Crazy breakdance -- taken up-close and personal. I used a sepia filter and a digital camera. Photo taken by Jonathan Leaders (Estados Unidos) - Artistic/Creative

The young child was alone in a small village in Serra da Freita, Portugal. Photo taken by Claudia Fernandes (Portugal) - People/Family/Friends

This picture was taken with a 35mm Minolta camera attached to a 12 inch telescope. A combination of two, one second exposures were scanned and digitally combined, creating the image you see here. Photo taken by Scott O'Connor (Estados Unidos) - Nature

I found the bright red roof of this building an object that the lines of the surroundings pointed to, and forced you to look inward. Photo taken by Edward L. Cermak (Estados Unidos) - Artistic/Creative

Yuri Kuklachev - a great russian clown and trainer of cats. Photo taken by Andrey Zadorojny (Rusia) - People/Family/Friends

This digital photography thing is addictive! I was emptying the dishwasher today -- and when I closed up the vegetable steamer basket to put it away, I saw a close-up photo op. Ever since my daughter gave us a KODAK EasyShare for Christmas, I've been seeing the world around me in a whole new light! Photo taken by Mary Rodgers (Canadá) - Artistic/Creative

This picture shows all that remains of the Temple of Vesta. Located within the ancient Roman Forum, a walk through these and other such ruins, allows the modern day explorer to follow in the footsteps of historical figures like Julius Caesar. Photo taken by Lisa Hernandez (Estados Unidos) - Artistic/Creative

Quick shot of my fiance with my Kodak DC4800 at the Minnesota Zoo Aquarium. I was going to turn on the flash but decided the contrast without it was much more interesting and asked my fiance to "strike a pose!" Photo taken by Rachelle King (Estados Unidos) - Artistic/Creative

This is a photo of a meadow located in Big Sur, California. Photo taken by Jeff Klamer (Estados Unidos) - Nature

Pictured is a girl I met in a schoolyard in Hargeisa, Somaliland. She was there waiting for her lessons to start. I was there to establish cooperation with my school in Sweden. Photo taken by Marianne Skoog (Suecia) - People/Family/Friends

Klik-Klak, Klik-klak! These may now be mere memorabilia (and replicas) of our past. but they caught my eyes when I was shopping at Chinatown, Singapore. It's amazing how these little pockets of traditions, customs and colourful festivals best express their proud heritage to the young generation. Photo taken by Stephen Chong (Singapur) - Travel/Vacation

Young Jenny seems lost in thought on a warm June day in Germany. Photo taken by Annelies Fugler (Estados Unidos) - People/Family/Friends

A shot of Pemaquid Light in South Bristol, Maine in the early morning. Photo taken by Scott Petersen (Estados Unidos) - Travel/Vacation

On my belly shooting this one! Photo taken by Don Martel (Canadá) - People/Family/Friends

I stopped in to visit my good friends Frank and Donna Grad while they were babysitting their new granddaughter, Mikayla. You can see how thrilled they are to spend time with her. With their upcoming retirement on April 1 after 35 years, they will have lots of time to spend with her! Photo taken by Linda Lamb (Estados Unidos) - People/Family/Friends

Taken on the streets of Detroit. This sharply dressed lady just happened by as I was shooting the mural behind her. She instantly "made" the photograph! Photo taken by Kathy Schneider (Estados Unidos) - People/Family/Friends

This is my husband, John. I went for a different effect with lighting and a prop. I think that this look-a-like came out really neat. Photo taken by Jamie Kirkes (Estados Unidos) - People/Family/Friends

Korean Memorial in the snow with a view of the Washington Monument - Washington DC. Tools that were used in Photoshop 7: desaturization, history brush, and posterization. Photo taken by Laurie-Jean Sennott (Estados Unidos) - Artistic/Creative

A photograph taken during an international photo demonstration in Poitiers, France with a model from Belgium. Digital processing. Photo taken by Gerard Chesneau (Francia) - Artistic/Creative

This long-exposure image was taken from the rim of the fountain in front of the Pantheon in Rome, Italy. Photo taken by Francesca Tronchin (Estados Unidos) - Travel/Vacation

Could this happen in Tornado Alley? Here in Iowa, we have beautiful farmlands and barns, as can likewise be seen across the entire U.S.A. But, what about those possible tornados? The clouds and the barn are separate shots, both taken on a late autumn afternoon. I used a little imagination and digital manipulation to invert the sky and create the illusion of multiple funnel clouds! Photo taken by Carol VanHook (Estados Unidos) - Nature

The people who own this sunflower were kind enough to plant it on the very edge of their property, next to the sidewalk, as if to share it with everyone in town. Now maybe it will even be seen in Kansas! Photo taken by Mary Pat Spaulding (Estados Unidos) - Nature

The American cowboy today still rounds up horses the way it was done a century ago. This photo was taken in eastern Oregon just after sunrise. Photo taken by Jim Deibler (Estados Unidos) - Animals/Pets

This picture was taken in the Massai Mara, Kenia, using a 400mm lens on a Nikon F5 camera. Photo taken by Harald Braun (Alemania) - Nature