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.
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .