This picture was taken during a trip to Yellowstone Park this past August. It was one of the first pictures taken with my new camera! Photo taken by Karen Hurley (United States) - Travel/Vacation

This pensive picture was taken in Philadelphia's Chinatown. Photo taken by Louis Hartman (United States) - People/Family/Friends

Meet my Beagle "Echo". I took this in my living room using only natural light from a window. Photo taken by Jo Vollstedt (United States) - Animals/Pets

Pictured here, the peaceful tranquility of Balloons over the Scandia Mountain Range. This picture was taken during a Balloon ride at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta -- an event that takes place each October. There is nothing quite like it! Photo taken by Cathy Harrison (United States) - Holidays/Events

Many of the florists have been selling Dahlias which have been dyed. The blue was particulary photogenic. Photo taken by Robert Mann (United States) - Nature

This picture was take on my first trip to Italy. Every time I see it I sense the wonderful smells of the Piaza Navona. The picture has a fifties look in black and white, but I wanted to keep the color of one of the birds. I hope you like it! Photo taken by Dennis McNally (United States) - People/Family/Friends

While working with these jacks, I noticed how their shadows formed the outline similar to a human frozen in motion. Photo taken by Todd MacMillan (United States) - Artistic/Creative

At her big sister's 6th birthday party, 2 yr. old Darcey celebrated by blowing bubbles. She ended up wearing most of the bubbles, but didn't care a bit! Photo taken by Lisa Pittman (United States) - People/Family/Friends

I took this photo in my neighbor's garden. Every year we look forward to the arrival of the Monarch Butterflys and the special "gifts" they give to us. A few days after they leave, we find several Monarch caterpillars enjoying the milkweed. A rite of passage. The photo was taken in Williams, OR, on Wednesday, July 23, 2003. If you're asking how it relates to the theme 'nature' its nature recreating itself, a beautiful process! Photo taken by Louise Butler (United States) - Nature

This picture was taken in Manila last August. The baby's name is Darius Lark, and he loves to hide behind the door. The picture is purely candid! Photo taken by Edwin S. Loyola (Philippines) - People/Family/Friends

This is a picture of one of our heifers, who was waiting for the evening feeding. The picture was taken on our farm in Southern Illinois. Photo taken by Deborah Pribble (United States) - Animals/Pets

While most of the eastern U.S. shivered in a January cold wave, Key West enjoyed this beautiful sunset. The photo was taken with a digital camera. Photo taken by Rick Martin (United States) - Nature

I took this picture of a tall ship in San Francisco Bay then created the Sepia tone and added the fog. Photo taken by Bob Hall (United States) - Artistic/Creative

This is a picture of early October, in China. Photo taken by Zheng Min (Canada) - Nature

This is a picture of my four year old daughter. She was a miracle to me, as I was told I would never have children. She loves to have her picture taken, but this one shows her true sweetness and innocence. The picture was taken in June while she was sitting down reading. Children have such unique personalities, I feel this picture really captured hers. Photo taken by Amy Weaver (United States) - People/Family/Friends

This is a photo of my cousin's Old English Sheepdog pups. I had the best time taking their pictures -- and for 7 week old pups, they were very well behaved! Photo taken by Terry Cervi (United States) - Animals/Pets

I took this picture in late October, 2002 in the area of Hocking Hills, Ohio. Photo taken by Jeremy Baker (United States) - Travel/Vacation

Here is a picture of Angelina taken on a walk at a national park in Estonia - Kadriorg. She very much likes to feed birdies, and always takes along plenty of forage for them. Photo taken by Marika (United States) - People/Family/Friends

Rich in symbolism in many cultures and perfect in form, the humble egg has been a frequent subject in my art and photography. There always seems to be one more way to photograph them! Photo taken by Mary-Ella Keith (United States) - Artistic/Creative

I took this picture for an assignment for my photographic course. Photo taken by Khawaja Reza-E-Ahmed (Bangladesh) - People/Family/Friends

I love autumn colours. This year, the colour of leaves on trees began to change long before the temperature began to drop. I saw many red leaves while the temperature was still in the 80s, which is most unusual. The temperature on the day I took this picture was at least 80F. Photo taken by Gerda Grice (Canada) - Nature

Here's a picture of me and my Grandson taken during our 6th annual hunt trip to my camp in Buena Vista, Georgia. He became intrested in my cameras, and we "shot" sunsets. My Son took this picture with a Kodak DX4900 @ Max resolution and flash off. Photo taken by Jonny Jeter (United States) - People/Family/Friends

I was living and traveling in Europe for seven months, and this is one of my favorite shots from the whole trip. It came out looking great! I now have a poster-size of it in my room. Photo taken by Marina Amoroso (United States) - Travel/Vacation

Pictured here, my old pocket watch. Photo taken by Steven Shpall (United States) - Artistic/Creative

This picture was taken a few weeks ago in our backyard. Hiding inside this sweet frog was a very handsome prince! Photo taken by Elaine Wallace (United States) - Nature

This image is of a longtime friend of my family, Moses. He fell asleep in a hammock after a long trip from the village he lives in to my home, Monkey Bay. I enjoyed this moment so much because it is spontaneous and serene at the same time. Photo taken by Sarah Estephan (Belize) - People/Family/Friends

This is a photo of a beautiful Beluga whale. I had to experiment with different camera settings because the lighting was tricky in this underwater environment. Photo taken by Terry Cervi (United States) - Animals/Pets

Busch Gardens - Williamsburg, VA does an excellent job of decorating the park for the fall and "Howl-O-Scream" (the parks Halloween adventure). Photo taken by Anthony R. Alter (United States) - Travel/Vacation

We raise guide dogs and this is Vings first fall season with us -- and first visit to the pumpkin patch. Photo taken by Sheila Morgan (United States) - Animals/Pets