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.
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .