May 13th Photo of the Day

"Stare Down" by GTPugh
© GTPugh with permission to About.com, Inc.


Our May 13th winner in our continuing Photo of the Day contest has been chosen! This image was chosen from the photo sharing folder in the forum. Congratulations GTPugh!

This image nicely captures a face off between two bluebirds. The loser is ducking away from the winner who stands threateningly over him. Capturing animal/bird behavior is often as important as compositional rules when trying for a compelling photograph. This image also makes good use of compositional rules such as the rule of thirds (winning bird's eye on top horizontal line and losing bird's body near a vertical line). The image also uses a shallow depth of field to isolate the birds from the background and draw further attention to the behavior.

Help us celebrate National Photography Month!!! Every day in May there will be a new "photo of the day" posted here. Images chosen are also displayed in the "photo of the day" image gallery. All posted photos are eligible the entire month so enter your best shots now!

• Any photo posted in the About Photography Forum during May is eligible for Photo of the Day the entire month. This means that a photo posted on May 1st will be considered every day until May 31st.
• Please limit photos to 640x480 pixels or smaller (to keep the forum dial-up friendly).
• Photos must not violate the Forum Guidelines or About.com User Agreement.
• Model releases must be submitted via email to photography.guide@about.com when a person can be recognized in an image in order to be considered for Photo of the Day.
• Photos may have been taken at any time. They do not have to be taken during May (but we'd love to see your May shots).
• Have FUN!!!!