Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: Skiing in the Sun

With balmy weather unusual for the winter games, Sochi, Russia is an exciting stage for photography. Today's temperatures in the Black Sea resort town reached into the 60's, and the deep blue sky created a fantastic backdrop for sports typically clad in gray.

Today's photo of the day, captured by San Francisco-based Ezra Shaw, capitalizes on the dynamic setting with bright color and plays off the circles in the Olympic logo with angles. The lens flare perfectly matches the angle of the slope, directing the viewer through the athlete's course.

"The skier wearing red, the blue sky and the white snow in the jump, with the colors of the Olympic rings in the snow, make the image bright and bold," Shaw told Mashable in an email Read more...