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TechRepublic's camera phone challenge: April showers

By // May 2, 2011, 6:13 AM PST // sonjathompson

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  • Rain in Virginia

    The winning photo was taken by TR member Toolman5774 with a Samsung Focus, metric metering, with anti shake and at 5 mp. He said, "Wish it was a better angle, but this usually docile river is three feet higher after the rain in Virginia over the weekend."

  • Hail storm

    The 2nd place photo was taken by TR member klausjp with a Droid of a hail storm.

  • From the parking lot at TechRepublic

    This photo (tied for 3rd place) was taken by Senior Editor Sonja Thompson with an HTC Incredible from the parking lot at TechRepublic.

  • Water coming out of a manhole cover

    This photo (tied for 3rd place) was taken by TR member 5haggi with an HTC Desire on T-mobile of a manhole cover outside his office in Maidstone, Kent, after a rainstorm. Yes that's water coming OUT of the drain!

  • Ice man

    This photo was taken by TR member shimshun2002 with an N8 of an ice man, taken in the hills around Sheffield during the winter.

  • North Dakota flooding

    This photo was taken by ltmltd.fargo with a Droid 2 of the rising water from the river.

  • Lambert St. Louis International Airport

    This photo was taken by TR member a.portman with a BlackBerry Curve 8530 of the Lambert St. Louis International Airport. He said, "The storm was on 4/22, an EF4 tornado with peak winds of 115 mph. I could not get a good shot of the interior of the airport, but it is open today, 4/27. Only minor injuries."

  • Small crack in a seaside rockpool environment

    This photo was taken by TR member jwallace with a Samsung Omnia SGH-i900 looking into a small crack in a seaside rockpool environment.

  • Lake house near Koping in Sweden

    This photo was taken by TR member 5haggi with an HTC Desire on T-mobile of a lake house near Koping in Sweden.

  • Snake River - Clarkston, WA

    This photo was taken by TR member Cori.Huggins with an LG Touch of the Snake River near Clarkston, WA, at sunset.

  • Local farmer access

    This photo was taken by TR member DocNorton with an iPhone 3GS using the Hipstamatic App. He said, "This is a ford near where I live that gives a local farmer access to his field twice a day as it's on a tidal river."

  • San Luis Reservoir - California

    This photo was taken by TR member JIMMY_DENNIS_JAMES of the San Luis Reservoir in California.

  • San Luis Reservoir

    Here's another photo by TR member JIMMY_DENNIS_JAMES of the San Luis Reservoir.

  • Barefoot Beach - Naples, Florida

    This photo was taken by TR member JMagyarodi with an iPhone 4. She said, "It was taken in Barefoot Beach, Naples, Florida, on a cloudy but warm day in February. As the clouds were thinning out and the sun was slowly emerging, the sun made the water sparkle very prettily."

  • New Years on the Bay

    This photo was taken by TR member MichaelEAConn with an iPhone 3GS of New Years on the Bay. He said, "A friend was trying to take a photo of Melbourne CBD and the sunset with my DSLR."

  • Post Melbourne Storm, 2010

    This photo was taken by TR member MichaelEAConn with an iPhone 3GS - Post Melbourne Storm, 2010.

  • Lake Ray Hubbard - Dallas, Ft. Worth Area

    This photo was taken by TR member Stlawrence1337 with an HTC surround HTC T8788. He said, "This was on a railroad bridge at Lake Ray Hubbard, in the Dallas, Ft. Worth Area in the late evening. To get to the best fishing spots, you have to cross the tracks. The picture is taken on top of a bridge over-looking the water. You can see the submerged trees in the distance, along with the sunset.

  • St. Louis International Airport

    Here is another photo by TR member a.portman with a BlackBerry Curve 8530 of the Lambert St. Louis International Airport.

  • Gold Coast - Queensland, Australia

    This photo was taken by TR member am_stevenson with a Nokia N97 mini phone. She said, "This is a photo taken from the balcony of my apartment on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. You can see sailing boats on the Broadwater. In the background is South Stradbroke Island."

  • Long Island Sound - Westbrook, CT

    This photo was taken by TR member chad.giulini with a BlackBerry Curve. He said, "Photo of sun rising over the waters of Long Island Sound, taken around 6:30 AM Aug 8, 2010 from the vicinity of Duck Island off Westbrook, CT.

  • waterfall and stone bridge in Scotland

    This photo was taken by TR member j-price with a BlackBerry Storm BB9530T of a waterfall and stone bridge in Scotland.

  • White River in Arkansas

    This photo was taken by TR member j-price with a BlackBerry Storm BB9530T of the view from a kayak on the White River in Arkansas.

  • Water Gardens in Fort Worth, Texas

    This photo was taken by TR member j-price with a BlackBerry Storm BB9530T of Water Gardens in Fort Worth, Texas.

  • Water fountain - University of Texas campus, Arlington

    This photo was taken by TR member j-price with a BlackBerry Storm BB9530T of a water fountain at the University of Texas campus in Arlington.

  • Lake Tawakoni in Texas

    This photo was taken by TR member jpendergraft with a Motorola SLVR L7 from his boat on beautiful Lake Tawakoni in Texas.

  • Lake Macquarie NSW Australia sunset

    This photo was taken by TR member jwallace with a Samsung Omnia SGH-i900 of Lake Macquarie NSW Australia sunset.

  • Pebbles by the shore of Lake Macquarie

    This photo was taken by TR member jwallace with a Samsung Omnia SGH-i900 of pebbles by the shore of Lake Macquarie.

  • Pool at a Holiday Inn - Long Beach, Mississippi

    This photo was taken by TR member kingsl with a BlackBerry of the pool at a Holiday Inn in Long Beach, Mississippi.

  • Iguazu Falls, Argentina

    This photo was taken by TR member morrieg with an HTC EVO of Iguazu Falls, Argentina. He said, "Iguazu Falls borders with Brazil and Paraguay. Quite amazing and expansive."

  • Daughter at Iguazu Falls, Argentina

    Here is another photo by TR member morrieg of Iguazu Falls, Argentina. He said, "The girl in my daughter, Melissa, who is a student doing a study abroad program in Buenos Aires."

  • Art and Design department - University of Sindh

    This photo was taken by TR member noorulain with a Nokia C6 of ducks in a lake at the Art and Design department in the University of Sindh.

  • Extraordinary large fish in aquarium

    This photo was taken by TR member noorulain with a Nokia 5610 Xpress music of extraordinary large fish in aquarium.

  • Karachi sea view in Pakista

    This photo was taken by TR member noorulain with a Nokia 5530 Xpress music of a Karachi sea view in Pakistan.

  • After a flood in St Melbourne

    This photo was taken by TR member old_ndc with an HTC Desire after a flood in St Melbourne.

  • Fish pond

    This photo was taken by TR member pacfreeman with an iPhone 4. He said, "This is the fish pond in my back garden after its annual spring clean. Fish look far happier now."

  • Moorhen nest

    This photo was taken by TR member pacfreeman with an iPhone 4. He said, "This picture was taken along the River Thames in Reading, UK, on a beautiful spring day - felt more like our summer. This moorhen was sitting on her nest minding her eggs, with a McDonald's burger box as part of the nest."

  • Proud parents

    This photo was taken by TR member pacfreeman with an iPhone 4. He said, "These geese were showing off their young to anyone who wanted to stop and look."

  • Half moon bay around sunset

    This photo was taken by TR member sheila with a Droid X at half moon bay around sunset.

  • Dudes on the Welsh coast

    This photo was taken by TR member shimshun2002 with an N8 on the Welsh coast.

  • Surfers on the Welsh coast

    This photo was taken by TR member shimshun2002 with an N8 of surfers on the Welsh coast.

  • Rhosilli sunset on the Welsh coast

    This photo was taken by TR member shimshun2002 with an N8 of a Rhosilli sunset on the Welsh coast.

  • Hollywood Beach, FL

    This photo was taken by TR member sirantu with an HTC Nexus during a morning jog through Hollywood Beach, FL.

  • Florida beach

    This photo was taken by TR member sirantu with an HTC Nexus of Hollywood Beach, FL.

  • Jog on the beach

    Her's another photo by TR member sirantu of Hollywood Beach, FL.

Rain in Virginia

The winning photo was taken by TR member Toolman5774 with a Samsung Focus, metric metering, with anti shake and at 5 mp. He said, "Wish it was a better angle, but this usually docile river is three feet higher after the rain in Virginia over the weekend."

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