Photos of the Day: Nov. 8, 2015

Originally published November 8, 2015 at 3:06 pm

In this aerial view an eight person rowing boat is framed by autumnal colored trees on a canal in the city of Hamburg, northern Germany, Sunday Nov. 8, 2015. (Daniel Bockwoldt / The Associated Press)

Human skulls or “natitas” crowned with flowers are surrounded by offerings of coca leaves, flower petals and cigarettes, outside the Cementerio General chapel during the Natitas Festival, in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015. Although some natitas have been handed down through generations, many are from unnamed, abandoned graves that are cared for and decorated by faithful who use them as amulets believing they serve as protection. The tradition marks the end of the Catholic All Saints holiday, but is not recognized by the Catholic church. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Rescue workers search for victims at the site where the town of Bento Rodrigues stood, after two dams burst on Thursday, in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015. Brazilian rescuers are looking for people still listed as missing following the burst of two dams at an iron ore mine which sent viscous red mud, water and debris flooding into the town, flattening all but a handful of buildings and killing dozens. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

In this Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, photo, Leanna Mulvihill loads hay onto a pickup truck at the Hudson Valley Farm Business Incubator in New Paltz, N.Y. The incubator provides young farmers like Mulvihill with guidance, farm equipment and below-market rents for three years to help them get on their feet. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Men try to catch a glimpse of vote counting outside of a polling station in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015. With tremendous excitement and hope, millions of citizens voted Sunday in Myanmar’s historic general election that will test whether the military’s long-standing grip on power can be loosened, with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party expected to secure an easy victory. (AP Photo/Amanda Mustard)

The sun breaks through the clouds behind a statue as both serving and former commandos gather during the Commando Memorial Service commemorate and pay respect to the sacrifice of service men and women who fought in the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts on November 8, 2015 in Spean Bridge, Scotland. People across the UK will gather to pay tribute to service personnel who have died during conflicts, as part of the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremonies. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Members of Scotland’s armed forces and veterans stand together as they commemorate and pay respect to the sacrifice of service men and women who fought in the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts on November 8, 2015 in Fort William, Scotland. People across the UK gathered to pay tribute to service personnel who have died during conflicts, as part of the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremonies. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

A photograph of New York Red Bulls forward Bradley Wright-Phillips is held up as Red Bulls supporters rally outside Red Bull Arena prior to an MLS playoff soccer match against D.C. United, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, in Harrison, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Shadows are cast as Brad Keselowski (2) drives through a turn during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp)

A rabbi moves people and members of the media as thousands of Hasidic rabbis from 86 countries prepares for an official group photo near Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015. The group is in New York for the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries, an annual event aimed at reviving Jewish awareness and practice around the world. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

A woman takes part in a memorial religious service for plane crash victims at the St.Isaac’s Cathedral in St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015. Mourners have packed into the landmark St. Isaac’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg for a memorial service for victims of the Russian plane crash, and as a choir sang, the bell of the world’s fourth-largest cathedral was tolling once for each of the 224 victims. Most of the victims were from St. Petersburg or other areas of northwest Russia. (AP Photo/Elena Ignatyeva)

People enjoy the sunny weekend autumn weather at lake Starnberger See in Seeshaupt near Munich, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

An Indian policeman removes a piece of rock placed by protestors to block traffic during a protest against the killing of a youth in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015. One demonstrator was killed Saturday, during clashes with government troops shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended a daylong visit in which he promised $12 billion in aid to the troubled region. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Contestant Adam Gazda walks backstage at the National Beard & Moustache Championships at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, New York on Nov. 7, 2015. (PETER FOLEY / EPA)

In this Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015 photo, a homeless man drinks water while sitting on the beach at Ala Moana Beach Park located near Waikiki in Honolulu. Homelessness in Hawaii has grown steadily in recent years, leaving the state with the nation’s highest rate of homeless people per capita. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Plainclothes police officers take away an effigy of US President Barack Obama as the members of Turkey Youth Union gather to protest against the upcoming visit of Obama to Turkey mid-November for G20 summit in Antalya, outside the US consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Autumn colors in Germany, elections in Myanmar and more in Photos of the Day.

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Colin Diltz

Seattle Times staff

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