San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge reflects against the low-lying clouds over Half Moon Bay before dawn.
Images
Fallen Hero
Mashelle Lembke stands over the casket of her husband U.S. Army Specialist Eric Lembke after his body was flown to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. for burial.
Moonrise Balancing Act
The moon seems to rest on a peak as it rises over Yosemite Valley just before sunset.
Polk County Train Fire
Polk County Sheriff’s deputies and Polk County Firefighters were powerless to stop the flames for several hours when a semi truck and train crashed near the 2800 block of SR 60 East in Bartow, Fla.
Iconic Venice
An iconic scene in Venice, Italy: Gondolas bobbing in the canal.
Nature and Nightlife
The night sky comes to life in the darkness of Yosemite Valley.
Yosemite Valley Moonset
The moon and sun set together over Yosemite Valley with El Capitan and Half Dome in the distance.
Crafting an Epiphany
Nicholas Souder files down the weight he installed on a wooden cross that will be thrown into the Spring Bayou on Epiphany Day in Tarpon Springs. For 40 years Souder’s grandfather has made the crosses. He has trained Souder to carry on the family tradition, and this was his first year.
Budapest and the Danube
The Parliament Building in Budapest, Hungary is illuminated by the sun setting across the Danube River.
Smoke, Fog and Flames on I-4
From the eye of Eagle 8: Smoke and fog nearly cover I-4 where more than 70 vehicles collided in the extremely low visibility in 2008.
PETER MASA 