A bit of everything

Take your favorite camera and drive downtown with it. When you stop at a stop light, take a picture.. Simple enough. Any view is fine, but, NO IMAGES from outside your car/truck/van/suv/ or motorcycle.

Post an image that at 1st you liked, but after a little bit of time, you realized it was too confusing or busy...

as long as there is purple in the image.

Images that are predominately Yellow

Show us a image of an old car that is used on a daily basis... That is: it runs and someone really uses it as their daily car..

Show us a macro image of "Everyday" things we use in our home..... Abstract is OK, But, then PLEASE tell us what it is n the description area.

Images related to Rail Road They cab Include Trains, Tracks, Depots, etc... Subways are Rail Roads too. And, I'll include Trolleys, (like a city bus but on tracks)

Enter images of seating.... outside and or inside.

This challenge will require some work on your part. The "FILM NOIR" look is a look of the 1940s-50s film industry. Please Google "Film Noir look". You will find a Wikipedia entry and a Google Gallery of plenty of examples. The qualities can include "Moody", "Mysterious", "Intriguing", "Compelling", High Grain, High Contrast, type of BW images. NOT ALL of the above qualities needs to be...

Post a image of a "close Up" part of a Go Cart...

Post your 16:9 ratio entry's. No Topic... open theme

Post your best "Pentax Photography Gallery" reject. One will be chosen a winner :-D

Before people had connected car garages, they had separate buildings to hold the family car. Submit an image of a car garage that is a separate structure. It's OK if it is no longer used as a car garage.

We all walk the streets of our towns or city's at times. Just the other day, I decided to take my camera with me, because I knew I would have some time to take a few pictures in the area I was working in, after I finished up. I walked around the downtown area of the small town and grabbed some candid images without being too intrusive (I used a 70-300, but I was still close... 50 feet away or...

Let's see great Out-Of-Focus (OOF) backgrounds. The background doesn't need to be un-recognizable. But, it needs to be Out-Of-Focus though, even slightly OOF is OK. Just consider how people may vote.

Let me explain this theme. I am looking for shadows produced by people, That is, a part of the real person with their shadow(s) on the ground being most of the picture. See Sample for a better idea of what I want. It can be a group of peoples Shadow also. In my example (me), the shadow of my legs is the "Theme" element, but, a part of my legs are included as per the theme composition.

Images with stairs in it.

Some of us live in cities or larger towns where the grand vistas are a far way off. So in this challenge, let's see "Urban Landscape". you know, images of interesting things around your from home..be it a small area behind a building, or a cool looking window, maybe a bike tied to a "No Parking Sign"..See samples for a better clarification,

Show us a creative image of your dinner.

My 10 year just now tolerates a hair cut. he hates the buzz sound and vibration around his ears... Kids can make funny and mad faces. and some kids like hair cuts. Let's see some Kids getting a hair cut.

Many people store bikes hanging from the ceiling of a garage or patio during winter. But many hang up bikes for storage when not in use to save space... Show us a hanging bike.

show us MORE people wearing Rain Coats....

Break out your macro gear and chase some bugs down. Any Bug or small critter... show use some ultra close cool detail, or the whole bug(s)..

This is the rainy season for many of use. Let's see some rain coats...colorful, old fashion, the latest and greatest, home made, funny, serious.....etc

Since the M8 as no IR filter over the sensor, Let's see an image taken without an IR Filter on the lens.... Let's see IR images.....

Always a dynamic way to bring out an object or person... Choose a background that will add to image. That is, some out of focus backgrounds, take away from the object, not add to it. Use your best judgment when considering a background.

Images of Dads or Grand Dads (or yours etc) Garage work area...

Here is an challenge for all Leica M8x/M9 Digital Rangefinder Interchangeable Lens Cameras. It is an open subject challenge in Black and White ONLY. I know everyone has different options on "RF Style" photography. But, RF by their nature are cameras for candid, street, and other lifestyle imagery. Show us your "RF Style" of photography....In B&W.

Find a street from a large or small downtown area, take a bunch of images to make a sweeping panorama....See my sample.

The main subject is "Chairs" but, apply an non-photographic artistic effect of your choosing. That Is: Oil Painting, Pencil, Crayon, Chalk, Pixelize, Mosaic. You get the idea. See my examples.

Let's see Heavy Equipment working "IN MUD". Key Word = "IN MUD"...

Easy enough....A Sepia or Brown toned portrait..Self or not. In camera or in Software.

Show us some roof lines...Simple...The main subject is "Roof Lines"

Show us your macro/cose-up image that will blow us away! Get the details in focus. You must use exactly f/16...Warning: Moderately high ISO may be needed, Flash exposure may be need also.

For those that like to try creative effects, this one is for you. One very common effect is to produce a B&W photo with one element of color left in..See Additional rules also.

Anything Halloween related: Pumpkins, Costumes, Hunted Houses, and the like.

Show us your image of a Sunrise or Sunset that has "Sun-Beams" in the image....NOT Diffraction!, although, diffraction may be present along "with" the "Sun-Beams"

Show us images of people wearing shorts...all different colors, from regular shorts to "Hot Pants". Now the kicker....At Night....

Show us a photo of a child helping Daddy or Mommy (or Brother or Sister as the adult)...Of course, Daddy or Mommy, Brother or Sister MUST also be in the image.

Show us those "Drop-Dead" gorgeous eyes....

Capture an image of your partner or friend working on a home project, be it a repair or renovation, or any home improvement. Gardening is OK too, since it is a job that improves the houses image, for those with green thumbs.

OK, Here is what to capture: An OLD, DILAPIDATED, FALLING APART, farm building(s). It MOST BE in great need of repair in a very bad way. It can even be torn down but not yet cleaned up (most farmers just let those buildings recycle back into the earth, at least in my area). Overgrown with trees, or weeds are great!. But not necessarily needed. NO New Buildings! NO New Buildings! NO New...

The summer is good time for the "Repair" specialist to fix small and large Home Projects. Show us a photo of your partner "trying" to fix or build something that has been on your "Honey Dew" repair/build list.

Show us your best helicopter capture....

Find those Spider Webs and capture your best Photo.... Hint for best time to photograph them: Early Morning, While the Dew is still around.

OK, I have already done a Dog, and Cat challenge... Now, for the rest of you that have Exotic or Not / and Weired or Not pets other than Dogs or Cats..

Show us a cute cuddly cat..Yours, or someone else's. Cats can be so adorable, can't they? Don't interpret the Title too strictly...Just show us your best cat photo.

Flying Airplanes...Any size!

For you "Birders", here is a challenge for your forte'.

Open Theme..... Enter you best effort, Be it...after hours preparation, or a "lucky" capture.

Got a cute/funny photo of your dog.... Share it with us...we all love dogs !!!

Show us your Big Catch!

Seen any funny signs, enter them here...

Images with at least one umbrella

Anything Panoramic. like: Landscapes, Cityscapes, Oceanscapes, Macroscapes, whatever. Vertical or Horizontal, Night or Day, Any multiple image panorama. any image ratio.

Fantasy... How far out can you get?

These Sunsets/Sunrises MUST have Industrial Equipment as a part of the main composition. Be it, semi tractor/trailers, cranes, cherry pickers, or...Building sites with equipment parked on a lot, Sky Scrapers with huge equipment for building the structure. As long as there is at least one piece of Industrial Equipment included AND the Sunrise/Sunset is in the image.

In this challenge, look for subjects that will pop out of the photo when using a large f/stop (old school term meaning a large aperture opening -- f/1, f/1.2, f/1.4, f/2, f/2.8, f/3.5, f/4). I am looking for "JUST" the subject to be in focus, and the background very "Out of Focus". Hint to beginners: Use a longer focal length and move closer to the subject. . Open Subject matter.

In this challenge you are to use the "Rule of Thirds" guide as your compositional guidelines. (No Centering the subject allowed). Most Cameras have a grid for this in the P/S category, some DSLRs have it available for the LCD on the back. But, even if your camera doesn't have it, just divide the screen in 9 equal parts. Two lines Vertically and 2 lines Horizontally evenly spaced. Any Subject...

Finding perspective is easy. Looking down a rail road track is one example. The tracks "seem" to converge way down the line. This is one example of perspective. There are many, right in your back yard. Buildings, Fences, Rows of trees, and so on. be creative...surprise me!

This challenge is simple enough. The photograph must contain "A Single Color" as main theme. It can be multiple objects, or a series, what ever. But the main object/subject must be a single color, or shades of the same color. Look around, you'd be surprised where you can find this!

In this challenge, look around you for "back-lit" subjects of any kind. Look for textures, shapes, designs and so on. Main object/subject must be "back-lit".