Ahhh, day 3 of our 3-day photo contest! I’ll tell you what, you guys have kept me busy! First with the landscapes, then the vehicles, and now we’ve moved on to Architecture Day!

As with before, as you scroll down you’ll find many of the photos submitted by users that I really enjoyed today. And at the end we’ve got the final winner of Trey’s new book A World in HDR. For those of you who are in the Austin, TX area don’t forget that next Wednesday, December 9th, there is going to be a book launch party at the Driskill hotel in downtown. So come on out and get your copy signed.
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	kensnyder @johnpoz Thanks for suggestion. I removed watermark. Updated pic is posted "Chicago Navy Pier HDR" - http://onemansblog.com/hdrarchitecture
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	toffiloff My NXP pic is down the list: @johnpoz: Stuck in Customs HDR Book Contest Day 3 - Architecture Photos http://onemansblog.com/hdrarchitecture
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	tandfbooks RT @johnpoz: Stuck in Customs HDR Book Contest Day 3 - Architecture Photos http://onemansblog.com/hdrarchitecture stunning photos for friday
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As I mentioned yesterday, I’m judging Trey’s photo contest in which PeachPit is giving away 3 copies of his soon to be released book A World in HDR. I’ve been watching the submissions (anyone can participate – you just Tweet links to photos!) today, and I’ve collected several of my favorites below.

It’s was very difficult picking a winner because all of the submissions are really fantastic. The photographers did a great job, and the people who submitted the images had a keen eye. But don’t you worry your pretty little heads… I picked a winner down below! ;-)

So, today is Landscape day and let me give everyone two big hints if you want a better chance at winning:

1. Make sure you link to an image that is a reasonable size. If I can’t view it in at least 1024×768 it is definitely not going to win. I mean who wants to squint at a tiny little image. Just upload it in 1920×1080 and you are going to be safe. Oh, and don’t put ugly watermarks all over it either…
2. If it’s not Creative Commons licensed then it’s not going to make it onto my blog or any other reputable ones either. Which means that you also aren’t going to get a powerful backlink. Or the traffic that comes with it. Using a CC license doesn’t erode your ability to sell commercial licenses, it just lets you get free publicity from people like me who might use it non-commercially.

That’s it! Off to the photos now!
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You know, people often tell me that I’m a terrible influence, and frequently warn me when I’m around the kiddos to watch my mouth. But I’ll have you know that I had nothing to do with supplying this kiddo with booze and smokes!

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Yesterday was the day I’ve been waiting on for months. Google finally released the popular, and FREE, Picasa image management software for the Mac!

Let me explain. You see, a while back I was forcibly converted to the Mac at work. At first I complained. A lot. But later it grew on me. Now, even though I hate to admit it, I have to say I actually prefer the Mac for most computing operations. One of the things that I did not enjoy, however, was the pathetic iPhoto software which was pretty much the only game in town for Mac users… until today.

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I’ve got no idea where this picture came from, but I’m guessing it’s from somewhere in India. It’s got to be one of the greatest graduation photos of all time! And by the way, the cameraman MUST have been in on this to snap the photo at just the right time…

Happy Birthday Bruce! This post is especially for you!

This link will take you to the US Air Force’s online photo gallery. They have some of the coolest airplane photos I’ve ever seen, and I’d say they must have pictures of every military aircraft ever flown.

For those of you that stumble upon this page that happen to be pilots like Bruce, be sure to check out his web page at NNumbers.com to buy all your aircraft registration lettering!
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Unfortunately I won’t be able to post this review until after the holidays as we purchased a couple of these digital photo frames to give as gifts.

However, for those of you contemplating one of these, read on to find out if it’s right for your situation.
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