Church and village of Kunoy, located on the west coast of the island Kunoy, impressively surrounded by high mountains, Kunoy island, Nordoyar, Faroe Islands (Faroes), Denmark, Europe

Village of Kunoy, located on the west coast of the island Kunoy, impressively surrounded by high mountains, Kunoy Island, Nordoyar, Faroe Islands (Faroes), Denmark, Europe

An aurora over the snowy boreal forest trees at the Chruchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Manitoba, March 3, 2016. The display started the night quite impressively but then faded and subsided. This is a 10-second exposure a f/2 and ISO 3200 with the Nikon D750 and Sigma 20mm Art lens.

Statues in pond with fountain below the steps to the huge Motherland Ruf statue, Volgograd, Volgograd District, Russia, Europe

Changing of the guard at the Eternal Flame in the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex next to the giant Motherland Ruf statue, Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia, Europe

Monument of fame dedicated to the Kuybyshev workers of the aircraft industry, Samara, Samara District, Russia, Europe

Impressively illuminated red, wild coast of Duncansby Head on the northeastern coast of Scotland with the Duncansby Stacks in the background, United Kingdom

Monument outside the Gerhardt Mill (one of the few remaining buildings from the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II), Volgograd, Volgograd District, Russia, Europe

Yak-3 aircraft from World War II exhibited in front of the Volgograd Panorama Museum, Volgograd, Volgograd District, Russia, Europe

Common Beech (Fagus sylvatica) beech groove, blurred

Mood with light at the Lake Naknek, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA

Religious wall painting in temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt

Religious wall painting in temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt