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.
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
