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.'
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
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 .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
