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.'
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .