Juan Carlos Munoz / River patterns from melting glacier. Olfusa river, Southwest Iceland, July 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / River patterns from melting glacier. Olfusa river, Southwest Iceland, July 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / River patterns from melting glacier. Olfusa river, Southwest Iceland, July 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / River patterns from melting glacier. Markarfljot river, South Iceland, July 2009

Jenny E. Ross / Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens) and Ross's Geese (Chen rossii) taking off from field where they have been feeding, Imperial Valley, California, USA.

Andrew Walmsley / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) detail of petals, Lake District NP, Cumbria, England, UK. June

Floris van Breugel / Warm sunlight after a snowstorm reveals intricate patterns in the 'Painted Hills' caused by slowly eroding rich fossil beds, in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon, USA. December 2009

Floris van Breugel / Autumn colours of Aspen tree (Populus tremula) Sierra Nevada, California, USA. September 2009

Floris van Breugel / A colorful explosion of rocks embedded in three feet of permanent cave ice deep in a lava tube cave (illuminated with a flashlight in the utter darkness.) Lava Beds National Monument, Northern Califor...

Floris van Breugel / View from behind one of the many waterfalls in Watkins Glen, upstate New York's fingerlakes region. New York, USA. May 2008

Alex Mustard / Eye and spiracle detail of a Bluespotted / Ribbontail Stingray (Taeniura lymma) Sipadan Island, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. May

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Lake Natron, Rift Valley, Tanzania, Africa, August 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Lake Natron, Rift Valley, Tanzania, Africa, August 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of a flock of Lesser Flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) wading in Lake Natron, with sediment trails, Rift Valley, Tanzania, Africa, August 2009

Claudio Contreras / Pink abalone (Haliotis corrugata) shell detail, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, January

Guy Edwardes / Beads of water trapped on vibrant green moss Landmannalaugar, Southern Iceland, July 2009.

Guy Edwardes / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) close up of flower seed head, Kingcombe Meadows, Beaminster, Dorset, England, May

Edwin Giesbers / Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta / Endymion scriptum) flowering in Beech wood, Hallerbos, Belgium, April, long exposure

Edwin Giesbers / Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) sitting in darkness, with eyes glowing as they reflect available light, captive

Michel Roggo / Three-barred / speckled peacock bass (Cichla temensis) entering flooded forest to spawn. Tributary Rio Tabajos, Para, Brazil.

Jouan & Rius / Wave rock, an eroded granite plateau, Hyden area, Western Australia. August 2009

Jouan & Rius / Wave rock, an eroded granite plateau, Hyden area, Western Australia. August 2009

Bence Mate / Low angle view of grey heron feet (Ardea cinerea), leaping to attack gret white egret (Egretta alba), egret wings visible. Hungary. WINNER: Erik Hosking Award portfolio image 1/6 - Wildlife Photograph...

Sandra Bartocha / Gespensterwald (ghostly forest) - European Beech forest (Fagus sylvatica), Nienhagen, Germany.

Sandra Bartocha / Gespensterwald (ghostly forest) - European Beech forest (Fagus sylvatica) in snow, Nienhagen, Germany. RUNNER-UP: Creative Visions of Nature - Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010

Edwin Giesbers / Convolulus flower (Convolvulus sp) Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Edwin Giesbers / Crown daisy flower (Glebionis coronarium) Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Tim Laman / Cape / Pintado petrel (Daption capense) in flight over the ocean, Antarctica, January

Tim Laman / Iceberg showing wave erosion, Antarctica, January

Aflo / Y-6504 Cirrus clouds in blue sky above mountain range, North America

Aflo / N-14708 Waterfall falling onto mossy stones, Nagano, Japan.

Aflo / N-13704 Waterfall in woodland with Azalea trees in flower, Tochigi, Japan.

Aflo / N-13802 River and waterfall in woodland, Aomori, Japan.

Aflo / N-13804 River and waterfall in woodland, Aomori, Japan.

Aflo / Y-11106 Double rainbow over sea with waves breaking on shoreline

Aflo / Y-11001 Double rainbow on horizon over sea

Aflo / N-14802 Aerial view of river flowing through woodland, Japan.

Aflo / N-14405 Double waterfall in woodland, Tochigi, Japan.

Stephen Dalton / Water dripping from tip of leaf, UK

Stephen Dalton / Water splashing over a rock, backlit, UK

Jeff Rotman / Close-up of the eye of a Jewel Grouper / Coral hind (Cephalopholis Miniata) Red Sea, Egypt

Stephen Dalton / Red rose (Rosa sp), petal whorl, flower

Edwin Giesbers / Air bubbles trapped in ice, the Netherlands

Edwin Giesbers / Detail in ice pattern formations, the Netherlands,

Edwin Giesbers / Ice patterns, with leaves frozen beneath the surface, the Netherlands

SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Phase contrast photomicrograph of Blue green alga / Cyanobacteria (Spirulina platensis) each algal filament or Trichome is 5 microns in diameter.

Stephen Dalton / Water droplet dropping onto water

Patricio Robles Gil / Aerial view of coastal waters, Baja California, Mexico, April 2008

Sven Zacek / Cotton grass (Eriophorum sp) in sunlight on wetland, Estonia

Guy Edwardes / Close-up of dew on underside of Magnolia leaf, Uplyme, Devon, England, August

Ross Hoddinott / Common blue tailed damselfly {Enallagma cyathigerum} peering out from behind stem. Tamar lake, Cornwall/Devon, UK. August.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Mountain daisy (Leucanthemum adustum) seen multiple times in water droplets on a blade of grass, Liechtenstein, June 2009 WWE BOOK

Andy Rouse / Large flock of Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) taking off, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Date palm {Phoenix dactylifera} looking up at the ripening dates, Muscat, Oman

David Tipling / King Penguin {Aptenodytes patagonicus} colony huddled together during storm, Right Whale Bay, South Georgia, November

David Tipling / Close up of side of iceberg showing layers of compacted blue ice, Southern Ocean, off Antarctica, October

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Fragrant water lilies (Nymphaea odorata) in Lake Skadar, Montenegro, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Mountain daisy (Leucanthemum adustum) seen multiple times in water droplets on a blade of grass, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Stemless gentian (Gentiana clusii) flowers, an ant in one of them, Liechtenstein, June 2009. Highly Commended in the Creative Visions of Nature category, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Hawk's beard (Crepis aurea) and (Crepis bocconei) in flower, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Pasque flower (Pulsatilla sp) seedhead, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Buttercup (Ranunculus breyninus) in flower, Liechtenstein, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Mountain cornflower (Centaurea montana) close-up of petals, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Spring gentian (Gentiana verna) flower, Liechtenstein, June 2009

David Shale / Shelled Pteropod / Sea butterfly {Diacria trispinosa} with egg string attached, from between 188 and 507m, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

Jack Dykinga / Sand dunes in evening light, East Mojave Desert, California, USA

Jeff Vanuga / Boiling mud in Pocket Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, June 2006

Rob Tilley / Detail of leaf of Cabbage Palmetto (Sabal palmetto) Sanibel Island, Florida, USA

Rob Tilley / White sand dunes against blue sky, White Sands National Park, New Mexico, USA, February 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of the rivers and saltmarshes of the Bahia / Bay de Cadiz Natural Park, Andalucia, Spain, March 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / Abstract Autumn in Corkova Uvala, virgin mixed forest of Silver fir (Abies alba) European beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Spruce (Picea abies) trees, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, October 2008

Juan Carlos Munoz / Woodland trees reflected on river water, Finland

Chris Gomersall / Abstract flock of knot (Calidris canutus) in flight. Snettisham RSPB reserve, Norfolk, England.

Kim Taylor / Abstract of thin streams of water falling and breaking up into droplets.

Jose B. Ruiz / Arty-shot of Cotton grass blowing in wind, in a meadow, Picos de Europa, Spain.

Kim Taylor / Pouring water onto water

Alan James / Common cuttlefish {Sepia officinalis} close up of skin patterns Devon, UK

Jurgen Freund / Close up of mouth of Sea anemone {Actiniaria} Sulu-sulawesi seas, Indo-pacific

Peter Blackwell / Close up of African elephant skin around tail {Loxodonta africana} Amboseli NP, Kenya, East Africa

Michael Pitts / Giant clam mantle {Tridacna gigas} and siphon, Palau, Micronesia

Ingo Arndt / Close up of Chameleon skin, East Africa

Larry Michael / Autumn tree leaves abstract. Michigan USA

Pete Oxford / Aerial view of sand dunes, near Sossusvlei, Namibia

Pete Oxford / Fossil of Ammonite, Madagascar

David Tipling / of hoar frost on Birch trees UK

Martin Gabriel / Snow covered birch trees {Betula pendula} Bavaria, Germany

Larry Michael / Autumn leaves and reflections in stream, North America

David Noton / Abstract leaf detail - Mossman Gorge, Queensland, Australia

Lynn M Stone / Mixed sea shells on beach, Sarasata, Florida, USA

Larry Michael / Autumn trees and snow abstract. Michigan USA

Larry Michael / Autumn tree leaves abstract. Michigan USA. North America

Larry Michael / Water and autumn reeds reflections, Michigan USA

Larry Michael / Fallen leaf on water with autumn reflections. Michigan USA

Larry Michael / Fallen leaf on water with autumn reflections, Michigan USA

Pete Oxford / Rainforest flower, Amazonia, Ecuador