832-80919 - Gebirgstrachten music group, Traditional Costume and Riflemen's parade, opening of the Oktoberfest festival 2010, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-80928 - Bavarian army, Schuetzen- und Trachtenzug, Costume and Riflemen's Parade, for the opening of Oktoberfest 2010, Oktoberfest, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-80921 - Kolping-Fanfarengruppe Taennesberg fanfare group, Upper Palatinate, Traditional Costume and Riflemen's parade, opening of the Oktoberfest festival 2010, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-80931 - Men wearing traditional costumes with leather pants, Schuetzen- und Trachtenzug, Costume and Riflemen's Parade, for the opening of Oktoberfest 2010, Oktoberfest, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-80930 - Men wearing traditional costumes with leather pants, Schuetzen- und Trachtenzug, Costume and Riflemen's Parade, for the opening of Oktoberfest 2010, Oktoberfest, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-80929 - Bavarian army, Schuetzen- und Trachtenzug, Costume and Riflemen's Parade, for the opening of Oktoberfest 2010, Oktoberfest, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-65289 - Runway 28R, 07L, a new runway at Frankfurt Airport, opening on 21st September 2011, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

832-65291 - Runway lighting, 28R, 07L, a new runway at Frankfurt Airport, opening on 21st September 2011, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

832-52621 - Fireworks display during opening of the walkable landmark sculpture in the shape of a roller coaster, "Tiger & Turtle ? Magic Mountain" by Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth, Angerpark on Heinrich-Hildebrand-Hoehe, mining waste tip, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westp

832-52618 - Fireworks display during opening of the walkable landmark sculpture in the shape of a roller coaster, "Tiger & Turtle ? Magic Mountain" by Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth, Angerpark on Heinrich-Hildebrand-Hoehe, mining waste tip, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westp

832-52617 - Fireworks display during opening of the walkable landmark sculpture in the shape of a roller coaster, "Tiger & Turtle ? Magic Mountain" by Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth, Angerpark on Heinrich-Hildebrand-Hoehe, mining waste tip, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westp

832-55543 - Man cutting a coconut, Bangaram island, Laccadives, Lakshadweep, Arabian Sea, southern India, Asia

832-52616 - Fireworks display during opening of the walkable landmark sculpture in the shape of a roller coaster, "Tiger & Turtle ? Magic Mountain" by Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth, Angerpark on Heinrich-Hildebrand-Hoehe, mining waste tip, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westp

817-416288 - view of Mount dol on polders, crops in the sand, ille and vilaine, brtagne, France

817-416070 - European Parliament seat, Louise Weiss building, Inner courtyard Strasbourg, Alsace, France

1113-71745 - Buddha appears in a lotus blossom, Buddha in a mechanically opening wooden lotus flower, Luohou Temple, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

1113-71746 - Buddha appearing in a lotus blossom, Buddha in a mechanically opening wooden lotus flower, Luohou Temple, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

1113-71610 - Taoist monk wearing headwear for long hair with an opening for plaits, Azure Clouds Temple, Tai Shan, Shandong province, Taishan, Mount Tai, World Heritage, UNESCO, China

1113-71611 - Taoist monk wearing headwear for long hair with an opening for plaits, Azure Clouds Temple, Tai Shan, Shandong province, Taishan, Mount Tai, World Heritage, UNESCO, China

1113-71605 - Taoist monk wearing headwear for long hair with an opening for plaits, Azure Clouds Temple, Tai Shan, Shandong province, Taishan, Mount Tai, World Heritage, UNESCO, China

1113-71609 - Taoist monk and his cap with opening for his long hair, Azure Cloud Temple, Tai Shan, Shandong province, Taishan, Mount Tai, World Heritage, UNESCO, China, Asia

1113-43561 - Students at the opening ceremony of an international culture competition called Chinese Bridge, Chinese culture and education, Chongqing, People's Republic of China

1113-49939 - Illuminated bridge in front of museum at night, Bolzano, South Tyrol, Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

1113-46741 - Sunrise at Krautinsel, man opening sunshade, Lake Chiemsee, Chiemgau, Bavaria, Germany

1113-49940 - Illuminated bridge in front of museum at night, Bolzano, South Tyrol, Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

1113-30434 - historic festival for the opening of the hunting season (apertura della Cacce), Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy

817-409996 - China, Gansu, Amdo, Xiahe, Monastery of Labrang Labuleng Si, Losar New Year festival, Opening ceremony, Telescoping trumpets bearers

724-2462 - The main street, Ambalavao, southern part of the Central Highlands, Madagascar, Africa

1116-33023 - Sunlight bursting through dark clouds.

1116-29619 - Oregon, Columbia River Gorge, Oneonta Creek and Gorge.

1116-32889 - Orange sunset over ocean, Sunrays bursting through puffy clouds.

1116-29658 - California, San Francisco, Golden Gate Bridge from Marin County hillside.

1116-29656 - California, San Francisco, Golden Gate Bridge, Blurred traffic lights at evening.

1116-27954 - Caribbean, British Virgin Islands, Virgin Gorda, The Baths, The Crawl, Woman doing yoga in sea cave.

1116-13409 - The throne and chair in the background are used by the queen and her consort, or the governor general and his or her spouse, respectively, during the opening of Parliament in the Senate Chamber in the Centre Block of tthe Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

857-71065 - Chinese dancers perform traditional Gongfu, or Kungfu during the Opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympics on August 8, 2008.

857-64175 - A young opossum peers through the opening of its wooden enclosure at the Center for Wildlife rehabilitation center in York, Maine.

857-54619 - The grand opening celebration of a new aerial Tram at a resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

857-12536 - A climber makes his way past the opening to a small ice cave on the Franz Josef Glacier on New Zealand's South Island.

1194-189 - Dance performance at bugando hospital medical school, tanzania. Mwanza. - opening ceremony

1190-478 - Red poppy / corn poppy, papaver rhoeas, spring, tuscany, italy

817-384106 - A lone lady riding a motorbike without a helmet through one of the old stone gateways of the Angkor Wat Temple complex in Cambodia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

1060-34 - Leopard seal below the surface near ice, opens its mouth and blows bubbles, Antarctica

1072-110 - Grouper in fishing cage. Cat Islan, Bahamas

988-91 - Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra) having caught Greater spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus stellaris). The otter took only the innards of the dogfish by opening a short section of skin behind the pectoral fin (see images under 'Greater spotted dogfish'). Hebrides, Scotland (RR)

988-63 - Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra) having caught Greater spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus stellaris). The otter took only the innards of the dogfish by opening a short section of skin behind the pectoral fin (see images under 'Greater spotted dogfish'). The rest of the fish, still alive, was left on the shore and never retrieved. Perhaps the tough shark skin and battling fish are too much work when other food is plentiful? Hebrides, Scotland

988-85 - Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra) eating Greater spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus stellaris). The otter took only the innards of the dogfish by opening a short section of skin behind the pectoral fin (see images under 'Greater spotted dogfish'). The rest of the fish, still alive, was left on the shore and never retrieved. Perhaps the tough shark skin and battling fish are too much work when other food is plentiful? Hebrides, Scotland

1012-136 - Gurnard Lionfish (Parapterois hetururus), opening its blue-line wings. Gorontalo, Sulawesi, Indonesia

995-625 - Swallow (Hirundo rustica) chicks in nest, begging for food. Loch Awe, nr Oban, Scotland, UK

995-626 - Swallow (Hirundo rustica) chicks in nest, begging for food. Loch Awe, nr Oban, Scotland, UK

995-464 - Swallow (Hirundo rustica) chicks in nest, begging for food. Loch Awe, nr Oban, Scotland, UK

1024-210 - Scaly earthball (Scleroderma verrucosum) open to release spores, UK

995-623 - Swallow (Hirundo rustica) chicks in nest, begging for food. Loch Awe, nr Oban, Scotland, UK

995-627 - Swallow (Hirundo rustica) chicks in nest, begging for food. Loch Awe, nr Oban, Scotland, UK

995-463 - Swallow (Hirundo rustica) chicks in nest, begging for food. Loch Awe, nr Oban, Scotland, UK

931-70 - Sperm whale. (Physeter macrocephalus). A sperm whale breaches with its mouth open. Gulf of California.

995-624 - Swallow (Hirundo rustica) chicks in nest, begging for food. Loch Awe, nr Oban, Scotland, UK

995-462 - Swallow (Hirundo rustica) chicks in nest, begging for food. Loch Awe, nr Oban, Scotland, UK

979-3266 - Seed pod opening from the Galapagos Islands archipeligo, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

979-4391 - Views of Dogs Leg Fjord, lying directly east of Ridge Island and opening on Bourgeois Fjord, along the west coast of Graham Land, Norway

970-551 - Queen Scallop (Aequipecten opercularis), small edible scallop showing wide open position, highly prized food source, St Abbs, Scotland, UK

979-2128 - Purse-seiners operating in Red Bluff Bay, Baranof Island, Southeast Alaska. These vessels are fishing for salmon. No property or model release.

979-4394 - Views of Dogs Leg Fjord, lying directly east of Ridge Island and opening on Bourgeois Fjord, along the west coast of Graham Land, Norway

979-4392 - Views of Dogs Leg Fjord, lying directly east of Ridge Island and opening on Bourgeois Fjord, along the west coast of Graham Land, Norway

1015-223 - Moray eel.

1015-134 - Soldierfish (Myripristris jacobus). Cocos Island, Costa Rica

1015-43 - Moray eel with cleaner shrimp (Gymnothorax sp).

979-4393 - Views of Dogs Leg Fjord, lying directly east of Ridge Island and opening on Bourgeois Fjord, along the west coast of Graham Land, Norway

1015-262 - Cleaner shrimp works on moray eel.

979-2127 - Purse-seiners operating in Red Bluff Bay, Baranof Island, Southeast Alaska. These vessels are fishing for salmon. No property or model release.

911-7250 - The new Workington bridge crossing the River Derwent, shortly before the official opening, Workington, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

920-938 - Bee hive being opened by university professor, Vicosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

920-2810 - Barred-fin moray (Gymnothorax zonipectis) opening mouth, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

940-77 - Camellia buds opening (Theaceae cv.), Hopkins Creek, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

911-7230 - An Eddie Stobart lorry chosen as the first vehicle to cross the new Workington bridge crossing the River Derwent, at the official opening, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

797-9659 - Neapolis Archaeological Park Ear of Dionysius, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

829-1297 - Crowds during the opening ceremony (chupinazo) of the festival of San Fermin (The Running of the Bulls), Pamplona, Navarra, Euskadi, Spain, Europe

829-1299 - Crowds during the opening ceremony (chupinazo) of the festival of San Fermin (The Running of the Bulls), Pamplona, Navarra, Euskadi, Spain, Europe

829-1298 - Crowds during the opening ceremony (chupinazo) of the festival of San Fermin (The Running of the Bulls), Pamplona, Navarra, Euskadi, Spain, Europe

829-1301 - Crowds during the opening ceremony (chupinazo) of the festival of San Fermin (The Running of the Bulls), Pamplona, Navarra, Euskadi, Spain, Europe

829-1300 - Crowds during the opening ceremony (chupinazo) of the festival of San Fermin (The Running of the Bulls), Pamplona, Navarra, Euskadi, Spain, Europe

718-1799 - Tower Bridge opening and River Thames, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

817-336427 - Woman in her bathrobe, opening curtains, Woman in her bathrobe, opening curtains

817-336912 - Door of Number 10 Downing Street, UK Prime Minister's front door

817-319364 - Horses and elephants occupy the space between architraves Uttari toran dwar, North gate, Stupa one, Sanchi, Madhya pradesh, India

797-8397 - England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, A plaque within a compass on the Millenium Walk commemorating its opening by Prince Phillip The Duke of Edinburgh with an Isle Of Wight ferry passing through the harbour entrance.

832-2490 - cat sits in a window opening, Altea, Costa Blanca, Spain

834-5006 - Victorian lamppost sculpture erected to mark the opening of Chelsea Embankment in May 1874, Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

834-5945 - Doorman in suit and top hat opening taxi door for customers of department store, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, Asia

834-4887 - Lion dance performance celebrating the opening of a new business, Xintiandi, French Concession Area, Shanghai, China, Asia

817-190588 - An old brick wall

817-232669 - A pair of hands holding a horse chestnut or conker

817-232668 - A pair of hands holding a horse chestnut or conker

817-177180 - Drinking Sake out of a traditional square wooden cup to mark the opening of the Japanese Festival, an annual event at the Missouri Botanic Garden in St, Louis, Missouri, USA

817-132431 - Street party, people waiting for the 'Chupinazo', the opening ceremony of the San Fermin Festival, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain

817-132434 - Street party, people during 'Chupinazo', the opening ceremony of the San Fermin Festival, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain

817-172796 - Vienna Opera Ball, Vienna, Austria

817-175035 - Tulips

817-172797 - Vienna Opera Ball, Vienna, Austria

817-172799 - Vienna Opera Ball, Vienna, Austria