13898633 - A panorama of an arc of noctilucent clouds over a ripening field of yellow canola, on July 14, 2022 from southern Alberta near Hussar. This was about 11:20 pm MDT with the NLCs near their peak. They reached a little higher when they first appeared a few minutes earlier in the brighter sky, but capturing them is always a balance between getting them at their maximum height vs. the darkness of the sky background to make the fainter structures stand out. The foreground is illuminated mostly by twilight, and I have brightened it to bring out the canola colours and the colour contrast between earth13845764 - Mountain views in front of The Observatory Of Pic Du Midi De Bigorre, Hautes Pyrenees, Midi Pyrenees, France. The Col du Tourmalet is the highest paved mountain pass in the French Pyrenees second only to the Col de Portet. So in contrast to frequent claims.13998445 - The rising Full Moon of January 6,2023 over the Badlands of Horseshoe Canyon,near Drumheller,Alberta. Here the Moon is set a dark blue crepuscular ray (or more correctly,anti-crepuscular ray) converging on the point directly opposite the Sun. The ray was a shadow cast by clouds in the west,which parted enough for a few moments for the setting Sun to light the foreground,making for a colourful contrast between ground and sky.13900310 - Sunset clouds and colours on December 3, 2013 from Massai Point, Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona. This is a 7-frame HDR High Dynamic Range stack to compress the high contrast from the bright sky and dark foreground into one image. Combined with Photomatix Pro. Taken with the Canon 5D MkIi and Canon 24mm lens at f/8. From images _MG_6996_6997_6998_6999_7000_7001_7002 taken at 2/3rd stop increments.13848208 - Sunset Mountain views in front of The Observatory Of Pic Du Midi De Bigorre, Hautes Pyrenees, Midi Pyrenees, France. The Col du Tourmalet is the highest paved mountain pass in the French Pyrenees second only to the Col de Portet. So in contrast to frequent claims.13899582 - A panorama of NLCs – noctilucent clouds – aka PMCs or polar mesospheric clouds, taken on June 20, 2022 about 11:40 pm MDT, from home in southern Alberta. After many cloudy nights and some clear nights with no NLCs, this was my first sighting since June 1. The bright luminous mesospheric clouds lit by sunlight at high altitude contrast with the dark tropospheric clouds to the left at low altitude.13898997 - Comet Holmes, 17P, taken Nov 1, 2007 on excellent night. Taken with A&M 105mm apo refractor at f/5 with Borg 0.85x compressor/field flattener on SkyWatcher HEQ5 mount. Canon 20Da camera at ISO400. Composite of 4 min, 2min, 1min, 30sec, 15sec, and 7 sec exposures, each exposure being a stack of 3 to 4 identical exposures. Registered and stacked in Photoshop (HDR mode did not produce usable result, so manually composited with sucessively smaller masks to reveal short exposure content around nucleus. Contrast exaggerated with Curves to bring out very faint tail structure. North up, so tail to the13898845 - Evening twilight with Venus in the sky, on December 3, 2013 from Massai Point, Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona. This is a 8-frame HDR High Dynamic Range stack to compress the high contrast from the bright sky and dark foreground into one image. Combined with Photomatix Pro. Taken with the Canon 5D MkIi and Rokinon 14mm manual lens at f/8. Some wind has blurred trees. From images _MG_7042 to 7049, taken at 2/3rd stop increments.13812902 - USA, Tennessee. Evergreens contrast to dramatic fall color71410514 - Africa, Namibia, Namib Desert, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Sossusvlei. Bands of golden grass contrast with the red of the dunes in evening light.71413947 - Africa, Namibia, Namib Desert, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Sossusvlei. Bands of golden grass contrast with the red of the dunes in evening light.71414346 - USA, Colorado. Uncompahgre National Forest, Grove of autumn colored quaking aspen contrast with blue sky in the Sneffels Range.71069457 - workers, acrobatic, Bamboo scaffolding, contrast, old and new, work safety, construction site, residential flats, housing, Hong Kong, China, Asia70424183 - Hawaii, Maui, The lavender blossoms of this jacaranda tree (Jacaranda mimosifolia) contrast the spring flowers in a field beside the road to Haleakala Crater.70487413 - 'Seracs in a high contrast angel glacier, jasper national park;Alberta, canada'71166549 - A tree illuminated by warm afternoon light as a contrast to the blue sky, Valldemossa, Mallorca, Spain70043158 - African princess contrast, , Sahel, North Africa Africa71158620 - A palm tree in front of a yellow wall of a building as a contrast to the blue sky, Fort Myers Beach, Florida, USA71166546 - Ripe fruits at a lemon tree as a colour contrast to the blue sky, Valldemossa, Mallorca, Spain71057404 - A male hiker jumping from stone to stone to cross a river, during the Glocknerrunde, a 7 stage trekking from Kaprun to Kals around the Grossglockner, the highest mountain of Austria. Located in the heart of the Hohe Tauern National Park which contrast71047563 - View over Havana Centro at night from 7th floor of Hotel Seville showing contrast of old, semi-derelict apartment buildings against a backdrop of more modern, affluent architecture, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America70336489 - The silhouette of a man running up a slight incline, high contrast of land, figure and crimson sky70288448 - France, Midi Pyrenees, Tarn, Albi Sainte Cécile cathedral, gothic style I Characterized by a strong contrast between its austere, defensive exterior and its sumptuous interior decoration70233836 - Autumn aspens contrast against evergreens near Oowah Lake in the La Sal Mountains outside Moab, Utah, USA71047564 - View over Havana Centro at night from Hotel Seville showing contrast of old, semi-derelict apartment buildings against a backdrop of more modern, affluent architecture, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America70479216 - Contrast of colors and shapes in the country fields of the Siena's hills, Siena county, Tuscany, Italy70224933 - Light fixtures in La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires, Argentina contrast with nearby structures.70195554 - Architectural contrast, La Defense París70239585 - 2008 Travel New Maecico-detail shot of American indian open market-tonal contrast effects70500633 - Portaging broiler chicken, walking for 4-5 days, pays porter Nrs 5000 USD 62, which is in contrast to picking yarshagumba. Manang, Nepal.71110692 - The unusual contrast between the pure white of an early snowfall and the bright yellow trees in Val Roseg, Engadine, Switzerland Europe71151428 - Lights of the church and of a cruise ship as a contrast with blue of Aegean Sea Firostefani Santorini Cyclades Greece Europe71155775 - The black beach of Jokulsarlon at low tide is filled with small ice floes that contrast with the dark ground71203105 - Autumn contrast at Lagh da Saoseo, Val Poschiavo, Graubünden, Switzerland71454858 - City views of Hofuf in eastern Saudi Arabia, Al-Hasa Governorate within Ash-Sharqiya Province. Urban center of the al-Hasa Oasis. 71450838 - Information sign, old town, St. George`s, Grenada, Lesser Antilles 14129827 - Wooden benches and painted wall in Rovaniemi bus station14129087 - Golden Hour at San Francisco Square, Seville, Spain14128598 - Door in snow for winter bathing in Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort in Saariselka, Finland71451800 - American dead end sign, Fort Myers Beach, Florida, USA 14126890 - Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort in Saariselka, Finland14129864 - Young woman in numerous group of college students, dressed in blue, uses mobile phone during visit to UNESCO World Heritage, Galle Fort, during Binara Full Moon Poya Day.14128600 - Zaragoza blanketed in snow by storm Juan14127507 - Zaragoza blanketed in snow by storm Juan71454823 - Harbor views with skyscrapers and ships in Doha, capital of Qatar in the Persian Gulf. 14129119 - Clock and walls in Rovaniemi bus station14126895 - Young woman in numerous group of college students, dressed in blue, uses mobile phone during visit to UNESCO World Heritage, Galle Fort, during Binara Full Moon Poya Day.71454809 - Little Venice in Doha in the heart of THE PEARL, an artificial island, capital of Qatar in the Persian Gulf. In the background the Raffles Hotel, in Doha, capital of Qatar in the Persian Gulf. 71440010 - rainbow, Plaza de Espana, Sevilla, Andalucia71438949 - Along Tago river, Lisboa, February 201971434569 - Historic and modern architecture on Weißfrauenstrasse, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany71429448 - An adventurous hiking trail runs along a ridge between the sea past São Lourenço Bay, Madeira Island, Portugal71429447 - Colorful composition of rocks and sea at Ponta de São Lourenço on the easternmost tip of Madeira Island, Portugal13889527 - Israel, Cityscape; Jerusalem13876852 - Architecture contrasts of huge high rise building and temple detail from unnamed wat in Bangkok, Thailand.13811259 - Lava flow entering the ocean at dawn, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, The Big Island, Hawaii, USA13790576 - Old Building In Front Of The Bank Of China Tower13789903 - Small Glass Pyramid Outside The Louvre Museum At Dusk.71446631 - David versus Goliath; Switzerland, Canton of Zurich, Zurich71440009 - Plaza de Espana, Sevilla, Andalucia71439526 - Great Sand Dunes in the Morning Light Against the Sangre De Cristo Mountains71439524 - Great Sand Dunes in the Morning Light Against the Sangre De Cristo Mountains13825256 - Street scene, medina, Andalusian quarter, Fez.Morocco13813934 - Evening light on red barn71440012 - Metropol Parasol at night, Seville, Spain71440011 - Metropol Parasol at night, Seville, Spain71440008 - Flamenco in Plaza de Espana, Sevilla, Andalucia71440007 - Plaza de Espana, Sevilla, Andalucia71440006 - Public park, Sevilla, Andalucia13888403 - Buildings With Various Architectural Design; Chicago Illinois United States Of America13878957 - United Arab Emirates, View of Burj Khalifal; Dubai13877412 - Marrakesh/Marrakech, Morocco13826750 - Oozells Square, in background Ikon gallery, Birmingham, England13825431 - Tram and medina walls, in Hassan II avenue, Rabat. Morocco13813967 - Boulders in early morning mist, Gibbon River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming13810071 - USA, Arizona, Big Water, Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness, White Cliffs, Whitehouse Trailhead13791538 - Modern Office Buildings And Traditional Houses13775815 - The Word, National Centre for the Written Word and the old Town Hall; South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England71449017 - Bremerhavn, modern architecture and maritime ambience characterize the Hafenwelten district, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany71434565 - Historic and modern architecture at Thurn-und-Taxis-Platz, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany13887606 - Burma (Myanmar), Bagan, Silhouetted temples at sunset.13880305 - UAE, Minaret of small mosque in front of Burj Al Arab hotel; Dubai13877102 - Selfridges, Birmingham, Uk13811581 - The Old State House on the Freedom Trail, Boston, Massachusetts, USA13810821 - USA, Colorado. Rocky Mountains in autumn13792740 - The Headquarters Of The Gla (Greater London Authority) With Tower Bridge In The Background, The Southbank.13777056 - Tourists at the Tower of London with the Shard commerical skyscraper in the background; London, England71440013 - Along Guadalquivir river, Seville, Andalucia, Spain71437759 - Cruise ship departing the Nassau terminal, seen from Junkanoo Beach, Nassau, New Providence Island, The Bahamas13887604 - Burma (Myanmar), Bagan, Silhouetted temples and sunball at sunset.13877573 - Low Angle View Through A Gate Of Minarets Above Bab Zuwayla, Central Cairo, Cairo, Egypt; Central Cairo, Cairo, Egypt13811260 - Lava flow entering the ocean at dawn, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, The Big Island, Hawaii, USA13810820 - USA, Colorado. Rocky Mountains in autumn13793387 - Golden Rock And Pools On Eastern Shore Of Mink Island, Nova Scotia13887605 - Burma (Myanmar), Bagan, Silhouetted temples at sunset.13878528 - La Giralda Original Mosque Minart Converted To Bell Tower For Seville Cathedral Andalucia, Spain.13877398 - Mexico13836828 - Village boat houses and docks at Broennoysund on calm Norwegian waters illuminated at sunset. Broennoysund, Bronnoy, Norway.13826751 - Oozells Square, in background Ikon gallery, Birmingham, Englandnext page
