A ray turns the world to gold: our photographers captured this magical moment.
It might only be a split-second, during which the whole world transmutes and shows a different side of itself.
A point in time when the sky, the sea, the rivers all take on that precious golden hue. When under wings and talons of savage deities, the smallest blade of grass become a gemstone.
There is a split-second like that, like an alchemists ray of sunlight. And our photographers managed to take its picture.
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Red Deer stag bellowing in the mist in autumn GB
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Black-Veined White in flight at dusk in spring
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Male cheetahs lying in wait in the grass Masai Mara
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Spider on its web at sunrise Prairie du Fouzon France
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Beech in the PN Saja-Besaya Cantabria Spain
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Duck on Bambois lake at sunrise Belgium ; Feather of mist
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Red deer in water at sunrise Germany
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Leaves of black poplar in autumn Provence France
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Cheetahs in the savanna at dusk Masai Mara Kenya
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Oryx in the morning mist Kgalagadi South Africa [...]
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Sunrise through the mist reflecting off the surface of Lake Laugarvatn, Iceland
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Steller's Eider male on water - Norway
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Black-backed Jackal at dawn - Kalahari desert
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Cygnes tuberculés dans la brume matinale France
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Sunrise over the country Normandy France
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Fall leaves reflecting on a mountain brook Bavaria Germany ; Steinklamm.
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Humpback whale tail Pacific Ocean Alaska USA
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Female Mallard swimming, summer - GB
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Sunset South of Carlsberg Fjord Greenland