Photo Challenge: Summer

I hope you had a good first week of summer. It was another great week for our photo challenge, a lot of great summer photos were sent in. Take a look at the great images, and tell us what you think in the comments.

Horizon at sunset by the lakeside of this desert gem. Lake Qarun, Faiyum Oasis, Egypt. Photo by Matteo Mazzoleni

This is my favorite picture of a ruby throated hummingbird in our linden tree. (Upstate NY – near Lake Ontario) I am a fairly new user with my Canon Rebel T2i. Photo by Lydia Green.
I took this photo at my cabin in Warrens Wisconsin. This is the best place for me and the family to take time out and just relax. By the shot you can probably understand why 😉 Photo by Chad Keepers
Here is a picture from St Jean Cap Ferrat, a small peninsula in the south of France, not far from Nice, on the french riviera. This peninsula is famous because only rich people can afford to buy a house there. Among them, famous artists, or rich foreign people. There is a little trail all around this peninsula with small beaches. You can swim and dive in limpid waters. Photo by Patrice Balat
Cave made into a cafe near cliffs of moher, Ireland. Photo by Fatema Mustafa Ali
Playing with me camera on one of the rare few real summer days in Amsterdam. Photo by David Feenstra.
Belgian lavender with a touch of buzz. Photo by Michel RADOSEVIC.
This photo was taken at one of the residences open to the public for the annual Vashon Island, WA garden tour. Photo by Joanna Arlow
Photo by Gordon Court
Here is a photo I took at Camp Lourdes on Lake Skaneateles in up-state New York. Our friends rent the camp grounds for their outdoor wedding. This is the lone canoe we used to coast around the lake. Photo by Nicole Gazzano.
A grasshopper’s breath break on a flower. Photo by Alexandru Valeanu
I actually gave this picture the title “Freedom” for the obvious reason that it resembles the freedom birds have. However, the photo was captured during summer and it can actually relate to the fact that people are free to do anything they want during this period. Summer is the perfect season for everyone to relax and enjoy their lives. Photo Alexandros Kosmidis.
Caught this shot of a little boy playing in fountains in downtown Knoxville one hot afternoon in June. Photo by Shari McDaniels.
A gorgeous little bumble bee enjoying the summer. Photo by Mike Gregory
This is a tree in Oxford, Ohio, where I took a trip to. I think the colors are surprisingly popping and the greenish-yellow moss serves as good contrast to the clear blue sky. Also, the way the definition fades as you move up the tree reminds me to keep my thoughts on the present. It was taken with a Sony DSC-HX100V. Photo by Mack Hogan.
Surfers Paradise Gold Coast Australia, taken using a Nikon D90 and 18-55mm. Photo by Kenny Kagiah.
Photo by Francisco Reis.
Sunset in June a rare sight this year! Photo by Ian Francis
This is a picture I took a few weeks ago at night on the island Rügen, Germany. It’s a 30 sec long exposure at the beach. Photo by Vitus v. Lojewski.

The light and shades.. Photo by Ramesh Mohan
Photo by Arun
Birdhouse in field at 7 Islands Refuge, outside of Knoxville, TN. Photo by Rick McDaniels.
God is peaking through the clouds to say hello. Shot with my Pentax K1000 35mm, 4.0 Apature 1/150 Shutter speed, No editing done to the photo. Photo by Joe Bulger.
Photo by Brianna Shipman
This is a picture taken in my garden! With a Sony Nex-5n. Photo by Jeppe Trangbæk.
Photo by Alain Villeneuve.
Photo by Lucas Audi.
Photo by Clément Demonty.
An engagement photo shoot I did at Camp Kintail near Goderich, Ontario on the banks of Lake Huron. Photo by Brenden Sherratt.

This week’s photo challenge is: Fireworks

Grab your camera and take a photo this week, and send them to Photo@snapsort.com, along with your name, and a short description of the photo. Please submit your photos by next Thursday.

Guidelines:

  • The photo should be taken by you
  • You may interpret the theme in any way you would like
  • You agree to allow us to share your image on our Blog and Facebook wall
  • You retain all rights to the photo
  • Submit your photos by next Thursday
  • Please only submit one photo per week
  • Please include a short description of your photo, along with your name
  • Email your photo to Photo@Snapsort.com
  • Be creative and have fun