Temple of Poseidon, Cape Sounion, near Athens, Greece, Europe

Swans in front of the Alster arcades in the Altstadt (Old Town), Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Restaurant in Kyrenia, North Cyprus, Cyprus, Europe

Cathedral, Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Balboa Park, San Diego, California, United States of America, North America

The Grand Canal, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Boat on the Grand Canal, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

St. Augustine cathedral, Downtown, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Saddlemaker, Jerez de la Frontera, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Education, pakistan. Punjab. Maths class using traditional methods in a primary state school

A woman making dinner in a hut of Kompong Phluk village, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Agilkia Island, Aswan, Egypt. Philae Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Ankole cattle in western Uganda.

Colombia day in the life series: hugo andres, 7, of ciudad bolivar, bogota, with his mother ageda, 44

European lynx, lynx lynx, in winter, national park bayrischer wald, germany, captiv

Rissos dolphin (Grampus griseus), adult animal surfacing, Monterey, California, United States of America, North America

Ripples in sand dune, namibia.

Swimming Crab (Liocarcinus depurator), legs spread out, viewed from above showing swimmerettes on hind legs, sandy seabed, St Abbs, Scotland, UK North Sea

Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) sitting up in pure snow bright blue sky as background. highlands, Scotland, UK

Dan Burton Paramotor Pilot. Devon, UK

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) near to the surface. Machalilla National Park, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) in flower, close up

Ferry on the Grand Canal, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Inver Tote waterfalls on the Trotternsih peninsula on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

California gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf surfacing (note eye and mouthline) in the calm waters of Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Spotted dolphins (stenella frontalis) Bowriding dolphins pass watchers on the deck above. Canary Islands.

Candle Snuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon. Dixcart Woods, Sark, British Channel Islands

04/04/2009. Cape Verde, Cabo Verde, São Vicente, Mindelo, Monte VerdeSao Pedro, View from Monte Verde . Mindelo, Mt Verde, Sao Vicente Island. Cape Verde Islands

Martins Haven, Marloes, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

The Belt of Orion with the Horsehead Nebula at botton, the dark nebula set in the bright emission nebula IC 434. The nebula at left of the Zeta Orionis (aka Alnitak) is the Flame Nebula, NGC 2024. The reflection nebula at upper left is the M78 complex with NGC 2071. The other Belt stars are Alnilan (centre) and Mintaka (upper right). The field contains a wealth of other blue reflection and red emission nebulas.

This is the Belt of Orion with its three blue stars across the top of the frame (L to R: Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka), with the iconic Horsehead Nebula (aka B33) below Alnitak, with the dark Horsehead set against the bright nebula IC 434, aka Orion's Dagger. The pinkish nebula above Alnitak is NGC 2024, the Flame Nebula. The small blue reflection nebula left of the Horsehead is NGC 2023, with smaller IC 435 to the left of it. The field is filled with the large open cluster Collinder 70. The multiple star at bottom left of centre is Sigma Orionis. Many other smaller bits of reflection nebulas populate the field in and around the Belt.

The Horsehead Nebula, B33, below the Belt of Orion and the star Alnitak, along with the bright Flame Nebula, NGC 2024, to the left of Alnitak. Many other bright reflection nebulas populate the field, such as NGC 2023 just left of the Horsehead itself. The quintuple star system Sigma Orionis is right of the Horsehead. The dark Horsehead is set against the bright streak of the emission nebula IC 434.

Chickens in cages at a conventional production commercial, egg farm

Tacaribe Virus, TEM

Outpatient surgery

Soviet submarine B-515, sometimes referred to as U-434, open to the public as a museum exhibit, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Aerial view of a parking lot beside a military building, The Pentagon, Washington DC, USA

Aerial Roman Theater in the ancient city of Caesarea in the coastal plain, Israel

Tourists, Deception Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Bosque Mindo-Nambillo a protected reserve of sub-tropical cloud forest at 2500' on western slopes of the Andes in the Choco Bio-region, North of Quito, Highlands, Ecuador

Portrait of young woman in bikini

Surfer on beach of Westerland, Sylt, Germany