FROM ICE bubbles to boiling lava, these photographs highlight the stunning shapes and patterns found in nature. The series of extraordinary images were taken by German software engineer Thorsten Scheuermann after he decided to examine his surroundings. A trip to the city of Kalapana in Hawaii, home to the Kilauea Volcano, provided Thorsten with the setting for his lava picture, while a visit to the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon offered him the opportunity to photograph ice bubbles up-close. The 37-year-old, now of Washington, USA, said: 'These are sights that can gain greater significance and have their beauty exposed when excluding everything else around them.'
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PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
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A teenager has beaten anorexia after becoming so ill that her mum planned her funeral .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
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DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
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A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .