Photo Contest: Hot Pics of the Week for August

Matt writes: "I took this picture with my Canon Rebel XT on a bridge tour around Portland. I did some light cleaning and converted it to black and white using Picasa."

Sean writes: "On a recent trip to Ireland, I saw these perfect daffodils against the fence with the sky visible behind them. I used a Canon Rebel XTi."

Boris says that he used a Canon 5D and an infrared filter to capture this surreal image of a local city park.

Brooke writes: "My dog is named Peanut. I took her out to the back yard and rolled around with her in the grass to get down to her level, where I took the picture....I used a Nikon D50."

Joyce writes: "I took this picture while walking on the beach at Treasure Island, Florida, in January."

Jordan writes: "I took this on a tour boat that sails out to the Golden Gate Bridge and then around Alcatraz. I used a Nikon D80 with a 300mm zoom lens."

Yvette writes: "I took this picture during a storm in Glacier National Park in Montana. I used Photoshop's screen and multiply effects to make the image look even more eerie."