I was looking for more flowers than I had in my back yard, so I bought a pot of mums at the store. This picture was taken with my Kodak LS443, and two stacked macro lenses. Photo taken by Rhonda K. Elpers (United States) - Nature

This is one of my favorite pictures, because I love close-ups, and I think this one turned out well :-) It was taken on a very cloudy day, and I think it added softness to the picture. Photo taken by Amy Vanlue (United States) - People/Family/Friends

As my husband was driving through African Ilon Safari in Canada, he looked in his side mirror and this ostrich was chasing us. He was clearly angry about something. He must have thought we cut him off :) Photo taken by Sue Katz (United States) - Animals/Pets

The day before we set up a medical clinic in this building, we came to scout out the facilities: two concrete rooms. But the light in the rooms was magical! Just outside the door to the right, there was total bedlam - a noisy festival, music, dancing, people vying to get into the room where I sat - but inside I caught this serene moment: three generations of Wolof women in Mbaakhe, Senegal, West Africa. The picture was taken with a KODAK DC 4800. Photo taken by Vera I. Sytch (United States) - People/Family/Friends

A modeled architecture -- molded in the superlative way to recall the curves of the female figure. I took the picture last August at the British Museum. Photo taken by Luca Pellanda (Italy) - Travel/Vacation

This is my Cairn Terrier, Baxter -- and his first snow season in Ohio. I used the "action setting" (which should be named - "puppy setting" :)) on my KODAK DX6490 to capture this shot. I just got the camera in December and I LOVE IT. This photograph was taken in our yard a few days after I got it - not much of a learning curve with this great camera. Photo taken by Kathy Baringer (United States) - Animals/Pets

I took this photograph at 5:30am on June 3,2003. It was from my dock -- and it is Moose Pond in Bridgton, Maine. This is my favorite spot in the whole world. Photo taken by Alyce Clifford (United States) - Nature

This picture was taken after rain on the dune. Photo taken by Lazar Kaufman (Israel) - Nature

This pictures was taken in Borkum, which is the western most, and the largest of the seven East Friesian islands located in the southern North Sea. Photo taken by Thomas Mastalerczyk (Germany) - Nature

One snowy morning last November, I looked out the window to see a squirrel eating crab apples from our tree. His tail bushed up behind him was all that protected him from the windy cold. Photo taken by Lynn Rhodes (United States) - Animals/Pets

This picture was taken on the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti in November 2003. It is special to me because it shows the sadness and hardship of life as a street kid -- you can see it in this boy's eyes. I couldn't decide which category to put it in, so I eventually decided on people as opposed to travel because this is really a photograph that could be taken anywhere in the world, sadly enough. Photo taken by Leslie Spurlock (United States) - People/Family/Friends

This is a picture of a very sweet mule, taken in my barnyard, early December 2003. The mule is named Hillary and she always wants to know what is going on. Photo taken by Linda Yoak (United States) - Animals/Pets

I took this snapshot with my Kodak digital camera as I was stolling the streets of Montmartre in Paris. It seemed that everywhere I looked there was an opportunity to take great pictures. Don't these roses smell nice? Photo taken by Thomas Hoehn (United States) - Nature

My grandson, Mitchell spotted this umbrella in our garage about two weeks ago. He wants to know how everything works so, even though it was a sunny day, I let him play with it in our driveway. I happened to have black and white film in my camera and was fortunate enough to capture his fun. The picture is special to me because not only does it have an artistic feel, it is of one of my favorite subjects! Photo taken by Linda Emerson (United States) - Artistic/Creative

I took this one day when I was photographing another subject -- but this got my attention instead. It was just before sunset. Photo taken by Juan Carlos Gutierrez (United States) - Nature

This photo was taken in Panglao Island, Bohol, Philippines. Photo taken by Anna Ventura (United States) - Nature

This picture is one the many trees in my yard, which happens to be a walnut. This is a pure "nature" shot, showing the curve of the trees natural growth, and how we grow in life as well. Photo taken by Jeremy Stuart (United States) - Nature

I admire this goose from a distance, and I call her "mother goose" because that is what she reminds me of. I was lucky enough to be in the park with my camera when she decided to come up on shore and nose thru my camera bag for some food -- so I got some nice close pictures of her, and was amazed at her beautiful face close up. Photo taken by Shari L Moris (United States) - Nature

This is Bass Harbor Lighthouse, located in Bar Harbor, Maine where we vacationed last year. I had to climb out onto the rocks and waters edge to get this photo. Photo taken by Ray Lo Presti (United States) - Travel/Vacation

This is Willow, our 4 month old Weimaraner, and she is very affectionate. I wonder if she will still be a lap dog when she is close to 70 lbs! Photo taken by Christina Bowker (United States) - Animals/Pets

This picture was taken in October 2002 on my first trip to Carter Mountain Orchard in Charlottesville, VA. It was a crisp day and this apple was sitting on a fence post, beautiful and untouched. Photo taken by Christian M. Carroll (United States) - Nature

This is my 2 year old daughter. She is sitting on a windowseat in my bedroom. Dressed in her pajamas, she was waiting for me to read her a story. Photo taken by Darcey Salwak (United States) - People/Family/Friends

This picture was taken to remember the night! Photo taken by Mehrdad Alizadeh (Iran) - Nature

These girls live in the same neighborhood that I do in Baghdad. They love to get their picture taken, and they speak some English. Often times they are joined by other kids on bikes, and they all ride around and race each other -- just kids being kids. Photo taken by Michael P. O'Brien (United States) - People/Family/Friends

This picture was taken in Southhampton, England. Photo taken by Louis Hartman (United States) - Artistic/Creative

I took this picture using black and white film for the first time. I am from Michigan and this picture was taken on my first trip to Scottsdale, Arizonia at a golf course. The scenery is so beautiful, and it amazed me that a golf course sat in the middle of a desert. Photo taken by Hillary A. Hopkins (United States) - Nature

When researching my trip to Africa, I remember seing a black and white photo of a chameleon crossing the road in a Lonely Planet book. The entire trip I wanted to find and photograph something like that. Towards the end of my trip I almost ran over this guy crossing the road. I was lucky enough to snap this photograph near the Skeleton Coast in Namibia in 2003. Photo taken by Chad Merriam (United States) - Animals/Pets