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!!! Photo taken by Rebekah Schlegel (United States) - People/Family/Friends

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. Photo taken by Ron Case (United States) - Nature

My friend Ehren Ebbage, he is an amazingly talented musician. :) Photo taken by Melissa Rae Olsen (United States) - People/Family/Friends

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. Photo taken by Katina House (United States) - People/Family/Friends

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Photo Story: I love doing water drop photography, no two are ever alike. Photo taken by Connie Publicover (Canada) - Artistic/Creative

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. Photo taken by Stephanie Hager (United States) - People/Family/Friends

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. Photo taken by Joy Cobb (United States) - Nature

We were at the Sugar Festival in Clewiston, Florida. Andrew and Mikayla spent most of their time playing with "the BIG tractor." Photo taken by Karin Thomas (United States) - People/Family/Friends

Hard to spot and even harder to photograph! Co.Cork, Ireland. July 2008. Photo taken by Mark Westlake (Ireland) - Nature

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... Photo taken by Tara Carollo (United States) - People/Family/Friends

The two flies interact; to me it seems they are trying to broker a peace.... Photo taken by Daniel Broek (United States) - Nature

Peace is what we need from the future generation! Photo taken by Natalia Cram (United States) - Artistic/Creative

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. Photo taken by TN Sexton (United States) - Holidays/Events

It was a beautiful day, we were at the park, the grass was green, the sky was blue and the timing was perfect. Photo taken by Miguel Armenta (United States) - Artistic/Creative

Sometimes the beauty is in the details. Photo taken by Cliff Berinsky (United States) - Artistic/Creative

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 Photo taken by Gerald D. Lovelace (United States) - Nature

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. Photo taken by Donna Eaton (United States) - Animals/Pets

Artistic presentation of some rose leafs. Photo taken by Elida Gutierrez (United States) - Artistic/Creative

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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. Photo taken by Dan Fleming (United States) - Nature

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. Photo taken by Alison Bickel (United States) - People/Family/Friends

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. Photo taken by Cristiane Dornbusch (United States) - Nature

My daughter's cat Perp in the backyard. Photo taken by Jennifer Taranto (United States) - Animals/Pets

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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. Photo taken by Alison Greenwood (United Kingdom) - Artistic/Creative