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"As you advised in one of the January podcasts, I've started a photo group with some friends who share my passion for photography," writes...
"This image was taken while strolling through Central Park in Manhattan," writes Kevin Miller. "The John Lennon memorial, 'Strawberry Fields,' was dedicated on what would...
"Recently, my wife and her two nieces were doing the tourist thing at Ghirardelli Square," writes Gary Henry. "One niece ran up, grabbed me,...
"While I wait for the train to pass," writes Conrado Gonzalez, "why not capture a grab shot?" What a great argument for having your...
"I've been trying to capture a rocket launch from Vandenberg for almost a year now," writes Thomas Emmerich. "I finally got my chance tonight, and...
"I started out Sunday evening and took a drive until I found some water," writes Keith Burrows. At just the right moment, I stopped and...
"Here's a black-and-white version of a photo I took of Alcatraz while playing tourist with my son during our recent visit to San Francisco for...
"While reading Red River's information on their new card paper, I clicked on your link about BOKAH taken in Las Vegas, and enjoyed the...
"This is an HDR shot with a Canon 60D using a Canon wide-angle 10-22mm at 10mm and the ISO set to 800," writes Keith Burrows....
"The photo was taken in Lower Antelope Canyon (Utah) and shows the detail of Navajo sandstone," writes Chris Cornelis. "Wind and water have carved out...
"I spend a lot of my time as an amateur photographer taking photos of my two grandboys," writes Michael Cortina. "They are my favorite...
"I am a rather shy photographer, and I have difficulty taking photos of people," writes Jimmy Brown. "But I am pleased with this candid...
"As winter was getting nearer in Madrid, the last insects were running for their lives," writes Michel Bricteux. "So was this wasp, feeding on cured...
My brother-in-law and I were in downtown Chicago with the rest of our family walking around," writes Doug Peek. "He had his Nikon and...
"Several years ago I became friends with the local Hang Glider pilots here on Oahu," writes Tim Tilden. "They launch from a spot on...
Fire Hose by Matthew Heun, originally uploaded by The Digital Story. "Every Fall, I invite local firefighters to our campus where they demonstrate hydraulics...
"I looked over and saw that my dog had gotten a hold of my money, then curled up and gone to sleep," writes Em...
"I saw this sign posted at the Veterans Memorial in Pensacola, FL.," writes Mayra Martinez. "It is certainly one of the most original wordings...
"My dog Daisy is a frequent model for me," writes Gabrielle Rhodes, "but sometimes our sessions go a little long and she gets bored. This...
"This butterfly kept fluttering around us as we walked in Sugar Loaf Ridge State Park, Northern California," writes Christine Barry. "It landed, and I snapped...
"It was the last day of the 7-day cruise between New York City and Bermuda, known to us as MacMania10," writes Randal Schwartz. "Derrick...
"Lilly is a 3 year old who just started riding horses," writes Fred Brundick. "The first time she came to the farm, all we...
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"A local photo group held a 'practice with models' photo shoot," writes Jo-Ann Ash Fairbanks. "I thought the photographers were more interesting than the...
"This was literally a shot where I grabbed the camera with whatever settings it was on, and snapped away," writes Anthony Zahra. "I had been...
"While I was running a digital duplicator at work this morning," writes Jane Hamilton, "I saw this guy parked outside. I grabbed my G9...
"I spent four hours Thanksgiving morning walking the National Mall in Washington, DC," writes Rick Brandt. "Among my stops was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial....
"I shot this in Berlin during the November anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall," writes Roderick James. "This Mini dealership near what...
"Driving thru a small town in Oklahoma, my wife yells 'there's where you took the photo of the bloomers,'" writes John Badgerow. "I made...
"I was out in California visiting my mother and sister, and we rode up from Roseville into the Sierras looking for fall scenery," writes...
"I took this at Spring 2008 Strawberry Music Festival," writes Moira Haines. "We were enjoying a short reprieve from the rainy weekend. It seems...
"There's a lot to be said for being in the right place at the right time and having your camera with you," writes Mark...
"On our way to the Chicago Diner for dinner," writes Rick Brandt, "we happened to get off at the Wrigley Field stop on Chicago's...
"I captured this guy at Pilot Mountain State Park North Carolina, while on a business trip," writes Randy Martin. "He was stopping there for...
"This shot was taken at a local balloon festival," writes Jim Garrett, "an Air Force band was playing and this toddler just came up...
"The picture was taken at our son's school fete back in June," writes Michael Haley. "It's a very English kind of event -- a...
"I was walking through Chicago's Millennium Park during the early evening," wrote Rick Brandt, "and noticed that just about everyone had a camera (or...
"I took my Canon G9 on a recent trip to New York, my first in fact," writes Michael Cortina. "Even though the weather had...
"Thought I'd submit this shot from Jerusalem's Old City," writes Roderick James. "The sign didn't look out of place in this old market, but...
"I was trying some low-light candids during a high school graduation last week." writes Joann Wilson. "It was a little frustrating because the graduates looked...
"I stoped in a small town in Texas, turned around and here, and I discovered this not-to-modern dential fixing establishment," wrote John Badgerow. "To...
"The weekend of April 18 and 19, the City of Denver 'opened' its doors, allowing public access to selected buildings," writes Paul Leasure. "I...
"I am constantly 'jonesing' to photograph action," writes Winston Hendrickson. "Thus I typically find myself in situations where I have to juggle composition, exposure,...
"Attention all arachnophobes," warns Ruth Cooper. "What's scarier than an eight-legged spider? A sixteen-legged one!" "It isn't really, I was just lucky catching this...
There are many challenges facing the San Francisco Chronicle. The venerable Bay Area newspaper lost $50 million in 2008, and is on pace to...
"I visited the WW II Museum in New Orleans while on a business trip last year," writes Rick Brandt, "and saw this gentleman sitting...
"I call this picture Queen Snow because I think it shows my guinea pig, Snow, in a very queenly moment," writes Elizabeth Martin. "I...
"Here's a shot I took while attending a City Lights workshop held at dusk in Brisbane, Australia," writes Paul Merrett. "The science fiction looking...
"I took this shot while attending (for the first time) the 2009 Imaging USA--the annual conference of PPA," writes Paul Leasure. "This shot was...
"Here's a shot that I think will raise a smile," writes Steve Cooper. "Taken in Bangkok, Thailand, with my Canon Powershot S5 IS." If...
"I've heard you should have a connection with your subject," writes Francine Kunkel. "Well that certainly was the case with this praying mantis in...
One of my favorite weeks of the year is in early January when I teach at Macworld in San Francisco. I lead a two-day...
"As I was returning home this morning from exercising my dogs," writes Jane Ruhsenberger, "I noticed this tiny (about 3/4" tall) ice sculpture on...
"I liked the look of the almost full moon coming up over the Colorado State Capitol," said Mark Castleman. And it somehow seems quite...
"This photo was taken after a race over a muddy track at the fairgrounds in Rocky Ford, Colorado," writes virtual camera club member Eric...
"I tend to not grab my camera on the way out the door as often when it's raining as I do when it's beautiful,"...
"It was just a friendly game of two-on-two volleyball at Huntington Beach," wrote Kevin Miller. "Yet no one likes to lose." Kevin captured this...
"For this girl, I wanted to represent my interpretation of her story," wrote Amber Rossman. By her outfit, she knows she is cooler than...
"After watching this kid first try lifting rather than rolling, then resorting to pushing his prize-found pumpkin at the local pumpkin patch," said Craig...
"As an American living abroad I think Oslo, Norway is a great city," writes Lynn Rosentrater. "With only 500,000 residents, it has a small...
"I'm sending this grab shot on the heels of your High Impact post," writes Buck Heim. "The impact here is the same, in that...
"I spotted these statues (and pigeons) at Columbus Circle at the southern end of Central Park, New York," said Rick Brandt. "So I captured...
"A workman checks the skylights embedded in one of four hills of the Living Roof of the new California Academy of Sciences in Golden...
"This image was taken in Central Park, New York," said Martin Herrera Soler. "I guess these things only happen in New York? I never...
"I was rambling around, looking for subjects for the TDS Photo Assignment when I came across this window," said Mark Given. "Odd little storefront...
"Took my family to the Crayola Musuem in Easton PA," said TDS member Jim Stocking. "I always try to take pictures of signs to...
"The picture was taken at Deerfield Village, MA," said Joan V. Hall. "I used a Canon 40D and the Canon 85mm 1.8 lens. The...
"On May 2nd 2008, Madrid was celebrating the bicentennial of Spain's independence gained over Napoleon's troops, thanks to the bravery of fearless insurgents once...
"While supervising a school trip tp Glasgow's gallery of modern art," said Eric Wyllie, "we visited the Jim lambie installation called Forever Changes. I...
"This is my brother and his girlfriend," writes Robert Gaddy. "With camera in hand, during a lull in conversation, I quickly raised it and...
"Saw your post about making the most of scene modes," said Eric Marin, "and had to send some shots from my trip to the...
"I took this while on a photo outing with the Denver Photographic Society," writes Mark Castleman. "I found the pattern of the old wheels...
"I was listening to your presentation the other week and tried out one of the ways of making a photo stand out," said David...
"This grab shot was taken on a recent trip to San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize," said Neil Martin. This is the most common mode...
"I shot this with a Canon 30D on my first weekend out with a new 100-400 IS L. Yes, that's right, the same lens...
"My wife and I were visiting Alexandria and one of our stops was a beautiful fort," wrote Howard Lewis. "Alexandria is a great city,...
"After lunch a few blocks from work, I saw this tempting view of the Space Needle and the Monorail," said Hai Vu. "Too bad,...
"It was late afternoon on Cat Island. Atop Mt. Alvernia, the hermitage was perched, under fast-moving clouds," said Jim Austin. "Steps leading up to...
"Below is a grab shot I took recently at Lee Canyon Ski Resort in the mountains just outside of Las Vegas," said Kevin Miller....
"This pavement stallkeeper in Bangkok Thailand was not quite ready for customers when I spotted him from an elevated pedestrian walkway," said Steve Cooper....
"I was walking around the beautiful city of Venice, and it was getting toward evening," said Howard A. Lewis. "I was losing the light...
"When I saw the entrance with a neon open sign," said Jay Hunt, "I couldn't resist taking a couple of shots. It seemed so...
"While at the recent Nikon Expo in London, the model got bored waiting round for her session to start," said Matt Newsome. "Inset is...
"The evening the light was amazing," said Alexey Stiop. "I was outside when I noticed the sky turning purple. I rushed in the house...
"This is a shot of Boulder Creek in Boulder, Colorado during a recent snowstorm," said Mark Castleman. "There was hardly any color in the...
"I recently captured this shot of these tiny beetles on a 'feverfew daisy' in my garden," said Ruth Cooper. "These flowers which are about...
OK, here's one I can't quite figure out. While traveling back from Southern California on a recent road trip, I encountered this bathroom with...
"I took this shot on a visit to the Budapest Zoo earlier this year," said Ruan Viljoen. "I'm not sure what kind of animals...
"On a warm, bright, sunny day in Santa Monica, I was shooting promo shots for Jenna Phillips of Mission Possible when three warmly dressed,...
"Walking back from a favourite photo shooting haunt, I saw these kids collecting crabs in the mud with their dad, whilst their mum looked...
"Dia de Patria, Santiago, Chile -- Figured I´d stroll around and find a festival," said Capn Scott. "I ended up in Parque O´Higgins… Yep.....
"The Bazaar Cemetery is located on the Scenic Byway 177 in the Flint Hills of Kansas," says Jay Hunt. "I couldn't resist grabbing a...
As part of my PhotoPlus activities, I was invited to the Digital Photo Masters Event last night, which took place on the 22nd floor...
"I attended my daughter's gymnastic competition last weekend and managed to get some great action shots with the new Canon 70 - 200mm f4...
"Me, my camera, and my tripod hung out a hotel window above a small canal in Venice, Italy," said Joan Hall. "The camera was...
"I saw this at a construction site while walking through Downtown New York," said David-Emil Wickström. "It's not too often that you see construction...
"Following in the footsteps of a recent grab shot," says Peter Norby, "I thought I'd throw this one your way, taken out my hotel...
"I was walking my son home from pre-school when I saw this cat sitting on a table, alongside a pottery-sculpted cat in a neighbor's...
"Here's a grab shot I took in June while on a walk over the Williamsburg Bridge from Manhattan to Brooklyn," said Jim Stocking. "The...
"This image is from a series of shots taken in Madrid during a July '07 Novillada, a bullfight involving young and less experienced bullfighters,...
"Taken in July in downtown Denver, Colorado at the annual "Piazza del Arte" street fair, where artists spend two days for hours on end...
"Forrest fires in Central Oregon are a part of daily life," says Buck Heim. "This person takes a moment to notice just how close...
"Here's a genuine grab shot," says Steve Cooper. "I didn't have the camera with me and had to race home to get it, hoping...
"Berlin is Germany's largest melting pot, a place that became home to people from all over the world," says Jan Bölsche. "Each year in...
"Here's an old picture I have of my 4-year old son who was less than happy with being at church," said Joshua Buche." I've...
"Got my first DSLR for Father's Day and have been quite trigger happy since," said Daniel Szecket. "It's a Nikon D80 with the 18-55mm...
"I grabbed this shot, killing time, in the train with a wondurful mixture of cold window light and warm tungsten or halogen," said Chris...
"Some friends and I were celebrating the 4th of July by exploring an abandoned gold mine here in Alaska," said Erik Halfacre. "The last...
"If a fly can be a grab shot, why not a cicada," says Doug Barnes. "These things are only around every 17 years. This...
"Driving through a small town," said John Badgerow, "my wife firmly instructed me to drive around the block and get out my camera. No...
"This photo was taken at a local park," said Michael Cortina. "I often watch my grandson on my days off and always take my...
"I had just gotten my Chapman Stick back from the manufacturer, and I was taking pictures to put on my blog," said Eric Knapp....
"As I walked through Boston's Faneuil Hall Market Place today," said Greg West, "the gentleman who portrays Ben Franklin pulled a cell phone from...
"I captured this shot a few months ago while taking my wife to work," said Lee Love. "I noticed it was very foggy, so...
"While walking through one of the universities in Hanoi (Vietnam), this women with incredibly long hair walked by," said David-Emil Wickstrom. "My vietnamese friends...
"I found out about the fire in Griffith Park, California after it was well underway," said Joshua Targownik. "I grabbed all of my gear,...
"We just got back from a day at the beach and Jacque was strolling around camp after her shower," said Buck Heim. "After a...
"I took this last November in Chicago on a rainy evening at Millennium Park," said Julianne Fishell. "I used a Canon 30D with the...
"The pic shows Jakob, my elder son," says Paul Vanovertveld. "Spring is already everywhere and naturally the dandelions attracted him. I was lucky to...
"A friend and I went out shooting for fun one night," said Thomas M. Loftus. "This bridge, the Veteran's Memorial Bridge, crosses the Missouri...
"I took this whilst out at the Zoo with my little boy having a fun day out -- as well as looking for shots...
"Here is a photo of my grandson receiving his birthday cake on his fourth birthday," said Rusty Rhodes. "I call it "Absolute Delight"." "It...
"I saw this as I was riding north from Denver to Cheyenne on a strangely calm morning" said Mark Castleman. "It's a good reminder...
"I was at the beach during sunset and walking around looking for interesting people (surfers, runners, kids, fishermen) to silhouette against the setting sun,"...
"The eclipse was almost over as the moon rose over downtown Denver" said Mark Castleman. "This was taken from Lookout Mountain, just west of...
"This is the first photo I ever took with my Nikon D50," said Ken Larson. "I can't remember which lens I was using, but...
"The little girl is waiting for her mom to get change so they can ride the carousel," says Victor Cenac-Mehedinti. "While she waits, she...
"Here's my cat having some fun with the USB end of my iPod cable," said Joe Rodricks. "This was taken with my Nikon D50...
"My niece was just leaving from visiting us before heading back to college," said Mark Gale. "As she walked out the door, I stopped...
"I live in a small apartment in New York City," said Shane Woodall. "This shot was taken with my Canon Digital Rebel XTi on...
"I recently purchased a Canon Rebel XTi (Merry Christmas to me!)," said Eric Simon, "but owing to the horrible weather here in Denver, I...
Cruelles de Ville: "Septegenarians peruse antiques in the market at the Cour Soleya, Nice," says Simon Saunders. "The furs, diamonds and crocodile- and snake-skin...
"I took this shot while walking along the river bank one Saturday afternoon," said Carlos Fernandez. "I noticed this cafe worker taking her smoke...
"I took this shot while waiting in line for the keynote address by Steve Jobs at Macworld Expo," said Kevin Miller. "I got in...
"Here is a shot that my wife captured of me and the kids celebrating after I opened the new 20” iMac," said Ernie Hagenow....
It's true, there will be no podcast for this last week of 2006. But don't be sad, I'll have plenty of interesting posts on...
The tradition is that Denver was the first city to embrace outdoor lighting in a big way, and the City & County Building is...
"I was on the Huntington Beach Pier recently when I spotted this bird flying by with something in its mouth, so I grabbed a...
"This came about during an early morning commute when, for a change, I decided to take the ferry across the Potomac River rather than...
"I woke up at 4 am one morning and couldn't get back to sleep," said Jeremey Barrett. "So I made my way to earliest-opening...
"We were going on a cruise for spring break and had hired a limo to go from the airport to Long Beach," said Neil...
"I captured this grab shot on a trip we took last September to Italy," said Nicole Wijnands. "We were in Venice just sitting down...
"I recently went to the Detroit Zoo and had a chance to experience their new "Australian Outback" exhibit," said Brian C Davenport. "It's a...
"My son and I were canoeing around the islands at Charleston Lake Provincial Park," said Andre Campeau, "when we came up to this northern...
At a recent live fire training for my fire department, we burned three old dilapidated barns for a farmer," said Wade Moline. "As senior...
"I was just returning to my car just after day break because the rain was getting harder," said Mark Gale. "I noticed a small...
"I took my camera to the Naples Fort Myers Greyhound Track in Bonita Springs, FL," said Paul Tomlinson. "I was attempting to get down...
"The juxtaposition of the two sets of people struck me as a photo op," said Landon Michaelson. "White collar and blue collar. The bird...
"My wife has always wanted to see where the Woodstock Festival was held," said Jim Stocking. "The two of us, along with my brother...
"I grabbed this shot at the Getty Center in Los Angeles," said Julianne Fishell. "My son was tired, and his feet hurt, so he...
"It was only after the Lamborghini Diablo sped past that I saw that it had SIN as the license plate," said Andrew Burke... "and...
"While eating lunch at a port-side fish restaurant in Acco/Acres (near Haifa, Israel)," said Yuval Yeret, "I noticed some local boys jumping from the...
"I captured this moment after a troup of beach-goers had staked out their spot, set up their chairs, and immediately left to take a...
"I took this shot from the Golden Gate Bridge on a Friday bike ride," said Brad Immanuel. "Two jets, F-18s, I think, were flying...
"Snatched this picture while in Milan," said Jennifer Tofani. I was thinking of it for the circle assignment, but it is really a grab...
"On my way back home from work, I stopped my bike and shot few pictures of three birds flying after that deltaplano (no idea...
"This shot was taken on an early summer day in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado," said Scott Elias. "As you can tell the...
"I'm drawn to texture wherever I travel," said Jane Lang. "This shot was taken at the Rockport harbor in Maine. The situation started out...
"Our annual family vacation took us to Traverse City, Michigan. We have been going to this location for many years, but this year we...
"Five years ago, my youngest son and I were in Washington state on vacation" said Kevin Miller. "We received a call early in the...
Brian Davenport writes, "I have a request and a grab shot (kind of... actually, it really is a "grab" shot). My "The Digital Story"...
"After 30 years of traveling around the world, I went back to Italy" said Nish. "My new job is to shoot pictures of people...
"Over a year ago I stumbled upon this wall in an old manufacturing section of town and took a shot of it," said Brett...
"I grabbed this photo only the other day on my balcony after a awful rainy night," said Emil Trollklint. "This flower had landed on...
"After getting my first camera phone, my initial thought was, 'well it's a novel idea but not very useful,'" said Harold Thompson. "One day...
"I love your idea of grab shots," said Matthew Kuperus Heun. "I, too, like photographing what I see around me. One of my photography...
"I shot this as I was going into an exhibit at our local zoo," said Harold Thompson. "I was suddenly struck by the irony...
"This is a shot I took of the New York Botanical Garden Conservatory last month here in the Bronx" said Eric Marin. "The framing...
"I was at my sister's cottage and this butterfly landed near me," said Eric Knapp. "I was holding my camera and I quickly turned...
"While traveling in central Arkansas," said Jan Blanchard, "I was exploring a beautiful botanical garden and happened upon this scene. I wondered if the...
I grabbed this shot while taking architecture pictures for my company," said Chris Glass. We just built a new restaurant, and I was the...
"This shot of my clunky electric stove top (just outta photo school -- I can't afford a nice gas one yet) was shot with...
"My family went to a local airshow with friends," said Andrew Mein. "It was a long day and we were all getting tired. As...
"I rented a Nikon SB-800 flash and took a bunch of shots of my two sons to test the unit," said Matt Jorgensen. "After...
"A true grab shot," said Landon Michaelson. "We were on our way out of town and a storm was sweeping across the valley. Just...
"This is one of my favorite portraits of my son," said Frank Blanco. "His team had won the baseball game that day, and I...
"The Main Reading Room at the Library of Congress is a temple of knowledge," says Tom Bridge, "but photography is generally prohibited. I did...
I've been to Cancun a couple of times recently," said Brian Davenport, "and really love the excursions. I always find something to photograph down...
"A few months ago, I was at a model airplane meet in the Los Angeles area," said Allen Rockwell. "All of the radio controlled...
"While at Samys Camera (in LA) testing a Nikon D200," said Jennifer Tofani, "one of the store guards spotted me taking pictures and started...
"I recently visited my parents and had my camera just in case," said Kevin Miller. "I found Mandy reasonably cooperative and took these while...
"Recently I grabbed my camera and my 3 1/2 old and went to the park," said Phillip Resuggan. "We stopped at a ball field...
"Since listening to your Metering Mode Podcast #21, I've been experimenting with using different modes, especially the spot metering option," said Alan Amundsen. "A...
I was driving down Highway 101 in Northern California when I spotted this abandoned gas station off the side of the road. I needed...
"I love Athletics Day. Rarely in the school year is there an event where can you can capture such a large spectrum of colors...
"Spring is really beautiful here in Italy," says Jennifer Tofani. "We get these April showers rolling in. This afternoon after one such shower, a...
"Had a 7-hour layover in Amsterdam, so I took a train downtown and started looking for pictures with no sense of direction or purpose,"...
"My cousins and I were 'cup stacking' in the backyard," said Charles Zablan. "I captured this shot of my cousin ripping one of the...
"While on a recent trip to County Donegal, Ireland," said Stuart Murchison. "I took this shot in a tiny local pub in the middle...
Updated 4-20-06 "I shot this photo this past weekend during a thunderstorm," said Dan Polly. The lightning show was awesome, so I took a...
"A neighbor of mine, whom I've never met, often sits in this swing and watches the world go by," said Charlie Solomon. "Only when...
"I was out at the Starnberger See, which is a large lake close to Munich," said Oliver Breidenbach. "And there was a woman selling...
"I was in Venice Italy earlier this year," said Allen Rockwell. "After taking several hundred photos of canals, gondolas, and Venetian architecture, I was...
"This cormorant was photographed in Everglades National Park a couple of weeks ago," said Frank Blanco. "I used a 100-300 zoom to blur out...
Lori Matthiesen was hiking at a location in Ocean Shores, WA that was supposed to be good for bird watching. But instead of finding...
"This shipwreck occurred in Ocean Shores, WA," said Jordan Matthiesen. "I took the photo early in the morning on the day of the wreck....
"On a lunch break we took sushi to go and went to a nearby park," said Jan Boelsche. "Friends of mine brought their dog...
Here's a section of a full panorama that Seth Grad photographed on the roof of his office in downtown Atlanta. He stitched the shots...
"I love night shots," said Oliver Breidenbach. "Recently, we had a surprise snow storm resulting in the heaviest snow since the beginning of weather...
"This shot shows the intact facade of "Palast der Republik" (Palace of the Republic), an historical artifact of East German's socialistic past," said Jan...
"We were staying at my brother and sister-in-laws cottage fast asleep. My oldest son woke us up about 3am saying there was a creature...
Jennifer Tofani spotted this guard one morning while traveling in India. " I was fascinated by his pose and the relaxed stance of his...
"I was shooting field hockey (boy, that is hard, timing is crucial, but I guess practice makes perfect. I do think an IS lens...
"I was attending the Philadelphia Auto Show when I noticed these cups filling the space underneath the escalator at the Pennsylvania Convention Center," said...
"This wonderfully brilliant January morning along the Sonoma Coast brought out the usual suspects - surfers, bodyboarders, beachcombers, families, dogs," said Francine Kunkel. "And...
"I took this photo out the window of a moving car with my Nikon D50, using the stock 18-55mm lens at 38mm," said Phil...
"I was walking in Downtown Berkeley the other day with my camera," said Chris Kresser. "The man in the photo asked me for spare...
"I was walking in the little Sardinian town of San Sperate, well known for its "murales" or wall paintings and came across this scene...
Here's a shot that will put a smile on your face for the New Year... "When this wonderful snow began falling, my husband and...
"My wife and I were on our way from from a weekend in Estes Park, Colorado," wrote Brad Bumgarner. "My wife noticed a bunch...
"While vacationing in the Florida Keys last week," said Craig Lee, "I spotted this sign. I pulled over and shot it through the windshield....
"While visiting my daughter (and armed with my Powershot S45,)" said Jim Stocking, "I decided to take advantage of some things I learned from...
While exploring Hawaii, Jan Blanchard spotted this official sign at the end of a lava flow. She pulled out her Canon Digital Rebel (with...
Brad Immanuel captured this shot of his son in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, during the De Young Museum construction. He used his Canon...
While exploring Sitka National Historic Park in Alaska, Randal Schwartz spotted this squirrel having a bite to eat. He quickly pulled out his Nikon...
Jonathan Diener went fishing but came home with a Moose... "I was on my way home from a fishing trip in Ontario, Canada," writes...
Sometimes you're just so "tired" that you need a nap... While visiting friends in Asheville, NC, Ginny Brady spotted their pet kitty Samantha taking...
This friendly horse just kept coming closer and closer... Sometimes you just want a nice picture of a pretty horse. As Sarah Kim composed...
One of the reasons why I'm a big fan of compact cameras is because they're perfect for candids. The odds of having a camera...
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