FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature. The series of extraordinary images were taken by German software engineer Thorsten Scheuermann after he decided to examine his surroundings. A trip to the city of Kalapana in Hawaii, home to the Kilauea Volcano, provided Thorsten with the setting for his lava picture, while a visit to the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon offered him the opportunity to photograph ice bubbles up-close. The 37-year-old, now of Washington, USA, said: 'These are sights that can gain greater significance and have their beauty exposed when excluding everything else around them.'
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
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HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
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A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
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A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
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Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .