WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool. The dogs bare their teeth and have their eyes on the prize as they dive underwater to retrieve their beloved toys. By shooting from the bottom of a swimming pool, underwater portrait and dog photographer Jonny Simpson-Lee was able to capture a series of unique canine expressions. The 42-year-old, of Pulborough, West Sussex, says: "Freezing the moment a dog breaks through the surface of the water in pursuit of a toy or treat often captures it's primeval hunting instinct and is exaggerated by the way it's body takes on fascinating forms within the water.”
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .