This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain. From Death Valley National Park in California to Mount Saint Helens in Washington, these stunning photos were taken by Ryan Dyar, of Seattle, Washington. The 30-year-old photographer has travelled coast to coast across America, capturing the natural beauty of the country along the way. He says, 'I try to bring three a dimensional sense of life to a two dimensional medium – almost as if you could walk into the frame.
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
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 .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
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' .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .