Top 10 WeeklyFstop Photos: Happiness

This week's top 10 list is sure to bring a smile to your face. We challenged our readers to show us photos displaying happiness, and the results should help to brighten your day.

Happiness is something we are all drawn to. The joy of laughter or seeing a genuine smile can actually boost your mood and well-being by releasing endorphins, the bodies natural feel-good chemicals. It has actually been linked to relieving pain too, so thank you all for that.

This Week's Top 10:

#10

Stephen Holst

#9

Cole Herning

#8

Fuji Traveller

#7

Peter Witama

#6

Patrick Cadell

#5

Brian Lackey

#4

Jayadeva Kavi

#3

Jude Al-Safadi

#2

Spechtgold

#1

TT Sherman

I confidently chose this shot as this week's winner. This shot captures the pure joy and carefree fun that being a kid is all about. Every expression is priceless, and I would guess these little guys had a blast getting muddy while racing to the ball. Anyone one who has run in shallow water like this knows it can be a bit of a clumsy experience, so I'd imagine that simply added to the laughter and good times. Great shot TT, thanks for topping off another great week.

Honorable Mentions

Maxim Ivaschenko

Steve Conroy

Chris Dikos

Ace Andersson

Thanks for another great showing everyone. I hope you are continuing to enjoy the #weeklyFstop as much as I am!

What Is This Week's Theme and How Do I Enter?

I often pick the theme on the spot once I get to this paragraph, but there were some good suggestions recently that I'd be crazy to ignore. One that I think will make for an awesome list is the art of photographing details of something from very close. Macro photography has the effect of making small things appears larger than life in a photo. Often, the naked eye is unable to even see the details being captured without the help of some sort of magnification.

While having a macro lens does help quite a bit, you can also take good macro photos by understanding your lens' minimum focus distance. Also, don't be afraid to crop in to show the detail. I promise not to resolution-shame you.

"Macro"

To enter, simply use the hashtag #weeklyFstopMacro on any public Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or Flickr post between now and our next weeklyFstop article. Please keep it to one entry per week to keep it fair and less cluttered.

Here are the previous week's results for anyone who may have missed them:

1. Leading Lines
2. Bold
3. Color
4. Yours
5. Simplicity
6. Monochrome
7. Music
8. Light
9. Action
10. Thankful
11. Bokeh
12. Toys
13. Snow
14. Frozen
15. Warmth
16. Sunrise
17. Landscape
18. Favorite
19. Gathering
20. Green
21. Pink
22. Gold

Remember, there is no guarantee posting a photo will result in it being featured. If you happened to submit but fell short, please don't be discouraged. Keep shooting and try to gain techniques or ideas from the photos that are selected. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas, feel free to contribute in the comments. I'm always open to future theme suggestions.