National Geographic's Photo of the Day

Every time I check in to NatGeo's Photo of the Day, I see an amazing photos of different cultures, architecture, and landscapes captured in the most beautiful way.
April 29, 2013
Blenny fish, Red Sea, Egypt
Photograph by Dmitry Marchenko, My Shot
Small blenny fish hiding in a coral hole, Red Sea, Egypt.
April 25, 2013
Mesa Arch, Canyonlands
Photograph by Chris Carvalho, My Shot
Mesa Arch in Utah's Canyonlands National Park is one of the finest places for a photographer to start the day. This 4x5 negative was exposed with an old lens, a 121mm Schneider Super Angulon. It was a favorite of Ansel Adams. While an excellent optic for its time, it only had single-layer coating and was subject to more flare than modern lenses. In this instance, it created a starburst pattern with rainbow streaks that add greatly to the character of the image.
April 16, 2013
Trees in Snow
Photograph by John Lucic, My Shot
The wind was blowing at 90 kilometers (56 miles) an hour. Snow was traveling horizontally and hitting the trees face on. It left a nice imprint on them.
Splash effect, British Columbia
Photograph by Rob Leslie, Your Shot
This unedited image was taken with a tripod mounted in the Pacific Ocean during a winter sunset in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada. Taken at the moment a rock was thrown into the water.
Ghadames, Libya
Photograph by George Steinmetz, National Geographic
Tight clusters of traditional mud-brick-and-palm houses have stood for centuries in Ghadames, a pre-Roman oasis town in the Sahara. Rooftop walkways allowed women to move freely, concealed from men’s view.
Las Pozas, Mexico
Photograph by Diane Cook and Len Jenshel, National Geographic
When a freak freeze killed the orchid collection on his Mexican estate, English eccentric Edward James created Las Pozas, a garden with surreal follies like the concrete Bamboo Palace—durable and immune to the vagaries of weather.

Text copied from each Photo of the Day's page.

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