Here's a shot that will put a smile on your face for the New Year...

"When this wonderful snow began falling, my husband and I decided to go out into it," said Jennifer Tofani. "I with my still camera and he with his DV camcorder. When we came back, I took cover under the awning, but he continued shooting out in the elements. I looked over at him and couldn't help but smiling at what I saw."

Jennifer used a Nikon D70 in manual exposure mode. She exposed the scene at 1/30 sec and f/11 with her zoom lens (70-210mm) set at 70mm.

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"My wife and I were on our way from from a weekend in Estes Park, Colorado," wrote Brad Bumgarner. "My wife noticed a bunch of cars parked along the side of the road, and being curious, we pulled over to see what was going on. It was the middle of December, and we had spent the weekend heading into the Rocky Mountain National park looking for wildlife to photograph. Alas, we finally found them -- on the golf course! Apparently moose can't read..."

Brad captured this image with a Minolta DiMage 7i, 1/80 shutter, f6.7, ISO 100.

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"While vacationing in the Florida Keys last week," said Craig Lee, "I spotted this sign. I pulled over and shot it through the windshield. It's actually the "Islander Resort" in Islamorada, but the sign was under repair -- probably from damage from Hurricane Wilma. I drove by again the next day and workers from the sign company were back repairing their repair."

Fortunately Craig had his camera with him before the final fix was made.

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"While visiting my daughter (and armed with my Powershot S45,)" said Jim Stocking, "I decided to take advantage of some things I learned from the podcast. The result is this still of my grandson in RAW mode pushing the ISO to 400 for an available light shot. To avoid blur, I mounted my camera on a UltraPod II and set it on the floor. I like that he doesn't need expensive toys to entertain himself. It reminds me of the Mastercard ads: priceless"

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While exploring Hawaii, Jan Blanchard spotted this official sign at the end of a lava flow. She pulled out her Canon Digital Rebel (with 18-55mm zoom) and captured the shot in Program mode. She dialed down exposure compensation -2/3 of a stop to keep from overexposing the dark flow of the lava.

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Brad Immanuel captured this shot of his son in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, during the De Young Museum construction. He used his Canon Rebel XT, which is the camera Brad carries on his weekly family bike rides. The camera was set in Program mode at ISO 400. The EF 18-55mm lens was extended all the way to 55mm. Brad didn't report if they actually brought any sand home...

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While exploring Sitka National Historic Park in Alaska, Randal Schwartz spotted this squirrel having a bite to eat. He quickly pulled out his Nikon CoolPix 5700, extended the 8X optical zoom all the way, and captured the moment. By setting his ISO to 400, Randal had a fast enough shutter speed to avoid camera shake and record this crisp image.

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Jonathan Diener went fishing but came home with a Moose...

"I was on my way home from a fishing trip in Ontario, Canada," writes Jonathan Diener, "when I thought I should get my Nikon Coolpix 4300 out in case I saw any scenic opportunities during the 9-hour drive. Just as I did, this moose walked out of the woods along the road. I stopped, opened my car door, snapped this shot, then the moose turned around and disappeared back into the forest. BTW, he was much bigger than he looks in this shot."

I don't know... he looks pretty big here to me...

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Sometimes you're just so "tired" that you need a nap...

While visiting friends in Asheville, NC, Ginny Brady spotted their pet kitty Samantha taking a cat nap on the tire of their truck. She grabbed this quick shot and titled it, "Samantha's Truck Stop."

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This friendly horse just kept coming closer and closer...