Every month, we ask our talented readers to share their best work with us in the Your Best shot contest. This month's entries were nothing short of excellent. In fact, it took us a bit longer than usual to narrow it down to the typical 30 image gallery. The official winners will be announced in an upcoming issue of Popular Photography. Once you've made your way through the gallery, head over to our contests page for your chance to participate.

By Natalie Abold

My boyfriend welding.

• CAMERA: Canon EOS Rebel T2i
• FOCAL LENGTH: 163 mm
• SHUTTER SPEED: 1/250 sec.
• LENS: EFS 55-250 mm
• ISO: 2000
• APERTURE (F-STOP): f/5.6