\n\tWe 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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\n\tThe winning photo was taken by TR member mikembs with a Droid Incredible.
\n\tThe 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.”
\n\tThe 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.”
\n\tWe’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.
\n\tThe 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.
\n\tThis 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).”
\n\tThis photo was taken by TR member Longbow123 with a OG Moto Droid of the tree on his front lawn.
\n\tThis 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.”
\n\tThis photo was taken by TR member NinaJG with an LG G2x at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek, California.
\n\tHere’s another photo by TR member NinaJG with an LG G2x at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek, California.
\n\tThis photo by TR member NinaJG was taken with an LG G2x at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek, California.
\n\tHere’s yet another photo by TR member NinaJG with an LG G2x at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek, California.
\n\tThis photo by TR member NinaJG was taken with an LG G2x at Heather Farm Park.
\n\tHere’s a final photo by TR member NinaJG with an LG G2x at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek, California.
\n\tThis photo was taken by TR member Sarah117 with an HTC Incredible of a super secret leprechaun haunt in the backyard.
\n\tThis photo was taken by TR member Sarah117 with an HTC Incredible of cherry blossoms.
\n\tHere’s another photo by TR member Sarah117 with an HTC Incredible of cherry blossoms.
\n\tThis photo was taken by TR member Sarah117 with an HTC Incredible of lilacs.
\n\tThis 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.”
\n\tThis photo was taken by TR member dcolbert with a Droid 2. “Blooming flowers on a bush at the border of my yard.”
\n\tThis photo was taken by TR member dcolbert with a Droid 2.
\n\tThis photo was taken by TR member dcolbert with a Droid 2. “Beer and Buds.”
\n\tThis photo was taken by TR member dcolbert with a Droid 2. “Field of wild dandelions.”
\n\tThis photo was taken by TR member dcolbert with a Droid 2. “Crabapple tree in bloom.”
\n\tThis 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.”
\n\tThis photo was taken by TR member racheljones with an iPhone 4.
\n\tThis photo was also taken by TR member racheljones with an iPhone 4.
\n\tThis photo was taken by TR member rebuildingruins with an iPhone 3GS.
\n\tThis photo was taken by TR member rebuildingruins with an iPhone 3GS on the way to work.
\n\tThis photo was taken by TR member rebuildingruins with an iPhone 3GS. “This was taken outside my office at work.”
\n\tThis 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.”
\n\tHere’s another photo taken by TR member rebuildingruins with an iPhone 3GS at a nursery where she was spending too much money on plants.
\n\tThis 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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