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.
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 .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .