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 62 and then post your links in the comment section. Your entries won’t be judged—this is just for the fun of it!
This week’s challenge will stretch our minds to incorporate before & after in one shot! Some great examples might include craft, cooking or food shots that include the finished product as well as a key ingredient. Or perhaps the birth of a new chick next to the egg of his sibling. If you have access to photo editing software, you can manipulate your entry, merging a “before” with the “after”, for instance a hiker at the head of a trail and reaching the summit, or a snow field and snow man. This one should be fun!
OFFICIAL ENTRY RULES
To officially enter the Creative Challenge, you must tag your three submissions with creative-challenge-beforeandafter. 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. 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 January 28 to 12:00 p.m. on February 2 (all times EST).
5. 3 pictures per member tagged exactly (including hyphens) with: creative-challenge-beforeandafter
*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: Lover Valentine’s Day will soon be here and what better time to witness the “love” that surrounds us. Take time next week to think about how you, as a photographer see love and capture the expression of that emotion.
We had a lot of fun judging the Creative Challenge: Anthropomorphic because we loved seeing the world in a new way—who knew so many rocks look like faces? It was hard to narrow down our choices to just three, but here they are:
#1.Can you see the profile of a face among the light and shadows? We can, and we love the contrasting colors of orange and blue in member galitay’s stunning photo. Congrats to member galitay—we’ll feature your photo on the homepage tomorrow!
#2. We knew immediately when we saw member cakeholemoon’s photo of this Alpaca that it was James Dean reincarnated. The look, the hair, the stick in the mouth…it’s just perfect!
#3.The spooky flower faces, the grainy quality and the use of black-and-white mode make member iamelmana’s entry a winner!
Thanks to everyone who entered the Challenge and shared their photos with us. We really enjoyed viewing all the entries and hope you had fun as well. To see all the entries in the Creative Challenge: Anthropomorphic, visit the DISPLAY PAGE.
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 61 and then post your links in the comment section. Your entries won’t be judged—this is just for the fun of it!
Can you see an old man’s face in the cloud above you? Or does the branch of that tree look like an arm reaching for the sky? This week we’ll find photos of non-human creatures and beings exhibiting uniquely human characteristics. Be sure to add a caption that includes what you see in the image (is it a face, a wink, a smile, a wave?) so that we can all enjoy the fun!
monster in the clouds
the evil eye
smiley face
father & child
friendly smile
yoga pup
OFFICIAL ENTRY RULES
To officially enter the Creative Challenge, you must tag your three submissions with creative-challenge-anthropomorphic. 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. 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 EXTENDED Creative Challenge runs from 12:01 a.m. on January 21 to 12:00 p.m. on January 26 (all times EST).
5. 3 pictures per member tagged exactly (including hyphens) with: creative-challenge-anthropomorphic
*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: Before & After Next week’s challenge will stretch our minds to incorporate before & after in one shot! Some great examples might include craft, cooking or food shots that include the finished product as well as a key ingredient. Or perhaps the birth of a new chick next to the egg of his sibling. If you have access to photo editing software, you can manipulate your entry, merging a “before” with the “after”, for instance a hiker at the head of a trail and reaching the summit, or a snow field and snow man. This one should be fun!
It’s evident from all the amazing entries that patterns do surround the world around us. From the obvious and obsure to using macro and wide angle, you really did a brilliant job to capture some amazing images in this week’s Creative Challenge: Patterns. We were very impressed with the variety of subjects submitted this week. See the top three winners below! For those who weren’t selected, stay tuned because we have set aside a few for future features across the site!
#1. Member antaver59’s use of soft lighting and a tight composition highlighted the subtle hues beautifully of this patterned prickly plant. Congrats to member antaver59 —we’ll feature you’re photo on the homepage tomorrow!
#2. Member volvob12 focused on the textured patterns in this architectural detail of a Singapore rooftop. The vibrant contrast between color and texture in the frame makes for an intriguing study.
#3. The tonal range in this organic nature study from member denidab beautifully highlights the reticulated patterns formed from dried mud.
Thanks to everyone who entered the Challenge and shared their photos with us. We really enjoyed viewing all the entries and hope you had fun as well. To see all the entries in the Creative Challenge: Patterns, visit the DISPLAY PAGE.
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 60 and then post your links in the comment section. Your entries won’t be judged—this is just for the fun of it!
Patterns surround us, whether natural as in the swirls of a pine cone’s scales or man made in the cobbled walkway beneath your feet. Take time this week and search out the patterns that form around you.
OFFICIAL ENTRY RULES
To officially enter the Creative Challenge, you must tag your three submissions with creative-challenge-patterns. 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. 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 EXTENDED Creative Challenge runs from 12:01 a.m. on January 14 to 12:00 p.m. on January 19 (all times EST).
5. 3 pictures per member tagged exactly (including hyphens) with: creative-challenge-patterns
*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: Anthropomorphic Can you see an old man’s face in the cloud above you? Or does the branch of that tree look like an arm reaching for the sky? Next week we’ll find photos of non-human creatures and beings exhibiting uniquely human characteristics.
What a great week of Creative Challenge: Man vs. Nature entries! The display page was filled with some amazing shots that exemplified the Man vs. Nature theme. Our editors culled through your thought provoking entries, which ranged from breath-taking to heart-breaking, and selected the photographs below as this week’s winners.
#1. This lovely image by Isis_Trinity of fog rolling over dark pines and contrasting stark power lines illustrates the balance of man’s influence in a natural environment. The subjects of house, trees, power and weather seem to coexist in harmony - at least for the moment. Congrats to member Isis_Trinity —we’ll feature you’re photo on the homepage tomorrow!
#2. In juxtaposition to the above entry, member bfryxell’s photograph is filled with jagged angles, harsh elements and the violent struggle between man and nature - an excellent interpretation of the subject.
#3. Member dlbweb entered an intriguing image illustrating man’s simultaneous idealization and disregard for nature. The stylized bird serves as both a symbol of man’s dominance and respect for nature as hood ornament. Man created the vehicle and ornament from elements of nature in an effort to tame distance and time through a natural world. However, when we fail to maintain what is man-made, nature will once again claim those elements.
Thanks to everyone who entered the Challenge and shared their photos with us. We really enjoyed viewing all the entries and hope you had fun as well. To see all the entries in the Creative Challenge: Man vs. Nature, visit the DISPLAY PAGE.
What better way to start 2009 then by exploring the beauty of America, from the beaches of Molokai to Olympic National Park, with our three featured photographers! Just click on the photo to see all pictures by the featured photographer, and be sure to read their blogs, too.
Kevin McNeal brings us glorious images from all along the West Coast. Check out his landscape photography blog for more.
Jon Cornforth takes amazing shots and then gives you their story on his photo blog.
Danny Dempster has a great collection of lighthouses and wildlife.
We’re very excited to offer these and many more spectacular images in the Webshots Pro Shots gallery. If you’re a Premium member, you can download them all now. Free members can download 5 a day—or just upgrade to Premium today!