A picture of my sweet granddaughter, doing what she does best: just being adorable. Photo taken by Shelley Lemaire (United States) - People/Family/Friends

This is an inverted colored image of the whirls and curls of smoke. It was created using an incense, LED light and a king size black bed sheet. Hope y'all enjoy. Photo taken by K Danyal (United States) - Artistic/Creative

I love her form in this silhouette image. She jumped MANY times before this was captured properly. :) Photo taken by Jennifer Alder (United States) - People/Family/Friends

I captured this long exposure of the waves crashing against the rocks at Siridao Beach in Goa (India). I love the colour tone created by the use of stacked Cokin filters. Photo taken by Sydney Alvares (India) - Travel/Vacation

This picture was taken on my kitchen floor in front of my back door during the Spring of 2010. Photo taken by Susan Micek (United States) - Nature

This skeleton key was my grandmothers. She gave it to my mom and my mom gave it to my daughter. So, my 17 year old daughter now wears her great-grandmother's skeleton key as a necklace. What a fun treasure! Photo taken by Sheryl Salisbury (United States) - Artistic/Creative

This image was taken in December 2009 during a full moon at Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, CA. This was an image that was a combination of three images (HDR) plus a smoothing filter to help to add some more magic to this already amazing scene. Photo taken by Justin Baer (United States) - Artistic/Creative

Looks like these two young swans have made their life choices. Co. Kerry, Ireland. February 2010. Photo taken by Mark Westlake (Ireland) - Animals/Pets

This picture of the Eiffel Tower was captured on a summers night just when this beautiful structure came to life with thousands of lights. Photo taken by Anupama Paliwal (France) - Travel/Vacation

Everyone enjoy these Happy Thoughts!!! Photo taken by Ellen Hodges (United States) - Holidays/Events

This picture was taken at sunset using one flash. It was my first time to try this so I was excited it turned out so well. Photo taken by Sheryl Salisbury (United States) - People/Family/Friends

Thought these future cookies looked cute. Photo taken by Ellen Hodges (United States) - Holidays/Events

A cowboy I befriended in Arizona. To me, he is the quintessential cowboy from the "Old West". Photo taken by Michael Petrizzo (United States) - People/Family/Friends

One of winter's pleasures - creating sculptures. Photo taken by Christine Czernin (Austria) - Artistic/Creative

I love the look on his face. At 8 years old, he looks so grown up and I can't help but smile when I look at this photo. It was taken in Houston during a Livestock Show and Rodeo. Photo taken by Amanda Lambert (United States) - People/Family/Friends

Editor's Note: Please enjoy today's International Picture of the Day selection from Limburg, Netherlands! Photo taken by J.A. Niemeijer (Netherlands) - Nature

My little cousin loves being a cowboy. He is right at home in this hat. Taken 2011 in Oklahoma. Photo taken by Sheryl Salisbury (United States) - People/Family/Friends

I took this at Lake Tobias in Halifax, PA. This little guy was running after the safari bus and getting all the treats everyone was passing out. I love the bright colors in him! Photo taken by Lauren R. H. Campbell (United States) - Animals/Pets

This picture is special to me because I love photographing my children, and them in the sunset made a beautiful scene. The photo was taken in our back yard in Colorado. Photo taken by Dana Long (United States) - Artistic/Creative

This was taken in Washington DC in March during the annual Cherry Blossom Festival. I love that you can see both the blossoms and the Washington Monument. Photo taken by Heather Combs (United States) - Travel/Vacation

I was looking for something special to do with Chinese Lanterns, and while cleaning out a friend's garden I came across these - all withered and dried up. Immediately I thought of doing something creative with one of them and I took them to my basement studio. Using a glass bottom to get the reflection I started snapping away until I got the image that I wanted. I made minor contrast adjustments, but this is right out of the camera. Photo taken by George Hatzipantelis (Canada) - Artistic/Creative

The photo was taken in China, very early in the morning just after sunrise. The fisherman seems like a guardian angel emerging through the mist. Photo taken by Michal Pistol (Israel) - People/Family/Friends

The striking and colorful front of the historical building "Ledenhof" in Osnabrueck, Germany, inspired me to take this image. Photo taken by Mustafa Kizilcay (Germany) - Artistic/Creative

The beauty of a crisp winter day. Photo taken by Christine Czernin (Austria) - Artistic/Creative

I took the photo of this woman on the outskirts of her village at Tajpur in West Bengal, India. She was returning home in the evening hours with her cattle. Photo taken by Debjyoti Nayak (India) - People/Family/Friends