before we get started, I need a volunteer Score Keeper who doesn't plan on entering his/her bunny(ies) in the contest. This person will be in charge of receiving and tallying up votes, as well as giving scores to the bunnies of any Judges that enter. Score Keepers will have to be available to tally entries Saturday, October 27.

I also need 4 judges. I will be Judge #1. Who can I sign up for #2, #3, #4 and #5?  Judges can enter the contest but cannot vote for their own bunnies. The Score Keeper will vote for Judges' bunnies, to keep things fair. Judging date will be Saturday, October 27, so you have to be available. Any volunteers for Judges?

RULES:

There will be a First, Second and Third Place. This contest is just for fun. Bunny slaves will be responsible for providing treats/prizes to the winning bunnies.

Contest Runs from Friday, October 5 to Friday, October 26. Pictures can be entered between these dates only. Voting will be Saturday, October 27 and Winners will be announced Sunday, October 28.

There will be 2 Categories:

1.  Real Costumes
2.  Photoshop Costumes

Voting will be on a 5 Binky System with 5 Binkies being the highest vote. Judges will consider the following in their score:

• Overall Costume
• Originality
• Picture Quality
  

One entry per bunny. One picture per entry and all entries must include: Bunnies Name and Costume Description

Costumes can be home-made or store bought. I want to see originality and adorableness.

SAFETY FIRST: Please keep safety in mind and use common-sense. If you don't think your bunny will tolerate a costume, you can just use accessories or props. Or enter the Photoshop Costume Category. Do not leave any bunny unsupervised in a costume.If you do decide to use a costume, take a quick picture and then undress immediately. This is supposed to be fun so we don't want any buns getting hurt or upset.

I second the photo retouching being allowed in the first category - brightness/contrast

I'm going to say that the only photoshopping allowed for the first category will be basic editing like brightness and cropping. No adding anything, changing the colours of the pictures or anything like that. No adding photoshopped backgrounds.

For the Real Costume Category, you can use creative backgrounds and props to enhance your bunnies costume. 

Here's an excellent example of the 1st category.

It is a bunny (Bindi Loo) in costume, with a suitable prop and a studio-style backdrop.

I know it's the wrong holiday, but I think this look of Disapproval is suitably scary for Halloween. 

I also have an example of the Photoshop Category. Should I load it up here, or save it for the Contest?

I'm going to start a new Lounge Thread called "HALLOWEEN COSTUME ENTRIES". This is where all entries must be posted. Please do not comment in that thread. It's for entries only.

Take all your "Squees' and "OMG that's adorable's" and post them back in this thread.  This is just to keep things easier for the Judges to vote on the photos. 

If you have any questions about the contest, you can post them here.

FOR JUDGES:

Just so everyone is clear. On Saturday, October 27, the Judges will look at all the photos and give them a score from 1 to 5 Binkies. 5 being the highest vote. Voting is the same for both Costume and Photoshop Categories. Take into consideration the effort, originality and photo quality in your decision. Then send a PM to Peppy Poo, the Score Keeper, with each bunnie's score. (keep your votes confidential). She will then tally them all up and figure out a winner.

If any of the Judges have questions, they can PM me.

Looking forward to the entries.

Everyone, the Contest Thread has been Pinned to the very top of the Lounge.

This thread is linked to it in LPT's first post, so no need to pin this one too.

One entry per bunny. One picture per entry and all entries must include: Bunnies Name and Costume Description

FrankieFlash- Yes, both categories will be judged separately, since it's not really fair to compare the two. 

I've always said that I was supposed to be born blonde to, but I have naturally dark brown hair... then a year ago, a random very blonde streak starting growing in by my face..... I think it's a sign! Baha

Edit: ....  a forum leader can feel free to delete all those extra posts. Apparently the streak, struck again

One eared bunny

The humility. (I stored these pics in a folder called "Bunji would kill us if he knew what we were doing with these pictures..." )

Fin makes a very cute little pumpkin!!! I bet he smelled like pumpkin afterwards!!! And Bunjamin the HotDog!!! That is really too much. The disapproval was at a very high level!!! I hope they both got treats afterwards.

And Zombie Remmy- Weird to see a cute bunny turned so creepy!!!

Don't forget to post the name and costume description with your entry.

And I really enjoyed the out-takes!!! By all means, keep posting out-takes!!!

I'm still working on the Diva's costume. When I'm finished I will do the pics of her and Bindi and post. 

FF, don't bother the bf or Frankie. But if you get a little hungry, check out the contest thread.....

(btw, @Zap:  Very spooky!)

C,mon guys! Less than a week left! Get your pics in!

Sorry for the time stamp on my pics. I couldn't figure out how to get the stupid thing off.

Bindi Loo Outakes:

Bindi's pics were taken on a rainy day, I wish I would have had better lighting. I wasn't willing to dress him up again for another try. He was a good boy, I didn't want to push it.

One cranky Elephant! 

 Trying to wash off the horrible costume

And trying to eat the peanuts

Olivia was not a very happy camper. She gave me a sound pummeling after the photo shoot. She showed no appreciation to the fact that I designed and hand sewed her costume. It took a good while to make. Dang rabbits. Don't appreciate nothing. She looked so pretty though. She's the Queen of my Heart!

 I love the fitting evil look in this one and how she's holding the wand 

Pam, I know, but it was either get her face or the cape. I tried my best to show it off. This is the best pic I have of it:

 Oh, my! That fourth outtake of Bindi Loo is hysterical!!! I love how his loppy ears actually look like front "legs" for the elephant, and they make it seem like he's a very grumpy elephant, too, the way they're straight down at his side in a gesture of pure frustration.  

Olivia sure is pretty, and so is that cape! Wow! 

These are all amazing..  maybe I could get Bluebell into a costume, but Wesley wouldn't stand for it... a friend knit a Christmas sweater for him last year and I don't think I've ever seen the little guy so outraged 

Roberta - You could always try drawing one on. Photobucket has a draw feature.

Bones- Your pair look so adorable. Reminds me of Nightmare before Christmas. One is the King of Halloween and one is the King of Christmas. 

Peppy will tally up the votes and then let us know who the winners are. Thanks for being our score keeper Peppy.   

We also need you to vote for my bunnies and FrankieFlash's bunny. If you don't have time you can ask someone else to vote (RabbitPam?). We know you're busy so whenever you get time to tally up the votes and announce a winner.

 Photoshopped Winners:

There was a 3 way tie between the next three:

Real Photo Winners:

According to Peppy, all the results were very close!  They were all great entries. Thank you humans and bunnies for participating.

I hope you had fun!   Everyone give their buns a special Halloween treat!

LPT, I saw Bindi and Olivia on I love my house rabbit video!  

Did you see this one?  I saw it and immediately thought of you.  King Tut Bunnneh!