Horror Photography Challenge: Guitar Ghost

I thought this one was interesting. Long exposure while zooming out. All of the bright spots from the guitar became streaking lines. Maybe not that scary but I thought it was an interesting technique with an interesting result. Probably would have worked a lot better in a better location! My classroom isn't that interesting.

Smartphone Challenge: Meeting in Père Lachaise.

I took this photo with my iPhone 3 camera as I was on my way to Oscar Wilde at Père Lachaise Cemetery. You can't tell from this black & white photo, but the woman on the far left had this wonderfully striking red hair, and a just as distinct style. You can slightly see the bowed corset in this picture. I imagined these women all being witches, meeting on this gloomy afternoon in Paris.

News: Fireworks Photography Challenge: The Slow Finale

Taken on the 4th of July, I blurred the finale fireworks exploding off of a small island on Lake Wateree, SC.

Levitation Challenge: Mid-Air Rave

This image is an animated gif. Click the link to see it in action: Mid-Air Rave

Instagram Challenge: Graffiti at the Salton Sea

This was taken at Bombay Beach in California, alongside the Salton Sea, where all of the half-submerged buildings are.

Instagram Challenge: Sunset in the Keys

My instagram shot

News: Extreme Close-up Photo Challenge: Moth on a Leaf

Bokeh Photo Challenge: Salt & Pepper Shakers (Taken on a Point-and-Shoot)

Taken on a Sony TX-10 waterproof point-and-shoot. It has an automatic "background defocus" Feature which fakes boke by takes 2 shots and overlaying blur onto the background... but I don't think I used it for this shot and don't know how to check.

Smartphone Challenge: Bubblegum Alley

Like Rachel, I cannot win this week's challenge, but I thought it would be fun to post a picture I took with my iPhone. Actually, I'm not a big fan of taking pics with my smartphone—I rarely do it. But I didn't happen to have my real camera on me when taking a stroll through Bubblegum Alley in San Luis Obispo. This is the only image I ended up snapping with my iPhone.

Minecraft Challenge: Minecraft Mascot

Nighttime mascot to show off the lava hair. I tried making it standing up but it did not look right. Looks simple but I died alot to archers at night trying to take the picture!

Insect Photography Challenge: Praying Mantis Upside Down on Stairs

Instagram/PicPlz Challenge: Boat Bow

Took this picture while on a steam boat on Lake Geneva. Not sure why the flag is only stars...

Smartphone Challenge: Make a Wish

This was taken with Instagram using my iPhone 4 and is one of my favorite photos.

Smartphone Challenge: Never get lost

Smartphone Challenge: Never get lost was taken by an iPhone 4 camera using ProHDR app

Instagram Challenge: Butterfly in NYC

Blurred Photography Challenge: Tearing it up

News: Extreme Close-up Photo Challenge: Button

button stiched wid cotton thread

Minecraft Challenge: Wonderhowto MASCOT in MC

the one in the middle is the better one =P

Pet Portrait Challenge: Rebel with Paws

Filter Photography Contest: Hella-copter

Edited with Picplz using the Russian Toy Camera (no border) filter

Cloud Photography Challenge: Battle in the Sky

im just an amateur photographer using a nikon camera at night on my way home from the beach, i hope this is good enough....too much noise, i had little light that time and the flash would make it look ugly

Self-Portrait Challenge: Pre Fight Nerves

“The most important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silent chambers of the soul.”

Filter Photography Challenge: The Bubble Man

Smartphone Challenge: NYC Laundry Lines

Captured with my iPhone this past weekend in Tribeca. Clearly staged for some kind of shoot, lots of passerbyers took photos (including me!)

Pet Portrait Challenge: Blue Heeler Bokeh

Camera Phone Photo Challenge: Unidentified Critter...

Macro pics and video footage of a spider found in backyard.

Boo Box Challenge: Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower, but not quite in Paris ;)

Smartphone Challenge: ET

This image is of my nephews cardboard robot.

Smartphone Challenge: Summer Break Cash

Taken with Retrocam app on my Sony Ericsson Xperia x10a

Cloud Photography Challenge: Palette Knife Storm

I'm not usually one for artsy filters in Photoshop, but this contest made me want to play around with the palette knife filter. Took the pic a while ago with a point and shoot.

Birds Eye View Challenge: Fun in the Sun in Sand and Surf

Instagram Challenge: Totem Pole

Bird's Eye View Challenge: Celebrity... Maybe

We were at the El Capitan on Sunday and while waiting for friends to show up we walked over to the massive Cirque du soleil Hollywood premiere for a few minutes. Around the time we were there celebrities were arriving so we just started taking pictures. I don't know a lot of celebrity names, some I only recognized by face (oh it's that dude from Swingers!), but this is the best shot I took above the crowd.

Bokeh Photography Challenge: Israeli Grasshopper at Moshav Amirim

Taken on a Canon PowerShot G-11, at Amirim, Israel. Click to zoom-in, it was taken on macro and the resolution is great (you can see the very tiny hairs of the grasshopper).

Camera Phone Photo Challenge: Jun

Jun, our friend's adopted daughter having fun squishing her face on the window.

News: Vibrant Color Photography Challenge: Guadalupe El Torrero

Cloud Photography Challenge: Crepuscular Rays

My backyard. I get beautiful sunrises every morning. This is "Hdr'ed" from 5 exposures. I've tried to make the resulting image look painterly without too much "over" processing...but I understand these images can be controversial. I hate 3 quarters of them at least!