Closed Collection (#36)

Forest fire, controlled burn beside road, Road Closed sign on pickup truck, Saskatchewan Valley, Banff N. P
Forest fire, controlled burn beside road, Road Closed sign on pickup truck, Saskatchewan Valley, Banff N.P. Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada, june 2009

Young girl looking at Breeding Grey Seals, Voluntary Beach Closure sign on beach near seal colony, Winterton, Norfolk, England, december

Autumn Crocus (Colchicum autumnale) with closed flowers, in old grassland, Romania, september

Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) adult, with eyes closed, perched on mossy stump amongst larch branches in woodland, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland, october (captive)

Snow vehicle used to access closed roads, Yellowstone N. P. Wyoming, U. S. A. february
Snow vehicle used to access closed roads, Yellowstone N.P. Wyoming, U.S.A. february

Beadlet Anemone (Actinia equina) closed, on rocks at low tide, Brough Head, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, june

Beadlet anemone (Actinia equina) of the strawberry variety, with its tentacles retracted. Anemones have an array of tentacles which act as a defence mechanism and a means of capturing plankton

Beadlet anemone with young
Beadlet anemone (Actinia equina) of the strawberry variety, with its tentacles retracted. The smaller anemone is a baby. The blue organism with a yellow star is a sea squirt

View of a womans closed eye
Closed eye. View of the closed eye of a woman. The eyebrow prevents moisture from running into the eye, the eyelid stops the eye from drying out and the eyelashes keep dust off the eye

Space colonies
Cylindrical space colonies by a Mars-like planet, computer artwork. Such theoretical self-sufficient spaceships would grow their own food (plants and artificial sky seen at centre left)

Womans face with closed eyes
MODEL RELEASED. Womans face with closed eyes

Closed eye, artwork

Clenched eye. Eye squeezed tightly shut

Unhappy womans mouth

Woman winking

Human skull with teeth, computer artwork
Close up x-ray view of a closed mouth. This image highlights the teeth in the jaw with no surrounding tissue or muscle

Sycamore leaves opening
Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaves opening in spring. Photographed in April, in Dorset, UK

Hinkley Point nuclear power stations at twilight. Hinkley Point A, which housed twin Magnox reactors and is now closed, is at right

Dessicator. This piece of laboratory equipment is used to keep samples of moisture-sensitive chemicals dry

British Isles storm and ash plume, 2011

Grimsvotn ash plume, May 2011, satellite image. This ash cloud (brown, lower right) has been produced by the eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland

Sycamore leaf opening
Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaf opening in spring. Photographed in April, in Dorset, UK, in April

Carbon nanotube, artwork
Carbon nanotube. Computer artwork showing the hexagonal carbon structure of a nanotube, or buckytube

King protea (Protea cynaroides) flowers. Photographed in the Fynbos belt of the Cape area in South Africa

Clinical waste bag

Road closed due to snow drifts. Snow gates on the A93 at Braemar, looking south up Glen Clunie. Photographed in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, in November

Field poppy flower bud (Papaver rhoeas)
Field poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flower bud, with water on it after rainfall. Photographed in England

Disused mine engine house, Cornwall
Disused mine engine house. This is part of Ding Dong mine, a tin mine that was in operation from the beginning of the 17th century up until 1915. Photographed in Gulval, Penwith, Cornwall, UK

Female internal organs, artwork
Lymphatic system. Computer artwork of a naked woman with a healthy lymphatic system. Also seen are associated organs including the thymus gland (upper centre) and the spleen (centre right)

Iris sibirica Silver Edge
Iris (Iris sibirica Silver Edge ) flower and unopened buds

Circulatory system and brain, artwork
Circulatory system and brain. Computer artwork showing the blood vessels of the head and neck. Also seen is the brain (yellow)

Cardiovascular system and brain, artwork
Cardiovascular system and brain. Computer artwork showing the blood vessels of the torso, arms, head and neck. Also seen is the brain (yellow)

Early daylily (Hemerocallis dumortieri) flower and unopened flower buds

Cardiovascular system, artwork
Cardiovascular system. Computer artwork showing the blood vessels of the chest, arms, head and neck. The cardiovascular, or circulatory system

Winter aconite flowers (Eranthis hyemalis)

Lily bud, light micrograph
Lily bud. Light micrograph of a cross-section through an immature lily bud (Lilium sp.), showing the male and female reproductive organs of the flower

Womans face, conceptual artwork. Abstract parts of a womans face (eyes, nose and mouth) on a background of polarised light effects. A red rose is at lower left

Lily bud pistil and anthers, LM
Lily bud. Light micrograph of a cross-section through an immature lily bud (Lilium sp.), showing the male and female reproductive organs of the flower

Small copper butterflies
Small copper, or common copper (Lycaena phlaeas), butterflies mating on a flower

Wallflower bud, light micrograph
Wallflower bud. Light micrograph of a cross-section through an immature wallflower bud (Cheiranthus cheiri), showing the male and female reproductive organs of the flower

Marsh marigold flower bud. Light micrograph of a cross-section through the anther of an immature marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) flower bud

Buttercup flower bud, light micrograph
Buttercup flower bud. Light micrograph of a cross-section through an immature wallflower bud (Ranunculus sp.), showing the male and female reproductive organs of the flower

Cucumber flower bud, light micrograph
Cucumber flower bud. Light micrograph of a longitudinal section through the flower bud of a cucumber (Cucurbita sp.). The female pistil (red)

Eyjafjallajokull eruption, April 2010
Eyjafjallajokull eruption. Satellite image of the ash cloud (grey, centre) from the April 2010 Eyjafjallajokull eruption being blown towards Europe

Capped nanotube, molecular model
Capped carbon nanotube, molecular model. It is called capped because the ends of the tubes have been rounded off to form an enclosed structure

Closed and open stomata on tobacco leaf
Scanning electron micrograph of an closed (at left) and open stoma on the surface of a tobacco leaf Nicotiana tabacum. Stomata are breathing pores scattered over the leaf surface, & sometimes stem

Flower buds, SEM
Flower buds. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of sepals (light brown) protecting closed flowers (orange) from a knotweed (Polygonum sp. ) plant. Magnification: x14 at 6x7cm size

Closed stoma, SEM
Closed stoma. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a closed stoma (centre) on the leaf surface of the succulent Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana)

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"Exploring the Closed Chapters: From John Martyn in Concert to Liverpool Slums and Collieries" Captivated by the soulful melodies of John Martyn in concert, St Ives, Cornwall takes a momentary pause. Connel Ferry Bridge stands silently, its closed path leaving travelers longing for connection across the waters. Peering into history's lens, we witness the hardships of Liverpool Slum dwellers in 1912 - their stories forever closed but not forgotten. A Woman Reading, after Pieter Janssens Elinga, captures a serene moment frozen in time; an intimate narrative sealed within brushstrokes. Tower Bridge jams amidst scorching summer heat as bustling city life momentarily halts - a reminder that even grand structures can be closed off from progress. WW2 Memorabilia at a damaged café serves as an eerie message to suppliers about closure during times of war - remnants of resilience etched on fragile artifacts. Goodwick Railway Station once echoed with laughter and farewells; now its platforms stand empty and silent, memories locked away behind closed doors. Bestwood Colliery near Bestwood Village whispers tales of laborious miners whose sweat and sacrifice remain hidden beneath layers of earth - their underground world now sealed shut forevermore. New Tredegar Colliery nestled in Rhymney Valley bears witness to generations who toiled tirelessly below ground until economic forces forced its gates permanently shut. Tower Bridge battles congestion under sweltering summer rays yet again; traffic grinds to a halt as Londoners yearn for open roads and cool breezes amid stifling conditions. Penrhiwceibr Colliery guards secrets deep within Glamorgan's heartland; dark tunnels hold untold stories waiting patiently behind impenetrable walls.