January’s theme for the iffles.com Monthly Themes group on flickr was Textures and there were TONS of great submissions. I spent this past weekend looking through them all and wanted to take some time to share my favorites. This was SO HARD for me to do. I had to narrow down the list twice because I had way too many the first time. There were some amazing photos in the group – if yours didn’t make the list this time, keep posting – February’s theme is Shapes!

by Eva und Michael. What bright colors!

by team.breeze. Oooh, that red!

by ShellyS. I don't know what this is, but I really want to wrap myself up in it!

by evelynspikes. So many textures in one photo - the peeling paint, the bricks, the stones... yum!

by coraline97. If this is not the definition of texture, I don't know what is. I'd love to see an experiment using this as a texture on a photo

by Jon Game. The detail, the shallow DOF, and the amazing colors. Just fantastic.

by laura oliver1. Not only do I love the texture and DOF, it was really nice to see some green in with all the other winter photos :)

by jinspain2002. Ouch! :)

by Eva und Michael. I love that it's black and white and I love the grain in it

by hanamik. The texture on the ground is a great contrast to the cute shoes!

by mtbcat. I especially like how the lock itself looks brand new against the old, textured chain.

by mtbcat. The pop of yellow against that texture? Perfection.

by summer_daze. This texture is formed by sap leaking from the leg of their coffee table. How freakin' cool is that?

by Sarire. Not only do I love the texture, but look at the pops of blue and green there on the right! Nifty!

by Stephanie.Grace. This is one of my favorite colors at the moment, so I had to choose it!

by jafael. I love how the entire frame is filled with ouchies!

by thedigitaliris. Love the texture of the wood and screws and paint

by .:SindyHand:. I love everything about this photo - the composition, the DOF, the warm tones... and of course the texture!

by laura oliver1. This one took my breath away.

by dpksh. The peeling trees are just fantastic - especially against the pure white snow behind them.

by Tokyo Rhino. Do you know what that is in the foreground? It's the snout of a mom of that baby rhino. Awesome.

by Inspirophoto. Love the colors.

by BirdingRVer. Another texture that makes me say Ouch!

by GenBug. I'm a sucker for raindrops, and these are shaped so perfectly.

by bouncyczech. I love that this is something so recognizable, but not how we usually look at it.

by Rick Zawodny. So much texture!

by laura oliver1. Such great timing with the raindrops and the ripples make a great texture.

by jinspain2002. I have to admit, this photo didn't scream texture to me, but it was so incredibly beautiful I had to include it anyway.

by Grumpy Cake King. Not quite sure what it is, but I definitely love it.

by kkaldrich. This one actually made me chuckle when I first saw it :)

by shirley319. Beautiful.

by shannon.waller. It's like a tiny little dish of texture!

by melissac79. A beautiful (and cold!) texture.
Don’t forget – February’s theme is Shapes! So keep posting to the group!