A Canadian officer described a "spectacular backdrop of erupting lava and shooting flames" faced by search parties in small boats.

The setting sun framed the graduate students in a reddish-orange glow against a spectacular biblical backdrop.

With the spectacular backdrop of Caerphilly Castle, the atmosphere will be incredible.

Film makers of all stripes are apparently making the trek to the Greenpoint waterfront's spectacular backdrops.

Set against the spectacular backdrop of Hampton Court Palace you'll find the world's largest annual flower show.

The musical uses the events of the French Revolution as a spectacular backdrop to the fate of the unhappy Queen.

"I was surprised to hear it, but with the crowd that would be attracted, it would be a spectacular backdrop," Ebersol said.

He marveled at the upthrust granite slabs of the Flatirons which formed a spectacular backdrop behind the town.

An outdoor stage, with the Sound as a spectacular backdrop, has also been used frequently over the years.

Here the mountains rise 3000-8000 feet, creating a spectacular backdrop for the most leisurely of Italian rural holidays.