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.
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WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season.
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LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson.
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A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned.
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America.
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly.
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters.