FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns. These fascinating photographs were captured by amateur photographer Zhang Ning, 51, in awe of her native country's beauty after trips across China. 'I am very lucky that my country China is so diverse and large,” explains Zhang Ning, from Dongguan, Guangdong, China. 'It can provide me with numerous opportunities to shoot different landscapes, cultures, traditions.
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .