When it’s hot out, the best thing in the world is to go out on the water. lifeinthedistrict captures the perfect summer day, fishing and floating on the river.

This is one of those cool, dreamy pictures where the technical defects actually add to the atmosphere of the image. Like mcdanielism, after the last few weeks of hot, hot, hot, who doesn’t want to take a dip in the pool?

A splash of color from christaki for your mid-week pick me up. (EXIF)

Infrared imagery is so cool. Take an old camera, remove a filter, and you get these amazing, out-of-this-world type shots like the one Cdurfor took on the C&O canal.

Bold colors and a bit of shade make this an inviting scene. Paul Sirajuddin Photography wandered off to the beach and hopefully took advantage of the umbrella and the inviting water.

You want to add some atmosphere to your photo shoot? Follow pablo.raw‘s lead and shoot through the falling droplets from a nearby fountain.

Take a 50mm lens, set it to its widest aperture (f1.4 in this case) and then try and get a shot where the focus is exactly where you want it, when the subject is moving. leon_tsai nailed it with this shot of a biker during Rolling Thunder this past weekend.

Great use of negative space, reflections of clouds in a still pond, beautiful bokeh, and a flowering lilly. What’s not to love about choofly‘s picture from the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens?

As Jen Morrissey says, “it’s a lovely day for sundresses” at Wonderland Ballroom’s Sun Dress Party.

“Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!” That’s the first thing that popped into my head when I saw this picture from Matt.Dunn of a bearded man in the shadows of Metro.