Picture of the day - April 21, 2009

Lencois Maranhenses National Park

Photo courtesy of Wilson Rocha.          (Click on the photo for a larger view) A casual glance at today's picture might lead you to believe that you are looking at a lake covered with ice and snowdrifts, but in reality there is no snow or ice to be found anywhere in the area. What you're really looking at is a low-lying marsh covered with numerous pure-white sand dunes at Brazil's Lencois Maranhenses National Park. This area floods rather frequently, and photographer Wilson Rocha just happened to capture this intriguing image at a time when the flood waters amidst the dunes made this sub-tropical location look quite like a winter wonderland! What a fine example of the many varied types of terrain that dot the surface of our amazing planet!     Visitor Comments... Name: Robert Schwarztrauber Town: Buffalo, NY That is a really cool photograph. I did think it was ice, maybe a glacier. Wilson Rocha did an excellent job in creating that photo. You never know where on Earth you'll be, or what you'll see, when you open TodaysPhoto.org.     Name: Dale Ludlam Town: New York, NY Absolutely amazing photograph today! Gorgeous and intriguing at the same time.   Name: Phyllis Helton Town: Bristol, VA Fascinating!   Comment on today's picture  |  View previous "Pictures Of The Day"  |  Submit a photo Why I publish the "Picture Of The Day"