TechRepublic's camera phone challenge: Snow and ice

Water flowing under ice

ntThe second place photo was taken by TR member Laura.Hassett with an iPhone 4G of water flowing under ice from the gutter during an ice storm in Atlanta, GA.

Frozen rain gutter chain

ntWe have three 3rd place photo this week. This one was taken by TR member gadget with an HTC Incredible ADR6300. “We don’t see a lot of snow here in Boise. What we get doesn’t last long, but we do get the cold. I got a pretty good shot of my Rain Gutter Chain all frozen up. This photo is as shot from the phone, no enhancements or touch ups.”

Two feet of snow

ntAnother third place photo was taken by TR member simpsonjon with an HTC Desire. He said, “I had two feet of snow on my driveway.”

Joseph Howe Falls

ntOur final third place photo was taken by TR members Darryl~ and PurpleSkys with a BlackBerry Bold 9700 of Joseph Howe Falls, a popular destination for hikers along the trails in Victoria Park.

JD loves eating snow

ntThis photo was taken by TR member darren.etherington with an iPhone 3GS in Newcastle, UK. “JD (Just Dog!) loves playing in u2013 and eating – snow!”

Large snowman

ntThis photo was taken by TR member ckulins with a Samsung Intercept of a “large snow man my kids made using a snowman kit that included pipe, hat & scarf. Just add snow!”

PurpleSkys at Joseph Howe Falls

ntThis photo was taken by TR members Darryl~ and PurpleSkys with a BlackBerry Bold 9700. Darryl said, “PurpleSkys is facing towards me and the falls are behind me. It was very slippery where I was standing taking the pictures, and I had a very hard time getting back up the path (thus the reason PurpleSkys decided to remain at the top).”

Victoria Park

ntThis photo was taken by TR members Darryl~ and PurpleSkys with a BlackBerry Bold 9700 of a young couple using rope and ice picks to climb a frozen waterfall in Victoria Park.

Icicles from un underground spring

ntThis photo was taken by TR members Darryl~ and PurpleSkys with a BlackBerry Bold 9700 of an outcropping of icicles from un underground spring along the main trail in Victoria Park.

Water runoff turned to ice

ntThis photo was taken by TR member Doug M with an iPhone 3GS. He said, “I shot this icy bush outside our office this week. We get a lot of runoff from the roof above, and it collects on this bush.”

Henry in the snow

ntThis photo was taken by TR member Jodybat with a Samsung ReClaim in Asheville, NC. Henry is in the snow.

University of Colorado campus

ntThis photo was taken by TR member Jon Miller with an iPhone 4 at the University of Colorado campus in Boulder, Colorado.

Black Swans in the Thompson River - Kamloops, BC

ntThis photo was taken by TR member Melanieharder77 with a BlackBerry Torch 9800 of Black Swans in the Thompson River – Kamloops, BC.

I285 in Atlanta, Georgia

ntThis photo was taken by TR member Michael Jay with a BlackBerry Tour 9630 on I285 in Atlanta before all the snow turned to slush and then ice. He said, “It was rather slick but easily drivable at that time.”

Hwy 78 in Atlanta, Georgia

ntThis photo was taken by TR member Michael Jay with a BlackBerry Tour 9630 on Hwy 78 in Atlanta. He said, “Conditions were fine here as well, and the lack of traffic made it a pleasant drive.”

Ice stalactites on a holly bush

ntThis photo was taken by TR member Michael Jay with a BlackBerry Tour 9630. He said, “This was taken just outside my front door with lots of ice stalactites hanging from the holly bush, very cool looking.”

Ice storm in Charlotte, NC

ntThis photo was taken by TR member PMChick with a BlackBerry Storm 9530. She said, “We aren’t used to snow and what snow we do get usually melts in a few hours. This snowstorm dropped several inches of snow, then iced over, taking several days to melt, effectively shutting down Charlotte for two days.”

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus

ntThis photo was taken by TR member RockerGeek with a BlackBerry Curve 8520. “Snow-covered light, chairs, steps, and tree (IUPUI’s campus). No one’s eating lunch outside today!”

Frozen Christmas lights

ntThis photo was taken by TR member RonTor with an iPhone 3G of a rough day of snow that was followed by freezing rain. “I snapped this picture of an icicle that had formed on one of our Christmas lights (that didn’t appear to be ready to be taken down any time soon).”

Bearded dragon named Pippa

ntThis photo was taken by TR member TamaraCBrucks with an iPhone 3 using the Hipstamatic app. “Here is one of our lizards (bearded dragon named Pippa) looking out the front door at the deep, deep snow. It’s about 5 feet tall beside the driveway.”

Deep snow in the backyard

ntThis photo was taken by TR member TamaraCBrucks with an iPhone 3 using the Hipstamatic app. “Here is our backyard, showing the deep snow in our yard and on the neighbor’s shed.”

Winter wonderland

ntThis photo was taken by TR member Tink! with a Motorola Droid 2 Global. She said, “I always love when the snow or ice sticks to the trees making them look like sculptures from a winter wonderland (and yes, this is from my car – aren’t they always? lol).”

Ice storm in Louisville, KY

ntThis photo was taken by TR member TomHayesmp with an LG VX8350. He said, “This was taken by my cell phone from my car after an ice storm in Louisville, KY. Note on the extreme left that the big branch has broken from the trunk of the tree. The only thing keeping the branch from falling is the wiring on the utility pole on the right side. Talk about the sword of Damocles.”

Snow in St. Louis, MO

ntThis photo was taken by TR member aportman with a BlackBerry Curve 8530 in St. Louis, MO. “The forecast was for 2-4 inches, but the snow was 8 inches.”

Hidden CRV under the snow

ntThis photo was taken by TR member aportman with a BlackBerry Curve 8530 of the neighbor’s house in St. Louis, MO. “There’s a Honda CRV under there somewhere.”

Winter wonky white balance and wax

ntThis photo was taken by TR member John with an HTC Tilt. He said, “The white balance was set wrong, which yielded the interesting color, but the texture was the result of a thin layer of ski wax on the camera lens from carrying the camera and wax together in a pocket in my ski pants. Learned my lesson. Won’t do that again. But it still created a very interesting photo.”