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
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
