BRITISH BEACH-LIFE SPLIT SHOTS

UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life. Now the sun is finally shining and summer is almost here British holiday-makers flocked to the coast to enjoy the balmy weather by the sea.From the classic bucket and spade shot with a crab lurking under the waves, to a jellyfish underwater with the famous Jurassic cliffs of Dorset looming overhead, these pictures show the seaside in an opening way. Marine Biologist Andrew Pearson, 31, from Southampton visited Kimmeridge beach in Dorset.

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I LIKE MY SALMON ROAR!

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DOG WITH A BONE

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FACES OF ORPHAN VICTIMS OF AGENT ORANGE

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AMAZING 3D DRAWINGS

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WOMAN WHO SUFFERED 200 ALLERGIC REACTIONS CROWNED BEAUTY QUEEN

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FOUR-YEAR-OLD TWIN BOY BELIEVES HE'S A GIRL

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STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS

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PARTNERS IN GRIME

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MY ANOREXIC CAT CURED MY ANOREXIA

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BEAR AND FOX IN SHOWDOWN

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