Photo Of The Day

February 2015

A Month of Photos of the Day

February 1, 2015

Today's Photo of the Day comes from Spencer Rhodes using a Nikon D7100 with a 70-200 mm f/4 lens. To capture this close-up portrait of an umbrella cockatoo Rhodes zoomed his lens to 200 mm, opened his aperture to f/4 and set the camera's shutter speed to 1/40. See more of his work here.Spencer Rhodes

Today's Photo of the Day comes from Flickr user Kwscore. Unfortunately we can't tell you much about the gear he used to shoot this starry sky and single tree, but we're big fans of the center framing on the tree. See more of his work here. Kwscore

Today's Photo of the Day comes from Ivan Dupont and was taken in Tanzania. Ivan used a Panasonic DMC-LX3 at 1/500 sec, f/7.1 and ISO 80 to capture this herd of Wildebeests. See more of Ivan's work here.Ivan Dupont

Today's Photo of the Day comes from Simson Petrol and was captured in an abandoned waterpark in Berlin, Germany. Simson captured this grafitti covered pool using a Fujifilm XPro-1 adn processed the image using VSCO film. Check out more of Simson's work here.Simson Petrol

Today's Photo of the Day was captured by Jim Cumming. Jim captured this grumpy looking Capuchin monkey in Costa Rica on a Canon EOS 7D Mark II with a EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens at 1/1600 sec, f/2.8 and ISO 800. See more of Jim's work here. Jim Cumming

Today's Photo of the Day comes from Harry Collins and was taken at Beach State Park in New Jersey. Collins captured this owl in flight using a Nikon D7000 with 150.0-500.0 mm f/5.0-6.3 lens at 1/2500 sec, f/7.1 and ISO 500. See more of his work here.Harry Collins

Today's Photo of the Day comes from Jason Groepper and was taken on the Seattle waterfront. Jason used a Canon EOS 6D with a EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM lens, an 8 second exposure at f/16 and ISO 100 to capture this scene. Check out more of his work here. Jason Groepper

Today's Photo of the Day comes from Jennifer MacNeill and was created in a stable in Bethesda, Pennsylvania. Jennifer used a Canon EOS 6D with a EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens at 1/50, f/4 and ISO 640 to capture this Kentucky Mountain Saddle mare and her foal. See more of Jennifer's work here.Jennifer MacNeill

Today's Photo of the Day comes from Basak Prince and was taken in the Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. Basak used a Nikon D7100 with a 12.0-28.0 mm f/4.0 lens to capture the desert expanse. Basak exposed the scene for 1/160 sec at f/13 and ISO 200. See more work here. Basak Prince

Today's Photo of the Day comes from Gabriele Durante and was captured on a Canon EOS 1100D with an EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III at 1/640 sec, f/7.1 and ISO 100. See more of Gabriele's work here. Want to see your image featured as our Photo of the Day? Submit to our Flickr group for a chance to be published on the Pop Photo homepage.Gabriele Durante

Today's Photo of the Day comes from Hadley Johnson and was taken using a Nikon D5100 with a 16.0 mm f/2.0 lens. "This is a minute and a half exposure at ISO 200," Johnson writes regarding how the image was made. "The only illumination, except for the campfire, was a waxing moon at 35.5 percent." See more work here. Hadley Johnson

Today's Photo of the Day comes from Matias Negrete-Pincetic and was shot in Puerto Octay in Southern Chile. Matias used a Canon EOS 6D with a EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens at 1/4000, f/2.8 and ISO 100 to capture this single alpaca. See more work here.Matias Negrete-Pincetic

Today's Photo of the Day comes from Carl Fredrickson and was taken on the beach of Auster-Skaftafellssysla, Iceland with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II with EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens at 1/40, f/5.6 and ISO 3200. See more work here.Carl Fredrickson

Photographer Jim Cumming captured today's Photo of the Day while traveling in central Costa Rica. "We stopped for a drink in some small town and there by the side of the road a gigantic green iguana—yikes," he writes. Cumming used a Canon EOS 7D Mark II with an EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens at 1/5000, f/4 and ISO 800 to catch this shot of the large lizard. See more of his work here.Jim Cumming

Today's Photo of the Day was captured by Ole Vikshaaland along Estonia's coast at sunrise using a Nikon D7100 with a 70.0-200.0 mm f/4.0 lens at 1/250 sec, f/8 and ISO 100. See more of Vikshaaland's work here.Ole Vikshaaland

Today's Photo of the Day comes Peter Zelewski and was captured on the streets of London using a Leica AG M9 with a Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens at 1/90 sec, f/2.4 and ISO 400. See more of Zelewski's street portraits here.Peter Zelewski

Today's Photo of the Day comes from Jeff Rakaskas and was made in Durango, Colorado using a 25 second exposure on a Canon EOS 6D. See more of Rakaskas' work here. Jeff Rakaskas

Today's Photo of the Day comes from Sapna Reddy Photography and was taken in Yosemite, California using a Nikon D800E with a 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8 lens at 1/200 sec, f/9 and ISO 125. See more of Sapna Reddy's work here. Sapna Reddy Photography

Today's Photo of the Day comes from Jim Cumming and was captured in Costa Rica and taken with a Canon EOS 7D Mark II EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens at 1/250, f/5.6 and ISO 800. See more work here.Jim Cumming

Think you have what it takes to be featured as Photo of the Day? Submit your best work to our Flickr group.

See More Photos of the DayPopular Photography

Latest

Tips from a pro: Ella Ling on photographing tennis

Explore photography’s history with these rare cameras

The best ring lights and ring flashes for your camera

Fujifilm’s X-A7 is an entry-level mirrorless with a 24MP sensor

Everything you need to know about Apple's new iPhones

Great photo scanners for every budget

Photo Of The Day

The best wildlife photos of the year remind us that nature is amazing–and brutal

The best high-end lighting gear

Hands on with the Sony a6600, plus sample images