Picture of the day - January 25, 2009

Twilight at Point Vicente Lighthouse

Photo courtesy of Marc Evans.           (Click the photo for a larger view) Thanks to their beauty and relative rarity, lighthouses are very popular subjects for photographers. Mr. Marc Evans did a wonderful job at capturing the early evening beauty of California's Point Vicente Lighthouse in today's picture, and he offers the following words about the image: "The Point Vicente Lighthouse, in Rancho Palos Verdes, California has been a navigation aid for mariners - marking the northern end of the Catalina Channel - since May 1, 1926. This image, with Catalina Island 26 miles in the distance, was taken January 21, 2009 during the last few minutes of Civil Twilight. The gear used was a Canon 30D with the EF70-200mm f/4L USM @ 98mm, tripod mounted, and remote switch w/ mirror lock-up. The EXIF is 6 Sec @ f/19 & ISO 100."    --Marc Evans You'll find more of Marc Evans' beautiful images in his Flickr gallery.     Comment on today's picture  |  View previous "Pictures Of The Day"  |  Submit a photo Why I publish the "Picture Of The Day"