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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.
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.
Levitation Challenge: Mid-Air Rave
This image is an animated gif. Click the link to see it in action: Mid-Air Rave
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.
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
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.
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!
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.
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
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
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.”
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!)
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.
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.
Smartphone Challenge: Summer Break Cash
Taken with Retrocam app on my Sony Ericsson Xperia x10a
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).
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.
Camera Phone Photo Challenge: Jun
Jun, our friend's adopted daughter having fun squishing her face on the window.
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!
News: Fireworks Photography Challenge: "Delightful Explosion"
This photo was taken in Bandon, Oregon. Wonderful display there right on the Beach!! Even the boats on the water blew them off!
Instagram Challenge: Window to the World
Sydney on an overcast afternoon.