Been there photo competition, December: happiness

Enjoy this cheerful selection of entries to the final Been there photo competition of the year
  
  


Been there comp Dec 2010: Stallholder, Florence, Italy
Taken near Fontana del Porcellino in Florence, Italy. I have no idea why these people are laughing, but I think they are having a lot of fun for some reason or another Photograph: Bernardo del Pico
Been there comp Dec 2010: A smiling family in Shanghai, China
A smiling family in Shanghai, China Photograph: Matthew Hyndman
Been there comp Dec 2010: A stately home in Cornwall
Taken on holiday in Cornwall. It shows the joy that artefacts within a stately home can bring people Photograph: Julian Harvard-Barnes
Been there comp Dec 2010: Gaustatoppen mountain, Norway
Taken on Gaustatoppen in Norway. We're almost on the top and it feels so great. A really happy moment and a feeling of freedom Photograph: Mona Johansen
Been there comp Dec 2010: Boy flying kite in Burma
A young boy plays with his kite near Nyaung Shwe in Burma Photograph: Chris Jones
Been there comp Dec 2010: Boys on a bike in Jaipur, India
These boys on a bike in Jaipur, India stood out in the hustle, bustle and chaotic traffic of the Pink City Photograph: Louise Morgan
Been there comp Dec 2010: Jokulsarlon, Iceland
It's difficult not to feel happy when faced with such majestic beauty! Taken at Jokulsarlon, Iceland Photograph: Alex Howell
Been there comp Dec 2010: Cordoba's central plaza, Argentina
A girl and her father sit on a park bench feeding pigeons on a crisp Sunday afternoon in Cordoba's central plaza, Argentina Photograph: Kelsey Strain
Been there comp Dec 2010: Gaudi's chimneys, Casa Mila in Barcelona
Gaudi's 'laughing' chimneys: Taken on the rooftop of La Pedrera (Casa Mila) in Barcelona. You can imagine our joy when the sun finally illuminated the chimney's mouth - it was as if Gaudi was celebrating that perfect moment with us! Photograph: Clair Billingham
Been there comp Dec 2010: Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi
Taken whilst wandering through Chandni Chowk, one of Old Delhi's main thoroughfares Photograph: Christopher Griffiths
Been there comp Dec 2010: The John-Paul Hevin cafe in Paris
This is a photo of my girlfriend in the John-Paul Hevin cafe in Paris. Despite visiting the Louvre, the Orangerie, the Left Bank and everything else, I don't think I've ever seen her happier than eating her favourite chocolate in her favourite choclatier's cafe Photograph: Olly Denton
Been there comp Dec 2010: Local kids on the riverside in Kampot, Cambodia
Local kids on the riverside in Kampot, Cambodia Photograph: Adam Smith
Been there comp Dec 2010: Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
You might think that living under the constant ashfall of Rabaul's roaring volcano in Papua New Guinea (see background) would dampen a child's spirit. Not this lot though! Photograph: Matthew Foote
Been there comp Dec 2010: Stallholder, Ninh Binh, Vietnam
I found Vietnamese people to be very friendly wherever I went, but in Ninh Binh the stallholders were all beaming on having their picture taken Photograph: Nick Board
Been there comp Dec 2010: Sharing a joke in Las Vegas
This is my girlfriend and sister-in-law sharing a joke on a trip to Las Vegas earlier this year Photograph: Neil Maclean
Been there comp Dec 2010: Cartwheeling across the Alps
Photographer Chris Mole: 'Happiness = cartwheeling across the Alps'.



Natalie Mayer, judge: 'Beautiful dramatic light and a fun image. It is a shame some facial expression can't be seen' Photograph: Chris Mole
Been there comp Dec 2010: Fishermen, Essaouira, Morocco
Photographer Karina Klucnika: I was wandering about in a small fishermen's port in Essaouira when I captured the smiles of these three men. They had returned from the sea and sat down to mend their nets. They seemed to be oblivious of me approaching them while they chatted and played jokes on each other'.



Natalie Mayer, judge: 'A lovely moment captured here. The image would have benefitted from a lower viewpoint to create the effect that we are looking at things more from the mens' perspective. This standing eye level perspective makes me very conscious of the "photographer" and thus lessens the spontaneity of the image' Photograph: Karina Klucnika
Been there comp Dec 2010: Sumna and calf, India
Winning photo by Annabelle Butterworth: 'While I was in North India, my friend, Sumna, was overjoyed to show me the calf she had just purchased, a symbol of her new improved status in her village'.



Natalie Mayer, judge: 'This is a very genuine moment captured, and I like the photographer's comment on the shot. The image could benefit from a more in-depth look at black and white conversions - sometimes the automatic conversions that come with consumer software, or in camera, are very basic and leave the image flat. A bit more contrast would add interest to the image'
Photograph: Annabelle Butterworth Photograph: Action images
 

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