KODAK MOMENT of the Day

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Congratulations to Bernie Badger! Kodak Gallery's "KODAK Moment" Winner for February: Timeless Black & White

Photo Story: This is one of my favorite pictures taken my father, Bernie Badger (he passed away in 1996). It perfectly captures the curious, aspiring character of my brother and I - me posing and him trying to take a photo. You'll notice, though, that we're both at the wrong end of camera.

The crisp details of the green outer skin of the Jack Fruit attracted me to shoot. I was in a tribal village market of Chhattisgarh, India to shoot tribal life styles. I saw this green jack fruit being sold there.

I came across these people and their dog standing at the the top of a hill. They seemed deeply involved in a conversation and, consequently, I became deeply involved in capturing the moment. Shortly after I made this exposure, they hugged and the man parted to the right while the woman and her dog left in the opposite direction.

Picture was created during the walk with my girlfriend. It is taken on November 6th on Hisar Hill near Leskovac, Serbia.

My beautiful daughter models an Autumn Leaf for me to get this shot. I changed her blue eyes to green in photoshop to co-ordinate with the Autumn colours.

Editor's Note: Enjoy today's International Picture of the Day selection! "Lights and Shadows"

My daughter's cat Perp in the backyard.

This little spider (probably 1/2 inch) was following all my movements when I was gardening and I noticed it had a couple of eyes...So I decided to get my camera and take a picture. Nature is so wonderful even the smallest creatures have so much details, like this one.

We spend alot of time at soccer games this time of year. Lots of practice going on too. My son loves doing the drills to see how fast he can go. I loved this because both his feet are off the ground.

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Photo Story: This was taken in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We saw the scene just off the side of the road. It was raining at the time, but because of the long exposure the rain is not evident.The deep greens in this image really give me a peaceful feeling every time I view it.

Artistic presentation of some rose leafs.

I saw this Hippo while on safari in the Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya. He was quite amusing coming up from water looking like he was wearing a hat.

This picture is special to me because it shows my daughters excitement when she plays with her 17 year old big brother. Even though they are 11 years apart, they are very close. My Son Gerald took this picture in our back yard. It's spring time Kierra is peeking around our cherry tree, and my grass is greener then ever. Thanks to my husband Kevin and his green thumb. Gerald also submitted this photo for a project in his Photography class and got an A

Sometimes the beauty is in the details.

It was a beautiful day, we were at the park, the grass was green, the sky was blue and the timing was perfect.

Every year in Chicago, they dye the river green for St. Patrick's day. I'm Irish, which is why this picture is special to me. I simply love St. Patrick's Day.

Peace is what we need from the future generation!

The two flies interact; to me it seems they are trying to broker a peace....

We had a rainy week from Tropical Storm Faye and my son loves to play outdoors, so I let him play in the rain with his raincoat. I just love his sad face here...

Hard to spot and even harder to photograph! Co.Cork, Ireland. July 2008.

We were at the Sugar Festival in Clewiston, Florida. Andrew and Mikayla spent most of their time playing with "the BIG tractor."

This is a tobacco hornworm, more often seen on tomato plants than the tomato hornworm. We thought it was so cool that we brought it inside to protect it from braconid wasps. It's now in wiggly pupa stage, and hopefully will soon be a Carolina Sphinx Moth. Taken 8-8-08 in Kingsville, OH.

This picture was taken of a sibling during a Little League baseball game in Fall City, Wa. The little brothers and sisters of the players do all sorts of creative things to keep themselves busy during games.

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Photo Story: I love doing water drop photography, no two are ever alike.

This is a close up of my oldest son after a football throwing session with Dad. His features are great and you can see the sweat and gatorade on his lip.

My friend Ehren Ebbage, he is an amazingly talented musician. :)

I was looking at my wife's ferns in our backyard shortly after sunrise this morning. I was impressed by both the delicateness and complexity of each of the individual leaves. The early morning light brought out the details of each leaf beautifully.

This is my daughter Taylor. She was just simply playing in the rain. We had been in a very long rain drought, so we were very happy to see it pour down!!!

This frog lived in our fish pond all summer. He would sit on the lily pads and watch us!

I was looking for a seasonal image to make when I was on my way to White Sands National Monument in New Mexico when I came across this snowman in a store. The sand in the park looks so much like snow I thought it was the perfect match.

This photo was taken on November 29, 2008 at the Conowingo Dam in Maryland. It is one of a ten photo sequence that I was able to capture as the eagle came in to capture his prey. These majestic birds have made a tremendous comeback from being just a memory.

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Photo Story: This picture was taken in Maumee, Ohio's Sidecut Park on a cold, snowy, wet day in February. I was looking out for ducks to photograph when I came across this herd of deer. What better way to view Mother Earth?

On vacation this butterfly was flitting around and then finally landed for a rest.

Sunlight through this orange stained glass window created a lovely warm glow. Mercy indeed! Co.Kerry, Ireland. August 2008.

We were in the conference playoffs in Mississippi. It rained cats and dogs, but we kept playing. It was the last game of my son's entire life and he was stressed and sad. I captured his frustration and caught his bubble gum in mid-bubble! We lost 1-4.

This is a Sally Lightfoot crab from the island of San Cristobal in the Galapagos. These crabs are so beautiful with their vibrant red against the volcanic rock of the islands.

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Photo Story: Impressions of a nearby pond.

Spring has began! This picture was taken in the Netherlands on the first spring day, March 20, 2009.

This was taken in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre,in the Katholicon space during a Greek Orthodox ceremony. The lamp the women are leaning toward is considered to be the absolute center of the world.

This was taken at Dudley Farm State Park, Gainesville, FL. A working 1830's farm, they had a garden spot filled with daisies. I liked the angle of this shot with the sky in the background.

Flooding here in the Midwest has produced an abundance of frogs this year. I found this little guy in a flower in our yard.

The promise of a clear sky and the light of a full moon got me out early. There is a 10 minute window just before sunrise when there is this beautiful alpenglow that gives the Tetons a great background. Grand Teton National Park, August 2008.

At roof top of my house at Ajmer, I saw two little beautiful birds playing. These birds were sitting on the electric line in front of my house. The love and care pose with clouds in the sky attracted me to shoot it.

This was a beautiful, warm evening in Key West, Florida. It was a perfect ending to a wonderful day.

We spotted this coyote in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone. It was a bitter cold day in March, still very wintry in the park.

View from my backyard. Frederikssund, DK

I love the delicate fern leaf as it opens up by unrolling from it's base.

Every month I receive Runner's World magazine, and the first page I flip to is that month's "Rave Run" where they feature a beautiful place to run. The most recent month featured the Channel Islands National Park, about 20 miles off shore of Ventura, California. It has always been my dream to do a "Rave Run," so my boyfriend decided to plan a day trip to the island so I could cross that goal off my list. The beautiful February day provided a beautiful backdrop for our very own "rave run." We went for our run and he went a few steps ahead to capture the happiness that I felt as I lived out a dream.

Not often can you get so close to a giraffe, and then the sunset behind it is a bonus. This picture was taken in December 2007 just outside the Kruger National Park, Lowveld, South Africa

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Photo Story: This picture was taken along I-40 in Oklahoma. From the road it looks like wind pawns on a checker board landscape.

Young raccoons visiting our Kingsville, OH deck in the middle of the night. Taken in August 2008.

Winter makes an appearance. Normally we get rain in Kerry....lots of rain so snow makes a welcome change! Ireland. December 2008.

This is a jellyfish taken at Monterey Bay Aquarium.

The beauty of it all!

King penguin on South Georgia Island

The picture is special to me as it was taken in my spiritual home the Masai-Mara, Kenya. It is a female cheetah using a termite hill to gain advantage to see over the plains. This cheetah also jumped onto the bonnet of our land rover giving us an incredibly close encounter. I placed it in 'Nature' as the picture features wildlife within its own environment. It is an honour to be in their territory.

This picture came after over five years' of trying.

This nest was right outside my door. I could here them singing for food ever morning. I would get my coffee and sit and watch the mama bring all the yummy worms and misc.. food to them. what a way to spend my mornings.

A beautiful bouquet of tulips from my son.

Taken at the L.A. County Fair about 9 years ago. They used to allow people inside the oval track area, where I took this photo. My telephoto lens was "panned", following the motion of the horses.