A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it. Pictured under the winter sun, the bubbles glow as sunlight bounces off their surface. Photographer Hope Thurston Carter captured the images after blowing the soap bubbles on several freezing days in Michigan. The 52-year-old, of Martin, Michigan, says: 'I got the idea to blow bubbles outside in the winter after I saw several similar photos on the internet.
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
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A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
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SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .