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Photo walks, a popular activity among photo-sharing communities, let us all be a part of something no matter where we are in the world. By taking a walk this weekend and sharing the pictures with us, you’re contributing to a global mural of life.

So put on your walking shoes, grab your camera and go for a walk. You’ll be surprised at the photographic opportunities that present themselves. We’d love to see all of your photos as you can submit as many as you like!

Please tag your photos with Weekend Photo Walk 135 and then post your links in the comment section. Your entries won’t be judged—this is just for the fun of it!

According to Charles Schultz, Happiness is a warm puppy (and knowing the love and devotion of a snuggly pup, I really can’t disagree ) What makes you happy? Puppies, family, a quiet moment to yourself, a walk on the beach or in the woods, cooking an amazing meal, eating something made with love… Let us know what hits your “happy” button and submit your best shot for this Creative Challenge!

OFFICIAL ENTRY RULES
To officially enter the Creative Challenge, you must tag your three submissions with creative-challenge-happiness. You can then view them and everyone else’s submissions on the DISPLAY PAGE (it updates about every hour). To find out more about this, read the Using Tags on Creative Challenges post.

Submission Guidelines
1. Our editors look for sharp, clear horizontal images that are at a minimum resolution of 800×600 (submissions can have larger resolutions than this). Currently, vertical images cannot fit in the homepage template. Therefore, we cannot publish vertical or narrow panoramic images.

2. Images with added text or images, including watermarks, logos, copyright symbols, graphic borders, frames and time stamps, will not be considered for first place or being featured on the homepage at a later date. Collages, however, are acceptable. Images submitted should be your own.

3. Please do not submit pictures that have already been featured on the homepage.

4. The Creative Challenge runs from 12:01 a.m. on June 23 to 12:00 p.m. on July 6 (all times EST).
Update: Because of the July 4th Holiday, the Webshots offices will be closed on Monday July 5th, giving you an extra day to enter! Winners will be posted on Wednesday July 7th – good luck!

5. 3 pictures per person (regardless of how many member accounts you have) tagged exactly (including hyphens) with: creative-challenge-happiness

*Note:Images that don’t meet the exact guidelines can be submitted and viewed for everyone to enjoy, but please understand that we cannot publish images that don’t meet minimum guidelines on the homepage. Also, now that you’re tagging your entries, you don’t need to post links in the comments section anymore.

NEXT CHALLENGE THEME: Fuzzy
Creating an image that captures a texture will be a great switch in subjects for us! It’s not always easy to convey a texture in an image, but “fuzzy” should be a fun one to explore. Fuzzy subjects might included, kiwis, baby animals, seed pods or cozy sweaters. Have fun with this challenge, we can’t wait to see your entries.

Dear Members,

The technical issues with viewing and downloading the daily photos have been fixed. To browse and download the latest daily photos, please visit our daily photo archive . Premium members can download all the photos by page. (Download Page is located near the upper right hand corner of the page)

* Please note that we are aware of a of another issue upon download where the site asks you to download Desktop.exe even when you already have it installed. Our tech team is currently working on this project and we’ll update the blog as soon as it’s fixed.

Once again, we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

We are currently experiencing technical issues with our daily photos. Our tech team is currently working hard to resolve the problem as quickly as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to have the issue resolved very soon. Please stay tuned to Facebook and the blog for more updates.

No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers’ dirty looks! Summer’s here and we’re ready to celebrate! In the latest challenge, from carnivals to days at the beach, these images brought smiles to our faces as they reminded us of our past and make us look forward to a brand new summer! Be sure not to miss all the wonderful entries by viewing the display page.

#1. Last Sunlight on a Greek Island by member swissmike62

Congratulations! Your photo will be featured on the Webshots homepage tomorrow!

#2. Heading to Angel Island by member mcnabb22

#3. Cooling Down in the Summer Heat by member pixelated

#4. Ummm…love my watermelon!! by member spinal111

#5. Ferris Wheel at the Orange County Fair by member karee_wants_a_caddy

#6. Yellow Fun on the Ocoee by member police370

#7. Formentera – Playa de Ses Illetes by member f2eliminator

#8. Endless Summer by member rm_blizzard

#9. Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains by member dbuckenmyer

#10. Along for the Ride by member tanaka62

Photo walks, a popular activity among photo-sharing communities, let us all be a part of something no matter where we are in the world. By taking a walk this weekend and sharing the pictures with us, you’re contributing to a global mural of life.

So put on your walking shoes, grab your camera and go for a walk. You’ll be surprised at the photographic opportunities that present themselves. We’d love to see all of your photos as you can submit as many as you like!

Please tag your photos with Weekend Photo Walk 134 and then post your links in the comment section. Your entries won’t be judged—this is just for the fun of it!

Photo walks, a popular activity among photo-sharing communities, let us all be a part of something no matter where we are in the world. By taking a walk this weekend and sharing the pictures with us, you’re contributing to a global mural of life.

So put on your walking shoes, grab your camera and go for a walk. You’ll be surprised at the photographic opportunities that present themselves. We’d love to see all of your photos as you can submit as many as you like!

Please tag your photos with Weekend Photo Walk 133 and then post your links in the comment section. Your entries won’t be judged—this is just for the fun of it!

No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers’ dirty looks! Summer’s here and we’re ready to celebrate! For this challenge submit your best shots of summer. From barbecue’s, swimming pools, beaches, picnics, summer sun and fun surrounds us, so get out and enjoy the weather!

OFFICIAL ENTRY RULES
To officially enter the Creative Challenge, you must tag your three submissions with creative-challenge-summer-fun. You can then view them and everyone else’s submissions on the DISPLAY PAGE (it updates about every hour). To find out more about this, read the Using Tags on Creative Challenges post.

Submission Guidelines
1. Our editors look for sharp, clear horizontal images that are at a minimum resolution of 800×600 (submissions can have larger resolutions than this). Currently, vertical images cannot fit in the homepage template. Therefore, we cannot publish vertical or narrow panoramic images.

2. Images with added text or images, including watermarks, logos, copyright symbols, graphic borders, frames and time stamps, will not be considered for first place or being featured on the homepage at a later date. Collages, however, are acceptable. Images submitted should be your own.

3. Please do not submit pictures that have already been featured on the homepage.

4. The Creative Challenge runs from 12:01 a.m. on June 9 to 12:00 p.m. on June 21 (all times EST).

5. 3 pictures per person (regardless of how many member accounts you have) tagged exactly (including hyphens) with: creative-challenge-summer-fun

*Note:Images that don’t meet the exact guidelines can be submitted and viewed for everyone to enjoy, but please understand that we cannot publish images that don’t meet minimum guidelines on the homepage. Also, now that you’re tagging your entries, you don’t need to post links in the comments section anymore.

NEXT CHALLENGE THEME: Happiness is…
According to Charles Schultz, Happiness is a warm puppy (and knowing the love and devotion of a snuggly pup, I really can’t disagree ) What makes you happy? Puppies, family, a quiet moment to yourself, a walk on the beach or in the woods, cooking an amazing meal, eating something made with love… Let us know what hits your “happy” button and submit your best shot.

It’s been quite a while since we did a color challenge, so this time we’re shooting for Yellow! Mellow yellow, sunshine yellow, lemon yellow or golden yellow – every shade and saturation of yellow seems to bring to mind happy, bright, sun filled days.  Thanks to everyone for their wonderful submissions and congrats to all of our winners!

1. Yellow Sunflower Fields of the North Georgia Mountains by member police370.  Congratulations!  We’ll feature your photo on the homepage tomorrow!

2. Yellow Wheel by member bigsister861

3. Sunset Sunset Sunset in Texas in the Fall by member kellimays

4. A Crocus Explosion by member DANMMYERS

5. Lone tree by the Sea by member ingrid2512

6. Yellows of the Putre Village, Chile Altiplano by member tigerlily5141

7. Gooo into the light! by member ldeiter78

8. Sunset Silhouette by member sigfusson

9. Forsythia Branch by member dawson30

10. Reptile House. Yellow Frog by member gigabi1