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.
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
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A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .