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Split Beam

Dotty Danforth

United States of America

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Milky Way and Perseid Meteor Shower in Vermont, USA

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Nominee

Night Lights

At the precise moment as Dawn was creeping over the sun covered mountain in Reine, Norway, the golden lights went on in several houses in the town.

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Dawn

Each morning the devout use fire in various aspects to welcome the sun back to the land.  This image was taken in Varsana, India.

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Aarti Sunrise Ceremony

The rising sun illuminates the worshipful woman, while other pilgrims walk around the Golden Temple complex.

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Sunrise Prayer

A couple dressed in custom seen though slats

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Through the Slats

Milky Way reflected in the lake in New Zealand

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Honorable Mention

Galactic Reflections

Hurricane Ian hit south Florida particularly hard.  The high winds in Fort Myers pushed shrimping boats up onto the shore, while destroying the homes of the workers with both flooding and winds.

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After (Hurricane) Ian

Counting the seconds between the Menorca, Spain, lighthouse beams and covering the camera lens with black at appropriately spaced intervals resulted in this Split Beam composition.  This was shot in 2002.