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.
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .