The Forbidden Planet

For: cosmic contest

The Calm Before The Storm.............

For: Photo Tournament 5 Round 2 contest

A Monumental Sunrise

Sunrise behind the Mittens in Monument Valley

For: photo tournament 5 round 1 contest

Fire in the Sky

Sunset over the Grand Canyon

For: photo tournament 5 round 1 contest

Such a Cool Reflection

Samarinvagen, Spitzbergen.

For: ice ice baby contest

Thereby hangs a Tail....

Humpback whale plunging between the ice floes in the Arctic Ocean, accompanied by the ever present gulls.

For: ice ice baby contest

You Want Ice With That?

Ice calving from the snout of the Monacobreen glacier in Svalbard.

For: ice ice baby contest

Pause for Paws: Arctic Fox

The Arctic fox is one of the cutest wild animals, especially when snapped snoozing in the sunshine on a Svalbard hillside.

For: pause contest

I Am the Walrus

A top to toe for a giant walrus on Edgeoya.

For: animals washing. contest

Tangled Up in Blue... and Red...and Green..and Purple....and

Sometimes a subject moves so fast that by the time the shutter releases a much more interesting image results!

For: in the air contest

Old Glory

For: in the air contest

Five Miles Out......

With apologies to Mike Oldfield.

For: in the air contest

As the Eagle Flies...

The Grand Canyon, of course, but from a Cessna. It never disappoints the photographer, and here is a study in blues and purples.

For: i'm a bird contest

Entry number 87443

A polar bear on the edge of the Arctic Ocean pack-ice, viewed from high up on the bridge of our expedition vessel.

For: i'm a bird contest