Taken on the 9th of August this year as we travelled up Franschoek pass. Spotted this Yellow Billed Kite (I think) and tracked it until it was in the blue portion of the sky. Photo taken by Selwyn Lloyd (South Africa) - Travel/Vacation

I love black and white, and even enjoy black and white pics of flowers. I know some folks think a flower should never be done in BAW, but to me it looks great. Photo taken by Gabrielle Harrison (United States) - Nature

just curiosity captured with a child in my neighbor hood. tq. Photo taken by kandukuri ramesh babu (India) - Nature

Statue of Thomas Jefferson in the rotunda of the Jefferson Memorial at night. Photo taken by Bill Jonscher (United States) - Holidays/Events

I live in a very old house at the moment. This is a window that, clearly, was once an exterior window. It now looks out from a bedroom closet into a sunroom. The lighting in this little window adds to the isolation of this closet from the outdoors. Photo taken by Joe Donley (United States) - Artistic/Creative

Editor's Note: Enjoy today's International Picture of the Day selection! Photo taken by S.Bax (Netherlands) - Nature

Flowers galore from a Paris flower shop. They were on a stand outside their doorway. What they can do with flowers is always creative and stunning. Photo taken by Odette (United States) - Artistic/Creative

Rue, the snow horse! Taken in Central Oregon in one of the many weather conditions, that come and go! Photo taken by Mckenzie Miller (United States) - Animals/Pets

This is one thing people usually dont notice when they visit several places.I tried to capture it with a different view Photo taken by Dhruv Saxena (United Arab Emirates) - Artistic/Creative

I found these crystals growing on a tarp one morning in November 2013. Wellsville, New York. Photo taken by Nick Smith (United States) - Nature

In the performance of the Nutcracker, the Snow Queen is proudly leaping through the air. Photo taken by Mindy Roth (United States) - People/Family/Friends

This picture represents the exact moment of the musical artists release of emotion while on stage, they spend the hours before a show building nerves and excitement to release at the opportune time, just as the crowd goes wild. Having pushed past security this shot was taken at the Ferntree Gully Hotel September 30th, and what an event it was! Photo taken by Tim James (Australia) - Holidays/Events

I visited the Lido Beach Marine Nature Study Area as it's monarch migration time here in NYC. After a short walk I found plenty of them in the vicinity of a few butterfly bushes. In the 45 minutes I spent there I managed to tire out my hand and overheat my flash. Yes it was fun! I was shooting with my flash on the hot shoe tilted up at 45 degrees with a diffuser. This provides nice soft light to help pop the color and fill in some shadows. The lighting varied from bright sun at high noon to light clouds (haze). Shooting in bushes it's hard to find good backgrounds so I shot mostly wide open to blur them. Photo taken by Morris Bennett Altman (United States) - Nature

this picture was taken in lubbock texas. We took it yesterday and the theme is artistic it shows a story of a girl in the wild trying to find herself Photo taken by kaci owens (United States) - Artistic/Creative

I took this on a hiking trip to Mt. Robson provincial park. What an amazing experience! Photo taken by Calvin Owen Jones (Canada) - Nature

Picture of a street dog on a beautiful evening at Aksa beach ,Mumbai Photo taken by NEENAD ARUL (India) - Animals/Pets

This picture is special because it has my eight year old daughter all dressed as a delicate ballerina but still wearing her cowboy boots in her GREAT grandparents pasture. The fence she is holding onto was built by her great grandfather 50+ years prior to her even being born. She never met her Great Grandfather but she is holding onto a piece of him. Photo taken by Angela Roberts (United States) - People/Family/Friends

Wonderful silhouette from an off season tree, with sunset light facing the Everglades. Weston, Florida Photo taken by Lorenzo Cassina (United States) - Nature

This is of one of my horses. I have always had tunnel vision when it comes to horses they are one of the most important things in my life. Photo taken by Jennifer Quigley (United States) - Animals/Pets

Took this photo at Pinegrove Ranch in Kerhonksen, NY. Clearly the goat cannot read because he has taken the pig's house as his own. Photo taken by Dawn Russell (United States) - Animals/Pets

The graceful beauty of a Snowy Egret is seen in the early morning along the shoreline of Lake Jesup located in Seminole County, Florida. Photo taken by Linn Smith (United States) - Nature

This picture is of one of our two kittens; Mitou. Photo taken by Mirabelle Henry (United Kingdom) - Animals/Pets

I love the color pop of the peeling paint on the windmill.I also like its depth. Kiowa Colorado. 2010. Its definitely a nature pic. Photo taken by Elaine Morgan (United States) - Nature

You have blackness surrounding the brightness of the leaf and the rain drops, thus illustrating that there is always light in the darkness. I took it around 5:30 at night, just as the sun was starting to set. At one of my friends house. It had just rained and the drops are what caught my eye. It shows the simplicity of nature, that even the smallest things can be incredible. Photo taken by Elizabeth Mills (United States) - Nature