1.   From Columbine High School you can see the spring snow in conelike ripples across the mountain backdrop of southwest Denver.

2.   Hong Kong, with its modern skyscrapers soaring over a misty harbor framed by a spectacular mountain backdrop, is one of the most photogenic cities in the world.

3.   The vastness of the white landscape is reduced to Lilliputian size beneath the craggy Gros Ventre mountain backdrop.

4.   Countless spotlights pierced the air above the stadium, illuminating it against the mountain backdrop at dusk.

5.   Countless spotlights pierced the air above the stadium, illuminating it against the mountain backdrop.

6.   Visibly charmed, Bush complimented them on their English and waded into their circle to pose for photographs against a dramatic mountain backdrop.