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
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
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 .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
