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.
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Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .