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.'
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
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SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
