Photo Contest: Hot Pics for June

Subscribers to Dave Johnson's Digital Focus took these shots; read Dave's June 30 column for the Hot Pic of the Month winner.

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6/23/08 Hot Pic: "Up Close and Personal," by Jackie Pham, Savage, Minnesota

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!"

6/9/08 Hot Pic: "Lubec Lighthouse," by John Giblo, Cambridge, New York

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."

6/16/08 Hot Pic: "Uncooperative Tree Frog," by Jeff Kraus, Orlando, Florida

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."

6/23/08 Hot Pic: "Up Close and Personal," by Jackie Pham, Savage, Minnesota

6/2/08 Runner-Up: "Lonely Tree," by Caroline Cormier, Reno, Nevada

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

6/9/08 Runner-Up: "Ant Portrait," by Mike Stalnker, Sarasota, Florida

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

6/16/08 Runner-Up: "There's a Moon in the House," by Jeff Gzyl, Lawrenceville, Georgia

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."

6/23/08 Runner-Up: "Lightning Behind the Water Tower," by Joseph J. Moore, Horsham, Pennsylvania

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.