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 photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
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 .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .