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TechRepublic's camera phone challenge: Reflections

By // September 24, 2010, 4:00 AM PST // sonjathompson

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  • Things we used to do as kids

    We challenged the TechRepublic community to submit photos of reflections that they had taken with a camera phone.

    The photo we selected for 1st place was taken by TR member bill.andersen with a Nokia 6280 in Denmark. He said, "It was during a visit by my sisters, and we were talking about things we used to do when we were kids for laughs. Obviously, they were simpler times."

  • Lake McDonald at Glacier Park

    The 2nd place photo was taken by dcmccunn with an old LG VX5400 while at Lake McDonald at Glacier Park on June 8, 2010.

  • Reflection on the clouds

    The 3rd place photo was taken by EIC Jason Hiner with an iPhone of a reflection on the clouds.

  • It's all about Taylor

    This photo was taken by TR member JGreenstine with a BlackBerry Bold 9700. "Our cat, Taylor, is always certain that it's 'all about her.'"

  • Phillie's game at Citizens Bank Park

    This photo was taken by TR member JGreenstine with a BlackBerry Curve. "This is a shot of me at a day game at Citizens Bank Park with the wife (and field) in my glasses."

  • Desktop reflections

    This photo was taken by TR member Michael_Miller with an iPhone 3G.

  • Spontaneity and naturalness

    This photo was taken of TR member Rania299 with a G1. She said, "The photo was taken during a road trip from NJ to Canada last summer. I was doing my makeup in the hotel bathroom when my mother (sneakily) grabbed my phone and took this photo. I know it's not the clearest photo, but I love the spontaneity and naturalness, and I hope you do too."

  • Reaction to candid shot

    This photo was taken of TR member Rania299 with a G1. She said, "The photo was taken during a road trip from NJ to Canada last summer. I was doing my makeup in the hotel bathroom when my mother (sneakily) grabbed my phone and took this photo of my reaction. I know it's not the clearest photo, but I love the spontaneity and naturalness, and I hope you do too."

  • Self portrait

    This photo was taken by CTOS with a BlackBerry. CTOS said, "I was truly trying to capture my daughter in the back seat being silly!"

  • Mr. Buffkin at the storm door

    This photo was taken by Senior Editor Sonja Thompson with a Verizon LG enV Touch.

  • Mr. Buffkin in the dog's water bowl

    This photo was taken by Senior Editor Sonja Thompson with a Verizon LG enV Touch.

  • Making a new profile pic for Facebook

    This photo was taken by Senior Editor Sonja Thompson with a Verizon LG enV Touch.

    Thanks to TR member jdclyde for pointing out the reflection gems when this photo was posted on Facebook.

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  • Reflection on wet pavement

    This photo was taken by Senior Editor Sonja Thompson with a Verizon LG enV Touch.

    "There was a recent car fire, and I thought this photo would fit perfectly in the camera phone reflection gallery."

  • Driving away from the pot of gold

    This photo was taken by TR member Tink! with her good old Motorola W755. She said, "Couldn't get a good shot through the rear window. Opening my driver's side window gave me this shot instead!"

  • Inevitable cycle of growth and decline

    This photo was taken by TR member WyoAce with a Casio Exilim 5.0 megapixel cell phone camera.

    WyoAce said, "A slowly degrading leaf clings to the red rock of the water fountain on the campus of Eastern Wyoming College in Torrington Wyoming. A sheen of water reflects the sky and clouds, while bits of moss contrast the red rock and frame the leaf skeleton. ?To me, this photo represents the end of summer and inevitable cycle of growth and decline."

  • Reflection of the setting sun

    This photo was taken by TR member adipdutt with a Nokia N3110. "The flight is over the Indian Ocean, going North... the seeming land mass is actually a cloud reflecting the setting sun."

  • Double rainbow

    This photo was taken my TR member aschmerl with a Sony Ericsson W580i of a rare double rainbow while driving in Los Angeles. Secondary rainbows are caused by a double reflection of sunlight inside raindrops.

  • Scenes from the break room at work

    This photo was taken from TR member atkinsdave's break room at work with an old LG vx5400.

  • Buildings in San Francisco

    This photo was taken by TR member techrepublic with his new iPhone 4 (at full resolution and unretouched) of buildings in San Francisco.

  • Frank Brownstone and Associates

    This photo was taken from TR member OAH Web-guy with an LG EnV 2 VX9100 (two megapixel camera) in truly atrocious lighting conditions.

    He said, "This reflection photo shows Garth Morrisette brining the cool ranch flavored sound of Frank Brownstone & Associates to Famous Dave's BBQ and Blues in Uptown Minneapolis on April 7, 2010. The reflection is in part of the static 'flair' that Famous Dave's is, well, famous for."

Things we used to do as kids

We challenged the TechRepublic community to submit photos of reflections that they had taken with a camera phone.

The photo we selected for 1st place was taken by TR member bill.andersen with a Nokia 6280 in Denmark. He said, "It was during a visit by my sisters, and we were talking about things we used to do when we were kids for laughs. Obviously, they were simpler times."

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By Sonja Thompson

Sonja Thompson started at TechRepublic in October 1999. She is a former Senior Editor at TechRepublic.