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 DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
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SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
