WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure. From ancient wonders like the legendary Acropolis of Greece and the stone heads of Easter Island to modern icons such as the famous Brooklyn Bridge in New York and London’s Houses of Parliament – these are the mini-monuments that will dazzle you. Other outstanding pictures include the Eiffel Tower made to look like a toy over the Paris, the jaw-dropping vista of Machu Picchu in Peru made tiny and while not technically a wonder the fun image of a dreamy landscape invaded by hot-air balloons has been included.By using a photo-processing method called tilt-shift, New York photographer Richard Silver, 51, spent £20K over seven-years to create the eye-popping visual feast from across the planet.
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .