Picture of the day - November 10, 2007

"Smoky California Sunrise"

Photo courtesy of Tyler Lewis Pebley. The state of California has recently been under assault from a series of very large and extremely devastating wildfires, and although the loss of life could have been a lot greater, thousands of people lost their homes, businesses and possessions. As always, it was sad watching the news reports of countless families returning home only to find a pile of smoldering ashes awaiting them. But here in America, hope springs eternal. While many of those lost possessions like precious family heirlooms and photographs can never be replaced, most of the material things can, and will be. Hopefully, with the help of the insurance companies and the never-ending grace of God, our friends and neighbors from the Golden State will soon be back on their feet and living their normal lives - which brings us to today's picture... Photographer Tyler Lewis Pebley took this eerily beautiful photograph of the sun rising through the smoke of the California wildfires. This beautiful sunrise marks the dawning of a new day, a fresh opportunity for those who lost virtually everything to start rebuilding their lives after being thrown one of life's most wicked curveballs. The following are a few words from Mr. Pebley about his beautiful image: "I took this picture about 10 miles east of Temecula, California. Since this was taken in the wake of the wildfires, the sky was producing great colors during the morning sunrises. I took this maybe 20-30 minutes after sunrise. This was taken at some custom home lots that were built to be ranches but they haven't been built on yet, but the fences were welded and put up about a year ago. The shot was taken with a Canon EOS 40D equipped with a Sigma 10-20mm ultra-wide angle lens."  --Tyler Lewis Pebley Our thoughts and prayers go out to our friends and neighbors who were affected by those terrible fires. May God bless you greatly in the days and weeks to come.  Click here to comment on today's picture.   Visit the POTD Archives for previous "Pictures Of The Day"!     Submit a photo of your own!            Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"