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13825403 - Koubbat as-Sufara or Prison of Kara, Meknes. Morocco

13826092 - Sacred Tree wrapped with scarves as offering, in Wat Chedi Luang temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand

13825259 - Metalworker, workshop in the Place as Seffarine. Fez.Morocco

13825260 - Customers and seller haggling, souk of brass, Place as Seffarine, medina. Fez.Morocco

13386016 - Wooden surface as background

12596005 - Two different types of couscous, courgette and feta cheese to take away – as a salad and as fritters

13486427 - DIY lanterns with mussel shells as table decorations

12405557 - Turmeric as a root and ground

11964627 - A tangram-style rubber band on a wall being used as a pinboard

12685489 - A fried egg as a protein component for bowls

12797963 - Large pine cones covered with moss as a Christmas decoration

13652120 - Panorama window with window sill as a bench

12596006 - Two different types of couscous, courgette and feta cheese to take away – as a salad and as fritters

12340922 - Dried fruit as a substitute for sugar

13531276 - Pesto cantuccini as a gift

13486417 - Wild flowers and herbs as table decorations

12595973 - Two different type of lentils – as pancakes and as a salad with fruit

11377132 - Wallpaper printed with photos of dresses as a way of displaying handbags

12580890 - Liquid high carb – carbs from soft drinks depicted as sugar cubes

11989395 - A double bed with a headboard and pillows next to a rustic swing used as a bedside table in front of grey patterned wallpaper

Grilled or fried and sliced marbled meat steak with fork, tomatoes as a side dish and different sauces on wooden cutting board, top view, close-up, stone rustic background

12676321 - Grilled or fried and sliced marbled meat steak with fork, tomatoes as a side dish and different sauces on wooden cutting board, top view, close-up, stone rustic background

Birch trunks and stems used as a coat rack next to a an orange-coloured retro rocking chair in front of wallpaper with a shimmering fishbone pattern

11989398 - Birch trunks and stems used as a coat rack next to a an orange-coloured retro rocking chair in front of wallpaper with a shimmering fishbone pattern

12845892 - Cardboard deer head mounted on trophy plate as a Christmas decoration

11989558 - A quill in a jar of ink as a symbolic image for writing

11377136 - A wire-framed pendent lamp decorated as a birdcage with colourful glass birds

12605746 - The right amount of rice as a side dish or a main course

A composite of the Quadrantid meteor shower, on January 3, 2016, in a sequence of images shot over 2 hours from 9 to 11 pm MST from southern Alberta. This is a stack of 14 images, the best out of 600 shot that recorded meteors. The ground and sky comes from one image with the best Quad of the night, and the other images were masked and layered into that image, with no attempt to align their paths with the moving radiant point. However, over the 2 hours, the radiant point low in the north would not have moved too much, as it rose higher into the northern sky.

13899768 - A composite of the Quadrantid meteor shower, on January 3, 2016, in a sequence of images shot over 2 hours from 9 to 11 pm MST from southern Alberta. This is a stack of 14 images, the best out of 600 shot that recorded meteors. The ground and sky comes from one image with the best Quad of the night, and the other images were masked and layered into that image, with no attempt to align their paths with the moving radiant point. However, over the 2 hours, the radiant point low in the north would not have moved too much, as it rose higher into the northern sky.

A moonlit scene of yellow balsamroot wildflowers blowing in the wind on a moonlit night in the Blakiston Valley in Waterton Lakes National Park,Alberta,May 29,2023. Blakiston Creek winds below toward the Waterton River. The waxing gibbous Moon just off frame at top provides the illumination. Moonlight is the same colour temperature as sunlight,so in a long exposure like this,a scene looks like daylight

13999115 - A moonlit scene of yellow balsamroot wildflowers blowing in the wind on a moonlit night in the Blakiston Valley in Waterton Lakes National Park,Alberta,May 29,2023. Blakiston Creek winds below toward the Waterton River. The waxing gibbous Moon just off frame at top provides the illumination. Moonlight is the same colour temperature as sunlight,so in a long exposure like this,a scene looks like daylight

A 360° fish-eye panorama of the great equinox aurora of March 23,2023,with the aurora already bright as the sky darkened at twilight. The Kp values peaked at Kp7 this night.

13998792 - A 360° fish-eye panorama of the great equinox aurora of March 23,2023,with the aurora already bright as the sky darkened at twilight. The Kp values peaked at Kp7 this night.

A Park interpreter poses for a scene in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, of stargazing with binoculars under the Milky Way on a dark moonless night. Grasslands is perfect for stargazing as it is a Dark Sky Preserve and the horizon is vast and unobstructed.

13900570 - A Park interpreter poses for a scene in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, of stargazing with binoculars under the Milky Way on a dark moonless night. Grasslands is perfect for stargazing as it is a Dark Sky Preserve and the horizon is vast and unobstructed.

A composite showing the 2017 Geminid meteors streaking from the radiant point in Gemini at upper left, above the blue-white star Castor. 2 or 3 meteors are not Geminids as their paths do not project back to the radiant, but I have left them in regardless, as an illustration.

13900411 - A composite showing the 2017 Geminid meteors streaking from the radiant point in Gemini at upper left, above the blue-white star Castor. 2 or 3 meteors are not Geminids as their paths do not project back to the radiant, but I have left them in regardless, as an illustration.

$The nearly Full Moon of April 10, 2017 as seen from Australia, and embedded in fast-moving low cloud adding the colourful corona effect around the Moon from water-droplet diffraction.$

13899760 - The nearly Full Moon of April 10, 2017 as seen from Australia, and embedded in fast-moving low cloud adding the colourful corona effect around the Moon from water-droplet diffraction.

A scene looking west on January 16, 2015 but with a field stretching up to and beyond the zenith overhead, taking in the Zodiacal Light stretching up to the Pleiades at upper left. Just below the Pleiades is green Comet Lovejoy, with its faint ion tail pointing away from the Sun along the same plane as the Zodiacal Light, as it should. Ion tails always point directly away from the Sun, as they are blown out by the solar wind. Comet Lovejoy was crossing the ecliptic this night, as it heads north in its orbit traveling almost perpendicular to the ecliptic plane.

13899168 - A scene looking west on January 16, 2015 but with a field stretching up to and beyond the zenith overhead, taking in the Zodiacal Light stretching up to the Pleiades at upper left. Just below the Pleiades is green Comet Lovejoy, with its faint ion tail pointing away from the Sun along the same plane as the Zodiacal Light, as it should. Ion tails always point directly away from the Sun, as they are blown out by the solar wind. Comet Lovejoy was crossing the ecliptic this night, as it heads north in its orbit traveling almost perpendicular to the ecliptic plane.

The rising "supermoon" of July 12, 2022 embedded in the blue arc of Earth's shadow, rimmed by the pink Belt of Venus band of twilight colours, all over the badlands formations of Dinosaur Provincial Park on the Red Deer River in Alberta, Canada. The blue arc is the shadow of the Earth cast onto the atmosphere opposite the sunset point. The pink Belt of Venus is from red sunlight still illuminating the upper atmosphere, an effect that lasts only a few minutes at sunset or sunrise, and requires a very clear sky to show up, as it was this night.

13898526 - The rising "supermoon" of July 12, 2022 embedded in the blue arc of Earth's shadow, rimmed by the pink Belt of Venus band of twilight colours, all over the badlands formations of Dinosaur Provincial Park on the Red Deer River in Alberta, Canada. The blue arc is the shadow of the Earth cast onto the atmosphere opposite the sunset point. The pink Belt of Venus is from red sunlight still illuminating the upper atmosphere, an effect that lasts only a few minutes at sunset or sunrise, and requires a very clear sky to show up, as it was this night.

The open star cluster NGC 188, in Cepheus, one of the oldest such objects known, with an estimated age of 9 billion years. NGC 188 has lasted so long as it is well above the plane of the Galaxy near the North Celestial Pole, and so free of the disruptive tidal effects of the Milky Way.

13898480 - The open star cluster NGC 188, in Cepheus, one of the oldest such objects known, with an estimated age of 9 billion years. NGC 188 has lasted so long as it is well above the plane of the Galaxy near the North Celestial Pole, and so free of the disruptive tidal effects of the Milky Way.

13848858 - The mummy of an adolescent Inca boy offered as a sacrifice in the Andes Mountains near Calingasta, Argentina.

Pont du Diable, the Devil's Bridge, over Hérault River, near Saint Guilhem le Désert, Hérault, Languedoc Roussillon. Saint Jean de Fos, the Pont du Diable over the Herault river on the Routes of Santiago de Compostela, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Herault, France.

13847439 - Pont du Diable, the Devil's Bridge, over Hérault River, near Saint Guilhem le Désert, Hérault, Languedoc Roussillon. Saint Jean de Fos, the Pont du Diable over the Herault river on the Routes of Santiago de Compostela, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Herault, France.

Tea Pot Boiling over the Camp Fire on the First Day of the Three Day Trek up Mount Rinjani, Lombok, Indonesia. The fact that your porter or guide prepare your lunch does make you feel a bit lazy, but a warm cup of sugary tea on arrival is always welcome! Mount Rinjani, (Gunung Rinjani in Indonesian) is an active volcano on Lombok island, Indonesia. Its summit of 3726m, makes it Indonesia's second highest volcano and provides impressive views over the entirety of the island of Lombok, and as far as to the west a Mount Agung and Mount Batur volcano on Bali, and as far the east as the island of S

13846827 - Tea Pot Boiling over the Camp Fire on the First Day of the Three Day Trek up Mount Rinjani, Lombok, Indonesia. The fact that your porter or guide prepare your lunch does make you feel a bit lazy, but a warm cup of sugary tea on arrival is always welcome! Mount Rinjani, (Gunung Rinjani in Indonesian) is an active volcano on Lombok island, Indonesia. Its summit of 3726m, makes it Indonesia's second highest volcano and provides impressive views over the entirety of the island of Lombok, and as far as to the west a Mount Agung and Mount Batur volcano on Bali, and as far the east as the island of S

13846475 - A crab spider usually found in flowers; also known as Napoleon Spider because of the mark in its abdomen

Photo of a statue in St Marks Cathedral, Korcula Town, Korcula Island, Dalmatia (Dalmacija), Croatia. This is a photo of a statue inside St Marks Cathedral in Korcula Town, the main town on Korcula Island, Croatia. St Marks Cathedral is a 15th Century limestone, Gothic Renaissance Cathedral in the centre of Korcula Town and is home to some beautiful sculptures and statues such as this one.

13844243 - Photo of a statue in St Marks Cathedral, Korcula Town, Korcula Island, Dalmatia (Dalmacija), Croatia. This is a photo of a statue inside St Marks Cathedral in Korcula Town, the main town on Korcula Island, Croatia. St Marks Cathedral is a 15th Century limestone, Gothic Renaissance Cathedral in the centre of Korcula Town and is home to some beautiful sculptures and statues such as this one.

Jungfrudansen stone labyrinth in Finby near Nagu Archipelago trail Finland Southwest Finland Turku archipelago. Nature walk to a turf maze know as a “virgin dance”. This is part of St Olav Waterway, a new long distance pilgrims hiking path from Turku to Trondheim in Norway. Trondheim was the Nordic Santiago de Compostela in the Middle Ages.

13833834 - Jungfrudansen stone labyrinth in Finby near Nagu Archipelago trail Finland Southwest Finland Turku archipelago. Nature walk to a turf maze know as a “virgin dance”. This is part of St Olav Waterway, a new long distance pilgrims hiking path from Turku to Trondheim in Norway. Trondheim was the Nordic Santiago de Compostela in the Middle Ages.

13813681 - Squak Mountain State Park, Issaquah, Washington State, USA. Douglas fir trees, also known as Douglas Spruce and Oregon Pine.

13797746 - The Fanes Mountains in the Dolomites. The Dolomites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Central Europe, Italy

13797011 - Czech Republic, Prague. Rooftops as seen from above.

13684896 - Sunflower in a paper cup as a gift for guests

11396980 - A country house chest of drawers with a marble top used as a wash basin in a pale green painted bathroom

This is a framing of an array of emission nebulas in Cygnus: the bright North America Nebula (NGC 7000) at right,and to the right of it,the Pelican Nebula (IC 5067/8). Those bright nebulas are set amid a complex of fainter nebulosity,notably the Clamshell Nebula at left,as it has become known recently,and catalogued as Sharpless 2-119. At bottom right is the curving Cygnus Arc,aka IC 5068. The small star cluster NGC 7044 is below the Clamshell.

13998611 - This is a framing of an array of emission nebulas in Cygnus: the bright North America Nebula (NGC 7000) at right,and to the right of it,the Pelican Nebula (IC 5067/8). Those bright nebulas are set amid a complex of fainter nebulosity,notably the Clamshell Nebula at left,as it has become known recently,and catalogued as Sharpless 2-119. At bottom right is the curving Cygnus Arc,aka IC 5068. The small star cluster NGC 7044 is below the Clamshell.

Auroral streamers or rays rather than classic curtains as part of the pulsating phase of the great equinox display of Northern Lights on March 23,2023. The rays have a strong vertical structure from precipitating electrons but were pulsing off and on rather than rippling. While the predominent colour is green,there is a lot of red and magenta mixed in. The rays are converging upward to the magnetic zenith. This is looking northwest over my house. A short exposure froze the motion and pulsations to better record the structure. Cassiopeia is at centre. The Pleiades are at left.

13998564 - Auroral streamers or rays rather than classic curtains as part of the pulsating phase of the great equinox display of Northern Lights on March 23,2023. The rays have a strong vertical structure from precipitating electrons but were pulsing off and on rather than rippling. While the predominent colour is green,there is a lot of red and magenta mixed in. The rays are converging upward to the magnetic zenith. This is looking northwest over my house. A short exposure froze the motion and pulsations to better record the structure. Cassiopeia is at centre. The Pleiades are at left.

The aurora of March 23,2023,caught early in the evening when there was a green arc to the south as the sky darkened that exhibited a "dunes" type of structure,with horizontal banding rather than vertical rays or curtains. Above is a purple arct that has some characteristics of a STEVE arc but is likely a standard vertical curtain. At right are Venus and the crescent Moon below,above the glow of twilight. Orion is left of centre,with Sirius embedded in the dunes arc. This is looking southwest to west. The time was about 9 pm MDT.

13998267 - The aurora of March 23,2023,caught early in the evening when there was a green arc to the south as the sky darkened that exhibited a "dunes" type of structure,with horizontal banding rather than vertical rays or curtains. Above is a purple arct that has some characteristics of a STEVE arc but is likely a standard vertical curtain. At right are Venus and the crescent Moon below,above the glow of twilight. Orion is left of centre,with Sirius embedded in the dunes arc. This is looking southwest to west. The time was about 9 pm MDT.

The famous Double Cluster (NGC 869, right and NGC 884, left) in Perseus, in a wide-field shot that incl;udes the large and sparse cluster Stock 2, aka the Muscle Man Cluster, is at top, looking here as if it outlined by a square border of stars. The field is filled with yellow supergiant stars.

13898435 - The famous Double Cluster (NGC 869, right and NGC 884, left) in Perseus, in a wide-field shot that incl;udes the large and sparse cluster Stock 2, aka the Muscle Man Cluster, is at top, looking here as if it outlined by a square border of stars. The field is filled with yellow supergiant stars.

The Columbia Icefields and Athabasca Glacier in Jasper National Park, just before the waning Moon rose over the mountains to light the foreground, but as it was already lighting the peaks around the Icefields. The Milky Way is fading into the blue sky of a moonlit night. The Moon is rising just left of centre below the Pleiades cluster. The Big Dipper is at far left to the north.

13898062 - The Columbia Icefields and Athabasca Glacier in Jasper National Park, just before the waning Moon rose over the mountains to light the foreground, but as it was already lighting the peaks around the Icefields. The Milky Way is fading into the blue sky of a moonlit night. The Moon is rising just left of centre below the Pleiades cluster. The Big Dipper is at far left to the north.

This is a portrait of Cassiopeia the Queen that takes in the red emission nebulas in the constellation as well as recording some of the larger star clusters. The area is also laced with dark lanes of dust.

13897883 - This is a portrait of Cassiopeia the Queen that takes in the red emission nebulas in the constellation as well as recording some of the larger star clusters. The area is also laced with dark lanes of dust.

The west facade of the Pyramid of the Magician, also known as the Pyramid of the Dwarf, faces into the Quadrangle of the Birds. It is the tallest structure in the pre-Hispanic Mayan ruins of Uxmal, Mexico, rising about 35 meters or 115 feet. The temple at the top of the stairs is built in the Chenes style, while the upper temple is Puuc style.

13849307 - The west facade of the Pyramid of the Magician, also known as the Pyramid of the Dwarf, faces into the Quadrangle of the Birds. It is the tallest structure in the pre-Hispanic Mayan ruins of Uxmal, Mexico, rising about 35 meters or 115 feet. The temple at the top of the stairs is built in the Chenes style, while the upper temple is Puuc style.

Inside of the City of Carcassonne, medieval city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, harboure d'Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon Midi Pyrenees Aude France

13845613 - Inside of the City of Carcassonne, medieval city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, harboure d'Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon Midi Pyrenees Aude France

Cargo tricycles in front of the market in Izamal, Yucatan, Mexico, known as the Yellow Town. The Historical City of Izamal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

13844857 - Cargo tricycles in front of the market in Izamal, Yucatan, Mexico, known as the Yellow Town. The Historical City of Izamal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Tipula is a very large insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae. They are commonly known as crane flies or daddy longlegs. Worldwide there are well over a thousand species.

13844824 - Tipula is a very large insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae. They are commonly known as crane flies or daddy longlegs. Worldwide there are well over a thousand species.

13835632 - Portrait of a Nazca booby, Sula dactylatra granti, known also as masked booby. Espanola Island, Galapagos, Ecuador

The American Southwest is famous for its dramatic scenery and aboriginal art. Petroglyphs abound on canyon walls and rock faces, and they date back in antiquity for hundreds and even thousands of years. They are not as ancient as the stone formations, but are a historical record of native artistry and communication.

13820458 - The American Southwest is famous for its dramatic scenery and aboriginal art. Petroglyphs abound on canyon walls and rock faces, and they date back in antiquity for hundreds and even thousands of years. They are not as ancient as the stone formations, but are a historical record of native artistry and communication.

Medieval Town Of Weissenkirchen In The Wachau, With Fortified Church Mariae Himmelfahrt. The Wachau Is A Famous Vineyard And Listed As Wachau Cultural Landscape As Unesco World Heritage. Europe, Central Europe, Austria, Lower Austria

13796981 - Medieval Town Of Weissenkirchen In The Wachau, With Fortified Church Mariae Himmelfahrt. The Wachau Is A Famous Vineyard And Listed As Wachau Cultural Landscape As Unesco World Heritage. Europe, Central Europe, Austria, Lower Austria

13684853 - Outdoor table setting, basket with sunflower as fence decoration

12236722 - Stollen (German Christmas fruit cake) with oranges, macadamia nuts and cranberries as a gift

11416364 - Christmas paper stars as window decoration

A designer kitchen counter with a stainless steel sink, a quartz stone work surface, a glass panel as a splash back, white buttercups and a white vase

11385912 - A designer kitchen counter with a stainless steel sink, a quartz stone work surface, a glass panel as a splash back, white buttercups and a white vase

The Fanis mountains seen from Val Travenanzes in the nature park Fanes Sennes Prags (Fanes, Senes, Braies) in the Dolomites near Cortina d'Ampezzo. The Dolomites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage. ()

71410915 - The Fanis mountains seen from Val Travenanzes in the nature park Fanes Sennes Prags (Fanes, Senes, Braies) in the Dolomites near Cortina d'Ampezzo. The Dolomites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage. ()

Auroral streamers or rays rather than curtains as part of the pulsating phase of the great equinox display of Northern Lights on March 23,2023. The rays have a strong vertical structure from precipitating electrons but were pulsing off and on rather than rippling. While the predominent colour is green,there is a lot of red and magenta mixed in. The rays are converging upward to the magnetic zenith. This is looking east over my house.

13999376 - Auroral streamers or rays rather than curtains as part of the pulsating phase of the great equinox display of Northern Lights on March 23,2023. The rays have a strong vertical structure from precipitating electrons but were pulsing off and on rather than rippling. While the predominent colour is green,there is a lot of red and magenta mixed in. The rays are converging upward to the magnetic zenith. This is looking east over my house.

Orion and the stars of the winter sky trailing as they set behind and through Turret Arch, in Arches National Park, Utah. I shot this April 6, 2015 after twilight but before the waning Moon rose, so the sky was dark. Illumination is from stars and the sky – no artificial light provided, and the Moon was not up.

13900394 - Orion and the stars of the winter sky trailing as they set behind and through Turret Arch, in Arches National Park, Utah. I shot this April 6, 2015 after twilight but before the waning Moon rose, so the sky was dark. Illumination is from stars and the sky – no artificial light provided, and the Moon was not up.

The well-known Andromeda Galaxy, Messier 31, with its companion galaxies. M32, below it and seemingly embedded in M31's outer arms, and M110 above M31. Many yellow giant stars litter the field, as foreground stars in our Milky Way Galaxy. North is up in this framing.

13899475 - The well-known Andromeda Galaxy, Messier 31, with its companion galaxies. M32, below it and seemingly embedded in M31's outer arms, and M110 above M31. Many yellow giant stars litter the field, as foreground stars in our Milky Way Galaxy. North is up in this framing.

Venus, as an evening star in the western twilight of a December night, over the old Pioneer grain elevators at Mossleigh, Alberta. Lighting is fro the sky and partly from nearby streetlights.

13899089 - Venus, as an evening star in the western twilight of a December night, over the old Pioneer grain elevators at Mossleigh, Alberta. Lighting is fro the sky and partly from nearby streetlights.

A panorama of the 8-day-old first quarter Moon on March 14, 2019, showing the full disk and extent of incredible detail along the terminator, the dividing line between the day and night sides of the Moon where the Sun is rising as seen from the surface of the Moon.

13898397 - A panorama of the 8-day-old first quarter Moon on March 14, 2019, showing the full disk and extent of incredible detail along the terminator, the dividing line between the day and night sides of the Moon where the Sun is rising as seen from the surface of the Moon.

A selfie of me shooting time-lapses and tracked Milky Way images at the 76 Ranch Corral site at Grasslands National Park, August 27, 2019. Taken for use as a book cover. High cloud and a dark aircraft contrail drifting through added the star glows and the dark streak. Jupiter, at right, and Saturn, at left, flank the Milky Way. Altair is the bright star at top.

13897937 - A selfie of me shooting time-lapses and tracked Milky Way images at the 76 Ranch Corral site at Grasslands National Park, August 27, 2019. Taken for use as a book cover. High cloud and a dark aircraft contrail drifting through added the star glows and the dark streak. Jupiter, at right, and Saturn, at left, flank the Milky Way. Altair is the bright star at top.

Venus, very bright as an evening star, shines over the old historic Atlas Coal Mine in the Red Deer River Valley, Alberta, near East Coulee. The mine buildings are the last standing from many coal mines that operated in the valley up until the 1970s. The Atlas Coal Mine is now a museum and National Historic Site.

13897444 - Venus, very bright as an evening star, shines over the old historic Atlas Coal Mine in the Red Deer River Valley, Alberta, near East Coulee. The mine buildings are the last standing from many coal mines that operated in the valley up until the 1970s. The Atlas Coal Mine is now a museum and National Historic Site.

The rising of the Full "Hunter's Moon" of October 9, 2022, with the Moon reflected in the calm waters this night at Crawling Lake Reservoir in southern Alberta. The Moon appeared very pink as it rose into the clear sky near the horizo, then turned more yellow as it rose into scattered bands of cloud.

13897375 - The rising of the Full "Hunter's Moon" of October 9, 2022, with the Moon reflected in the calm waters this night at Crawling Lake Reservoir in southern Alberta. The Moon appeared very pink as it rose into the clear sky near the horizo, then turned more yellow as it rose into scattered bands of cloud.

Fortified City of Carcassonne, medieval city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, harboure d'Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon Midi Pyrenees Aude France

13849237 - Fortified City of Carcassonne, medieval city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, harboure d'Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon Midi Pyrenees Aude France

The Cirque de Gavarnie and the Gavarnie Falls / Grande Cascade de Gavarnie, highest waterfall of France in the Pyrenees. Hautes-Pyrenees, Gavarnie-Gèdre, Pyrenees National Park, Gavarnie cirque, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO.

13849075 - The Cirque de Gavarnie and the Gavarnie Falls / Grande Cascade de Gavarnie, highest waterfall of France in the Pyrenees. Hautes-Pyrenees, Gavarnie-Gèdre, Pyrenees National Park, Gavarnie cirque, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO.

Aerial view of Carcassonne, medieval city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, harboure d'Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon Midi Pyrenees Aude France

13848699 - Aerial view of Carcassonne, medieval city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, harboure d'Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon Midi Pyrenees Aude France

13847764 - Aerial view of Carcassonne, medieval city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, harboure d'Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon Midi Pyrenees Aude France

13846656 - The west facade of the Pyramid of the Magician, also known as the Pyramid of the Dwarf, faces into the Quadrangle of the Birds. It is the tallest structure in the pre-Hispanic Mayan ruins of Uxmal, Mexico, rising about 35 meters or 115 feet. The temple at the top of the stairs is built in the Chenes style, while the upper temple is Puuc style.

A sandy road leading to the Baines baobabs trees. This formation of baobab trees is also known as the Sleeping Sisters. Baines Baobabs, Kudiakam Pan, Nxai Pan National Park, Botswana.

13834948 - A sandy road leading to the Baines baobabs trees. This formation of baobab trees is also known as the Sleeping Sisters. Baines Baobabs, Kudiakam Pan, Nxai Pan National Park, Botswana.

13799237 - Ilulissat Icefjord at Disko Bay. The Icefjord is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site, Greenland.

13797014 - Czech Republic, Prague. Prague castle and Lesser town as seen from the Vltava river.

13796205 - UAE, Downtown Dubai. Burj Khalifa, world's tallest building as of 2016, elevated view

Asia, Japan, Hokkaido, Tsuri-Ito, Tancho Sanctuary, red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis. Two red-crowned cranes jump high in the air as part of their courtship dance.

13795901 - Asia, Japan, Hokkaido, Tsuri-Ito, Tancho Sanctuary, red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis. Two red-crowned cranes jump high in the air as part of their courtship dance.

Asia, Japan, Hokkaido, Kushiro, Akan International Crane Center, red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis. A red-crowned crane throws a chunk of snow in the air as part of its courtship dance.

13795900 - Asia, Japan, Hokkaido, Kushiro, Akan International Crane Center, red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis. A red-crowned crane throws a chunk of snow in the air as part of its courtship dance.

13608423 - Mini pancakes as petit fours with butter cream and berries

11356941 - Elderflower syrup in decorated bottles as a gift

This is a panorama of the Milky Way from Vulpecula and Sagitta (at left) to Serpens and Sagittarius (at right). The Coathanger asterism of stars,aka CR399,is at upper left. At centre is the constellation of Aquila with the bright star Altair at bottom. The Scutum Starcloud with Messier 11 is right of centre. The pink Eagle and Swan Nebulas,(M16 and M17) are at far right,as is the Small Sagittarius Starcloud,Messier 24. Flanking M24 are the two large star clusters,M25 (below) and M23 (above),amid the trees. The globular cluster M22 is at bottom right,also just clearing the trees. The large diff

13998401 - This is a panorama of the Milky Way from Vulpecula and Sagitta (at left) to Serpens and Sagittarius (at right). The Coathanger asterism of stars,aka CR399,is at upper left. At centre is the constellation of Aquila with the bright star Altair at bottom. The Scutum Starcloud with Messier 11 is right of centre. The pink Eagle and Swan Nebulas,(M16 and M17) are at far right,as is the Small Sagittarius Starcloud,Messier 24. Flanking M24 are the two large star clusters,M25 (below) and M23 (above),amid the trees. The globular cluster M22 is at bottom right,also just clearing the trees. The large diff

Sundogs and a solar halo around the Sun, December 19, 2013, shot from home with the Canon 60Da and 10-22mm lens. The halo is caused by ice crystals in the air, in this case very nearby as they can be seen as "stars" sparkling in the sunlight in the sky and in the foreground. This is an HDR stack of three exposures at 2/3rds stop intervals, processed thru Photomatix Pro.

13899804 - Sundogs and a solar halo around the Sun, December 19, 2013, shot from home with the Canon 60Da and 10-22mm lens. The halo is caused by ice crystals in the air, in this case very nearby as they can be seen as "stars" sparkling in the sunlight in the sky and in the foreground. This is an HDR stack of three exposures at 2/3rds stop intervals, processed thru Photomatix Pro.

The large emission nebula IC 1396 in Cepheus with the orange “Garnet Star” at top, and the Elephant Trunk Nebula, van den Bergh 142, at bottom as a dark lane protruding into the emission nebula.

13899543 - The large emission nebula IC 1396 in Cepheus with the orange “Garnet Star” at top, and the Elephant Trunk Nebula, van den Bergh 142, at bottom as a dark lane protruding into the emission nebula.

This captures the vertical sweep of the summer Milky Way over the foreground landscape of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. The image serves as a good illustration of the richness of objects, dark dust lanes and bright starfields along the Milky Way, from Sagittarius low in the south at bottom, to Cygnus at top. In between are Aquila and Scutum, with part of Ophiuchus at right. This was from latitude 50.5° North, where Sagittarius and the galactic centre are low in sky. The Summer Triangle stars of Deneb, Vega and Altair are at top.

13897654 - This captures the vertical sweep of the summer Milky Way over the foreground landscape of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. The image serves as a good illustration of the richness of objects, dark dust lanes and bright starfields along the Milky Way, from Sagittarius low in the south at bottom, to Cygnus at top. In between are Aquila and Scutum, with part of Ophiuchus at right. This was from latitude 50.5° North, where Sagittarius and the galactic centre are low in sky. The Summer Triangle stars of Deneb, Vega and Altair are at top.

Old St. Paul’s Church, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand. Wellington is without a doubt the most city-like city we have visited so far, with places to visit such as the bee-hive (parliament buildings), harbour area, Te Papa (exhibition center and museum), Cable car, Old St Paul’s Church, and the building that has now replaced it; St Paul’s Cathedral. Te Papa was hosting an exhibition on the photographer Brian Brake, which was absolutely incredible. Possibly the best exhibition I have been to. A life’s worth of stunning, clever and original photos. Definitely worth checking out some of his

13848539 - Old St. Paul’s Church, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand. Wellington is without a doubt the most city-like city we have visited so far, with places to visit such as the bee-hive (parliament buildings), harbour area, Te Papa (exhibition center and museum), Cable car, Old St Paul’s Church, and the building that has now replaced it; St Paul’s Cathedral. Te Papa was hosting an exhibition on the photographer Brian Brake, which was absolutely incredible. Possibly the best exhibition I have been to. A life’s worth of stunning, clever and original photos. Definitely worth checking out some of his

This is the most common ladybird in Europe, introduced in many countries as pests control agents as they are voracious predators of aphids.

13848509 - This is the most common ladybird in Europe, introduced in many countries as pests control agents as they are voracious predators of aphids.

Entrance of Fortified City of Carcassonne, medieval city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, harboure d'Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon Midi Pyrenees Aude France

13847792 - Entrance of Fortified City of Carcassonne, medieval city listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, harboure d'Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon Midi Pyrenees Aude France

13847173 - Andrea Hickey posing as Anne of Green Gables at the Green Gables house; Prince Edward Island, Canada.

13845831 - HIstoric Fruita one-room school. Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. Also used as a church meeting house for pioneer settlers. Built in 1896.

13844195 - Baejarins Beztu Pylsur known as the best hot dog in Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland

13837284 - An African elephant calf, Loxodonta africana, watches the photographer as its mother eats. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

13836539 - Lions, Panthera leo, walking in a row as a rain storm approaches. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa.

13835639 - Portrait of a Nazca booby, Sula dactylatra granti, known also as masked booby, looking at the camera. Espanola Island, Galapagos, Ecuador

13835076 - African elephants, Loxodonta africana, kicking up clouds of dust as they walk. Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana.