Close-up of typical window with blue shutters and windowbox full of geraniums, Colmar, Alsace, France, Europe

Close-up of a red rose (Rosa), Bielefeld, Germany, Europe

Fern Stems, England

Young frond fern unrolls in the Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney, Australia

Early Spring Sprouting Ferns, England

High-rise buildings, BahnTower and Kollhoff-Tower from a worm's-eye view, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Porsche Museum in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, car museum, modern architecture, illuminated in the evening, opening in 2009, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Fireworks display during opening of the walkable landmark sculpture in the shape of a roller coaster, "Tiger & Turtle ? Magic Mountain" by Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth, Angerpark on Heinrich-Hildebrand-Hoehe, mining waste tip, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westp

Narrow rock formation opens up to the turquoise-coloured sea, cagliari, sardinia, italy

Close-up, head of a giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus) opens mouth for two white-banded cleaner shrimps (Lysmata amboinensis), Pacific Ocean, Palau, Oceania

Diver sticking his hand out through a small opening in the frozen water, Reichraming, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe

Berlin central station by architects Gerkan, Marg and Partners, opening ceremony on 26th May 2006, Tiergarten district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Shinto priests at archery opening ceremonial in Shimogamo Shrine, striding through entrance gate, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Berlin central station by architects Gerkan, Marg and Partners, opening ceremony on 26th May 2006, Tiergarten district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Global Rheingold, theatrical spectacle of the Spanish theatre group La Fura dels Baus, opening of the theatre festival Duisburg accents, part of the European Capital of Culture Ruhr 2010 celebrations, open-air theatre on Mercatorinsel in the harbour of Du

Dragon dance performed as part of the grand opening for a shop in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Asia

Global Rheingold, theatrical spectacle of the Spanish theatre group La Fura dels Baus, opening of the theatre festival Duisburg accents, part of the European Capital of Culture Ruhr 2010 celebrations, open-air theatre on Mercatorinsel in the harbour of Du

Global Rheingold, theatrical spectacle of the Spanish theatre group La Fura dels Baus, opening of the theatre festival Duisburg accents, part of the European Capital of Culture Ruhr 2010 celebrations, open-air theatre on Mercatorinsel in the harbour of Du

Cross-shaped stone opening in the underground Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, Cundinamarca, Colombia, South America

Fireworks display during opening of the walkable landmark sculpture in the shape of a roller coaster, "Tiger & Turtle ? Magic Mountain" by Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth, Angerpark on Heinrich-Hildebrand-Hoehe, mining waste tip, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westp

Fireworks display during opening of the walkable landmark sculpture in the shape of a roller coaster, "Tiger & Turtle ? Magic Mountain" by Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth, Angerpark on Heinrich-Hildebrand-Hoehe, mining waste tip, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westp

Fireworks display during opening of the walkable landmark sculpture in the shape of a roller coaster, "Tiger & Turtle ? Magic Mountain" by Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth, Angerpark on Heinrich-Hildebrand-Hoehe, mining waste tip, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westp

Aerial view, opening of the flower show 2010 in Hemer, Sauerland region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Porsche museum, car museum, modern architecture, in the evening, illuminated, opening in 2009, in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

O2 World, multifunction hall, shortly before opening, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Porsche Museum in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, car museum, modern architecture, illuminated in the evening, opening in 2009, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Close up of a fern opening a new leaf in springtime, Ohio united states of america

A Nightcap tent set up in the opening of a forest with a sunburst, Cobscook State Park, Maine, United States of America

Close-up of female common ostrich (Struthio camelus) opening beak; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Extreme close-up of the cuffs and button on a grey knit sweater; Studio

Close up of agave cactus plant

Close up of woman opening gift

Team of Antarctic expeditionaries watching the landscape through the windows of the Airbus A320 carrying them from Hobart;Tasmania) to Mario Zucchelli;Italian coastal Antarctic base), as they approach the latter. These are the first summer campers. In red are those who will then take a Basler to the French coastal summer station of Cap Prud'Homme or Robert Guillard. They'll spend a few days opening it up and warming it up, before moving on to the Dumont d'Urville base;6km from Cap Prud'Homme), marking the end of wintering there. In blue: the expeditionaries bound for Concordia.