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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SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
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A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
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Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
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