Picture of the day - April 20, 2009

"Morning in Paradise"

(Click on the photo for a larger view) The beautiful island of Mauritius is perhaps best known as the only known place on planet earth where the extinct dodo bird once lived. But as you can tell by looking at today's picture, this popular southwestern Indian Ocean isle is also a fine place to lounge around under a palm tree on a gorgeous white sand beach! The photographer who took this wonderful photograph wishes to remain anonymous, but he/she did a fine job at capturing the natural beauty of the scene by using this camera and settings: Camera: Pentax Optio S Focal length: 6mm Shutter speed: 1/640 second Aperture: f/2.6 ISO: 100 Exposure compensation: +2 step   Visitor Comments... Name: Gerald Townsend Town: Greeneville, SC This is a very nice picture. Great colors.     Name: Phyllis Helton Town: Bristol, VA Great photo anonymous.     Name: Ron Trees Town: Spokane, WA What a beautiful, peaceful and relaxing scene today. I can just see myself sitting in one of those recliners!! That would be awesome. Thanks for sharing this picture with us.     Name: Glen Rouse Town: Jonesborough, TN I can see my wife and I enjoying the spectacular beauty of Mauritius! Beautiful photo of a beautiful piece of God's creation.   Comment on today's picture  |  View previous "Pictures Of The Day"  |  Submit a photo Why I publish the "Picture Of The Day"