On Radio Smart Talk for August 9, Roger Baumgarten of Roger That Photography answered your questions about composing better photographs that you and your family can enjoy for years to come.
During the show, we asked for our listeners' photos. You can see some of the great submissions we received in this post. If you'd like to submit your own, upload them to our Facebook page or e-mail them as attachments to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Please make sure that your submissions are at least 600 pixels wide.
Photo, right, July 4th in Washington,
D.C. by Roger Baumgarten.

Photo, above, on Mt. Kilimanjaro in January, 2011 with a Steelers Terrible Towel by Jim Foster.

Photo, above, Blackie in the Garden, West Hartford, CT, June 2011 by Betty Dessants

Photo, above, Kits at Play by Lee Woodmansee

Photo, above, Jewelry Stand in NYC, 2007 by Conor Martin

Photo, above, Taking it in at the National Gallery, 2010 by Conor Martin

Photo, above, Josh Stritzinger at Red Rocks Nevada, 2009 by Conor Martin

Photo, above, July 2010 East of Jasper, Alberta, Canada by Peter Riley.

Photo, above, East of Jasper, Alberta, Canada by Peter Riley.

Photo, above, Maligne Lake by Peter Riley.

Photo, above, Taken at the York Fair 2010 by Gussie Good.
Photo, above, evening at Cape May by Allison Mann.
Photo, above, reflection by Allison Mann.
Photo, above, on the road (in Germany) by Allison Mann.

Photo, above, summer flowers by Allison Mann.

Photo, above, tiger lily by Allison Mann.

Photo, above, sunset on the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia by Wayne Goodman.

Photo, above, let’s not even think about this yet, Feb. 2010 by Scott LaMar.

Photo, above, Erie National Wildlife Preserve by Mal Fuller.

Photo, above, pure joy by Cara Williams Fry.
Photo, above, a loo with a view by Cara Williams Fry.

Photo, above, Barbados sunset by Mitch Mathias.

Photo, above, Yellowstone National Park by Colette Cope.

Photo, above, Bear Lake at Rocky Mountain National Park by Colette Cope.

Photo, above, moose at Grand Tetons National Park by Colette Cope.

Photo, above, Bryce Canyon by Colette Cope.

Photo, above, elk at Rocky Mountain National Park by Colette Cope.

Photo, above, river explorations by Matthew Mozzachio.

Photo, above, river explorations by Matthew Mozzachio.

Photo, above, river explorations by Matthew Mozzachio.

Photo, above, eagle watching by Matthew Mozzachio.

Photo, above, Canyon De Chelle, AZ by Mal Fuller.

Photo, above, Canyon De Chelle, AZ by Mal Fuller.

Photo, above, Alcatraz by Ronald Brehm.

Photo, above, Golden Gate Bridge by Ronald Brehm.

Photo, above, on the Road to Hana by Ronald Brehm.

Photo, above, on the Road to Hana by Ronald Brehm.

Photo, above, on the Road to Hana by Ronald Brehm.

Photo, above, on the Road to Hana by Ronald Brehm.

Photo, above, on the Road to Hana by Ronald Brehm.

Photo, above, Maui sunset by Ronald Brehm.
Photo, above, by Marlin Hershey.
Photo, above, peaceful morning on Pine Lake by Marlin Hershey.

Photo, above, winter aconite through ice by Marie Snavely.

Photo, above, Wuzzy at thirteen by Marie Snavely.
Photo, above, Sunday in North Schuylkill County by Jeff Kurtz.

Photo, above, monarch on cosmos by Marie Snavely.

Photo, above, a misty fall day in Mt. Gretna by Katie Carpenter.

Photo, above, Folkenroth Burial Grounds, located in North Codorus Township in York County by Blake Stough.

Photo, above, Flight 93 crash site as it appears today. The boulder marks the spot of the impact by Scott LaMar.

Photo, above, winter scene near Conewago Trail in Lebanon County, Feb. 2010 by Scott LaMar.

Photo, above, robin singing at the moon by Michelle K. Warren.

Photo, above, early morning visit to Codorus State Park in York County by Blake Stough.

Photo, above, waterfall in the forest near Forksville, Sullivan County, PA by Scott LaMar.

Photo, above, mayflies at Metro Bank Park on City Island in Harrisburg by Scott LaMar.

Photo, above, Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge at Sunset by Scot and Beth Celley.

Photo, above, Gracie rests on her mother's shoulder shortly after her baptism in 1998 by Scot and Beth Celley.

Photo, above, the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, taken on an early summer morning by Scot and Beth Celley.
Photo, above, Dr. K. B. Hoover in a Model T at Pinchot Park in 2008. The car was owned by a visitor to the park who came by our campsite. Since Dr. Hoover was 97 years old at the time, and remembered the Model T from his childhood in Kansas, he got behind the wheel for this picture. (K.B. will be 100 on September 6. He lives at Messiah Village.) Photo By Janet Stoner

Photo, above, Cumberland Valley High School production of Phantom of the Opera by Roger Baumgarten.
Photo, above, this boulder marks the spot where Flight 93 crashed into the ground Sept. 11, 2001 by Scott LaMar.
Photo, above, the Flight 93 Memorial in Somerset County, PA by Scott LaMar.

Photo, above, combatting nature deficit disorder by Katcha Neale.

Photo, above, hen on nest by Katcha Neale.

Photo, above, view from our barn by Katcha Neale.















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My point-and-shoot cameras (two Nikon CoolPix of different generations) have a "sport mode" that releases the shutter as soon as you push the button.
Here are a few more June!
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