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.
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .