PATTERNS of colourful swirls and twirls of smoke help to create these imaginative spellbinding photographs. The hypnotic and psychedelic images were created by American psychologist Mark Scalco, 49, who refers to his work as 'smokreations'. 'I've always enjoyed the patterns made by kaleidoscopes or some geometric screen-savers,' says Mark, of Durham, North Carolina. 'I remember as a kid looking for shapes in clouds and smoke.
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
Pic By HotSpot Media - GAME, SET-TEE AND MATCH: COUPLE INSTALL TENNIS COURT IN LOUNGE- In Pic - Ben Walters’ message to West Midlands Police via social media .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .