Ferpect

Placed 96^th in the challenge. Took this shot in manhattan while walking by one day. Used a Tamron 60mm f2 Macro lens to get this.

Placed 8^th in the challenge. I shot this from the brooklyn bridge park of lower Manhattan to capture Tribute in Light.

Placed 4^th in the challenge. A sunset shot I took of the Annisquam beach with the Lighthouse and beautiful boulders. I was driving by this area when I noticed the beautiful sunset and the sky. I new the location before and drove up and barely had enough time to get this shot before it all went dark.

Placed 157^th in the challenge. Took this shot while at the Getty museum with my wife. She was walking in front of me and I called her name and just took this shot fr a wonderful candid moment.

Placed 133^rd in the challenge. An amazing scene I found in rural Vermont!!

Placed 48^th in the challenge. A classic view of the Watkins Glens state park with its bridges and wonderful waterfalls.

Placed 24^th in the challenge. A sunset Pic from the Brooklyn Bridge park with the Brooklyn Bridge and lower Manhattan in the background.

Placed 21^st in the challenge. Macro shot using Nikon D7000 and a Tamron 60mm F2 Macro at my cousin's backyard. I think I used a polarizing filter to get a bit saturation.

Placed 1^st in the challenge. I took this shot from the valley view location at Yosemite National Park. The sun was rising over the mountains and was lighting up the granite cliffs in glorious golden light.

Placed 51^st in the challenge. I took this capture at the San Diego Zoo. I have always wanted to capture flamingos because of their interesting body shape but they are a bit difficult to frame properly due to their size and the fact that they rarely stay still. But this time I waited patiently hiding and as people started to thin out the birds kind of relaxed and started moving around and this one gave me a perfect framing opportunity which lasted for maybe couple of seconds...

Placed 14^th in the challenge. A sunset at the Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, CA.

thank you CG33

Placed 58^th in the challenge. I took this capture while at the Franklin park zoo in Boston, MA. There was a quote by an Indian revolutionary Bhagat Singh that "by crushing individuals, they cannot kill ideas". everytime I see this picture it reminds me of how important freedom in anyone's life be it an animal or human.

Placed 11^th in the challenge. This is a Brenizer type pano i stitched together from about 15 shots. I used a D7000 and Tamron 60mm F2 macro for this capture.

Placed 7^th in the challenge. a water carved channel at Watkins Glen State Park, New York. I was here during fall and the fallen leves added an extra color to the image

Placed 3^rd in the challenge. A windswept Monterey Cypress Tree from the Point Reyes seashore near San Francisco CA. This being the windiest point in the Pacific Coast only cypress trees grow here as they can withstand the extreme wind and constant salt spray and fog.

Placed 38^th in the challenge. Tea Gardens of Peermed, Kerala, India

Placed 1^st in the challenge. A capture of lower Manhattan fall sunset from the Brooklyn Bridge Park at Brooklyn, NY just before the tribute in lights came on.

Placed 20^th in the challenge. New York City downtown from Manhattan Bridge during a spring sunset.