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.'
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 .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .