From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly. The stunning scenes were photographed by Julian Elliott, originally of Salisbury, who decided to pursue a career in landscape photography because of his love of the outdoors. The 39-year-old photographer, now of Tours, France, says: 'In some cases the images were difficult to get. The weather is very fickle, as anyone who lives in the UK knows.’
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .