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.
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .