having read the comments i decided that i am nothing but a con-artist for putting other people's photos. the motivation was just merely to illustrate the beauty of the subject matter. and not to pass them off as my own. anyhoo.
here's my interpretation/inspiration
*was going for the blurry/lighted sides effect to make this look like a stairway to heaven-isque effect but it turned around on me and highlighted the inadequacies of my phone instead.
These are all I've got. Pales in comparison next to the gettyimages one. well well well. I need the nikon 10 megapixels with the adjustable lens and related peripherals. bwahaha.