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.
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
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 .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .