Such a beautiful night

Some feel comfortable in the light of the day, but others prefer the dark. For all the "owls" and just for all fans of night shooting to present you with this selection of photographs taken at different times and in different places but united by one theme - the beautiful and gentle night.





1. On 26 December 2005 a year after the Indian Ocean tsunami on the beach Pak Meng in Thailand during a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the launch of lanterns. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the victims. Number of victims of the tsunami of 26 December 2004 was 5395 people. When eto47 settlements located along the coast of the Andaman Sea, were razed to the ground. (REUTERS / Eddie Keogh)



2. Snow over Times Square in New York during an unexpected spring snowstorm April 5, 2006. (REUTERS / Brendan McDermid)



3. At sunset, May 24, 2006 Nigerian small runs along the riverbank in uebeschi far from the Nigerian capital Lagos. Nigeria ranked eighth in the world in terms of crude oil exports, and its revenues have risen sharply due to high oil prices, which are stored in the global markets, which allowed to collect $ 36 billion in foreign exchange reserves. However, Nigeria is also one of the poorest countries in the world, as most of its 140 million population lives on less than one dollar a day. (REUTERS / George Esiri)



4. Fireworks on the background of the moon after the ceremony in Valencia, 8 July 2006. The ceremony was presided by Pope Benedict XVI during the fifth World Meeting of Families. Pope Benedict XVI arrived in the country to proclaim the importance of traditional family values ​​in Spain, whose government has been subjected to sharp criticism from the Catholic Church for legalizing gay marriage. (REUTERS / Victor Fraile)



5. A visitor with a paper lantern on the background of the illuminated bamboo grove near the temple Shorenin in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto, 13 November 2006. (REUTERS / Issei Kato)



6. People in the Djemaa el-Fnaa in Marrakech 21 February 2007. Djemaa el Fna is a market in the old town of Marrakech, where every day are the jugglers, storytellers, snake charmers, musicians and acrobats. (REUTERS / Rafael Marchante)



7. lanterns hanging above the street on the eve of the lunar new year in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, February 21, 2007. (REUTERS / Tim Chong)



8. The plane on a background of the moon landing at Heathrow Airport in west London May 30, 2007. (REUTERS / Toby Melville)



9. A number of statues on Easter Island in October 2003. (REUTERS)



10. Children playing on the background of bright balloons during a corporate Christmas party in Hamburg, northern Germany on 7 December 2004. (REUTERS / Christian Charisius)



11. The Bulgarian children play with fire while celebrating Mesni Zagovezni (Shrovetide) in the village of Lozen near Sofia February 26, 2006. It is believed to be associated with fire rituals on Shrove Tuesday pomagajut scare away evil spirits from the house. (REUTERS / Stoyan Nenov)



12. Speech by the artists at the opening race for the World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates March 25, 2006. (REUTERS / Jack Dabaghian)



13. Chinese boy plays during the full moon in Shanghai October 17, 2005. (REUTERS / Aly Song)



14. View of the beach in the resort town of Cancun, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, during the approach of Hurricane Wilma October 19, 2005. Classified by meteorologists as potentially extremely dangerous Hurricane Wilma brought heavy rains on the coast of Honduras, and caused strong wind which speed reached 280 km / h. Authorities began evacuating 10,000 people living in the Mexican coastal state of Quintana Roo. (REUTERS / Daniel Aguilar)



15. Delray Beach, Florida, September 6, 2004, after the passage of Hurricane Frances. Because of Hurricane Frances, which was awarded the second category, and which brought rain and proline heavy wind, hundreds of thousands of Florida residents were left without eletkroenergii. (REUTERS / Marc Serota)



16. People pass in front of the monument to Vittorio Emanuele during the so-called White Yochi, night extravaganza in Rome on September 19, 2004. Two million people gathered on the streets of the Italian capital, near the monuments and attractions during the celebration of the second White Night in Rome. (REUTERS / Tony Gentile)



17. The buildings of the British Parliament during the torrential rain in London on January 17, 2005. (REUTERS / Russell Boyce)



18. passer with an umbrella stands under rain on a cold winter evening at Azadi Square in Tehran on May 2, 2005. (REUTERS)



19. A boy riding on a swing from old tires in a Sydney park at sunset May 12, 2003. (REUTERS / David Gray)



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