Picture of the day - March 9, 2006

A Beautiful Punta Gorda, Florida Sunset

Photo courtesy of Keith Ryan. You can see the occasional spectacular sunset virtually anywhere you might happen to be on the face of the planet, but the wonderful state of Florida sure seems to have more than its fair share. Today's picture features a fine example of those famous Florida sunsets from the small southwestern Florida town of Punta Gorda. Punta Gorda, the only city in Florida's Charlotte County, sits quietly about 100 miles south of Tampa on the Peace River (which feeds into Charlotte Harbor). The friendly people and lack of high-rise buildings gives Punta Gorda the charm of a small rural town. While his kids and their friends were playing in Ghilcrest Park, photographer Keith Ryan noticed that the sunset was absolutely stunning (which is normal for Punta Gorda). As always, he had his camera ready and waiting in the car so he took it out and started walking around, seeking an unobstructed view of the setting sun. When he looked up he saw the rim of the basketball goal hanging right over the sun as if it had passed through the basket - a great shot in more ways than one! He lined up the shot and snapped off a real gem!   Picture Of The Day Homepage | Submit a photo Interesting Articles