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 small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
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Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
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