Photo Of The Day By Douglas Croft

Photo By Douglas Croft

Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Primary Colors” by Douglas Croft. Location: San Jose, California.

“A silvery blue on a buttercup,” describes Croft. “A hike at a local Open Space Preserve gave me this shot of a tiny butterfly on a tiny wildflower.”

Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the OP website homepage, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To get your photos in the running, all you have to do is submit them.

Originally Published July 27, 2020

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