Picture Of The Day

Street scenes: Capturing city life by Yahoo's Picture Of The Day

Picture Of The Day

18 March 2014 at 0:26 pm

Cities are characterised as bright and loud places - but these images show a different side. Photographs taken by members of Yahoo's own Flickr group show humorous interactions between a human and pelican, the beautiful traffic in Sheffield and towering skyscrapers in New York. The group allows users to share their stunning images and the fascinating stories behind them with a chance to win top slot in 'Picture Of The Day'. If you would like to contribute your photos to Yahoo's 'Picture Of The Day' community you can do so here.

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