Top 50 Photography Contest Entries of November 2009
Below are the 50 highest scoring entries in the Pxleyes photography contests during the month November (2009)… Congratulations to all the winners!
50 – Jesus of Nazareth
We have many different religions all over the world. Show us an object representing your religion or belief. No churches or temples… Show us a cross, buddha, a mandala, a prayer book, a religious jewel, a wicca object or prayer flags. It would be nice to tell us something about your photo, so we know what it stands for.
49 – Halloween Bill
Surely we all have some memories about it and some photos to brag with!
If not, never too late! What better occasion to show us a scary costume, a chopped pumpkin or bloody candles in the windows? Express Halloween in art!
48 – Time to go
Take a shot of a watch or clock, in extreme closeup.
Try to get as close as possible, but still make it clear that we’re looking at a watch or clock.
47 – After the rain
Bokeh is the blur,or the asthetic quality of the blur, in out-of-focus areas of an image, or “the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light.” Bokeh can make a mundane image very dramatic. Your goal in this contest is not to simply have bokeh, but use it to enhance the subject of the photo. The subject can be anything, except people. If you’re not sure what bokeh exactly is, do a quick search in google images to see some examples.
46 – Spining.
Show us some beautiful sea shells. They must be real, not statues or fake ones.
The location of the sea shell is not important, concentrate on the sea shell and the angle of the shot.
Take a shot in closeup, from a special angle to make your photo interesting.
45 – Bond, my name is Bond
For this contest your goal is to take a picture of a car, and ONLY one car. No other cars can be visible in your photo and the photo has to be black and white only.
The lightning and shadows, as well as the environment, can make it look old or fancy, a real piece of art. Good luck!
44 – Pastel
Things can become really strange when looking at a reflection of a, seemingly, ordinary object. Lets see some of that magic. You may photograph a reflection of anything in any reflective surface, the latter may be some water surface, a mirror, a CD, a window or whatever else you can think of.
There is one no-go: no human reflections. Your original object can’t be visible in your photo, only take a shot of the reflection. (Suggested by Stoli4naq)
43 – Grandpa
Show us some beautiful sea shells. They must be real, not statues or fake ones.
The location of the sea shell is not important, concentrate on the sea shell and the angle of the shot.
Take a shot in closeup, from a special angle to make your photo interesting.
42 – Virtual architecture
Things can become really strange when looking at a reflection of a, seemingly, ordinary object. Lets see some of that magic. You may photograph a reflection of anything in any reflective surface, the latter may be some water surface, a mirror, a CD, a window or whatever else you can think of.
There is one no-go: no human reflections. Your original object can’t be visible in your photo, only take a shot of the reflection. (Suggested by Stoli4naq)
41 – How high !!!
A beautiful carroussel or a scary rollercoaster, the fairy floss lady or a clown selling balloons, show us a great photo taken in a theme park or at the fair.
40 – All you need is love…
Bokeh is the blur,or the asthetic quality of the blur, in out-of-focus areas of an image, or “the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light.” Bokeh can make a mundane image very dramatic. Your goal in this contest is not to simply have bokeh, but use it to enhance the subject of the photo. The subject can be anything, except people. If you’re not sure what bokeh exactly is, do a quick search in google images to see some examples.
39 – Emu
Everyone loves taking photos of beautiful things in nature… But that’s exactly what we won’t do for this contest. Your goal is to find and photograph some of natures really ugly things. No man made objects can be the subject of the photo. ‘Ugly’ can be interpreted as unusual, odd, disgusting, gross, slimey, smelly, …
38 – don chisciotte
This contest is about showing us some amazing crop fields. It can be anything, including flowers, as long as it’s a field full of them. Your pick. It can even be black and white photography, but remember! NO people and no animals in the photos. Good luck!
37 – Galleries
There are many similar places all over the world.
Take a photo of two different places that look alike. Stitch the two images together and post them as one entry.
Your image can be for examples: 2 similar monuments, 2 similar trees, … or even 2 different objects that look similar in closeup.
36 – Chrome
For this contest your goal is to take a picture of a car, and ONLY one car. No other cars can be visible in your photo and the photo has to be black and white only.
The lightning and shadows, as well as the environment, can make it look old or fancy, a real piece of art. Good luck!
35 – Monarchs Feeding
In this contest your goal is to take a photograph of something orange, appearing in nature.
This can be anything from plants, fruits, the sky, animals,… Anything orange is allowed as long as it is from nature and not man-made!
34 – The Godfather…
For this contest your goal is to take a picture of a car, and ONLY one car. No other cars can be visible in your photo and the photo has to be black and white only.
The lightning and shadows, as well as the environment, can make it look old or fancy, a real piece of art. Good luck!
33 – panoramas_4afbb6ae54291
A panorama is a combination of multiple images, a wide angle image of a scenery, made with a digital editing software like Photoshop, gimp, camera raw, aparture, iPhoto etc.
The panorama can be of whatever you want, but has to contain at least 3 photos. Exceptionally for this contest, post-editing is allowed, just to create your panorama.
For more information, check out wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panorama (Suggested By Lodd)
32 – Field of dreams
A panorama is a combination of multiple images, a wide angle image of a scenery, made with a digital editing software like Photoshop, gimp, camera raw, aparture, iPhoto etc.
The panorama can be of whatever you want, but has to contain at least 3 photos. Exceptionally for this contest, post-editing is allowed, just to create your panorama.
For more information, check out wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panorama (Suggested By Lodd)
31 – Love story
For this contest, show us your best romantic shots of people who are, or at least look like, they’re in love. Candid or posed, young or old, but no wedding shots. There can be more than two people in the shot but the couple must be the main subject. Animals are not allowed in your shot, only people love. (suggested by Gubbles)
30 – next top model
Everyone loves taking photos of beautiful things in nature… But that’s exactly what we won’t do for this contest. Your goal is to find and photograph some of natures really ugly things. No man made objects can be the subject of the photo. ‘Ugly’ can be interpreted as unusual, odd, disgusting, gross, slimey, smelly, …
29 – Seville Cathedral
Most people have been on a trip at least once in their lives…If not, maybe you live close to an interesting world famous monument.
This contest is about showing us a monument that you saw and that people are usually able to recognize. Let’s explore humans’ creations all over the Earth!
28 – Long Day Over
A beautiful carroussel or a scary rollercoaster, the fairy floss lady or a clown selling balloons, show us a great photo taken in a theme park or at the fair.
27 – Standing out on a growd…
Take a picture where the only objects in the photo are repetitive elements. No other items in the photo. Examples are chicken wire with a non descript background, shadows or stairs.
26 – Tear
Show us your photographic talent by transforming something which kills pain into something which delights the sight. For this contest, your goal is to take a shot of ONE pill. It can be in any size and shape and other objects can be present in your photo, but show exactly one pill from an artistic perspective.
25 – Trails
A panorama is a combination of multiple images, a wide angle image of a scenery, made with a digital editing software like Photoshop, gimp, camera raw, aparture, iPhoto etc.
The panorama can be of whatever you want, but has to contain at least 3 photos. Exceptionally for this contest, post-editing is allowed, just to create your panorama.
For more information, check out wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panorama (Suggested By Lodd)
24 – dried fish
Take a picture where the only objects in the photo are repetitive elements. No other items in the photo. Examples are chicken wire with a non descript background, shadows or stairs.
23 – Tower Bridge…
Most people have been on a trip at least once in their lives…If not, maybe you live close to an interesting world famous monument.
This contest is about showing us a monument that you saw and that people are usually able to recognize. Let’s explore humans’ creations all over the Earth!
22 – eye beauty_4b0ac8664c2d2
Show your best photo of an eye. The eye can be from an animal or human and only one eye can be shown. The eye has to be photographed in closeup. (suggested by Lodd)
21 – Blue hour in Rome
A panorama is a combination of multiple images, a wide angle image of a scenery, made with a digital editing software like Photoshop, gimp, camera raw, aparture, iPhoto etc.
The panorama can be of whatever you want, but has to contain at least 3 photos. Exceptionally for this contest, post-editing is allowed, just to create your panorama.
For more information, check out wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panorama (Suggested By Lodd)
20 – Bouquet
Post a beautiful photo of your wedding bouquet, the flowers your child picked for you in the garden, or any bouquet in a vase. Make sure the flowers are the most important here, don’t post a wedding photo with a tiny bouquet in the middle. Hands are allowed. Just make sure the flowers stand out.
19 – Père-Lachaise
We all have a cemetery nearby. In this contest, your goal is to go out and make an interesting photo of an otherwise boring cemetery.
18 – Louvre pyramide
Most people have been on a trip at least once in their lives…If not, maybe you live close to an interesting world famous monument.
This contest is about showing us a monument that you saw and that people are usually able to recognize. Let’s explore humans’ creations all over the Earth!
17 – Blue Angels
Aircraft spotting or plane spotting is the observation and logging registration numbers of aircraft: gliders, powered aircraft, balloons, airships, helicopters, and microlights.
Zoom in and show at least one specific detail about the aircraft. Eg. A number, a flag, airline name, … The aircraft has to be up in the air.
16 – Natures Stripes-n-Squares
Take a shot where most of the picture is covered by stripes and/or squares.
It could be a prisoner’s clothing, a clown’s outfit, a chessboard, … Be creative! Only your imagination is the restriction for this one!
15 – Lavender Fields
This contest is about showing us some amazing crop fields. It can be anything, including flowers, as long as it’s a field full of them. Your pick. It can even be black and white photography, but remember! NO people and no animals in the photos. Good luck!
14 – The grand
For this contest your goal is to take a picture of a car, and ONLY one car. No other cars can be visible in your photo and the photo has to be black and white only.
The lightning and shadows, as well as the environment, can make it look old or fancy, a real piece of art. Good luck!
13 – big mosquito
Bokeh is the blur,or the asthetic quality of the blur, in out-of-focus areas of an image, or “the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light.” Bokeh can make a mundane image very dramatic. Your goal in this contest is not to simply have bokeh, but use it to enhance the subject of the photo. The subject can be anything, except people. If you’re not sure what bokeh exactly is, do a quick search in google images to see some examples.
12 – Προσφορά…
We have many different religions all over the world. Show us an object representing your religion or belief. No churches or temples… Show us a cross, buddha, a mandala, a prayer book, a religious jewel, a wicca object or prayer flags. It would be nice to tell us something about your photo, so we know what it stands for.
11 – Crystal rain
Take a picture where the only objects in the photo are repetitive elements. No other items in the photo. Examples are chicken wire with a non descript background, shadows or stairs.
10 – St. Peter’s Basilica
Most people have been on a trip at least once in their lives…If not, maybe you live close to an interesting world famous monument.
This contest is about showing us a monument that you saw and that people are usually able to recognize. Let’s explore humans’ creations all over the Earth!
9 – The Basilica Cistern- Istanbul
Most people have been on a trip at least once in their lives…If not, maybe you live close to an interesting world famous monument.
This contest is about showing us a monument that you saw and that people are usually able to recognize. Let’s explore humans’ creations all over the Earth!
8 – Prairie dogs
Your task is to take an image portraying two animals showing their love for each other.
Do not simply put two animals together. The key is to capture emotion of two animals together naturally.
7 – Buick
For this contest your goal is to take a picture of a car, and ONLY one car. No other cars can be visible in your photo and the photo has to be black and white only.
The lightning and shadows, as well as the environment, can make it look old or fancy, a real piece of art. Good luck!
6 – This eye has seen a lot.
Show your best photo of an eye. The eye can be from an animal or human and only one eye can be shown. The eye has to be photographed in closeup. (suggested by Lodd)
5 – Paris at night.
A panorama is a combination of multiple images, a wide angle image of a scenery, made with a digital editing software like Photoshop, gimp, camera raw, aparture, iPhoto etc.
The panorama can be of whatever you want, but has to contain at least 3 photos. Exceptionally for this contest, post-editing is allowed, just to create your panorama.
For more information, check out wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panorama (Suggested By Lodd)
4 – lets race
For this contest your goal is to take a picture of a car, and ONLY one car. No other cars can be visible in your photo and the photo has to be black and white only.
The lightning and shadows, as well as the environment, can make it look old or fancy, a real piece of art. Good luck!
3 – Sorrow.
We all have a cemetery nearby. In this contest, your goal is to go out and make an interesting photo of an otherwise boring cemetery.
2 – After the rain
Things can become really strange when looking at a reflection of a, seemingly, ordinary object. Lets see some of that magic. You may photograph a reflection of anything in any reflective surface, the latter may be some water surface, a mirror, a CD, a window or whatever else you can think of.
There is one no-go: no human reflections. Your original object can’t be visible in your photo, only take a shot of the reflection. (Suggested by Stoli4naq)
1 – Twins
A lot of animals uses camouflage to hide in the nature.
Your job is to find any sort of camouflage, like a house hidden in the forest, a cat hiding in a bush, a muddy in the mud, a chameleon hiding,…
Your photos are not restricted to animals. Camouflaged objects and people are allowed too.




















































Amazing photos! Congrats to everyone who made it here!
( 2 years and 527 days ago )This is really an awesome collection!
( 2 years and 527 days ago )Wonderful collection that is!
Loved the “Time to Fly” concept well…all others are also as awesome as the seven wonders of the world.
Keep up the good work guys.
( 2 years and 526 days ago )wow. you guys are AWESOME. Amazing work done!
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