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.'
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MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
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