Aflo / N-2602 Sunlight through tree leaves.

Aflo / N-2606 Sunlight through tree leaves.

Onne van der Wal / Crepuscular rays from behind a cloud at sunset in the Exumas, Bahamas, Caribbean. June 2009.

Peter Lewis / Last rays of sun in the evening on Horsey Windpump, Norfolk, England. June 2009

Peter Lewis / Last rays of sun in the evening on Horsey Windpump, Norfolk, England. June 2009

David Noton / Two male African lions (Panthera leo) drinking from a waterhole at dusk, sun rays catching on their coat, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Wild Wonders of Europe / Möllers / European oak (Quercus robur) trees with rays of sun shining through gaps, Klampenborg Dyrehaven, Denmark, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Möllers / European oak tree (Quercus robur) with rays of sun shining through branches, Klampenborg Dyrehaven, Denmark, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Cairns / First rays of morning sun on Skierffe mountain, Sarek National Park, Laponia World Heritage Site, Lapland, Sweden, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Cairns / First rays of morning sun on Skierffe mountain, Sarek National Park, Laponia World Heritage Site, Lapland, Sweden, September 2008

Jouan & Rius / Sunset on Out Sketties, East of Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

Thomas Lazar / Sun's rays and clouds over Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA

Thomas Lazar / Sun's rays and clouds over Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA ;

Thomas Lazar / Sun's rays and clouds over Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA ;

Jorma Luhta / First rays of sun on snow laden branches in february, Northern Finland, 2007

Jorma Luhta / First rays of sun on snow laden branches in february, Northern Finland, 2007

Norbert Wu / Common Sun Star (Crossaster papposus) which has many variations of color and patterns, but almost always 11 rays, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Norbert Wu / Rays of the setting sun shining through a redwood forest near Brookings, Oregon

Jack Dykinga / Rays of light stream onto a herd of Common zebra (Equus quaggai) and Eastern-white bearded wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus albojubatu) on the plains of the Masai Mara, Kenya

Peter Lewis / Sun shining through the trees and mist just after sunrise, New Forest NP, Hampshire, UK

Peter Lewis / Sun shining through the trees and mist just after sunrise, New Forest NP, Hampshire, UK

George Chan / Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China. December 2006

Jose B. Ruiz / Sunset over rocky shore, Spain

Juergen Freund / Looking up to sea surface with sun rays filtering through, Rowley Shoals, Western Australia

Martin Dohrn / Sun shining behind cloud formations over sea with boat on horizon, Sussex, UK

Niall Benvie / Sun rays through clouds at dawn over the Atlantic sea, St Kilda, Scotland, UK

Pete Oxford / Sun shining through dark storm clouds onto the Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands

Bernard Castelein / Sunshine rays penetrating European beechwood {Fagus sylvatica} Brasschaat, Belgium

Nick Gordon / Two Red faced spider monkeys (Ateles paniscus chamek) hanging by prehensile tails to catch early warming sun rays, Amazonia, Brazil

Pete Oxford / Sky with sun rays through dark clouds over Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, South America

Bernard Castelein / Rays of sunlight in Beech woodland, Brasschaat, Belgium

Karl Ammann / African elephants walking in haze, with sun rays behind, Kenya {Loxodonta africana}

Karl Ammann / African elephants walking in haze, with sun rays behind, Kenya {Loxodonta africana}

Bernard Castelein / Full moon and first rays of sun over Ganesh ridge from Laurebina Yak, Langtang NP, Nepal (4000metres)

Geoff Simpson / Suns rays behind storm clouds

Norbert Wu / Sun's rays through clear waters of the open oceans, Hawaii

Martin Gabriel / Sun rays through Spruce forest {Picea abies} Bavaria, Germany

David Noton / Dark clouds with shafts of sunlight hitting the water, Bantry Bay, Republic of Ireland

Juergen Freund / Coral reef with rays of sun penetrating water, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Juergen Freund / Sunlight shining on coral reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Mike Read / Light rays through Scots pine woodland (Pinus sylvestris) and mist, Great Linford Inclosure, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, UK, February 2008

Mike Read / Light rays through Scots pine woodland (Pinus sylvestris) and mist, near the Rhinefield Ornamental Drive, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, UK, November 2007

Mike Read / Light rays through Scots pine woodland (Pinus sylvestris) and mist, near the Rhinefield Ornamental Drive, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, UK, November 2007

Aflo / Y-6602 Sun rays and clouds over North Alps, Tsurugidake, Japan.

Norbert Wu / Rays of the setting sun shining through ground fog in a redwood forest near Brookings, Oregon

Norbert Wu / Rays of the setting sun shining through ground-level fog in a redwood forest near Brookings, Oregon

George McCarthy / Male adder basking showing body flattened to maximise suns rays {Vipera berus} UK