The Frame, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Sao Bento railway station decorated with azulejos, Porto, Portugal, Europe

Sao Bento railway station decorated with azulejos, Porto, Portugal, Europe

A Medieval granary of oak frame and brick infill, set on toadstools to prevent access by rats, Cowdray Castle, Midhurst, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Classic Old Car, Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Bhutanese monks talk with head monk, Kyichu Temple, Bhutan, Asia

Bhutanese monks look through window frame, Kyichu Temple, Bhutan, Asia

Kazakh men putting up a yurt, Sati village, Tien Shan Mountains, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia

Kazakh men putting up a yurt, Sati village, Tien Shan Mountains, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia

Traditional house under a palm tree, Santana, Madeira region, Portugal, Europe

Traditional triangular thatched A-framed Palheiro Houses, Santana, Madeira, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Traditional triangular thatched A-framed Palheiro Houses, Santana, Madeira, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Ceremonial Room, Lascaris Palace, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Cote d'Azur, French Riviera, Provence, France, Mediterranean, Europe

Painted door, Rua de Santa Maria, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Fresco paintings on door in Rua de Santa Maria, famous street in the old town of Funchal, Madeira island, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Colorful painted door in the old alley of Rua de Santa Maria, Funchal, Madeira island, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Painted door, Rua de Santa Maria, Funchal, Madeira island, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

A grand, pale stone building with classical architecture dominates the frame, featuring a prominent clock tower. In the background, a large Ferris wheel is visible against a dramatic, cloudy sky.

Grand stone arches frame a view of a street lined with classical buildings and a distant statue under a cloudy sky in London, UK.

Exterior of terminal building Tirana International Airport, Nene Tereza (Mother Theresa) Rinas Airport, Tirana, Albania, Europe

Friendly old woman standing in a door frame near Keren, Eritrea, Africa

Sultan of Agadez with his bodyguards, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agadez, Niger, West Africa, Africa

Young girl in front of a traditional house, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agadez, Niger, West Africa, Africa

Traditional triangular thatched A-framed Palheiro Houses, Santana, Madeira, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Timber frame houses and fountain showing Danish influence in a typical street in Solvang, California, United States of America, North America

Santa Maria Maggiore, Valle Vigezzo, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Traditional timber-frame Tudor style buildings in Rue de la Liberte in medieval Dijon in Burgundy region, France, Europe

Ilakaka sapphire mines, Ilakaka, Fianarantsoa province, Ihorombe Region, Southern Madagascar, Africa

Lhokta paper being soaked and dried in sun in wooden frame on a U.N. funded project, Bhaktapur (Bhadgaun), Nepal, Asia

A-frame dacha building, near Korsakov, Sakhalin, Russian Far East, Russia, Asia

Traditional medieval timber-frame architecture at Troyes in the Champagne-Ardenne region, France, Europe

Fondazione Magnani Rocca, Mamiano di Traversetolo, Parma, Lombardia (Lombardy), Italy, Europe

Traditional medieval timber-frame architecture at Troyes in the Champagne-Ardenne region, France, Europe

Field of blooming flowers frame the typical wooden house surrounded by peaks and blue sea, Flakstad, Lofoten Islands, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Cottonwood trees in golden fall colours frame rocky peaks of the Cathedral Group, in the Zion National Park, in Utah, United States of America, North America

Mendu Island, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia

Mount Walker in Paradise Bay off Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsular. the Peninsular is one of the most rapidly warming places on the planet.

The Metro system being expanded in Calcutta, India,

Part of the Tehachapi Pass wind farm, the first large scale wind farm area developed in the US, California, USA.

Part of the Tehachapi Pass wind farm, the first large scale wind farm area developed in the US, California, USA.

Part of the Tehachapi Pass wind farm, the first large scale wind farm area developed in the US, California, USA.

Typical colonial houses in the Historic Center District of Paraty, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Typical colonial houses in the Historic Center District of Paraty, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Capela de Nossa Senhora das Dores (Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows), Paraty, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

The Pandeiro, a type of hand frame drum popular in Brazil, Paraty, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Typical colonial houses in the Historic Center District of Paraty, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Typical colonial houses in the Historic Center District of Paraty, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Typical colonial houses in the Historic Center District of Paraty, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

The Metro system being expanded in Calcutta, India,

Paraty, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Mauritius Island, Lagoon And Fishing Boat Seen Through A Frame Of Blurred Palms

Stone window frame with hanging washing in Dubrovnik, Croatia, Europe

A playground in Inverarish on the Isle of Raasay, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Lionfish, Pterois volitans, and soft coral, Rumphella sp., and frame silhouette, Shinkoku Maru shipwreck, Truk lagoon, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Pacific

Soft coral (Rumphella sp.) and frame silhouette, Shinkoku Maru shipwreck, Truk lagoon, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Pacific

Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) turning in mid frame showing clear teeth detail and other fish in background.

Greater Spotted Woodpecker on perch in morning light, with trees in background, higher up in frame. Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom

Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus), diagonally across frame with head detail, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezii), detail of head as shark swims from left to right in half frame, Bahamas, Caribbean.

Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus truncatus) leaping clear of the surface, full frame, with blow hole clearly visible. Moray Firth, Scotland

Telecommunication equipment at Ilulissat on Greenland, Polar Regions

Office workers leaving the Swiss Re Tower at night in London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Scalefin or Lyretail Anthias (Anthias squamipinnis), swimming into frame with excellent portrait of face and markings around eye of this golden yellow fish, Sipadan, Mabul, Borneo, Malaysia

Iceberg detail in and around the abandoned British research base "W" in Crystal Sound near the Antarctic Peninsula

Zodiac and iceberg detail in and around the abandoned British research base "W" in Crystal Sound near the Antarctic Peninsula

Telecommunication equipment at Ilulissat on Greenland, Polar Regions

Mixed Race woman sitting on wooden floor near fence

Mixed Race woman stretching leg near fence

Topless Caucasian woman leaning on window

Volunteers lifting wooden frame at construction site

Mixed Race woman stretching arms

Hand holding bouquet of strawberries over tree stump

Mixed Race woman leaning on banister stretching leg

Full frame view of flock of sheep

Caucasian bride and groom kissing behind empty frame

African American woman admiring large photograph of ocean

Smiling Caucasian woman leaning on frame a construction site

Caucasian woman holding picture frame at table

Caucasian woman holding mat for picture frame

Picture frame and tools on tables

Picture frame and tools on table

Hand holding picture frame near tools on table

Hands of Caucasian artist staining picture frame

Hands of Caucasian artist staining picture frame

Hands of Caucasian artist making picture frame

Woman hanging painting on wall

Shadows from bright glowing light inside yurt

Multicolor thread and lace with needlepoint hoop

Hands of Caucasian artist sanding picture frame

Mixed Race woman flexing arms

Tools and picture frame parts

Feet standing over picture frame on wooden floor

Caucasian boy wearing diaper climbing on bed frame

Hand of Caucasian man using paintbrush on picture frame

Turret Arch framed by the North Window at sunrise. Arches National Park, Moab, Utah.

The Parade of Elephants and the back of Double Arch framed by Cove Arch in Arches National Park, Moab, Utah.

An aurora display on the night of June 7/8, 2015 from southern Alberta, with an old rustic farm truck as the foreground. This is a frame from a 450-frame time-lapse with the Nikon D750 at ISO 1600 and the Sigma 24mm lens at f/2.8, for 8 seconds each. The foreground is from a stack of 8 images adjacent in time to the sky image stacked in Mean mode for smoothing of noise.

The centre of the galaxy area of the Milky Way toward Sagittarius and Scorpius, with the Sagittarius Starcloud right of centre, and the Lagoon Nebula (M8) left of centre. The Cat's Paw Nebula (NGC 6334) in Scorpius is at upper right, the Swan Nebula (M17) and Eagle Nebula (M16) are at lower left. To the right of them is the Small Sagittarius Starcloud (M24). At the very top is the Snake Nebula (B72). The main mass of dark nebula is the Pipe Nebula (B78). Above M24 at left is the open cluster M23 while below the M24 star cloud is the cluster M25. The globular M22 is at the bottom edge. At right of frame are the open clusters M6 (in the dark area of the Milky Way) and M7 (in the bright starcloud).

All of Scorpius, plus parts of Lupus and Ara regions of the southern Milky Way. This area was directly overhead when I took this at about 4:30 am local time on April 6, 2014 from near Coonabarabran, Australia. The head of Scorpius is at top his tail at bottom though you could turn this image any direction and it would be correct as seen in the sky at this latitude, depending on the time of night. But in portrait mode like this north is at top. Along the Milky Way are numerous nebulas, including the False Comet area, the Cat's Paw area, and the colourful nebulas around Antares at top. The dark Pipe Nebula is at left of frame.

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.