Shining Collection (#7)

Winter Entrance
Door into summer on a frozen bookshelf, escape and hope concept, magical still life. Dina Belenko

Alice's World
Dogan Kokdemir

Moon Halo
Zoltan Tot

Shining basement
Greetje van Son

Golden Eyes
Heike Willers

| BEHIND THE REALITY |
Franziskus Pfleghart

Renewed
Stefan Mitterwallner

Canyon of windows
Peter Pfeiffer

Many hands making light work for a group of Middlesbrough Cub Scouts brushing up on their plans for bob a job week. Industrious youngsters from the 54th Middlesbrough (Coulby Newham)

Le Chateau des hiboux (Castle of the Owls), 1877-1887. Creator: Felix Hilaire Buhot
Le Chateau des hiboux (Castle of the Owls), 1877-1887

The Dance of Albion (Glad Day), c. 1803 / 1810. Creator: William Blake
The Dance of Albion (Glad Day), c. 1803/1810

A winter scene on Hampstead Heath, London, with the sun shining on tracks in the snow. Date: 1960s

RF - Small emerald damselfly (Lestes virens) resting on stem. The Netherlands. May. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Stingless golden jellyfish (Mastigias sp. ), backlit by the sun
Stingless golden jellyfish (Mastigias sp.), backlit by the sun, in a landlocked marine lake in the middle of an island. Their golden colour comes from endosymbiotic algae

Poster for Concerts Ysaye Date: 1895

City Skyline at Night Date: 1954

Blue and White Kitchen Date: 1948

Couple on Skis Date: 1910

Plants, Trees, Winged Sumac
Winged sumac, Rhus copallinum, drupes of red fruit berries on leafy braches of a tree in autumn against a blue sky

1 Apple Aroma Aromatic Beauty in Nature Bloom
Apple, Malus domestica, Very close side view of one pale pink flower showing stamens in selective focus and petals soft focus merging into softness of background

Forest Shimmers
forest, trees, sunset, sun, shining, Forest shimmers

Fishing boat with a backdrop of Taurus mountains, Antalya
A fishing boat with a backdrop of the Taurus mountains, Antalya, Turkey. The scene is backlit from a sun shining down from the mouintains and the sea water sparkles Date: 1985

Lobster fisherman leaves boat and climbs bank of River Dee
At low water, a lobster fisherman leaves his boat tender at the end of a days fishing and climbs the steep muddy bank of the River Dee in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Craftsman puts finishing touches to replica suit of armour
Sparks fly as a skilled craftsman puts the finishing touches to a replica suit of armour with conquistador-style morion in his workshop in Birmingham, England Date: 1992

Dark stormy skies above Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, seen on the horizon beyond the causeway to Holy Island. Picture taken from Berwick upon Tweed Date: 2014

Digbeth Canal bridge
A man leans over the parapet of the iron canal bridge on the Digbeth Canal at Bordesley Junction, Birmingham Date: 1987

Close up of a colony of Jewel anemones (Corynactis viridis) Scotland, UK, October

Launceston By Night (Brisbane Street), 1901. Creator: Unknown
Launceston By Night (Brisbane Street), 1901. City in the north Tasmania, settled by Europeans in March 1806 and named after Launceston, Cornwall. From " Federated Australia"

Faithful carried to Heaven, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Faithful carried to Heaven, c1910. Scene from " The Pilgrims Progress", by John Bunyan. Glass lantern slide produced by the Church Army Lantern Department which in 1905 had approximately

The Pilgrims meet the two shining ones, c1910. Creator: Unknown
The Pilgrims meet the two shining ones, c1910. Scene from " The Pilgrims Progress", by John Bunyan. Glass lantern slide produced by the Church Army Lantern Department which in 1905 had

supergiant, nobody, astronomy, celestial, cosmic, shining, space, starfield, stars
supergiant, nobody, astronomy, celestial, cosmic, shining, space, starf, 82047880

Algerian Shoeshine Boy. Date: circa 1907

Clinging Jellyfish (Gonionemus vertens)
Clinging Jellyfish -Gonionemus vertens-, Japan Sea, Primorsky Krai, Russian Federation, Far East

Mercurys Eternal Night, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

The Wedding, Painting by Francisco de Goya

The Angel of Splendours, c1894, (1911). Artist: Jean Delville
The Angel of Splendours, c1894, (1911). Painting held at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels. From Bibbys Annual 1911, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1911]

The Dwelling of the Ogre, 1870. Artist: Heliodore Joseph Pisan
The Dwelling of the Ogre, 1870. From The Fables of Jean de la Fontaine, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London and NY, 1870]

Burlesque on Kents Altarpiece at St Clement Danes, c1725. Artist: William Hogarth
Burlesque on Kents Altarpiece at St Clement Danes, c1725. William Kent painted an altarpiece for St Clement Danes Church, London, commissioned by the parishioners

View of Morro Castle from the sea, Havana, Cuba, c1920. From Souvenir Album from Havana Cuba. [Harris Bros. Company, Havana, Cuba, c1920]

The Winter Sun, c1885-1925, (1925)
The Winter Sun. After an oil Painting by William Samuel Horton (1865-1936). From The Studio Volume 89 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1925]

The electric light on top of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1889. The tower, designed by Gustave Eiffel, was built as the entrance arch to the Universal Exposition held in Paris in 1889

Concerts Ysaye
Poster for Concerts Ysaye

Two people on Westminster Bridge at sunrise
London, England - 2012; Two folk, silhouetted by the rising sun, cross Westminster Bridge, London, at sunrise

Two people on Westminster Bridge at sunrise 2
London, England - 2012; Two folk, silhouetted by the rising sun, cross Westminster Bridge, London, at sunrise

Canal Grande with shining installation. Venice. Veneto. Italy

black and white, car, chevrolet, chevy, close up, day, drivers seat, heritage, journey, no people, nostalgia, old-fashioned, oregon, photography, pristine, restored, retro, seaside, shining

Window Shadow
A man in a flat cap reading a book on a window sill, The sun shining through the windows casts a giant shadown across the bare room. Date: 1930s

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"Shining: A Spectacle of Light and Wonder Across the Globe" From the iconic Tyne Bridge in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyneside, England, to the breathtaking sunrise at Tacking Point Lighthouse - shining moments are scattered across our world. In Europe's night sky, The Orion Nebula illuminates with celestial brilliance while the massive galaxy cluster MACS J0717 dazzles us with its cosmic glow. But it is not only on Earth where shimmering beauty unfolds. Witnessing the northern lights dance over Iceland's glacier lagoon is like stepping into a fairytale realm. Meanwhile, in Canada's Yukon territory, Aurora borealis and Milky Way intertwine above Fish Lake - an ethereal display that leaves us spellbound. Even from space, light captivates our senses. Imagine being in Earth's orbit during a total eclipse of the Sun; a moment when darkness surrenders to radiant beams of sunlight. And speaking of radiance, behold the diamond - a computer artwork that captures its mesmerizing sparkle. Yet light extends beyond natural wonders; it also illuminates human creations. Orlando, a Bay Racehorse immortalized in oil on panel back in 1845 by talented artists showcases how even animals can shine under artistic interpretation. Venturing further into space reveals more extraordinary sights. IC 2177 or better known as the Seagull Nebula paints an awe-inspiring picture against the backdrop of infinite darkness. And who could resist marveling at an alien planet and its moon gracefully orbiting around a red giant star? Finally, we find ourselves contemplating two Saturn-sized planets discovered by Kepler through an artist's concept illustration - distant worlds gleaming amidst vast cosmic expanses. In this grand tapestry of existence, shining moments remind us that there is so much splendor to behold both within our world and beyond – each one offering glimpses into realms where light reigns supreme and captivates our imagination.