This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain. From Death Valley National Park in California to Mount Saint Helens in Washington, these stunning photos were taken by Ryan Dyar, of Seattle, Washington. The 30-year-old photographer has travelled coast to coast across America, capturing the natural beauty of the country along the way. He says, 'I try to bring three a dimensional sense of life to a two dimensional medium – almost as if you could walk into the frame.
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .