Aurora #22

Beach at night

Belt of Venus

The anti-twilight arch or "belt of Venus" is the pink band that you sometimes see across the sky opposite the sunrise or sunset. It is caused by reddened sunlight mingling with the deep blue of the darkened sky. Below it you sometimes see a darker purplish band which is the shadow of the Earth itself on its own atmosphere.

For more information on this atmospheric optical phenomenon follow this link: http://www.atoptics.co.uk/atoptics/earshad.htm

Summit

Arctic dawn

OK, it wasn't dawn - it was noon!

Tromsø #9

Kick-sled

The kick-sled is a popular way to make short journeys in northern Norway in winter.

Aurora #21

Horse

Sunrise #4

Kvaloya landscape #2

Aurora #20

Kvaloya landscape

Sunrise #3

Or was it a sunset?

This far north in November the sun puts in such a brief appearance that it evades definition.

Ersfjordelva

Yesterday's snow has melted, only to be followed by torrential rain, which means swollen rivers like this one.

Gapahuk

Orange and Yellow

Sunset #19

Nendaz by night #2

Iserables #3

Iserables #2

Autumn light

Fisherman

Bridge, boat and automobiles

Hundvåg Bridge and the Tau ferry

Tracouet

Telecabines rising up through thick Rhone valley fog to reach the clear and sunlit top of Tracouet, above Nendaz

Tree #7

Martigny

Diagonal

Kayaking #4

Light painting #3

Inspired by the photographer Denis Smith of Adelaide (http://www.denissmith.com.au/), these balls of light turned out to be more difficult to create than first assumed. The team of photographer's assistants are still pondering how to perfect the technique .....