A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it. Pictured under the winter sun, the bubbles glow as sunlight bounces off their surface. Photographer Hope Thurston Carter captured the images after blowing the soap bubbles on several freezing days in Michigan. The 52-year-old, of Martin, Michigan, says: 'I got the idea to blow bubbles outside in the winter after I saw several similar photos on the internet.
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .