A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside. Freelance photographer Matt Bigwood wanted to convey the movement of stars when he photographed the night sky over Gloucestershire. Using long exposures, Matt shot the same location multiple times, before layering the images on top of each other to create the star trails in the sky. The 46-year-old, of Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, says: “My aim is just to produce eye-catching pictures that convey maybe an hour or more movement into one image.
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .