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.
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
