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.'
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .