These are the fascinating pictures of miniature table sculptures molded around bonsai trees that take up to a painstaking 18 months to create. Japanese illustrator Takanori Aiba, 58, has built the intriguing scale models of windmills, lighthouses and even the Michelin Man.He delicately uses craft paper, plaster, acrylic resin, paint and plastic to create the host of sprawling miniature communities that wrap around the tiny trees.Following his work as an illustrator for Japanese fashion magazine POPYE he has spent the last nine years producing the detailed mini worlds.The creations take at least three months to construct with his Ice Cream Package Tower taking an astonishing 18 months work. Since 2003, he has made eight models, with 10 more planned over the next few years.
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
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A stunning ice cave in Iceland is illuminated by sunlight as the bright blue ice appears glow inside .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .