Photo Contest: Hot Pics for June

John writes: "I took this photo of the West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, which is in Lubec, Maine, on the coast at the Canadian border. It's the farthest eastern point in the United States. I took this at 5 a.m., with a 15-minute exposure to get the star trails you can see in the image. I used a Canon EOS-5D and an ultra-wide Sigma 12 to 24mm lens set at 15mm."

Jeff says that he photographed this tree frog near his house with a Canon 30D. "He was remarkably adept at turning to face away from me every time I tripped the shutter."

Jackie writes: "I love macro photography and the unexpected beauty and detail that comes with it. I took this photo with a Canon PowerShot SD400 and edited with Adobe Lightroom. I know it's tempting, but try not to blow on it...I have allergies!"

Caroline says she captured this scene near her house with a Nikon 70D.

Mike used a Canon 30D to take this extreme close-up of an industrious ant.

Jeff writes: "I was taking shots of the Tybee Lighthouse with my Canon Digital Rebel, mounted on a tripod. I had a star effect filter connected to the end of lens. When I noticed the proximity of the moon, I recomposed the shot and got one of the light beams to point directly at the moon."

Joseph writes: "I'm a meteorology student at Millersville University in Pennsylvania. I saw an isolated thunderstorm coming towards us, so I headed to the top of the parking garage near my dorm. I was able to capture this photo with my Nikon D40 using a 6-second exposure.