Jared, It seems funny that the sky is colorless but the reflection of it in the water is blue. A polarizing filter would have helped you here. Are those dogs in the middle ground? Too bad they wern't closer I would have put them big in fore ground . I think that would have made this a little more interesting.

There is an old guessing game (in the US, anyway) that dates back to the age of radio. There was more self-entertainment then, and one of the entertainments was Twenty Questions. In this game someone kept something in mind (a name, a place, a thing, etc) and the others attempted to identify it by asking no more than 20 questions. The first question, which did not count as one of the 20, was "Is it animal, vegetable, or mineral?" Following this, players then asked questions one at a time, questions which may be answered in terms of yes or no.

This month's assignment is to make a photo that typifies the first category, animal. Think about the game, then think about categories which would led to the answer "animal", then make a photo. We will deal with the other categories in later assignments.

So, for this month's assignment, make a photo of something animal. Try to do it in the context of the game, but animal it must illustrate. If you have something especially subtle or interesting, please explain it in your photographer's comment.

To qualify for this month's assignment,
• Submit a photo taken of something animal

If you have any questions, email an admin. If your photo is deemed to not meet our assignment criteria and hence removed, please accept our decision graciously. Our decisions are not subjects for debate, so if you are not sure, ask first. To include your entry in the assignment, just check off the box that says 2012 01 ~ 20 Questions: Animal. You can view previous assignments here. You may submit as many photos as you like into the assignment. Good luck!

This assignment will be enabled on February 1 and run through February 29.