The Russian language classifies light and dark shades of blue as separate colors—which comes in especially handy if you venture north to Saint Petersburg in midsummer. The seaport metropolis sits less than 500 miles outside the Arctic Circle, so at the height of summer, the twilit "blue hour" coveted by photographers lasts virtually all night long as the sun hovers just below the horizon. It"s a phenomenon also dubbed the "White Nights" and it usually lasts for around 80 days, starting in May and lasting until July.
A midsummer twilight s dream
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Tall, taller, tallest
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Look to the north sky tonight for the Perseids
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Keep calm and drive on (slowly)
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Green fields of grain
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World Environment Day
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Global commerce in motion
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Fly me to the moon
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Henningsvær Stadion, Norway
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Let the harvest begin
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Looking for peace on the precipice
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Cape Town at dusk
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International Surfing Day
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Dressed for winter fun
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International Day of the Tropics
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Winter in the Finnish wilds
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Let’s talk fossils
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