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Show Us Your Best iPhone Art

Posted: February 19th, 2009, 9:00pm EST by Wired.com Photo Department

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Today we profile artist David Lasnier for his charming paintings made with the Brushes app on his iPod Touch.

Now we want to see our readers' touchscreen masterpieces using either Brushes, Colors or any comparable app from the iTunes app store.

Use the Reddit widget below to submit your best iPhone artwork and to vote for your favorite among the other submissions. If we like your submission, we'll include it in a gallery on Wired.com.

If you submit an image, it must be your own or in Creative Commons, and by submitting it you are giving us permission to use it on Wired.com and in Wired magazine. Please submit images that are relatively large, the ideal size being 800 to 1200 pixels or larger on the longest side. Please include a description of your photo, so that other readers know what they're looking at.

We don't host the photos, so you'll have to upload it somewhere else and submit a link to it. If you're using Flickr, Picasa or another photo-sharing site to host your image, please provide a link to the image directly and not just to the photo page where it's displayed. Using an online photo service that requires that you log in will not work. If your photo doesn't show up, it's because the URL you have entered is incorrect. Check it again, and make sure it ends with the image file name (XXXXXX.jpg).

Please bookmark this page, send it to your friends and check back periodically over the next two weeks to vote on new submissions!
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Wired.com Photo Contest: Love

Posted: February 17th, 2009, 12:00am EST by Wired.com Photo Department

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It's all you need. It makes the world go round. It's everywhere. And now it's this week's photo-contest assignment: Love.

Use the Reddit widget below to submit your best love photo and vote for your favorite among the other submissions. The 10 highest-ranked photos will appear in a gallery on the Wired.com homepage. Show us couples kissing at the carnival, bedside company at the hospital and dances of devotion at the vets hall. Sure, we want to see romance, but give us something more. Dig a little deeper. Show us that love can be more than just flowers and chocolate, champagne and carriage rides. Create your own icons of the most sought-after and hard-won prize on the planet — or is that money?

The photo must be your own, and by submitting it you are giving us permission to use it on Wired.com and in Wired magazine. Please submit images that are relatively large, the ideal size being 800 to 1200 pixels or larger on the longest side. Please include a description of your photo, which may include exposure information, equipment used, etc.

We don't host the photos, so you'll have to upload it somewhere else and submit a link to it. If you're using Flickr, Picasa or another photo-sharing site to host your image, please provide a link to the image directly and not just to the photo page where it's displayed. Using an online photo service that requires that you log in will not work. If your photo doesn't show up, it's because the URL you have entered is incorrect. Check it and make sure it ends with the image file name (XXXXXX.jpg).

Please bookmark this page and check back periodically over the next two weeks to vote on new submissions!

Also, check out the just-posted winners of the Circles contest, as well as winners' galleries from previous contests: Fall, Holga, Red, Self-Portrait, Night, Macro, Transportation, and Black and White.
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Top 10 Wired.com Circle Photos, Decided by Us

Posted: February 17th, 2009, 12:00am EST by Wired.com Photo Department

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Though Wired.com readers selected 10 excellent photos in our Circles photo contest, we here at the photo department like to fight for the underdog. Here are our 10 favorite submissions that we think deserved more attention.

Our next twice-monthly photo contest is Love. We want you to open your heart and your shutters to conquer this challenge. Check out the contest page for more information.

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Ouch
Submitted by Richard Sturm

Photographer's comment:

"Always look both ways."
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Sunset
Submitted by Heetae Yoon

Photographer's comment:

"Tate Modern, London, U.K."
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Sink
Submitted by Huber

Photographer's comment:

"College."
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Circles, Real and Imagined
Submitted by AntonTV

Photographer's comment:

"The mirror, the living room, the IKEA lantern, the monkey and the bat."
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Seed Pods
Submitted by Alexandra Matzke

Photographer's comment:

"A friend opening seed pods. Exposure: ISO 50, 1/1600 sec, f/2.8."
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Hard to Pick the Best
Submitted by Marina

Photographer's comment:

"My niece likes to make mandalas."
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Frozen Circles
Submitted by S.A. McMahon

Photographer's comment:

"Frozen bits after a storm."
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Aerial
Submitted by Carl

Photographer's comment:

"Flying just east of the Rocky Mountains."
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Dreamcatcher
Submitted by DanielGlazer

Photographer's comment:

"Archival inkjet print."
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Fruit Juice
Submitted by Jade Gordon

Photographer's comment:

"Taken during a street fair while standing next to a drink vendor."
Top 10 Wired Circle Photos, Decided by You

Posted: February 17th, 2009, 12:00am EST by Wired.com Photo Department

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We managed to avoid being hypnotized by this month's Circle photos, but they did make our head spin. With so many unique and creative entries, we never knew what the next photo would bring. Here are the top 10 submissions voted by you, the reader. Connors will receive a subscription to Wired magazine and a digital picture frame for his winning photo "Primaries" at left.
Since we had so many great photos that we thought should've received more votes, and because we love to anger readers with our selections, we've also compiled a Wired.com Editor's Choice Circle Photo Gallery.

Our next twice-monthly photo contest is Love. We want you to open your heart and your shutters to conquer this challenge. Check out the contest page for more information.

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Primaries
Submitted by Connors

Photographer's comment:

"I scurried on my back into the playset to get this one.
Camera: Nikon D80. Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250). Aperture: f/8. Focal Length: 18mm. ISO Speed: 100. Exposure Bias: 0 EV."
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Curvy
Submitted by Rohit Mattoo

Photographer's comment:

"Bullring shopping center in Birmingham, England."
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Ice
Submitted by Anonymous

Photographer's comment:

"I needed some cold water in the summer heat. So I decided to freeze a whole pitcher. Stupid idea, but it looked kinda cool."
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Glow
Submitted by Todd

Photographer's comment:

"Macro flash shot of a bunch of straws."
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Light Circles
Submitted by Paul Drzal

Photographer's comment:

"Light trails through arm windmills, tiring stuff."
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Soap Bubbles
Submitted by urbanizr

Photographer's comment:

"A giant soap bubble frozen into a wire frame."
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O's
Submitted by Robert Mallon

Photographer's comment:

"A photo of my daughter playing in the bicycle hoops outside of the de Young Museum in San Francisco.
Nikon D300 - Nikkor 24-70 2.8"
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Tunnel Vision
Submitted by Vinny B

Photographer's comment:

"30-mile bike tour in N.H. with my two sons, summer 2006.”
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2 x 4s
Submitted by Seth

Photographer's comment:

"Lumber."
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World
Submitted by alexandra matzke

Photographer's comment:

"The remnants of a mural, made from plastic film canisters."
Show Us Your Favorite Forgotten Electronic Game

Posted: February 10th, 2009, 12:00am EST by Wired.com Photo Department

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Sure, all these immersive 3-D worlds and photorealistic graphics in videogames today are mind-blowing, but it wasn't long ago that all we needed was some beeps and flashing lights to be entertained for hours.

We want to see the electronic games that stole your imagination without the aid of a gaming console or a computer. You might not want to go back and play them again, but they deserve a hero's sendoff into the sunset.

What's your favorite forgotten electronic game?

Use the Reddit widget below to submit your best forgotten electronic game (with photo if possible) and to vote for your favorite among the other submissions. If we like your submission, we'll include it in a gallery on Wired.com.

If you submit a photo, it must be your own or in Creative Commons, and by submitting it you are giving us permission to use it on Wired.com and in Wired magazine. Please submit images that are relatively large, the ideal size being 800 to 1200 pixels or larger on the longest side. Please include a description of your photo, so that other readers know what they're looking at.

We don't host the photos, so you'll have to upload it somewhere else and submit a link to it. If you're using Flickr, Picasa or another photo-sharing site to host your image, please provide a link to the image directly and not just to the photo page where it's displayed. Using an online photo service that requires that you log in will not work. If your photo doesn't show up, it's because the URL you have entered is incorrect. Check it again, and make sure it ends with the image file name (XXXXXX.jpg).

Please bookmark this page, send it to your friends and check back periodically over the next two weeks to vote on new submissions!
Vote on forgotten electronic games submitted by other readers.

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2008's Best Contest Photos You Never Saw, Part 2

Posted: December 31st, 2008, 12:00am EST by Wired.com Photo Department

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With an average of over 500 submissions for each of our twice-monthly photo contests in 2008, a lot of great photos got overlooked. In celebration of the year coming to a close, we've gone back and pulled out some of our favorite contest photos that just didn't get the votes we think they deserved.

Click through the gallery to see these resurrected gems.

This is the second installment of missed photos. If you missed the first one, check it out here.

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From Black-and-White contest

Coldplay Rock
by Jeff Kazansky

Photographer's comment:
"Silhouette of Coldplay's lead singer in a concert in Phoenix, Arizona, during the summer of 2006."
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Reflections
by Andrew Lynch

Photographer's comment:
"Midtown Manhattan reflected in the U.N."
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Dark City
by Kim Erlandsen

Photographer's comment:
"NYC shot from Hotel Kensington."
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Double Moonbow in Lower Yosemite Falls
by Jeff Sullivan

Photographer's comment:
"This is a night shot of a double rainbow created by the light of the full moon in the mist at the bottom of Lower Yosemite Falls. I got soaked taking this picture. The waterfall creates its own strong gusts of wind that carry mist straight at you. I'm surprised that the shot wasn't ruined by water on the lens."
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Pinto Bean
by D. Weisbrod

Photographer's comment:
"Photographed on glass above a black velvet background. I grew it for a week and photographed it every day."
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Contemplating
by Kamila Wysocka

Photographer's comment:
"All dolled up."
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What??
by Fernando Martinho

Photographer's comment:
"Analogic photography."
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Like a Kid Again
by Joseph A. Sims
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Stop Children
by Leafar

Photographer's comment:
"Shot in London on a rainy day. Yellow means help."
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Busted
by Jane

Photographer's comment:
"Kemah Boardwalk."
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Bananas on a Truck
by Jacob Maentz

Photographer's comment:
"Bananas on a truck, ready to eat. jacobimages.com."
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Oh, Lucy!
by Mari Lowery

Photographer's comment:
"You got some 'splaining to do!"
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Aymara
by Grafton Reed

Photographer's comment:
"Andes Mountains, 1998."
2008's Best Contest Photos You Never Saw

Posted: December 24th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Wired.com Photo Department

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A lot of great photos were overlooked in 2008 in the slew images we received (an average of more than 500 submissions) for each of our twice-monthly photo contests. In celebration of the year coming to a close, we've gone back and pulled out some of our favorite contest photos that just didn't get the votes they deserved.

Click through the gallery to see these resurrected gems.

This is the first of a two-part series. Check back next week for more great photos.

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Black-and-White contest

Home Sweet Home
by DSzwak

Photographer's comment:

"A view from the back patio of my childhood home outside of Limerick, Pennsylvania."
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New Slang
by Ron Coloma

Photographer's comment:

"A neighbor's child looks on as my family arrives in my mother's hometown of Sison, Philippines."
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Dust Bunny Thief
by Nick Wilson

Photographer's comment:

"Hey! That fly stole my dust bunny!"
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Cupcakes
by Kim Hino

Photographer's comment:

"A sweet, afternoon delight!"
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Summer Pastime
by Robby Petrullo (toolo on flickr)

Photographer's comment:

"Taken on June 5th, the big game when moustache Giambi crushed my dreams."
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Moonrise in St. Kitts
by Leon L. Sandall

Photographer's comment:

"Moonrise while the sun sank. April '06."
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JiaoZi
by MAB

Photographer's comment:

"Steamy JiaoZi served on every street corner."
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Laying down parking-space lines on rue du roi de Sicile
by David Henry

Photographer's comment:

"Workers in Paris lay down those yellow lines, indicating that a parking spot in front of the restaurant Le Jardin du Marais is in fact a delivery zone."
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Cow
by Meus McIntoshi

Photographer's comment:

"Hasselblad 503 CWD + Distagon CFi 4/50mm. 1/125s, f/4, ISO 100."
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Boy at the Fort: Amber, India
by Grant Olsen

Photographer's comment:

"I was traveling through India with my sister, when we came to the city of Amber. It was one of the most amazing places I've ever been. At the top of the city is a majestic fortress. We were walking through it when this boy called out to us and said hello. This is the only shot I took of him. There was no posing or anything."
Freezing and Fabulous: Ice Lounges Take Over Chic

Posted: December 22nd, 2008, 12:00am EST by Wired.com Photo Department

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: Photo: Iceculture Inc.
Ice Culture specializes in building enormous and elaborate ice installations in some of the hottest places on the planet. With restaurants and lounges made of ice in Thailand, Miami, Dubai, and now Las Vegas, there's nowhere these builders won't go.
Click through the gallery to see their more dazzling installations, and be sure to read about Vegas' new chill Minus 5 Lounge in this month's issue of Wired.
Left: An ice bridge rises up in the middle of the rink at Rockefeller Center in New York City.
: Photo: Iceculture Inc.
It took a team of 14 people 10 days and 2,000 blocks of ice to create the Pontiac Ice Maze. The final product now has a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.
: Photo: Iceculture Inc.
Nothing screams extravagant wedding like three waterfall ice bars in front of a larger waterfall backdrop.
: Photo: Iceculture Inc.
A beaded ice curtain greets visitors at a Distillery District opening in Toronto.
: Photo: Iceculture Inc.
This vodka ice bar at a Pebble Beach, California, event features four ice luges. Pour a shot of liquor into the top of the ice luge and by the time it pours out the bottom, it's ice cold.
: Photo: Iceculture Inc.
It took seven weeks for the components of this ice bar to travel from Canada to the island of Koh Samui in Thailand. To arrive intact, the shipment had to be transferred into smaller containers in Bangkok.
: Photo: Iceculture Inc.
The Chillout ice restaurant in Dubai has been bringing igloo life to the desert for almost two years. It's set for a refurbishing in 2009.
: Photo: Iceculture Inc.
The C-Lounge in Toronto was the first ice lounge in North America and set the trend for more installations in Canada as well as in the US.
Gallery: Monumental Upkeep Gives History a Helping Hand

Posted: December 15th, 2008, 12:00am EST by Wired.com Photo Department

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Intrepid tourists travel thousands of miles and spend thousands of dollars just to experience historic marvels with their own eyes. The irony is that much of what they're seeing is the work of ongoing upkeep, the replication of what it probably used to look like.
To mark the 2001 reopening of the Leaning Tower of Pisa after a fix that kept it from falling over, we take a look at the preservation efforts of other epic monuments.
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Egypt's Sphinx has seen many phases of conservation, from its uncovering by Thutmosis IV in 1400 B.C. when only its head was visible, to a multiphase restoration project that began in 1989 and continues today. Weather and modern wear on the ancient statue require nearly constant upkeep.

Photo: Library of Congress/Maison Bonfils
: Photo: Library of Congress/George P. Hall & Son, N.Y.C.
Even Lady Liberty in New York Harbor needs a little love sometimes. Closed to the public and covered in scaffolding from 1984 to 1986, much of Statue of Liberty's iron framework was replaced with stainless steel, and holes in the copper skin were patched and repaired. The job required $230 million in private funding.
: Photo: Library of Congress/Detroit Publishing Company
England's Stonehenge is actually the result of three phases of building and restoration.

The first stage occurred around 3100 B.C., which included the construction of a circle of timbers and digging of a perimeter ditch using animal bones.
The site was then rebuilt around 2300 B.C. using bluestones from the Prescelli Mountains in Pembroke, South Wales. The monument we see now was the result of another update that happened around 2100 B.C. The bluestones were dug up and replaced by larger sandstone pieces from Marlborough Downs 20 miles from the site. Today, less than half the original monument is standing.
Current restoration efforts include the Stonehenge Project, which (or maybe, witch) seeks to move roads away from the site and build a visitor center nearby.
: Photo: Library of Congress/Keystone View Co.
Erected by some of the greatest sculptors, architects and artists of fifth-century-B.C. Greece, the Acropolis reflects the power and wealth of Athens at its peak. Since then, the structure has suffered extensive damage, and its preservation is ongoing.
Restorers are now using a combination of traditional techniques and lasers in their efforts. The marble technicians use tools similar to those used by the original architects, while lasers clean intricate details like the battle-scene carvings.
: Photo: Corbis
The Great Wall of China consists of architecture from several eras and has been battered over the years by both natural and human elements.
Inner Mongolia contains the largest section of any province, and has launched a three-year restoration project at an estimated cost of $14.3 million.
: Photo: Library of Congress
The Taj Mahal attracts 3 million visitors a year while sitting on the banks of the most-polluted river in India, the Yamuna. The Archaeological Survey of India recently enacted a restoration project to clean the marble facade using clay mudpacks to remove the yellow tinge of air pollutants, much as women in India use mudpacks to help their complexion. This famous facial is estimated to cost $200,000.
: Photo: Associated Press/Plinio Lepri
An estimated 500,000 people lost their lives in gladiator battles and hunting simulations in the Roman Colosseum. Medieval builders also ripped off its stones to use for their own constructions, and it suffered extensive damage from an earthquake in 1349. Since then it's been under almost constant restoration and planning.
A survey conducted in 1997 using lasers and infrared light provided a very precise map of the building, revealing useful information on structural deformation. Half the Colosseum's floor was rebuilt with wood to protect the underground rooms and passages in 2000, and the effects are being monitored before the second half follows suit.
: Photo: Dean Conger/Corbis
A visual icon of Russia, St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow's Red Square was built on uneven ground and has formed cracks as it's settled. At one point, a government report warned that it was slowly sinking into the ground.
Restoration work has kept the building intact and saved much of the artwork, but the cathedral will likely need ongoing attention for as long as it stands. Plans to develop a luxury-hotel complex and underground garage next to it have raised further concern over the structure's integrity.
Wired.com Readers' Best Geeky Halloween Costumes

Posted: October 31st, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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It can be scary soliciting photos from Wired.com readers and not knowing what to expect, let alone Halloween costume photos. Sure, some were creepy in all the wrong ways, but our favorite 10 submissions put our fears to rest.

Click through the gallery to see the best geeky costumes our readers have to offer, from Predator to iPod silhouette girl.
If your Halloween spirit is still not quenched, head over to our best reader pumpkin gallery.

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Robotech Cyclone
Submitted by Chris Lee

Photographer's comment:

"All info here: http://www.chrislee.tv/costuming/anime/cyclone/"
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Predator
Submitted by M. Lawrence

Photographer's comment:

"Built over the past year, shown here at the Manitoba Comic Con."
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WWII Captain America
Submitted by MrCrumley

Photographer's comment:

"I made this sweet version of the Ultimate Captain America's WWII uniform for my 4-year-old. Enemies of freedom beware!"
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My Facebook Page
Submitted by Brandon Streng

Photographer's comment:

"This is a 36" by 52" printout of my actual Facebook page from the end of last week. I cut out the section where my profile picture would be so I could stick my head through."
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Mario Brothers and Peach
Submitted by Anonymous

Photographer's comment:

"Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach. The coins are REAL gold."
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TK-421
Submitted by Andrew Liptak

Photographer's comment:

"A classic, the Imperial Storm Trooper."
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iPod nerds
Submitted by Christy Kilgore-Hadley

Photographer's comment:

"I am dressed as an iPod commercial, my friends as a Nano and Steve Jobs. I had a lot of fun going to the liquor store like that, let me tell ya."
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"I aint gettin' on no plane, Hannibal."
Submitted by MrTheodore

Photographer's comment:

"I still get props for this costume."
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Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica
Submitted by Gabrielle

Photographer's comment:

"A friend painted the tattoos on with face paint, and I got my hair cut to look like Starbuck in her earlier years. It was for a work party, and everyone got a kick out of it!"
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Zombie Pet
Submitted by Tom Haines

Photographer's comment:

"A little goth girl with a pet zombie."
Wired.com Readers' Best Geek-o'-Lanterns

Posted: October 30th, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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Wired.com readers are nothing if not crafty. No medium or surface is safe from their geek icons, no matter how pulpy or gourd-like they may be. Every year we ask you to submit your best geek-o'-lanterns and just like the denizens of the netherworld, you do our bidding -- oozing en mass from the dark corners of the web to deliver juicy photo flesh to our feet.

Feast your eyes on the offerings of your fellow readers and rejoice that their contributions have spared our considerable wrath.

If your Halloween appetite is not sated by these delicious goodies, visit our gallery of favorite reader geek Halloween costumes.

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Lupin III
Submitted by Donavon Cawley
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Venom Pumpkin
Submitted by rhesuspieces00
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Simple. Geeky.
Submitted by dosequis
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Tux
Submitted by bpa
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Domo-Kun
Submitted by Hoodles
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Deus Ex
Submitted by Tawnos
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Ziggy Stardust
Submitted by Carire Andersen
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Harry Potter on the Gryphon
Submitted by Chris Soria/Maniac Pumpkin Carvers
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Karlheinz Stockolantern
Submitted by Shawn Feeney
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Happy HALOween
Submitted by DigitalKleptl
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Gourddy Lee
Submitted by gnumoon
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Pumpkin Invader
Submitted by Jamie Molaro & Ian Reasor
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Darth Vader-kin
Submitted by Gabriel
Wired.com Photo Contest: Yellow

Posted: October 22nd, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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We see you there, Wired.com readers, shaking in your black Filas in fear of this week's photo contest. What's the matter, feeling a little yellow? Good, then you've already started.

Use the Reddit widget below to submit your best yellow photo and vote for your favorite among the other submissions. The 10 highest-ranked photos will appear in a gallery on the Wired.com homepage. Show us sunflower fields, hay mazes and Scotch broom. Gold fish, gold teeth and gold bullion. We want to see rubber gloves in a sink of dishes, lemon-meringue-pie-eating contests and armies of rubber ducks. You get the point, now get shooting.

The photo must be your own, and by submitting it you are giving us permission to use it on Wired.com and in Wired magazine. Please submit images that are relatively large, the ideal size being 800 to 1200 pixels or larger on the longest side. Please include a description of your photo, which may include exposure information, equipment used, etc.

We don't host the photos, so you'll have to upload it somewhere else and submit a link to it. If you're using Flickr, Picasa or another photo-sharing site to host your image, please provide a link to the image directly and not just to the photo page where it's displayed. Using an online photo service that requires that you log in will not work. If your photo doesn't show up, it's because the URL you have entered is incorrect. Check it and make sure it ends with the image file name (XXXXXX.jpg).

Please bookmark this page and check back periodically over the next two weeks to vote on new submissions!

Also, check out the winner's galleries from our previous contests: Fall Holga, Red, Self-Portrait, Night, Macro, Transportation, and Black and White.
Vote on yellow photos submitted by other readers.

Show entries that are: hot | new | top-rated. Submit your yellow photo.

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Gallery: Top 10 Wired.com Motion Photos, Decided by Us

Posted: October 22nd, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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Though Wired.com readers selected 10 excellent photos in our motion photo contest, we here at the photo department like to fight for the underdog. Here are our 10 favorite submissions that we think deserved more attention.

Our next twice-monthly photo contest theme is yellow. Check out the contest page for more information.

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Aswan
Submitted by Damir Ivankovic

Photographer's comment:

"Egypt. Aswan. Night. Boy. Bike. 2008. Pentax K100d + 18-55/3.5-5.6."
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Untitled
Submitted by instamattic.com

Photographer's comment:

"Bird. Seattle. 2006."
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In the Center Lane
Submitted by Steve Hanna

Photographer's comment:

"Approaching the Bay Bridge in San Francisco, California. Motion blur visible on tunnel, cars and Bay Bridge appear static. D300, Nikon 17-55/2.8, f/1.8 exposure 1/10s, ISO 400, handheld, manual."
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Buses and Builders
Submitted by Johnny Caldwell

Photographer's comment:

"Taken on my Iskra, a fantastic Russian medium-format camera made in the 1960s. This photo was taken on 400 ISO slide film, then cross-processed."
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Osaka, Sunday Night
Submitted by J.M. Kezman

Photographer's comment:

"A Sunday night in August in the Minami district of Osaka, Japan. Photo taken with a Mamiya 7II + Fujifilm Provia 400X."
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Pace
Submitted by Erica Gannett

Photographer's comment:

"I give people permission to watch. In most cases, when we are presented with an unusual person, we avert our eyes. I show people that our bodies are beautifully and authentically fragile — not in the sense that life is temporary, but life is mutable. Through visual representations of routines and demonstrations of physical abilities, we find ourselves examining the ordinary but witnessing the extraordinary."
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Red Canyon
Submitted by Dmitri Alexander

Photographer's comment:

"A nighttime ride in the Utah desert."
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Siamese Glow
Submitted by Patricio LQ

Photographer's comment:

"Flashlights, speed lights and tripod on B."
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Boarding Action
Submitted by aaron 4

Photographer's comment:

"Self portrait I took last year. Set the timer for 15 sec, set the camera on the ground and ran to my skateboard. I'm not really that good at skating."
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True
Submitted by Sasha

Photographer's comment:

"London"
Gallery: Top 10 Wired Motion Photos, Decided by You

Posted: October 22nd, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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Sometimes the implied motion of a still photo can be even more thought-provoking than the motion itself, as shown by these 10 outstanding motion photos voted the best by readers from our contest submissions. Lars Larsen takes home the gold with his photo "Flaming bullwhip" at left. Larsen will be receiving a subscription to Wired magazine and a digital picture frame for his desk.

Since we had so many great photos that we thought should've received more votes, we've also compiled a Wired.com Editor's Choice Motion Photo Gallery.

Our next twice-monthly photo contest theme is yellow. Check out the contest page for more information.

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Flaming bullwhip
Submitted by Lars Larsen

Photographer's comment:

"The title says it all. Fire performer cracking a flaming bullwhip. One second handheld ISO 400 f/13."
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Pop!!!
Submitted by Nathan Nowack Photography

Photographer's comment:

"Water balloon vs. a needle. Guess who won?"
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Pyrogirl
Submitted by Annie

Photographer's comment:

"After-dinner fun in Fiji."
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Flamenco Dancer
Submitted by Rafael Aviles

Photographer's comment:

"Flamenco dancer twirling the manton at a show in Jerez, Spain."
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(Not a) Pig
Submitted by FeebleOldMan

Photographer's comment:

"And you thought the phrase 'hungry hungry' could only apply to hippos. During lunchtime for these not-pigs at the Pelican Hideout, the bird keeper mentioned that the pelican's mouth can effectively hold up to 40 soft drink cans worth of liquid. That's a lot of beer and would probably make for one heck of a drunk pelican. 1/800 sec at ISO200, f/5.6 | 154mm on Canon 55-250mm | Canon EOS 20Da. Pelican Cove, Jurong Birdpark, Singapore."
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Traffic on Interstate 65
Submitted by David

Photographer's comment:

"Taken on a country road overpass of I-65 near Tanner, Alabama. I was driving home from a long night shift at work and noticed a lightning storm, and happened to have my camera gear in my car. The taillight trails are northbound traffic. Sadly, with progress comes a price. Due to new billboard signs and construction for an interchange, this type of shot will never be possible at this location again."
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Orange Ghost Train
Submitted by Cassius Seeley

Photographer's comment:

"Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi # Exposure: 8.0 sec # Aperture: F5.6 # ISO: 100 # Lens: 85.0 mm."
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Uncaged
Submitted by James Vlahos

Photographer's comment:

"Trained pigeons on a rooftop in Delhi."
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Long Jumper
Submitted by Mason
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Pariiiiiiiis
Submitted by David

Photographer's comment:

"Picture from the Arc de Triomphe in a small French town. Canon EOS 400d."
Top 10 Wired.com Fall Photos, Decided by You

Posted: October 6th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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: Being based in San Francisco has its advantages, but having seasons is not one of them. Our readers were kind enough to share their fantastic fall photos with those of us who are seasonally challenged. These are the top 10 photos, according to your votes. Javier Echaiz takes home the gold with his photo "Gate to the fall" at left. Mr. Echaiz will be receiving a subscription to Wired magazine and a digital picture frame for his desk. Since we had so many great photos that we thought should've received more votes, we've also compiled a Wired.com Editor's Choice Fall Photo Gallery. Our next twice-monthly photo contest theme is motion. We want you to take dynamic movement, and make it still. Check out the contest page for more information. Left: Gate to the fall Submitted by Javier Echaiz Photographer's comment: "This image comes from a rural area somewhere in the south of Argentina.” : shadows on yellow Submitted by Javier Echaiz Photographer's comment: "Magic carpet made by thousands of yellow leaves and beautiful shades." : Wipperwill Drive Submitted by Anonymous Photographer's comment: "…" : Floating Submitted by Patrice Peyre Photographer's comment: "HEC Campus - Jouys en Josas, France." : Fall Elements Submitted by Gregory Tapler Photographer's comment: "The fall elements as seen at the Monocacy Creek in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania." : Fall in Paris Submitted by Tyler Photographer's comment: "Fall in Paris. Was walking through a...

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Top 10 Wired.com Fall Photos, Decided by Us

Posted: October 6th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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: Though Wired.com readers selected 10 excellent photos in our fall photo contest, we here at the photo department like to fight for the underdog. Here are our 10 favorite submissions that we think deserved more attention. Our next twice-monthly photo contest theme is motion. We want you to take dynamic movement, and make it still. Check out the contest page for more information. Left: A dry flower head Submitted by Marty Mignard Photographer's comment: "Shot with my trusty old 4x5 Crown Graphic.” : Halloween Submitted by Tyler Klemp Photographer's comment: "Crows in the sky, taken on Halloween." : Watch the Grass Glow Submitted by Anonymous Photographer's comment: "Evening sunlight." : Fading Light Submitted by Brian Cooper Photographer's comment: "Australian autumn light in a monastery crypt." : Mist Returns to the Moors Submitted by Kerrigan Swan-Garcia Photographer's comment: "This time of year the days begin with a blanket of hazy, ethereal fog, giving everything ordinary a mysterious, melancholy air." : Nightfall Submitted by Scott Photographer's comment: "The leaves are just starting to turn." : Sleeping Golden Retriever in the fall afternoon ... Submitted by Vladimir Sterkin Photographer's comment: "The adorable old three-pawed Golden Retriever from the pumpkin farm in August, Missouri." : Slow Submitted by Brian Cooper Photographer's comment: "Fall slips it into a lower gear." : Solo Bench Submitted by Dave...

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Wired.com Photo Contest: Motion

Posted: October 6th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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This week's photo contest topic is Motion. We want you to cram as much action as you can into the stillness of a frame. Use the Reddit widget below to submit your best Motion photo and vote for your favorite among the other submissions. The 10 highest-ranked photos will appear in a gallery on the Wired.com homepage. Nothing we can say will hold back the deluge of streaky, unintelligible photos, we know, but motion blur is only a small part of capturing the action. Show us bucking bulls at rodeos, sparring swashbucklers and collapsing buildings. We want to see arrows in mid-flight, jumping kangaroos and rockets blasting into the air. Capture the beauty of a single frame of action that the human eye can't catch, and we will be forever grateful. The photo must be your own, and by submitting it you are giving us permission to use it on Wired.com and in Wired magazine. Please submit images that are relatively large, the ideal size being 800 to 1200 pixels or larger on the longest side. Please include a description of your photo, which may include exposure information, equipment used, etc. We don't host the photos, so you'll have to upload it somewhere else and submit a link to it. If you're using Flickr, Picasa or another photo-sharing site to host your image, please provide a link to the image directly and not just to the photo page where it's displayed. Using an online photo service that requires that you login will not work. If your photo doesn't show up, it's because...

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Show Us Your Favorite Telescope Photos

Posted: October 1st, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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In honor of the telescope's 400th anniversary, we here at Wired.com want to see your favorite telescope photo. Whether it's constellations, your telescope from home or a giant observatory you visited last summer, show us your best tribute to this epic invention. Use the Reddit widget below to submit your favorite telescopes photo and vote for your favorite among the other submissions. Please tell us who to credit the image to and submit images that are relatively large, the ideal size being 800 to 1200 pixels or larger on the longest side. Please include a description of your photo, which may include exposure information, equipment used, etc. We don't host the photos, so you'll have to upload it somewhere else and submit a link to it. If you're using Flickr, Picasa or another photo-sharing site to host your image, please provide a link to the image directly and not just to the photo page where it's displayed. Using an online photo service that requires that you login will not work. If your photo doesn't show up, it's because the URL you have entered is incorrect. Check it and make sure it ends with the image file name (XXXXXX.jpg). Please bookmark this page and check back periodically over the next two weeks to vote on new submissions! The Wired How-To Wiki has suggestions on how to photograph the stars. Vote on telescopes photos submitted by other readers. Show entries that are: hot | new | top-rated. Submit your telescopes photo. Submit your...

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Show Us Your Geek Tattoos

Posted: August 25th, 2008, 12:49am EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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Are you sporting skin art inspired by comics, sci-fi, horror or even really freaky stuff like math and physics? Send us a photo.
Gallery: Wired.com Readers Photograph NYC Waterfalls

Posted: August 13th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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While New York City's summer waterfall art installation by Olafur Eliasson is impressive in its scope, its impact on observers is varied. We asked our readers to show us their take on the project by submitting their own photos. Some views are beautiful, others ordinary, but they all amount to an interesting experiment in crowdsourced photography.

Click through the gallery to see our selections from the reader's submissions, all of which can be viewed on the original submissions page along with more information. Let us know what you think in the comments section.

Left:

Five Elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water
Submitted by Oliver Valle

Photographer's comment:

"Image taken from Brooklyn side. The expressway is behind and Manhattan is in front."
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NYC Waterfall with Sky
Submitted by JF

Photographer's comment:

"This shot was taken from the free ferry that takes you to see all the waterfalls. This is looking south."
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Over the Falls
Submitted by JSJones

Photographer's comment:

"My view is from above looking down to the East River. I learned how to get access to this part of the Brooklyn Bridge when I was a teenager, finally a practical use for that info."
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Picnic at Sunset in the Park Under the Bridge
Submitted by Anonymous

Photographer's comment:

"There was a picnic and screening of Stand by Me last night in the park under the bridge. Snapped this at sunset before the movie started."
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Not Everyone Loves the Waterfalls ...
Submitted by Jason

Photographer's comment:

"Not everyone is a fan."
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Untitled
Submitted by Alex K.

Photographer's comment:

"Walked along the piers to see all four falls yesterday. Nothing like saltwater in the face. :)"
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Waterfall and Ferries
Submitted by Wanda McCrae

Photographer's comment:

"The Governors Island Ferry docks in front of the waterfall, as the Staten Island Ferry passes.”
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Brooklyn Bridge Waterfall
Submitted by Adolfo Miranda

Photographer's comment:

None
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Blowing Waterfall
Submitted by Simon Fondrie-Teitler

Photographer's comment:

"I took the ferry to Governors Island, and on the way back a thunderstorm came, with large gusts of wind. The waterfall started blowing onto the island, soaking the people waiting for the next ferry."
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Up the East River
Submitted by Wanda McCrae

Photographer's comment:

"From Brooklyn Bridge Park you can see the waterfalls at the Brooklyn Bridge and just north of the Manhattan Bridge."
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Brooklyn Bridge Falls
Submitted by Daniel Turkewitz

Photographer's comment:

"Taken July 19, from the South Street Seaport."
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Wired.com photographer Bryan Derballa captures one visitor's displeasure with the waterfalls.

Photo: Bryan Derballa/Wired.com
Top 10 Wired.com Reader City Photos, Decided by You

Posted: August 11th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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This week's city photo contest was perhaps our most far-reaching contest yet, with entries from all over the world. These are the 10 top-rated submissions and they definitely put the urban back in urbane. Giant Ginkgo takes the gold with a voyeuristic view of a dense office building. Ginkgo will be receiving a subscription to Wired magazine and a digital picture frame.

Since there were so many great photos that we thought should've received more votes, we've also compiled a Wired.com Editor's Choice City Photo Gallery.

Our next twice-monthly photo contest is parties. We want you to prove that Wired.com readers know how to throw down on the dance floor. Check out the contest page for more information.

Left:

Cubicles
Submitted by Giant Ginkgo

Photographer's comment:

"Another evening at work, in Chicago's loop. If you take a close look, you might even see a superhero or two."
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Beyoğlu Backstreets
Submitted by Elyse Franko

Photographer's comment:

"Four floors down from Istanbul's trendy (and expensive!) Leb-i Derya restaurant, the streets of the Beyoğlu district seem untouched by modernity."
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Crazy Sky Over Manhattan
Submitted by Patrick Bennett

Photographer's comment:

"Lower Manhattan under an ominous sky."
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The North End
Submitted by Jenny Pegg

Photographer's comment:

"Little Italy, Boston."
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Apartment Block
Submitted by Mark Wallace

Photographer's comment:

"A shot of an apartment block with an eerie sky. Taken in Newcastle Upon Tyne, U.K. Camera: Rolleiflex F."
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Doomsday L.A.
Submitted by Tyler Andersen

Photographer's comment:

"Nikon D80. 18-200mm Nikkor."
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Edinburgh
Submitted by C Ray Dancer

Photographer's comment:

"Edinburgh skyline from Calton Hill."
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Jersey Noir
Submitted by Dana Underwood

Photographer's comment:

"Lower Manhattan on a rainy night, as viewed from across the Hudson in Jersey City."
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Seattle, 3rd Avenue, 2004
Submitted by mooargyle

Photographer's comment:

"Taken with Nikkormat FT2 (film)."
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Space Needle IR
Submitted by Derek Rak

Photographer's comment:

"Infrared picture of Space Needle in Seattle. Nikon D80, Hoya R72 @ f/8 30s."
Top 10 Wired.com City Photos, Decided by Us

Posted: August 10th, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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Though Wired.com readers selected 10 excellent photos in our city photo contest, we here at the photo department like to fight for the underdog. Here are our 10 favorite submissions that we think deserved more attention.

Our next twice-monthly photo contest is parties. We want you to prove that Wired.com readers know how to throw down on the dance floor. Check out the contest page for more information.

Left:

In The Medina -- Tunis
Submitted by quejaytee

Photographer's comment:

"In the Medina during Ramadan 2007.”
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Southbound Red Line, Chicago
Submitted by Piper Kruse

Photographer's comment:

"I almost forgot to take the picture."
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Bangkok Trains Run Late
Submitted by Iggy

Photographer's comment:

"Bangkok train station."
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Bern from the Munster
Submitted by T Tourangeau

Photographer's comment:

"A Photograph of Bern, Switzerland from the top of the Munster Cathedral."
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The Singapore Flyer
Submitted by Joan Leong

Photographer's comment:

"The view of Singapore City from The Singapore Flyer, on the night the latter opened."
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Bike Parking at the Train Station, Haarlem, Amsterdam
Submitted by Eduardo Alomar

Photographer's comment:

"I spent some time in the Netherlands, mostly on a bike, the station in Amsterdam is even more packed."
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Worries Left Behind
Submitted by getinet

Photographer's comment:

"this is my city. this is my san francisco"
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Walking back home
Submitted by Sarasara

Photographer's comment:

"Took this one a while ago but I still love it. Still shows the craziness that is Tokyo."
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Vienna
Submitted by quejaytee

Photographer's comment:

None
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China Town off the Manhattan Bridge
Submitted by Andrew

Photographer's comment:

"China Town taken off the Manhattan bridge during a blizzard."
Photo Contest: First Day With iPhone 3G

Posted: July 11th, 2008, 12:45am EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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The excitement over the new iPhone this Friday is global, but we want you to act locally and show us your photos of this highly coveted gadget. We want to see outrageous shots from the line, disappointed faces after the phones sell out and most of all, the star of the show itself. We'll award the best photo a subscription to Wired magazine and display the top 10 photos in a gallery on Wired.com.

Use the Reddit widget below to submit your iPhone 3G photo and vote for your favorite among the other submissions. Some of the submissions will later appear in a gallery on the Wired.com homepage.

The photo must be your own, and by submitting it you are giving us permission to use it on Wired.com and in Wired magazine. Please submit images that are relatively large, the ideal size being 800 to 1200 pixels or larger on the longest side. Please include a description of your photo, which may include exposure information, equipment used, etc.

We don't host the photos, so you'll have to upload it somewhere else and submit a link to it. If you're using Flickr, Picasa or another photo-sharing site to host your image, please provide a link to the image directly and not just to the photo page where it's displayed. If your photo doesn't show up, it's because the URL you have entered is incorrect. Check it and make sure it ends with the image file name (XXXXXX.jpg).
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Wired.com Photo Contest: Food

Posted: June 30th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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This week we implore you to deliver a visual feast to our emaciated eyes. We seek gastronomical oddities and excesses, your grossest and most appetizing photos of food.

Use the Reddit widget below to submit your best food photo and vote for your favorite among the other submissions. The 10 highest-ranked photos will appear in a gallery on the Wired.com homepage. We know this is asking a lot, but please keep your restaurant ads to yourself. Instead, show us unexplored galaxies of grapes shot through with comets of roasting marshmallows. Take us down chewed-up trash shoots and climbing up slimy compost mountains. This is well-trodden territory, so you'll have to go the extra mile to catch eyes and votes.

The photo must be your own, and by submitting it you are giving us permission to use it on Wired.com and in Wired magazine. Please submit images that are relatively large, the ideal size being 800 to 1200 pixels or larger on the longest side. Please include a description of your photo, which may include exposure information, equipment used, etc.

We don't host the photos, so you'll have to upload it somewhere else and submit a link to it. If you're using Flickr, Picasa or another photo-sharing site to host your image, please provide a link to the image directly and not just to the photo page where it's displayed. If your photo doesn't show up, it's because the URL you have entered is incorrect. Check it and make sure it ends with the image file name (XXXXXX.jpg).

Please bookmark this page and check back periodically over the next two weeks to vote on new submissions!

Also, check out the winner's galleries from our previous contests: Holga, Red, Self-Portrait, Night, Macro, Transportation and Black and White.
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Gallery: Top 10 Wired.com Readers' Square Photos, Decided by You

Posted: June 30th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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If our readers are anything like us, they've probably had the word "square" hurled at them a few times. Fortunately, kick-ass photos are an excellent salve for this particular brand of nerd sting. These 10 readers exercised these demons in our square photo contest, and were voted the top contenders by their peers. Neil Bruder took home the gold with his photo "Office Life" at left. Mr. Bruder will be receiving a subscription to Wired magazine and a digital picture frame for his desk.

Since we had so many great photos that we thought should've received more votes, we've also compiled a Wired.com Editor's Choice Square Photo Gallery.

Our next biweekly photo contest is food. Now's your chance to give us a bib and cram your greasy photos down our gullet. Check out the contest page for more information.

Left:

Office life
Submitted by Neil Bruder

Photographer's comment:

"Late-afternoon shadows on an office building in Vancouver."
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MAM
Submitted by Evan Stremke

Photographer's comment:

Main atrium (looking up) of the Milwaukee Art Museum."
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Windows
Submitted by Andrew Brooks

Photographer's comment:

"Taken in Berlin, 2006."
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Blocks
Submitted by Jamei Carl

Photographer's comment:

"Taken on the roof of Parliament House in Canberra, Australia."
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It wasn't me!
Submitted by Shawn Isaac

Photographer's comment:

"I swear ;-)."
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Waiting
Submitted by Eric Cabahug

Photographer's comment:

"Waiting is the hardest thing. Especially if you're in the dark."
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OCAD
Submitted by Steven Kamenar

Photographer's comment:

"Ontario College of Art and Design."
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Rox
Submitted by Christiaan d'Arnaud

Photographer's comment:

"Scheveningen, Netherlands"
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Rolling Hill's Guest House
Submitted by Greg

Photographer's comment:

"Hyundai's guest house near their R&D facility in Korea."
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fred & ginger
Submitted by Anonymous

Photographer's comment:

"praha."
Gallery: Top 10 Wired Square Photos, Decided by Us

Posted: June 30th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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Though Wired.com readers selected 10 excellent photos in our square photo contest, we here at the Photo Department like to fight for the underdog. Here are our 10 favorite submissions that we think deserved more attention.

Our next biweekly photo contest is food. Now's your chance to give us a bib and cram your greasy photos down our gullet. Check out the contest page for more information.

Left:

La quadrature du cercle
Submitted by Alain Tougas

Photographer's comment:

"Not everyone wants to be a square."
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Butterflies
Submitted by Peter

Photographer's comment:

"Butterflies at the Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe in Seattle."
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Old Barn Window
Submitted by John A. B.

Photographer's comment:

"The old barn window on Uncle Harold's farm."
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Neighbourhood
Submitted by Ronan Farrell

Photographer's comment:

"Sighisoara, Romania."
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Jealousy Windows
Submitted by Hana

Photographer's comment:

"Designed so that you can see the world but the world can't see you."
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Tai Chi Squares
Submitted by Matt Kaune

Photographer's comment:

"Man doing tai chi in Denver's Civic Center Park."
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Chicago Squares
Submitted by Maurice

Photographer's comment:

"Would you expect anything less interesting from the great architects that have made Chicago famous?"
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Squared Circles?
Submitted by Jon

Photographer's comment:

"Polaroid Land Cameras glued to the "Camera Van." Shot at the Maker Faire 2007."
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slow worship day
Submitted by axaxaxas mlö

Photographer's comment:

"Temple Mount, Jerusalem, March 2006. Nikon Coolpix L2."
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Bricks
Submitted by Maziar H

Photographer's comment:

"Sidewalk bricks, Vancouver, BC."
Gallery: The Drive-In Theater Turns 75

Posted: June 6th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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To celebrate the Drive-In's 75th birthday, we asked readers to submit their favorite drive-in photos from around the country. The now-dwindling venues have come to represent an American era of coveted cars and mesmerizing movies. Click through to see our favorite reader-submitted drive-in photos, from California to New Jersey.

Left:

Starlite Drive-In, El Monte, California
Submitted by MJ Seitz Vega

Photographer's comment:

"Starlite Drive-In is just outside of Los Angeles. Taken March 2008. Nikon FM-10 with Kodak film. The Starlite has been closed for some time. The space now hosts a swap meet several days a week."
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Winchester Drive-In
Submitted by Anthony Ross

Photographer's comment:

"This drive-in is located in Oklahoma City. Since I am not from there, I'm not sure if it is still standing."
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Apache Drive-In Theater
Submitted by R. Svirskas

Photographer's comment:

"The Apache Drive-In Theater in Globe, Arizona. It's the last single-screen in the state."
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Ford-Wyoming Drive-In, Detroit
Submitted by Jim Rees

Photographer's comment:

"The main theater is five screens; this annex is four. By some measures, this is the largest drive-in theater in the United States. To get this shot, I waited until the end of the movie (note the credits) when they turn on the poacher lights."
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Delsea Drive-In, Vineland, New Jersey
Submitted by Maggie Stewart

Photographer's comment:

"Camden was Jersey's first drive-in and this is the state's last. The Delsea Drive-In is one screen at the edge of Pine Barrens, out mostly in the middle of nowhere. Cars park on a sandy unpaved lot and tune in to movie soundtracks via their radios. Every night is at least a double feature."
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Downhill Racer
Submitted by Calum Davidson

Photographer's comment:

"Each year, the little Scottish Highland town of Cromarty hosts the world's smallest film festival, and the parking lot of the local shop is transformed into a drive-in theatre, for four cars ... This shot shows the haunting documentary Downhill Racer about the famous Highland Fairground -- aka shows -- family the Herchers. Shown projected onto the wall of Ferro Cottage as part of the Cromarty Film Festival."
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Haar's Drive-In (and Flea Market)
Submitted by Phinehas

Photographer's comment:

"Located in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, Haar's has nearly gone out of business more than once in the past couple of years thanks to its being built on a coveted piece of land. But for the time being, one can still drive by and smell the popcorn from the concessions or go whole-hog and grab a double feature."
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Movie Manor Inn, Monte Vista, Colorado
Submitted by Aaron

Photographer's comment:

"The Kelloff's Best Western Movie Manor is an American treasure in Monte Vista, Colorado. Snug up against the Sangre de Cristos Mountains, the Movie Manor is a motel, restaurant and drive-in. There are big picture-windows in the motel rooms, which are piped for sound, so you can enjoy the feature from your room!"
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Valley Drive-In, McAllen, Texas
Submitted by Kevin Trotman

Photographer's comment:

"Taken in 1997 in McAllen, Texas. I hear it was torn down and a truck dealership stands there now."
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Waiting for the Sun to Go Down
Submitted by Danh Hoang

Photographer's comment:

"This drive-in is located in Amarillo, Texas, along the Dumas Highway (U.S. Highway 287). Before the double feature begins, people gather around the park as a social event. Kids are playing on the playground that is set up in front of the screen. The smell of popcorn in the air and the sound of laughter is a timeless event in West Texas."
Show Wired.com Your Favorite Drive-In Theater

Posted: June 3rd, 2008, 5:00pm EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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The world's first drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, New Jersey, on June 6, 1933. To commemorate the birthday of this magical, endearing and disappearing brand of Americana, we're asking you to submit your best photo of drive-ins around the country.

Use the Reddit widget below to submit your drive-in photo and vote for your favorite among the other submissions. The 10 highest-ranked photos will appear in a gallery on the Wired.com homepage on Friday, June 6.

The photo must be your own, and by submitting it you are giving us permission to use it on Wired.com and in Wired magazine. Please submit images that are relatively large, the ideal size being 800-1200 pixels or larger on the longest side. Please include a description of your photo, which may include exposure information, equipment used, etc.

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Wired.com Photo Contest: Summer

Posted: June 3rd, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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Summer is finally here, and we under-sunned desk turds want to see what fun looks like. Remind us what it is to be young and capable of joy again with a skillfully captured frame.

Use the Reddit widget below to submit your best summer photo and vote for your favorite among the other submissions. The 10 highest-ranked photos will appear in a gallery on the Wired.com home page. We want to see itchy bug bites and rickety bunk beds, sparklers and barbecues. Take us on a manic road trip through fireflies and wine vines, and leave us sipping margaritas on umbrellaed beaches. If it doesn't scream "summer," we don't want to see it.

The photo must be your own, and by submitting it you are giving us permission to use it on Wired.com and in Wired magazine. Please submit images that are relatively large, the ideal size being 800 to 1200 pixels or larger on the longest side. Please include a description of your photo, which may include exposure information, equipment used, etc.

We don't host the photos, so you'll have to upload it somewhere else and submit a link to it. If you're using Flickr, Picasa or another photo-sharing site to host your image, please provide a link to the image directly and not just to the photo page where it's displayed. If your photo doesn't show up, it's because the URL you have entered is incorrect. Check it and make sure it ends with the image file name (XXXXXX.jpg).

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Also, check out the winner's galleries from our previous contests: Holga, Red, Self-Portrait, Night, Macro, Transportation, and Black and White.
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Top 10 Wired Water Photos, Decided by Us

Posted: June 3rd, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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Though Wired.com readers selected 10 excellent photos in our water photo contest, we here at the Photo Department like to fight for the underdog. Here are our 10 favorite submissions that we think deserved more attention.

Our next bi-monthly photo contest is summer. Let us office shmoes live vicariously through your best summer photo. Check out the contest page for more information.

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Amazon Worker
Submitted by Fernando Martinho

Photographer's comment:

"This man works producing charcoal of illegal wood. He drinks the same water he is destroying...."
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Water Feet
Submitted by Elliot Carvalho

Photographer's comment:

"A kid takes a dive on Ipanema Beach, Rio de Janeiro"
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Floating in Color
Submitted by Kristarella

Photographer's comment:

"On Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia."
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Puddle Beamer
Submitted by AmsterS@m

Photographer's comment:

"BMW reflected in a puddle in Amsterdam, shot with my Sony Ericsson S700i mobile-phone cam."
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Falling Drops
Submitted by Anonymous

Photographer's comment:

"Drops of water falling from the wall in Hong Kong"
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Mnemonic
Submitted by Orion Schmidt

Photographer's comment:

"View of St. Sebastian's Church in Salzburg, Austria. Taken on a Nikon pocket point-and-click."
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This Sunset Brought to You By:
Submitted by Petter Duvander

Photographer's comment:

"Take that for showing all those horrible infomercials!"
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Red Bridge
Submitted by Paco Alcantara

Photographer's comment:

"A bridge in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan"
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Nature's Testament
Submitted by Vilhjalmur Ingi Vilhjalmsson

Photographer's comment:

"Skogarfoss, a 60-meter-high [nearly 200-foot] waterfall in southern Iceland. Legend tells that behind the waterfall is a treasure chest filled with unimaginable riches. The story goes that a man ventured behind the falls and grasped the handle on the chest, only for it to vanish in front of his very eyes."
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Cubicle
Submitted by vofi

Photographer's comment:

"Built in 1902, and still smooth."
Readers Pick Top 10 Water Photos

Posted: June 2nd, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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These 10 finalists in our water photo contest submitted photos as refreshing as their subject. Over the past two weeks of voting we've received many truly excellent submissions, with these 10 superb photos gaining top ranking among voters. Javier Uclés won the contest with his photo "The One," at left. Javier will be receiving a subscription to Wired magazine and a digital picture frame for his desk.

Since we had so many great photos that we thought should've received more votes, we've also compiled a Wired.com Editor's Choice Water Photo Gallery.

Our next two-week photo contest is summer. Let us office schmoes live vicariously through your best summer photo. Check out the contest page for more information.

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The One
Submitted by Javier Uclés

Photographer's comment:

"Photo taken at sunset in Conil, Cadiz. Used Sigma 10-20 + Cokin Filter ND8."
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Split Image
Submitted by Matt

Photographer's comment:

"Calalin Island and reef in the Marshall Islands. Nikon N8008 in aquatica housing."
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Waterfall
Submitted by Laura

Photographer's comment:

"Waterfall in Milford Sound, New Zealand."
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Autumnal Warmth
Submitted by Adam P. Wilson

Photographer's comment:

"Taken in April on the northern edge of Lake Burley-Griffin looking towards the National Carillon. EOS 5D, ISO 50, 16mm, f/8, 1/40s."
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Sea and sand
Submitted by Andrea Ferro

Photographer's comment:

"Crissy Field, San Francisco"
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Miroir d'eau
Submitted by pneumeric

Photographer's comment:

"Miroir d'eau, Bordeaux, France"
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Inside Out
Submitted by Neal Miyake

Photographer's comment:

"A 'fish-eye's view' of Sandy Beach on Oahu at dawn."
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Rain on the Horizon
Submitted by Hana

Photographer's comment:

"An old Turk trying his luck one last time. Istanbul."
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Faucets
Submitted by Joakim Lloyd Raboff

Photographer's comment:

"Located in southern Sweden, the Western Harbour is a newly developed oceanfront part of the city of Malmö. The faucets are part of a permanent installation."
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Spray
Submitted by C Ray Dancer

Photographer's comment:

"Sunlight catching water on a fountain in Edinburgh, Scotland."
Show Us Your Most-Wanted Rare Gadgets

Posted: April 15th, 2008, 11:30pm EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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Even in the age of the iPhone, gadgets can be collectors' items. What's your most sought-after tech treasure?
Rage Against the Machines: Gallery of Gadget Revenge

Posted: April 13th, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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At Wired.com we love technology, but sometimes it just pisses us off. These readers feel the same way, and they did something about it.
Destroy Your Most Hated Gadget, Take Pictures

Posted: April 1st, 2008, 3:45pm EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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Wired.com's photo department asks readers to submit photographs of gadgetry in the process of being beaten down and destroyed.
Top 10 Wired Reader Self-Portraits, Decided by You

Posted: March 24th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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We challenged our readers to give us their best self-portraits and vote on which ones they liked best. Here are the results.
Editor's Picks for the Wired.com Self-Portrait Contest

Posted: March 24th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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These diamonds in the rough got lost in the shuffle of our self-portrait contest, so we're bringing them back from the dead for your enjoyment.
Show Us Your Best Night Photo

Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Wired.com Photo Department

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This week's reader photo challenge: submit your best night photograph, and vote on one another's submissions.
Wired.com Photo Contest: Red

Posted: February 24th, 2008, 9:00pm EST by Wired.com Photo Department

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Submit your best "red" photo and win a spot in a gallery on Wired.com.
Top 10 Wired Holga Photos, Decided by You

Posted: February 24th, 2008, 9:00pm EST by Wired.com Photo Department

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We challenged our readers to give us their best Holga photos and vote on which ones they liked best. Here are the results.
Editor's Picks for Best Wired.com Holga Photos

Posted: February 24th, 2008, 9:00pm EST by Wired.com Photo Department

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These photos didn't get the most votes in our Holga contest, but we thought they were exceptional.
Wired.com Photo Contest: Show Us Your Holga

Posted: February 10th, 2008, 9:00pm EST by Wired.com Photo Department

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