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 GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .