Here's another "picture of the day" site that I like to visit. The National Geographic Society's web site has a page that every day displays a different picture it's photographers have taken, along with a paragraph of text appropriate to the photo's subject matter.
A nice touch on this page is that right at the start of the text about the subject matter, it lists where the photo was taken, what year it was taken, and the name of the photographer. The year the photo was taken can be important, as the page occasionally shows a photo that was taken in the first half of the 20th century; for instance, this view of a monastery in Greece that was taken in 1930.
Another good feature on the page is that it always has a link to another page on the site that provides more detail about the photo's subject matter or about related topics, or provides more photos of the subject matter. For instance, on the day I write this post, September 4, 2005, the photo is of a capybara, and it was taken in Venezuela. The link goes to a "country profile" of Venezuela.
The Society's photographers always take many more pictures than can ever be included in the National Geographic magazine, so what is shown on this page is very frequently noted as having been "...shot on assignment for, but not published in..." the relevant article in the magazine.
All in all, this page makes for fascinating viewing and reading!
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