Photo of the Day could definitely use a few more portraits, so this photo by Flickr user techne was an easy choice. This shot was taken on a Canon EOS Digital Rebel. You can find the EXIF data here.

And since I’m no art critic, we’ll let Flickr user Bsivad explain why he likes it:

“It’s so nicely done, the way the background changes tone and leads your eye to his face, and the way the horn leads your eye around but never quite pushes you out of the shot altogether.”