VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos. Ten hours of footage is sped up into 20 captivating seconds, featuring petals opening and blooming. The fascinating videos were created by retired software company owner Greg Krehel as a way to show the blossoming of the Echinopsis cactus in all its glory. The 58-year-old, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, says: ‘One of my sons works in the videography field and he made a series of time-lapse videos, seeing them gave me the idea to try this technique with cactus flowers.
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
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 .
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 .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
