CONTRACT CANCELLED, DO NOT SYNDICATE. A Portuguese photographer captured the Northern Lights dancing in the sky above Iceland in a series of mirror-like images. Jose Ramos, of Lisbon, Portugal, visited coastal settings in Iceland to photograph the spectacular auroa borelias reflected in water, as well as the stunning surroundings. The 33-year-old psychiatrist spent a week travelling around the European island, visiting such locations as Mount Kirkjufell and Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon.
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
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 .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
