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.
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .