Taken in my home in Ottawa, Canada -- June 2005. Smokie is a very friendly pet, but takes on a special air of authority when wearing glasses. As Robert De Niro said "You talkin' to me?". Photo taken by Tony R. Wagstaff (Canada) - Animals/Pets

This is my daughter at her 6th birthday party. She had a pool party, and this photo truly illustrated the mood of the celebraion...big, bright, happy and FUN! Happy Birthday Karrington! Photo taken by Stacey Lewis (United States) - People/Family/Friends

I was just about to go out to take some photos of the sun setting over the city when the rain clouds rolled in. Rather than let rain riun my outing, I decided to try to capture the storm instead. This photo is the end result Photo taken by Joseph Jhee (United States) - Nature

This picture was taken at our local Memorial Day parade. Photo taken by Howard Dion (United States) - Holidays/Events

I love to take pictures that show reflections. This picture was taken at the Saint Augustine, FL light house last spring. I feel it is an artistic picture. Photo taken by Dick Wyatt (United States) - Artistic/Creative

The great big beautiful red sky near Raymond, California. Photo taken by Charles M. Phillips (United States) - Nature

These are my 4 year old identical twin boys doing what they do best. Photo taken by Olivia E. Navarro (United States) - People/Family/Friends

This is my Rooster. He believes he is the master of my yard, and no one is allowed in the yard if he is around ... except the Hens of course. Photo taken by Gady Fishel (Israel) - Animals/Pets

I took this picture on Father's Day, it was the last game of the season. Our team (red) had not one won game this year. Early in the game the other team (blue) was given a FREE direct kick on our goalie. He did not score! His failure to score must have boost our team's spirits because we won! The boys enjoyed this humorous "catch" from the days event! Photo taken by Troy Gorodess (United States) - Humor

I was taking pictures of daisies in our neighbors yard and was wondering how it would look if I shot it from the ground up, from an insects point of view. I love the blue sky as a background for the white pedals of the daisies. This is one way of getting close to nature and see how it looks from her side. Photo taken by Michael Wolfe (United States) - Nature

The picture represents a photographer at work. He is using film, which is not popular in our digital world of today. Photo taken by Haris Calkic (Bosnia & Herzegovina) - People/Family/Friends

Enjoying nature - Lake Apavatn, in Iceland. Photo taken by Marino Kristinsson (Iceland) - Artistic/Creative

Berries in all stages of growth, shot in my garden yesterday! Photo taken by Gloria B. Wood (United States) - Nature

My little daughter with our German shepard in the garden. Photo taken by Mata Patanè (Italy) - Humor

A ticket used to go to San Francisco on the Caltrain. Photo taken by Steven Shpall (United States) - Travel/Vacation

My son Nicholas cheering on his team. Photo taken by Alison Brown (Australia) - People/Family/Friends

I couldn't believe how close I got! This was taken at Park Safari in Hemmingford, Quebec. They have a new lion enclosure, and the lion was less than 3 feet away. I shot it thorough a chainlink fence. I love getting up close and personal! Photo taken by Diane Dupuis-Kallos (Canada) - Animals/Pets

This picture was taken from the inside of a Catameran looking out the escape hatch. This was taken while sailing the Ionian Islands on Vacation in Greece. Photo taken by Allison Andrews (United States) - Travel/Vacation

Taken on my second wedding anniversary - The 12 Apostles, Port Campbell, Australia Photo taken by Alison Brown (Australia) - Travel/Vacation

My daughter had her play friend over and they wanted me to take pictures for them. How can I resist. I love the natural smile of a child, especially my child :) Photo taken by Jeremy Hall (United States) - People/Family/Friends

This picture was taken on a news assignment while we were doing an ecological story. In the evening, this picture just appeared -- and with the beauty and the splendour of the Taj behind, sudenly the Taj looked ethereal.This picture was taken at Agra, India. Photo taken by Anamitra Chakladar (India) - Travel/Vacation

This picture was taken in Benin, West Africa -- as a village child smiles shyly at the camera. All my images were captured with a digital camera. Photo taken by Scott Harrison (Benin) - People/Family/Friends

I took a picture of reflections of Philadelphia's City Hall on another building. The distorted reflections reminded me of surrealism. I took another image of a banner for the Salvador Dali Exhibit, changed the side of the building and added the banner image. Photo taken by Robert Mann (United States) - Artistic/Creative

I like this picture because it is creative... Photo taken by Dusica Paripovic (Bosnia & Herzegovina) - People/Family/Friends

This is my 11 year old son. He got his first sponsor this year in skateboarding from West 49. He is so pumped and works so hard to improve! Photo taken by Tammy McAllister (Canada) - People/Family/Friends

This picture was taken in the old part of Sarajevo. I really liked her expression and her silly eyes. That's why I made the shot. Photo taken by Imrana Kapetanovic (Bosnia & Herzegovina) - Animals/Pets

During her birthday party, Linda's friends decided to throw her in the water. I was amazed at the detail of the water splashes from the digital photo. Photo taken by Dion Burt (United States) - People/Family/Friends

I love the surreal look of these flowers. I actually bought 3 of them just to take pictures of. I took this shot in my mini-studio in my basement. Mother nature sure creates wonderful things! Photo taken by Diane Dupuis-Kallos (Canada) - Nature