Top 50 Pictures from the Pxleyes Photography Contests of October 2010

Another month of thrilling photography contests has ended! We’ve collected the 50 highest scoring entries from the Pxleyes photography contests that were active during the month October 2010… This list is ranked by the final scores of the entries.
The most spectacular pictures were submitted in the autumn, favorite quotes, from below, lightning bolts and dew contest. Congratulations to the following people: pioan, karaflazz, EmiK, snappler, andreimogan, itsmymoment, maclu2iaf, locksmagic, arca, roomiccube, patty, bf2015, WYSIWYG, Rad-Vila, kyricom, Perathor, falkor, friiskiwi, jawshoewhah, apicula, creativefreedom, jadedink, MnMCarta, toztone, donaart, jeaniblog, xsingthesorrowo, awinibhat, DACOSTA and outbackjack… Keep up the good work and good luck in next month’s photography contests!

50. Golden Autumn


Contest goal:
Autumn, or fall, is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter usually in March (Southern Hemisphere) or September (Northern Hemisphere) when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier. Your mission is to capture the beauty of autumn. Good luck and as always have fun.

 

Golden Autumn photoshop picture
Author: EmiK, created for: autumn photography contest

49. Droplets on a picnic


Contest goal:
Dew is almost universal, and interesting because there is at least a little on the majority of all grass at some point or other. This makes for a lot of options and creativity for a picture. Capture dew wherever it may be! Be creative and good luck!

 

Droplets on a picnic  photoshop picture
Author: andreimogan, created for: dew photography contest

48. Duplicity


Contest goal:
Your task for this contest is to capture an object (or objects) that has the primary light source behind it. Any subject may be used, and natural or artificial lighting is allowed. The only thing on the hit list for this contest: no plants or flowers are allowed. Good Luck!

 

Duplicity photoshop picture
Author: andreimogan, created for: backlighting photography contest

47. The Pipe Line


Contest goal:
Your task for this contest is to capture an object (or objects) that has the primary light source behind it. Any subject may be used, and natural or artificial lighting is allowed. The only thing on the hit list for this contest: no plants or flowers are allowed. Good Luck!

 

The Pipe Line photoshop picture
Author: outbackjack, created for: backlighting photography contest

46. Godmoring Monday


Contest goal:
Your task for this contest is to capture an object (or objects) that has the primary light source behind it. Any subject may be used, and natural or artificial lighting is allowed. The only thing on the hit list for this contest: no plants or flowers are allowed. Good Luck!

 

Godmoring Monday photoshop picture
Author: DACOSTA, created for: backlighting photography contest

45. Time Forgotten


Contest goal:
Decay can be portrayed in many different ways. From a molding bowl of fruit, dead flowers, a old city crumbling or even a close up of a tooth’s cavity. Enter your most artistic take on decay. It must be literal decay. No metaphorical entries such as a state of mind. Macros are encouraged. Good luck!

 

Time Forgotten photoshop picture
Author: bf2015, created for: decay photography contest

44. Arc de Triomphe


Contest goal:
In this contest, enter any photo that shows a 60 – 90 degree angle shot of the subject, looking straight up. The steeper, the better. If it is not obvious that the shot was taken straight up (no scenery shots or something where it’s too confusing to tell) then it is off theme. Good luck! ( Here is an Example )

 

Arc de Triomphe photoshop picture
Author: friiskiwi, created for: from below photography contest

43. Dew


Contest goal:
Dew is almost universal, and interesting because there is at least a little on the majority of all grass at some point or other. This makes for a lot of options and creativity for a picture. Capture dew wherever it may be! Be creative and good luck!

 

Dew photoshop picture
Author: awinibhat, created for: dew photography contest

42. Girl Sunset


Contest goal:
Your task for this contest is to capture an object (or objects) that has the primary light source behind it. Any subject may be used, and natural or artificial lighting is allowed. The only thing on the hit list for this contest: no plants or flowers are allowed. Good Luck!

 

Girl Sunset photoshop picture
Author: xsingthesorrowo, created for: backlighting photography contest

41. Ladybird trip


Contest goal:
“Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home…” But before they do, make sure you get a good shot of them. Ladybugs are one of the few insects almost no one is afraid of, so it’s the perfect opportunity to get some good “insect shots.” Enter your best shot of a ladybug (or ladybugs). Other things can be in the shot, but the ladybug should be the focus. Macros are not required, but encouraged.

 

Ladybird trip photoshop picture
Author: Rad-Vila, created for: ladybugs photography contest

40. I’m holdin on!!!


Contest goal:
“Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home…” But before they do, make sure you get a good shot of them. Ladybugs are one of the few insects almost no one is afraid of, so it’s the perfect opportunity to get some good “insect shots.” Enter your best shot of a ladybug (or ladybugs). Other things can be in the shot, but the ladybug should be the focus. Macros are not required, but encouraged.

 

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Author: MnMCarta, created for: ladybugs photography contest

39. On the Beach


Contest goal:
Whether human or animal, everything leaves tracks behind. Show us your shots of “footprints.” They can be the tracks left behind by anything, as long as it was something alive. They have to be an indentation of some kind, left by a foot, paw, hoof etc. in whatever substance you like (sand, dirt, concrete, Jello…um…whatever)

 

On the Beach photoshop picture
Author: jeaniblog, created for: footprints photography contest

38. Early Morning


Contest goal:
Dew is almost universal, and interesting because there is at least a little on the majority of all grass at some point or other. This makes for a lot of options and creativity for a picture. Capture dew wherever it may be! Be creative and good luck!

 

Early Morning photoshop picture
Author: MnMCarta, created for: dew photography contest

37. Created by wind


Contest goal:
Enter your best shots of anything to do with sand. Sand sculptures, being buried in sand, macros of the grains, as long as the shots are of sand in its natural habitat. Good luck!

 

Created by wind photoshop picture
Author: WYSIWYG, created for: sand photography contest

36. dew


Contest goal:
Dew is almost universal, and interesting because there is at least a little on the majority of all grass at some point or other. This makes for a lot of options and creativity for a picture. Capture dew wherever it may be! Be creative and good luck!

 

dew photoshop picture
Author: donaart, created for: dew photography contest

35. Beauty Bride


Contest goal:
This contest is just what the name suggests – take a photo from beside a swimming pool. The entry has to have the pool in the shot, but otherwise the scene is up to you. People, animals, random objects… it’s all welcome. Good luck!

 

Beauty Bride photoshop picture
Author: toztone, created for: pool side photography contest

34. Eat Me!


Contest goal:
I have to be honest with all of you. It’s noon, I’m starving and the only thing on my mind is a cheeseburger. So show me one! Take the most delicious, mouth watering picture of a cheeseburger you can muster. I’ll open up the guidelines to also include hamburgers and, for all you veggies out there, tofu or vegetable burgers. If your picture makes the viewer want to get up and go buy one, you’ve done your job correctly. So come on! My stomach can’t wait all day!

 

Eat Me! photoshop picture
Author: locksmagic, created for: cheese burger photography contest

33. Masked Magician


Contest goal:
Your goal in this contest is to take a shot of an object that seems to be levitating. HOW you accomplish this is up to your imagination. You might simply tie the object to a transparent string or just take a shot in mid-air – as long as the illusion of levitation is achieved. Do not use image manipulation to achieve the result… Rather, mention in your description how you did it. Good luck !

 

Masked Magician photoshop picture
Author: locksmagic, created for: levitation photography contest

32. LUCKY SHOT


Contest goal:
Get on your raincoats! Your goal for this theme is to get a great shot of lightning! This is lightning in the sky. NO manmade lightning, like those lightning balls, but actual lightning from a storm. Good luck, but stay safe!

 

LUCKY SHOT photoshop picture
Author: MnMCarta, created for: lightning bolts photography contest

31. Rail Road


Contest goal:
Show us your best, most creative shot of a road. This can be a freeway, a highway, a racetrack, a country dirt road…you get the point. Unlike the brick roads contest, if it’s made to be driven on by a full sized vehicle, it counts here. Just be sure that the road is clearly visible in the shot and you’ll be fine… Vehicles and people on the road are allowed as well. Good luck!

 

Rail Road photoshop picture
Author: jadedink, created for: roads photography contest

30. Suthernmost Mansion


Contest goal:
This contest is just what the name suggests – take a photo from beside a swimming pool. The entry has to have the pool in the shot, but otherwise the scene is up to you. People, animals, random objects… it’s all welcome. Good luck!

 

Suthernmost Mansion photoshop picture
Author: creativefreedom, created for: pool side photography contest

29. Rapunzel


Contest goal:
Enter your best shots of anything to do with sand. Sand sculptures, being buried in sand, macros of the grains, as long as the shots are of sand in its natural habitat. Good luck!

 

Rapunzel photoshop picture
Author: apicula, created for: sand photography contest

28. Your NOT helping!


Contest goal:
You’ve probably heard the phrase that some men might say to an angry girlfriend or wife: “You’re so sexy when you’re angry.” In this contest, prove what he says by capturing that raging, angry woman in your life when she just wants to destroy anyone in sight. There must be at least one woman (adult or child) in the shot and there must be facial expression present. Remember, you are trying to capture an angry and furious woman. Can be real or staged anger. Good luck!

 

Your NOT helping! photoshop picture
Author: jawshoewhah, created for: angry woman photography contest

27. Victim of the Beast


Contest goal:
We have recently had a graveyard competition, so now let’s have entries featuring single headstones. Simple as that. Other headstones can be visible in the background, but 1 particular headstone has to be the main subject of your photo. Good luck.

 

Victim of the Beast photoshop picture
Author: jawshoewhah, created for: single headstone photography contest

26. Happy together


Contest goal:
“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” – Buddha Enter a picture that best represents this quotation.

 

Happy together photoshop picture
Author: patty, created for: shared happiness photography contest

25. orange blues


Contest goal:
Your task for this contest is to capture an object (or objects) that has the primary light source behind it. Any subject may be used, and natural or artificial lighting is allowed. The only thing on the hit list for this contest: no plants or flowers are allowed. Good Luck!

 

orange blues photoshop picture
Author: Perathor, created for: backlighting photography contest

24. Tulips


Contest goal:
Use one of your photos and photograph the scene again, adding the original shot in a creative way. For example, you can use a black and white photo of a building and hold it in front of the same building in a color photo, or hang a photo of a leaf in a bare tree. Your creativity is the limit. Do not use photos you’ve already used in one of our contests. Make sure you also post the photo you’ve used in your new photo in the SBS. That way the moderators can check if that photo is really yours.

 

Tulips photoshop picture
Author: friiskiwi, created for: photo in photo photography contest

23. Trees and shadows


Contest goal:
Take a shot of your favorite landscape in black and white. No humans and animals allowed… Your landscape must comply with the following Wiki definition: Landscape: a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single view point Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including the physical elements of landforms, water bodies such as rivers, lakes and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including land uses, buildings and structures, and transitory elements such as lighting and weather conditions.

 

Trees and shadows photoshop picture
Author: WYSIWYG, created for: bw landscapes photography contest

22. up …


Contest goal:
“Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home…” But before they do, make sure you get a good shot of them. Ladybugs are one of the few insects almost no one is afraid of, so it’s the perfect opportunity to get some good “insect shots.” Enter your best shot of a ladybug (or ladybugs). Other things can be in the shot, but the ladybug should be the focus. Macros are not required, but encouraged.

 

up ... photoshop picture
Author: Rad-Vila, created for: ladybugs photography contest

21. on a flower in the garden


Contest goal:
“Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home…” But before they do, make sure you get a good shot of them. Ladybugs are one of the few insects almost no one is afraid of, so it’s the perfect opportunity to get some good “insect shots.” Enter your best shot of a ladybug (or ladybugs). Other things can be in the shot, but the ladybug should be the focus. Macros are not required, but encouraged.

 

on a flower in the garden photoshop picture
Author: falkor, created for: ladybugs photography contest

20. Ninja


Contest goal:
Take a shot of an adult man on a motorcycle. It can be as sexy, funny or as serious as you want. Since it is getting cold in many areas, this can be staged. More than 1 person are allowed in the photo, but 1 man has to be on the motorcycle and at least 1/3 of the motorcycle must show.

 

Ninja photoshop picture
Author: Perathor, created for: motorcycle man photography contest

19. Leaving the nest


Contest goal:
Dew is almost universal, and interesting because there is at least a little on the majority of all grass at some point or other. This makes for a lot of options and creativity for a picture. Capture dew wherever it may be! Be creative and good luck!

 

Leaving the nest photoshop picture
Author: andreimogan, created for: dew photography contest

18. Milkweed


Contest goal:
Autumn, or fall, is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter usually in March (Southern Hemisphere) or September (Northern Hemisphere) when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier. Your mission is to capture the beauty of autumn. Good luck and as always have fun.

 

Milkweed photoshop picture
Author: kyricom, created for: autumn photography contest

17. Sand dinosaurs


Contest goal:
Enter your best shots of anything to do with sand. Sand sculptures, being buried in sand, macros of the grains, as long as the shots are of sand in its natural habitat. Good luck!

 

Sand dinosaurs photoshop picture
Author: Rad-Vila, created for: sand photography contest

16. Lightbulbs in the Sand


Contest goal:
Enter your best shots of anything to do with sand. Sand sculptures, being buried in sand, macros of the grains, as long as the shots are of sand in its natural habitat. Good luck!

 

Lightbulbs in the Sand photoshop picture
Author: WYSIWYG, created for: sand photography contest

15. Rush-Hour


Contest goal:
Show us your best, most creative shot of a road. This can be a freeway, a highway, a racetrack, a country dirt road…you get the point. Unlike the brick roads contest, if it’s made to be driven on by a full sized vehicle, it counts here. Just be sure that the road is clearly visible in the shot and you’ll be fine… Vehicles and people on the road are allowed as well. Good luck!

 

Rush-Hour photoshop picture
Author: bf2015, created for: roads photography contest

14. Smiles


Contest goal:
Your goal in this contest is to take a shot of an object that seems to be levitating. HOW you accomplish this is up to your imagination. You might simply tie the object to a transparent string or just take a shot in mid-air – as long as the illusion of levitation is achieved. Do not use image manipulation to achieve the result… Rather, mention in your description how you did it. Good luck !

 

Smiles photoshop picture
Author: patty, created for: levitation photography contest

13. Mordor


Contest goal:
Your task for this contest is to capture an object (or objects) that has the primary light source behind it. Any subject may be used, and natural or artificial lighting is allowed. The only thing on the hit list for this contest: no plants or flowers are allowed. Good Luck!

 

Mordor photoshop picture
Author: roomiccube, created for: backlighting photography contest

12. Morning Jewels


Contest goal:
Dew is almost universal, and interesting because there is at least a little on the majority of all grass at some point or other. This makes for a lot of options and creativity for a picture. Capture dew wherever it may be! Be creative and good luck!

 

Morning Jewels photoshop picture
Author: arca, created for: dew photography contest

11. Smokin Bubble


Contest goal:
This is pretty self-explanatory, but show us your best shot of bubbles. They could be from a hot tub, the bubbles you blow, popping bubbles, bubbles from soap, or even something that only resembles a bubble. This contest is pretty much what your imagination can make of it.

 

Smokin Bubble photoshop picture
Author: locksmagic, created for: bubbles photography contest

10. Curvy road


Contest goal:
Show us your best, most creative shot of a road. This can be a freeway, a highway, a racetrack, a country dirt road…you get the point. Unlike the brick roads contest, if it’s made to be driven on by a full sized vehicle, it counts here. Just be sure that the road is clearly visible in the shot and you’ll be fine… Vehicles and people on the road are allowed as well. Good luck!

 

Curvy road photoshop picture
Author: andreimogan, created for: roads photography contest

9. o o o o 0 o


Contest goal:
Light refraction occurs when a light ray changes mediums. Changing the medium changes the speed of the light ray. This is known as Snell’s law. Light traveling from air and going into water would be an example. In almost every case the direction of the light ray changes also. In this contest, show us your most artistic take on light refraction. Here’s more information on light refraction that might give you some ideas.

 

o o o o 0 o photoshop picture
Author: maclu2iaf, created for: light refraction photography contest

8. Spilled Milk


Contest goal:
If we pay attention, we can find “art” almost anywhere. One unusual place to find a unique artistic pattern would be in a spilt liquid. Enter your most artistic portrayal of spilt liquid. It must be a liquid. Good luck!

 

Spilled Milk photoshop picture
Author: itsmymoment, created for: spills photography contest

7. The deal…


Contest goal:
From back in the day to this modern age, I remember having one of those phones where you put that tube-looking thing to your ear and spoke into the other tube thing. Ours didn’t work, but it looked great on the wall. Enter your most artistic shots of a classic phone. Meaning: no cellphones, but only fixed home phones with a wire. The older, the better.

 

The deal... photoshop picture
Author: karaflazz, created for: old phones photography contest

6. Fragile


Contest goal:
Dew is almost universal, and interesting because there is at least a little on the majority of all grass at some point or other. This makes for a lot of options and creativity for a picture. Capture dew wherever it may be! Be creative and good luck!

 

Fragile photoshop picture
Author: andreimogan, created for: dew photography contest

5. Natural fury


Contest goal:
Get on your raincoats! Your goal for this theme is to get a great shot of lightning! This is lightning in the sky. NO manmade lightning, like those lightning balls, but actual lightning from a storm. Good luck, but stay safe!

 

Natural fury photoshop picture
Author: snappler, created for: lightning bolts photography contest

4. The Little Explorer


Contest goal:
In this contest, enter any photo that shows a 60 – 90 degree angle shot of the subject, looking straight up. The steeper, the better. If it is not obvious that the shot was taken straight up (no scenery shots or something where it’s too confusing to tell) then it is off theme. Good luck! ( Here is an Example )

 

The Little Explorer photoshop picture
Author: EmiK, created for: from below photography contest

3. Dandelions


Contest goal:
In this contest, enter any photo that shows a 60 – 90 degree angle shot of the subject, looking straight up. The steeper, the better. If it is not obvious that the shot was taken straight up (no scenery shots or something where it’s too confusing to tell) then it is off theme. Good luck! ( Here is an Example )

 

Dandelions photoshop picture
Author: EmiK, created for: from below photography contest

2. "Και όμως κινείται"


Contest goal:
Find a quote you like, and take a picture that you think best represents the quote in image form. Check out the following website for some famous (and not so famous) quotes: Quotegarden use the quote as your title for the picutre.

 

 "Και όμως κινείται" photoshop picture
Author: karaflazz, created for: favorite quotes photography contest

1. Autumn land


Contest goal:
Autumn, or fall, is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter usually in March (Southern Hemisphere) or September (Northern Hemisphere) when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier. Your mission is to capture the beauty of autumn. Good luck and as always have fun.

 

Autumn land photoshop picture
Author: pioan, created for: autumn photography contest

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3 Responses:

  1. Amanda says:

    WOW!! How exciting is this to be on this list after being here since September 5th!!! CONGRATS TO EVERYONE!!!! 🙂
    <~~~~~ happy girl! 😀

    ( 2 years and 4426 days ago )
  2. jasmine says:

    so damn coolll i love ala of them i wish icould go there if i did ever go it will be like the expirence of a life time icant wai till i ger ny =oney

    ( 2 years and 4410 days ago )
  3. swatii says:

    wow!!!!!!!!!
    very niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice pics.

    ( 2 years and 3852 days ago )