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koh tao fishermen
this was taken in koh tao, a small island in the gulf of thailand

La Seu y Parc del Mar II
Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The city\'s iconic cathedral, La Seu, presides over the picturesque Parc del Mar

From Aqualine
Pic from the long bridge over the sea, Tokyo Bay

Comets in Helix Nebula in Constellation Aquarius
"This infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Helix nebula, a cosmic starlet often photographed by amateur astronomers for its vivid colors and eerie resemblance to a giant eye. The nebula, located about 700 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, belongs to a class of objects called planetary nebulae. Discovered in the 18th century, these colorful beauties were named for their resemblance to gas-giant planets like Jupiter. Planetary nebulae are the remains of stars that once looked a lot like our sun. When sun-like stars die, they puff out their outer gaseous layers. These layers are heated by the hot core of the dead star, called a white dwarf, and shine with infrared and visible colors. Our own sun will blossom into a planetary nebula when it dies in about five billion years. In Spitzer's infrared view of the Helix nebula, the eye looks more like that of a green monster's. Infrared light from the outer gaseous layers is represented in blues and greens. The white dwarf is visible as a tiny white dot in the center of the picture. The red color in the middle of the eye denotes the final layers of gas blown out when the star died. The brighter red circle in the very center is the glow of a dusty disk circling the white dwarf (the disk itself is too small to be resolved). This dust, discovered by Spitzer's infrared heat-seeking vision, was most likely kicked up by comets that survived the death of their star. Before the star died, its comets and possibly planets would have orbited the star in an orderly fashion. But when the star blew off its outer layers, the icy bodies and outer planets would have been tossed about and into each other, resulting in an ongoing cosmic dust storm. Any inner planets in the system would have burned up or been swallowed as their dying star expanded." - NASA Official Site. This photo was taken by NASA. Highly recommended for framed images.

Water View
Anyone who sits in one of those chairs for more than a minute or two will be able to witness mullet as they gleefully jump out of the water. The distant call of a seagull will eventually be heard and a wandering pelican or blue heron just might show up unannounced.

Dipped in Pink
A lake at sunset with gentle ripples reflecting the colours of sunset, the edges of the water turning to ice

Lake Sunset
Sunset on lake with hues of purple, red, orange, gold, yellow and black

Lahinch Promenade, Ireland
From August of 2011, along the world famous promenade along the majestic west coast of the beautiful beaches in Lahinch, Ireland

Reflection
This one is really pretty , just a reflection , of the sunset , clouds and colors , refected in the river

Ireland Summer Sunset
Sunset from the beautiful Irish seaside town of Mullagh along the scenic Ireland Coast. Picture is from June of 2011

Zorritos Beach Sunset
Sunset in Zorritos Beach. Tumbes - Perú

Pink upon turquoise
Possibly the most amazing colors I have seen in nature as the contrast of pink and purple clouds with the immensely turquoise water of this small lake were indescribable

Quilty, County Clare, Ireland
From the lovely seaside community of Quilty, County Clare, Ireland

Sun Rising in Punta Cana
Vibrant sun rising in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic thru the Palm Trees