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Pxleyes Top 50 Photography Contest Entries

by GenCept | May 07, 2010

Another month of thrilling photography contests has ended! We’ve collected the 50 highest scoring entries from the Pxleyes photography contests that were active during the month March 2010… This list is ranked by the final scores of the entries. The most spectacular pictures were submitted in the clean glass, refracting drops, fire, out the dark and red wine contest.

Congratulations to the following people: MaRkSqUiRrEl, maclu2iaf, karaflazz, friiskiwi, ijfmurray82, momvera, wind, FallingHorse, sodoff, Artifakts, bf2015, mogrim, falkor, Celestial, wiseman, Perathor, itsmymoment, captgeo, donh and Glockman... Keep up the good work and good luck in next month’s photography contests!


50. Single Drop.

Contest goal:
For this contest you have to take pictures of a drop that is reflecting an object in it. (Can also be milk or other similar liquid substances). This is a bit of an advanced technique and you might want to read about it: Refracting Dew Droplets.
Some amazing images can come out of it! Give it a try and good luck!

49. 4 elements

Contest goal:
Wind, water, fire, earth. The four basic elements. The goal in this contest is to take a shot where any two of those elements are displayed together. For example, mud for water and earth, volcanoes for earth and fire, sandstorms for wind and earth, or simply a photo where 2 of the elements appear… Be as realistic and original as possible. Good luck!

48. The Photographer

Contest goal:
Being a baby is the first stage in everyone’s life. In this contest, the goal is to take the shot of a baby doing common baby activities such as drinking milk, eating, playing with toys. Babies of 12 months maximum are allowed in this contest. Make sure the baby is actually performing a clearly visible activity…….sleeping is not an activity!

47. Stony Mere Church

Contest goal:
Photography is the art of capturing light. Infrared photography on the other hand, is the art of capturing invisible light. Your goal in this contest is to take an infrared picture of anything and show it to us. Post-editing is allowed, but it’s important that you capture your photo with an IR-Filter.
For the ones who are not familiar with the concept, you can read about it HERE. Good luck!

46. Skyline

Contest goal:
Light is fascinating, especially when darkness also comes into play, combining shadows and sparks, hiding and also emphasizing things. For this contest we want you to observe and develop these attributes of light, by taking pictures in the street, at night. The lights coming from the cars are also useful in creating beautiful photographical art. Capture a photo at night that creates an creative piece of light art.

45. Touch

Contest goal:
Your goal for this contest is to show us the way people communicate nowadays. Traditional mail, e-mails, telephone, fax, etc. Take a photo of any means of communication. You can have a person using a device in your photo, but this is not mandatory. Simply photographing a communication tool will also be valid as an entry.

44. Fiber Optics

Contest goal:
There are many types and colors of fibers. Take a shot of something fiberous. Other things can be in the photo as long as the fibers are the main subject. “Fiber” can be interpreted as the material used for clothing and fiber used in cables.

Fiber Optics photoshop picture
Author: Glockman, created for: fibers photoshop contest

43. malay wedding

Contest goal:
This is a contest for the everyone: the ones who live in Asia, will have a lot to show. The ones who have never been there, will have a lot to learn.
The goal of the contest is to take a picture of an Asian element, most likely a cultural thing. It can also be about people, customs and wardrobe. I believe that most of us get the change to take a shot at least of one Chinese restaurant, so let’s show our ‘materials’.

42. apple

Contest goal:
For this contest you have to take pictures of a drop that is reflecting an object in it. (Can also be milk or other similar liquid substances). This is a bit of an advanced technique and you might want to read about it: Refracting Dew Droplets.
Some amazing images can come out of it! Give it a try and good luck!

41. three of us

Contest goal:
Take a shot of an arrangement made only of seashells. Make it as artistic as possible. Other objects are also allowed in the photo, but the seashell must be the main focus of your photo. Good luck !

three of us photoshop picture
Author: Perathor, created for: shells photoshop contest

40. Reflections Of Graffiti

Contest goal:
In this contest, your goal is to get shots of graffiti. You must capture it and present it the best way you can. It must be true graffiti and obvious that it’s painted on something that they did illegally, as most of the best graffiti is not legal. No murals or any other type of legal street art. You must show what the graffiti is on, so it’s clearly visibile that the graffiti in your photo was painted on illegally.

Reflections Of Graffiti photoshop picture
Author: donh, created for: graffiti photoshop contest

39. Rice Paddies

Contest goal:
This is a contest for the everyone: the ones who live in Asia, will have a lot to show. The ones who have never been there, will have a lot to learn.
The goal of the contest is to take a picture of an Asian element, most likely a cultural thing. It can also be about people, customs and wardrobe. I believe that most of us get the change to take a shot at least of one Chinese restaurant, so let’s show our ‘materials’.

38. Red, White and Blue

Contest goal:
Capture your favorite flag of any kind: sate, team, country… Capture your flag in a unique and artistic way. Good luck!

Red, White and Blue photoshop picture
Author: captgeo, created for: flags photoshop contest

37. Profile

Contest goal:
Here’s one artistic challenge for you: take a shot of something or someone partially coming out of the dark. Now careful, this does not mean that you place your subject on a black background and take a photo of it…
You must have only one subject in your photo that gradually becomes visible, out of the darkness. This means a part of your subject has to be in the dark still. This is a good practice for playing with light and shadows. Good luck!

36. Roses in RePose

Contest goal:
For this contest you have to take pictures of a drop that is reflecting an object in it. (Can also be milk or other similar liquid substances). This is a bit of an advanced technique and you might want to read about it: Refracting Dew Droplets.
Some amazing images can come out of it! Give it a try and good luck!

35. Only watching

Contest goal:
‘Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.’ – Henry David Thoreau.
This is a general truth. Express it through photography and show the generations gap. Good luck!

Only watching photoshop picture
Author: wind, created for: thoreau photoshop contest

34. Fuel

Contest goal:
Take a picture where the main object subject fire. It can be anything from a macro shot of a match beginning to ignite, the sun, or even a nuclear explosion or burning magnesium.

Fuel photoshop picture
Author: maclu2iaf, created for: fire photoshop contest

33. Home made

Contest goal:
Your goal in this contest is to show us some delicious red wine. It can be in a glass or a bottle, even on a plate if you feel that it’s more artsy that way. No people allowed in the photo. The environment doesn’t count, as long as the focus stays on the red wine. Good luck!

Home made photoshop picture
Author: Perathor, created for: red wine photoshop contest

32. workers on retirement

Contest goal:
HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography is usually stunning because it enables photographers to record a greater range of tonal detail than a given camera could capture in a single photo.
In this tutorial: Using the High Dynamic Range HDR Feature you can read some essential things about it.
So your goal here is to take multiple photos and post-edit these photos in Photoshop or any other graphics program, as described in the tutorial. It can have whatever subject and placement, as long as the final outcome is an HDR photo.

31. Bucket of Baby

Contest goal:
Grab your camera and take pictures of bald people! They can be bald babies, bald old men or just people who shaved their head. The only condition is that the person should be COMPLETELY bald. Not one single hair can be visible on the head!

30. da south

Contest goal:
Capture your favorite flag of any kind: sate, team, country… Capture your flag in a unique and artistic way. Good luck!

da south photoshop picture
Author: wiseman, created for: flags photoshop contest

29. A Moment

Contest goal:

28. Mineral water

Contest goal:
Transparent items such as glass may sometimes not appear in our photos. The goal in this contest in to take a shot a glass which appears to be almost invisible. Ideally, an object might be placed on glass so as it appears to be floating in air or can simply be pushed against the “invisible glass”. The frame of the glass can be visible, but the glass has to be as clear and transparent as possible.

Mineral water photoshop picture
Author: wind, created for: clean glass photoshop contest

27. Any time now…

Contest goal:

26. Insatiable…

Contest goal:
Here’s one artistic challenge for you: take a shot of something or someone partially coming out of the dark. Now careful, this does not mean that you place your subject on a black background and take a photo of it…
You must have only one subject in your photo that gradually becomes visible, out of the darkness. This means a part of your subject has to be in the dark still. This is a good practice for playing with light and shadows. Good luck!

25. Snowdrops at Sunset.

Contest goal:
HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography is usually stunning because it enables photographers to record a greater range of tonal detail than a given camera could capture in a single photo.
In this tutorial: Using the High Dynamic Range HDR Feature you can read some essential things about it.
So your goal here is to take multiple photos and post-edit these photos in Photoshop or any other graphics program, as described in the tutorial. It can have whatever subject and placement, as long as the final outcome is an HDR photo.

24. feed me

Contest goal:
Nothing compares to a mother’s love for her child. In this contest your goal is to upload images of mother and baby, but ATTENTION, only for animals. It can be whatever animal you please, from ducks to lions, but no humans in the picture, no humans at all. Black and white photos have a good impact with this theme.

feed me photoshop picture
Author: falkor, created for: motherhood photoshop contest

23. Magic woods.

Contest goal:
Get pictures of tracks. What kind of tracks you ask? Any kind of tracks. Train tracks, moose tracks, tire tracks, boot tracks, etc. If they are considered tracks by any definition, they qualify. No people or animals allowed in the image.

Magic woods. photoshop picture
Author: mogrim, created for: tracks photoshop contest

22. Morning Flare

Contest goal:
Lens flare is the light scattered in lens systems through generally unwanted image formation mechanisms, such as internal reflection and scattering from material inhomogeneities in the lens. These mechanisms differ from the intended image formation mechanism that depends on refraction of the image rays.

For good optical systems and most images, flare is a secondary effect that is widely distributed across the image and thus not visible. However, in this contest your goal is to make sure that the flare is visible, in the most artistic way possible.

Morning Flare photoshop picture
Author: bf2015, created for: lens flare photoshop contest

21. 6:00 am…

Contest goal:
Try to compose a photograph using fruit as your subject. Keep the focus on the subject and try to keep the shot uncluttered. Make your photo look like a still life painting.

20. Contrabass

Contest goal:
Here’s one artistic challenge for you: take a shot of something or someone partially coming out of the dark. Now careful, this does not mean that you place your subject on a black background and take a photo of it…
You must have only one subject in your photo that gradually becomes visible, out of the darkness. This means a part of your subject has to be in the dark still. This is a good practice for playing with light and shadows. Good luck!

19. North Carolina

Contest goal:
All around the world, there are different types of places: isolated places and crowded places. In this contest the goal is to take a shot of a place that seems so isolated that it looks like it hasn’t been “discovered” by humans yet. It may be a small clearing or an isolated beach. Obviously, living things are not allowed in your photo.

18. dark thoughts

Contest goal:
Here’s one artistic challenge for you: take a shot of something or someone partially coming out of the dark. Now careful, this does not mean that you place your subject on a black background and take a photo of it…
You must have only one subject in your photo that gradually becomes visible, out of the darkness. This means a part of your subject has to be in the dark still. This is a good practice for playing with light and shadows. Good luck!

17. Friendship

Contest goal:
Here’s one artistic challenge for you: take a shot of something or someone partially coming out of the dark. Now careful, this does not mean that you place your subject on a black background and take a photo of it…
You must have only one subject in your photo that gradually becomes visible, out of the darkness. This means a part of your subject has to be in the dark still. This is a good practice for playing with light and shadows. Good luck!

16. Maybe …

Contest goal:
This contest requires that you take a portrait of a person who is looking up. As simple as that. Try to capture the beauty of the eyes and focus on facial expressions. Good luck!

Maybe ... photoshop picture
Author: wind, created for: looking up photoshop contest

15. tiles

Contest goal:
For this contest you have to take pictures of a drop that is reflecting an object in it. (Can also be milk or other similar liquid substances). This is a bit of an advanced technique and you might want to read about it: Refracting Dew Droplets.
Some amazing images can come out of it! Give it a try and good luck!

14. Black Coffee

Contest goal:
Some require lots of sleep, some require 10 cups of coffee, others need to surf the internet to satisfy their addiction. What are your daily needs? Show us a picture of someone else, or yourself, or an object, that represents your daily needs.

13. staple diet

Contest goal:
Try to compose a photograph using fruit as your subject. Keep the focus on the subject and try to keep the shot uncluttered. Make your photo look like a still life painting.

12. Ssshh, don’t tell

Contest goal:
Here are a few items to which people refer as being bad omens: black cats, broken mirrors, ladders, salt, owl, sparrows, number 13.
Photograph these or other superstitious elements and show them to us. Your photo can contain 1 or more superstitious elements.

11. Norwich Cathedral.

Contest goal:
HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography is usually stunning because it enables photographers to record a greater range of tonal detail than a given camera could capture in a single photo.
In this tutorial: Using the High Dynamic Range HDR Feature you can read some essential things about it.
So your goal here is to take multiple photos and post-edit these photos in Photoshop or any other graphics program, as described in the tutorial. It can have whatever subject and placement, as long as the final outcome is an HDR photo.

10. Unity…

Contest goal:
We all follow ideologies of one type or another – demonstrate one in a photo.
For example, for “democracy” you might show people voting. The shot should demonstrate the ideology itself, and not a particular country or culture associated with it, so for example, an American flag would not be good for “democracy” as there are many democracies which aren’t American.
Keep in mind there are many ideologies which aren’t political as well. Be sure to mention the ideology in the description or title so voters can judge how closely you came.

9. Spring time

Contest goal:
For this contest you have to take pictures of a drop that is reflecting an object in it. (Can also be milk or other similar liquid substances). This is a bit of an advanced technique and you might want to read about it: Refracting Dew Droplets.
Some amazing images can come out of it! Give it a try and good luck!

8. Buying Class6

Contest goal:
HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography is usually stunning because it enables photographers to record a greater range of tonal detail than a given camera could capture in a single photo.
In this tutorial: Using the High Dynamic Range HDR Feature you can read some essential things about it.
So your goal here is to take multiple photos and post-edit these photos in Photoshop or any other graphics program, as described in the tutorial. It can have whatever subject and placement, as long as the final outcome is an HDR photo.

7. Tears

Contest goal:
Your goal in this contest is to show us some delicious red wine. It can be in a glass or a bottle, even on a plate if you feel that it’s more artsy that way. No people allowed in the photo. The environment doesn’t count, as long as the focus stays on the red wine. Good luck!

6. Morning Dew

Contest goal:
For this contest you have to take pictures of a drop that is reflecting an object in it. (Can also be milk or other similar liquid substances). This is a bit of an advanced technique and you might want to read about it: Refracting Dew Droplets.
Some amazing images can come out of it! Give it a try and good luck!

5. The Artisan

Contest goal:
Here’s one artistic challenge for you: take a shot of something or someone partially coming out of the dark. Now careful, this does not mean that you place your subject on a black background and take a photo of it…
You must have only one subject in your photo that gradually becomes visible, out of the darkness. This means a part of your subject has to be in the dark still. This is a good practice for playing with light and shadows. Good luck!

4. burning sensation

Contest goal:
Take a picture where the main object subject fire. It can be anything from a macro shot of a match beginning to ignite, the sun, or even a nuclear explosion or burning magnesium.

burning sensation photoshop picture
Author: maclu2iaf, created for: fire photoshop contest

3. bubbly ever after

Contest goal:
Transparent items such as glass may sometimes not appear in our photos. The goal in this contest in to take a shot a glass which appears to be almost invisible. Ideally, an object might be placed on glass so as it appears to be floating in air or can simply be pushed against the “invisible glass”. The frame of the glass can be visible, but the glass has to be as clear and transparent as possible.

2. flowers

Contest goal:
For this contest you have to take pictures of a drop that is reflecting an object in it. (Can also be milk or other similar liquid substances). This is a bit of an advanced technique and you might want to read about it: Refracting Dew Droplets.
Some amazing images can come out of it! Give it a try and good luck!

1. Green and Yellow.

Contest goal:
Transparent items such as glass may sometimes not appear in our photos. The goal in this contest in to take a shot a glass which appears to be almost invisible. Ideally, an object might be placed on glass so as it appears to be floating in air or can simply be pushed against the “invisible glass”. The frame of the glass can be visible, but the glass has to be as clear and transparent as possible.

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