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TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

By Sonja Thompson June 5, 2011, 11:54 PM PDT

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TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Flowers blooming by a farm house

Flowers blooming by a farm house

ntWe asked the TechRepublic community to submit camera photos of plants and flowers in bloom – or at least starting to bud. Here are the entries.

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ntThe winning photo was taken by TR member mikembs with a Droid Incredible.

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Oil seed rape field

Oil seed rape field

ntThe 2nd place photo was taken by TR member Six4DS with a BlackBerry Torch. “A flowering oil seed rape field on a stormy morning in Scotland.”

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Purple passion flower

Purple passion flower

ntThe 3rd place photo was taken by TR member NinaJG with a MyTouch 3G. “This is a purple passion flower taken last year at the Ruth Bancroft Gardens in Walnut Creek.”

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Lily closeup

Lily closeup

ntWe’re also recognizing 4th place this time around. This photo tied for 4th place – it was taken by TR member livingstonstudios with a BlackBerry Torch of the middle of a Lily.

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Nursery blooms

Nursery blooms

ntThe other photo that tied for 4th place was taken by TR member rebuildingruins with an iPhone 3GS – it’s of a nursery where she was spending too much money on plants.

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Buckeye tree

Buckeye tree

ntThis photo was taken by TR member AmishCake with a BlackBerry Storm 9530. “Looking up at my buckeye tree, whose flowers just popped over the weekend (in Ohio).”

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Tree in a front yard

Tree in a front yard

ntThis photo was taken by TR member Longbow123 with a OG Moto Droid of the tree on his front lawn.

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Life in Death Valley

Life in Death Valley

ntThis photo was taken by TR member MOinLBC with an iPhone 3GS in Death Valley. “This little plant with its tiny white flowers was striving and surviving amongst all the colorful rocks. It’s great to zoom in and see how strong and tall this little dancer stands. With no other plants around, and sitting in the middle of a foot path, this tiny dancer demanded to be seen by blooming tiny white flowers. The white flowers off sets the colorful rocks surrounding this tiny plant.”

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Flower at Heather Farm Park

Flower at Heather Farm Park

ntThis photo was taken by TR member NinaJG with an LG G2x at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek, California.

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek, California

Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek, California

ntHere’s another photo by TR member NinaJG with an LG G2x at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek, California.

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Blooms at Heather Farm Park

Blooms at Heather Farm Park

ntThis photo by TR member NinaJG was taken with an LG G2x at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek, California.

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Blooming flowers at Heather Farm Park

Blooming flowers at Heather Farm Park

ntHere’s yet another photo by TR member NinaJG with an LG G2x at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek, California.

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Trees at Heather Farm Park

Trees at Heather Farm Park

ntThis photo by TR member NinaJG was taken with an LG G2x at Heather Farm Park.

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Fountain at Heather Farm Park

Fountain at Heather Farm Park

ntHere’s a final photo by TR member NinaJG with an LG G2x at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek, California.

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Super secret leprechaun haunt

Super secret leprechaun haunt

ntThis photo was taken by TR member Sarah117 with an HTC Incredible of a super secret leprechaun haunt in the backyard.

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Cherry blossoms

Cherry blossoms

ntThis photo was taken by TR member Sarah117 with an HTC Incredible of cherry blossoms.

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

More cherry blossoms

More cherry blossoms

ntHere’s another photo by TR member Sarah117 with an HTC Incredible of cherry blossoms.

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Lilacs

Lilacs

ntThis photo was taken by TR member Sarah117 with an HTC Incredible of lilacs.

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Mae

Mae

ntThis photo was taken by TR member Zonel with an iPhone 4. “This is Mae. She’s one years old this May, and was giving to me to take care of for a friend. She’s grown, and I’m happy to see she has four blooms so far this year.”

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Blooming flowers on a bush

Blooming flowers on a bush

ntThis photo was taken by TR member dcolbert with a Droid 2. “Blooming flowers on a bush at the border of my yard.”

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Colorful blooms

Colorful blooms

ntThis photo was taken by TR member dcolbert with a Droid 2.

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Beer and Buds

Beer and Buds

ntThis photo was taken by TR member dcolbert with a Droid 2. “Beer and Buds.”

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Wild dandelions

Wild dandelions

ntThis photo was taken by TR member dcolbert with a Droid 2. “Field of wild dandelions.”

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Crabapple tree

Crabapple tree

ntThis photo was taken by TR member dcolbert with a Droid 2. “Crabapple tree in bloom.”

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Lonely yellow flower

Lonely yellow flower

ntThis photo was taken by TR member praetormarching with a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4G. “It looked lonely and I felt like the red and yellow one in the back was taunting it.”

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Purple blooms

Purple blooms

ntThis photo was taken by TR member racheljones with an iPhone 4.

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Beautiful flowers

Beautiful flowers

ntThis photo was also taken by TR member racheljones with an iPhone 4.

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Flowers on the way to work

Flowers on the way to work

ntThis photo was taken by TR member rebuildingruins with an iPhone 3GS.

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Yellow flowers

Yellow flowers

ntThis photo was taken by TR member rebuildingruins with an iPhone 3GS on the way to work.

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Red flowers

Red flowers

ntThis photo was taken by TR member rebuildingruins with an iPhone 3GS. “This was taken outside my office at work.”

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

On the way to work

On the way to work

ntThis photo was taken by TR member rebuildingruins with an iPhone 3GS. “This was taken outside my office at work as coming into work. I couldn’t resist how beautiful they were.”

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

At a nursery

At a nursery

ntHere’s another photo taken by TR member rebuildingruins with an iPhone 3GS at a nursery where she was spending too much money on plants.

TechRepublic’s camera phone challenge: May flowers

Butterfly with flowers

Butterfly with flowers

ntThis photo was taken by TR member rphil04 with a BlackBerry Curve 8530. “I took the picture while I was walking to the corner store in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The picture was taken on the steel bar fence of a local church. While I do not know what type of flowers they are, I found the butterfly stunning. I took several pictures and never once did the butterfly flinch.”

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