National Geographic Foto of the Day

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Erta Ale Volcano, Ethiopia



March 30, 2012

[h=2]Erta Ale Volcano, Ethiopia[/h] Photograph by George Steinmetz, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
A lake of lava bubbles atop Erta Ale, the region's most active volcano.

 

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...fantástico...​

 

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Creole Drum Festival, Brazil



March 31, 2012

[h=2]Creole Drum Festival, Brazil
[/h] Photograph by Tyrone Turner, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Swirling to West African rhythms, residents of the Santa Rosa dos Pretos quilombo celebrate the recovery of a sick neighbor with a tambor de crioula, a "creole drum" festival that mixes African and European traditions.

 

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Field, Scotland



April 1, 2012

Field, Scotland

Photograph by David Shields, My Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
Just after sunrise on the east coast of Scotland (the North Sea is just below the horizon), this preharvest field seemed to stretch forever, and the clouds were amazing.

 

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Horned Owl, Saskatchewan



April 2, 2012

[h=2]Horned Owl, Saskatchewan[/h] Photograph by Robert Postma, Your Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
This great horned owl burst from the window of an abandoned toolshed in southern Saskatchewan. It’s nice that it made eye contact with me as it flew away.

 

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Rubbing Stone, Washington



April 3, 2012

[h=2]Rubbing Stone, Washington[/h] Photograph by Fritz Hoffmann, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
Looking as if it fell from the sky, a 40-ton erratic stands on the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington State. Such boulders are sometimes called rubbing stones because bison scratched up against them.

 

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Lily Pads, Eagle Lake



April 4, 2012

[h=2]Lily Pads, Eagle Lake
[/h] Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
An underwater camera offers a fish's-eye view of lily pads on Eagle Lake. Sulfur dioxide from power plants made many Adirondack lakes so acidic they became fishless. Thanks to the Clean Air Act and other measures, some now show signs of recovery.

 

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Rainy Day, Washington, D.C.



April 5, 2012

[h=2]Rainy Day, Washington, D.C.[/h] Photograph by Jim Moore, My Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
Washington, D.C., looks like Paris at 17th and H Streets N.W. during rush hour on a rainy February day.

 

[Amoom]

...mais uma fantástica!​

 

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Spring Stream, Finland



April 6, 2012

[h=2]Spring Stream, Finland[/h] Photograph by Kyle Ueckermann, Your Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
I took this photo at the edge of a small stream in Lehtimaki, Finland. The ice is beginning to melt, revealing the water beneath.

 

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Green Anole, Texas



April 7, 2012

[h=2]Green Anole, Texas[/h] Photograph by Michael Walker, My Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
Spring is busting out all over southeast Texas. New leaves, flower buds, and a green anole busting out of its old skin and starting over. Shot on February 26, 2012.

 

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Karkonosze National Park, Poland



April 8, 2012

[h=2]Karkonosze National Park, Poland[/h] Photograph by Iza Opala, My Shot
Karkonosze, Poland

 

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Desert Rivers, Mexico



April 9, 2012

[h=2]Desert Rivers, Mexico[/h] Photograph by Adriana Franco, Your Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
Rivers forming treelike figures on the desert of Baja California, Mexico

 

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Shoebill, Uganda



April 10, 2012

[h=2]Shoebill, Uganda
[/h] Photograph by Cantay Gok, Your Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
The shoebill is a bizarre bird, named because of its big bill. This shot was taken at Mbamba swamp in Uganda.

 

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Thunderheads, Canada



April 11, 2012

[h=2]Thunderheads, Canada[/h] Photograph by Mark Duffy, Your Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
A major thunderhead masses near Briercrest, Saskatchewan, in August 2011.

 

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Tecopa, Mojave Desert



April 12, 2012

[h=2]Tecopa, Mojave Desert
[/h] Photograph by Angel Di Bilio, My Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
Tecopa is located a few miles south of Shoshone in California's Mojave Desert. Tecopa is known for its hot springs. Evaporation of the flooded dry lake in late spring creates cracked-mud patterns loved by photographers. The perspective is produced by the wide-angle lens (12mm) and placement of the camera close to the ground. Photo taken at sunset.

 

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Fisherman, Thailand



April 13, 2012

[h=2]Fisherman, Thailand[/h] Photograph by Joey Yu, Your Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
At the break of dawn, fishermen from the Phatthalung Province in southern Thailand travel out to sea for their daily catch. Using the fishing net attached to a sturdy structure, the fishermen haul the net up to gather what they have caught.

 

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Petrified Sand Dunes, Arizona



April 14, 2012

[h=2]Petrified Sand Dunes, Arizona
[/h] Photograph by Richard Barnes, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
Sinuous lines of color swirl through the Wave, the most famous landform at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. Flash floods carved this passage through petrified sand dunes, exposing the iron-rich bands.

 

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Alligator, Florida



April 15, 2012

[h=2]Alligator, Florida
[/h] Photograph by Larry Lynch, My Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
I made this image at Myakka River State Park in Sarasota, Florida, this past spring. There had been no rain in the river valley for quite a while, and the waters were at drought level. I found this guy in a shallow depression in the riverbed, along with some trapped fish, and knew I had a good chance for an evening shot with flash.

 

[Amoom]

...fabulosa...​

 

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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco



April 16, 2012

[h=2]Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco[/h] Photograph by Francisco Companioni, Your Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
My favorite photograph, captured on my last morning in San Francisco. After two beautiful sunrises with no fog I was treated to this gift on my final day. A truly beautiful experience full of amazing colors, fast-moving fog, and constantly changing light, which made for some dramatic images.

 

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Lava Cauldron, Democratic Republic of the Congo



April 17, 2012

[h=2]Lava Cauldron, Democratic Republic of the Congo[/h] Photograph by Carsten Peter, National Geographic

This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos

Exhaling clouds of gas, a cauldron of lava boils in the mile-wide crater of Nyiragongo, an active volcano in the Congo that threatens two million people. Eruptions have blistered the region for millions of years, since the African tectonic plate began to split apart to create the Albertine Rift.

 

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Mushroom, Oregon



April 18, 2012

[h=2]Mushroom, Oregon
[/h] Photograph by Robin Loznak, Your Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
Light shines through the gills of a wild mushroom found growing in a damp, forested area near Elkton, Oregon, on Monday, December 19, 2011.

 

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Canyon, Zion National Park



April 19, 2012

[h=2]Canyon, Zion National Park[/h] Photograph by Peter Scifres, Your Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
Inside Zion National Park's famous Subway slot canyon, my hiking and photography friend, Suzanne, ponders the way ahead.