Mar 8 2010

Taking away Oscar

Oscars ArrivalsFor some reason, this picture looks like some sort of comedy sketch. But seriously it is a worker carrying an Oscar statue to its tent outside the Kodak Theatre at the end of the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sunday, March 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)


Mar 5 2010

Stretching out

Squirrel StretchAnimal pictures are relatively easy to get, but a shot like this is worthy to mention, especially with a great angle the photographer used. In this photo, a grey squirrel stretches out to grab sunflower seeds from a makeshift birdfeeder in Monroe Township, Pa., Wednesday, March 3, 2010. (AP Photo/ The Citizens’ Voice, Mark Moran)


Mar 3 2010

Celebration

APTOPIX SOUTH AFRICA WCUP 100 DAY COUNTDOWNA football fan celebrates in Durban, South Africa, Tuesday, March, 2, 2010, during the 100-day count down celebrations to the FIFA World Cup. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)


Mar 2 2010

Beautiful backdrop

APTOPIX India KashmirA Kashmiri boatman rows his Shikara, a traditional boat, as snow covered mountains are seen in the backdrop of the Dal Lake in Srinagar, India, Monday, March 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)


Mar 1 2010

High-flying dunk

APTOPIX Suns Spurs BasketballWhen photographers sit near the basket, they can get all kinds of cool shots. But this is about as good as it gets: Phoenix Suns’ Amare Stoudemire, right, dunks over San Antonio Spurs’ Richard Jefferson during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)


Feb 26 2010

One’s sayin’ – one’s prayin’?

APTOPIX Wisconsin Indiana BasketballOne’s sayin’ and one’s prayin’? Perfect timing on the photo which shows Indiana coach Tom Crean, right, talking with official Jim Burr during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wisconsin in Bloomington, Ind., Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)


Feb 26 2010

Two celebrate

APTOPIX Vancouver Olympics Ice HockeyGreat celebration photo from Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, when Canada’s Haley Irwin (21) and Meghan Agosta (2) were spotted celebrating with cigars after Canada beat USA 2-0 to win the women’s gold medal ice hockey game at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)


Feb 16 2010

Have a nice day

Winter Weather OHCatching the “Have a Nice Day” sign on the SCAT bus was priceless, especially as the bus follows a small snow plow in Springfield, Ohio, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Springfield News-Sun, Marshall Gorby)


Feb 16 2010

Crisp & clear

MillerThere’s nothing like a picture that is full of color and very sharp. Luca Bruno captured that when she photographed Bode Miller of the United States as he takes a jump on his way to taking the bronze medal during the Men’s Downhill, at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)


Feb 11 2010

Frosty’s on the roof!

Winter Weather KYThis is one thing I really enjoy about a big snowstorm … some people are so creative! Photographer Greg Travis caught this motorist with a snowman on the vehicle’s roof at Murray State University in Murray, Ky., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Murray Ledger & Times, Greg Travis)