BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers. But these images are in fact amazing long-exposure shots of fireworks. These vibrant photographs were captured by Californian amateur photographer Alan Sailer, 58, when he decided to look into the shapes and colours of fireworks. 'I wanted to capture the fireworks at the precise moment they burst, to give them the look of a flower,' said Alan. 'I decided to take them with the focus varied just as the firework explodes, so I could focus on the colours and different shapes that each firework contains
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This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .