Photos: Amazing Close-up Photos of Snowflakes

Photographer Don Komarechka says, “But I lost my childhood curiosity for snowflakes when I had to clear them by the trillions off my driveway.” (Photo: Don Komarechka/Caters News)

[Caters News}- These incredible images capture the intricate details of minuscule snowflakes, moments before they melt. The brilliant shots were taken by Don Komarechka, 31, who has had a lifelong fascination with all things macro — especially snowflakes.

The professional photographer says people often don’t believe that his pictures are real because they’re so perfect. The Canadian said, “These photos were all taken 2 feet from my back door over the past two winters.”

Komarechka has had a lifelong fascination with all things macro — and especially snowflakes. (Photo: Don Komarechka/Caters News)

Photographer Don Komarechka says, “But I lost my childhood curiosity for snowflakes when I had to clear them by the trillions off my driveway.” (Photo: Don Komarechka/Caters News)

The Canadian said, “These photos were all taken 2 feet from my back door over the past two winters. (Photo: Don Komarechka/Caters News)

“I’ve always had an interest in macro photography and seeing these hidden details,” Komarechka says. (Photo: Don Komarechka/Caters News)

The brilliant macro shots were all taken by Komarechka, 31. (Photo: Don Komarechka/Caters News)

All these snowflakes are photographed on the same homemade black mitten as a background. (Photo: Don Komarechka/Caters News)

Felines and Bunnies That Look Exactly the Same

Ginger female kitten Sabrina scent-rubbing against a young sandy lop rabbit. (Photo: Warren photographic/Caters News)

[Yahoo! News}- These “snapcats” have found their bunny doppelgängers in a series of super-sweet photo shoots. Animal photographer Mark Taylor, from Surrey, England, and his assistants have scoured the U.K. to bring together carbon-copy rabbits and cats.

Sharing details such as fur and eye color, seating positions, startled expressions, and even matching markings on their noses, the cute animals look as if they came from the same litter. Some of them also appear to be the best of friends, with the pairs cuddling up to and even lying on top of each other.

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Black Dutch rabbit with black-and-white kitten Felix. (Photo: Warren photographic/Caters News)

Sleepy ginger kitten, Tom, 3 months old, lounging on Sandy Lionhead-Lop rabbit. (Photo: Warren photographic/Caters News)

Blue-point Birman-cross kitten dozing with fluffy bunny. (Photo: Warren photographic/Caters News)

Colourpoint kitten with baby rabbit. (Photo: Warren photographic/Caters News)

Ginger-and-white Siberian kitten, 16 weeks old, with baby Lionhead rabbit. (Photo: Warren photographic/Caters News)

British Shorthair silver-spotted kitten, 8 weeks old, with silver Lop rabbit. (Photo: Warren photographic/Caters News)

Ginger female kitten Sabrina scent-rubbing against a young sandy lop rabbit. (Photo: Warren photographic/Caters News)

Russian Blue kitten chasing blue Lop rabbit. (Photo: Warren photographic/Caters News)

Photos – Amazing Macro Images of Insects and Droplets

Snapping something spectacular can be tricky in the wet, but these stunning photos are an exception to the rule.

Amateur macro-photographer František Dulík, 35, from Slovakia works as a technical engineer for medical devices when he is not capturing insects.

To get these unique photos of the bright and alien-looking mini beasts, Dulík will get up at 3 a.m. to spend five hours out with his camera over sunrise. (Caters News)

Amateur macro-photographer František Dulík, 35, from Slovakia works as a technical engineer for medical devices when he is not capturing insects. (Photo: František Dulík/Caters News)

Photo: František Dulík/Caters News

“My favorite photo is the ladybird covered by dew, which took a lot of work but was worth it for the awards I’ve received.” (Photo: František Dulík/Caters News)

“I use natural and artificial backgrounds.” (Photo: František Dulík/Caters News)

Photo: František Dulík/Caters News

František will get up at 3 a.m. to spend five hours out with his camera over sunrise. (Photo: František Dulík/Caters News)

Snapping something spectacular can be tricky in the wet, but these stunning photos are an exception to the rule. (Photo: František Dulík/Caters News)

“Fishpond nearby Markušovce is rich for lot of species of insect.” (Photo: František Dulík/Caters News)

Photo: František Dulík/Caters News

“But I prefer it to be natural background in autumn with the colors putting the finishing touch to beautiful pictures.” (Photo: František Dulík/Caters News)

Dulík said: “Most of them I took near fishpond, nearby Markusovce village, where I usually go early morning on Sundays.” (Photo: František Dulík/Caters News)

Photos Of Most Beautiful Roads By Andy Lee (Part 2)

White sheet in Iceland. (Andy Lee/Caters News)

The photographer, 46, began taking pictures for this series in 2013. And since then Andy, from Stackpole, Pembrokeshire, has been travelling the world for the most stunning drives. In searching for the ideal road he often drives miles upon miles in order to find a suitable, remote area. (Caters News)

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White blanket outside Reykjahl, North Iceland. (Andy Lee/Caters News)

Wild horses in East Iceland. (Andy Lee/Caters News)

White blanket outside Reykjahl, North Iceland. (Andy Lee/Caters News)

Straight road through ingvellir southwestern Iceland. (Andy Lee/Caters News)

Cute Cats In Everyday Situations By Svetlana Valyiskaya

A cat looks like he bit off more than he can chew with this turkey leg. (Caters News/Svetlana Valyiskaya)

These animals seem to have the PURR-fect life living just like their human owners. The cute critters – dogs, cats and even hamsters – have seemingly decided to try out things usually only reserved for humans.

Using her adorable style of photographer Svetlana Valyiskaya poses up common pets in everyday situations – from a hamster going to the gym to a cat ordering a meal. Her well-behaved subjects can be seen in this colorful collection of pictures she has been putting together for past six years in her native Russia.

In her spare time from her job as a commercial photographer Svetlana loves nothing more than creating these hilarious environments. Making all the costumes and designing the scenes herself, the photographers work has become a sensation in her native Russia. (Caters News)

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The good life, seafood, sunshine and nice lounge chair on a quiet afternoon. (Caters News/Svetlana Valyiskaya)

This country cat is ready for a little corn on the cob. (Caters News/Svetlana Valyiskaya)

This well dressed cat looks like he’s all ready for a birthday party with balloons. (Caters News/Svetlana Valyiskaya)

Well the World Cup is over, but for this athletic cat ready for a soccer match representing Russia. (Caters News/Svetlana Valyiskaya)

A cat taking a nap? That’s different, but with a magazine. (Caters News/Svetlana Valyiskaya)

A cat takes care of chores and hangs out the wash on the clothes line. (Caters News/Svetlana Valyiskaya) A cat taking a nap? That’s different, but with a magazine. (Caters News/Svetlana Valyiskaya)

A nice dinner while reading the newspaper for this sopficated cat. (Caters News/Svetlana Valyiskaya)

Mind-Bending Photoshop Photographs By Martin De Pasquale (Part 2)

Martin De Pasquale with his creative photographs. (Caters News)

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Buenos Aires-based digital artist Martin De Pasquale has created some mind-bending photographs that prove Photoshop is not just about airbrushing and making people look beautiful. 

De Pasquale has used the program to place himself in a darkly surreal and quirky world created with the click of a mouse.

The result is a portfolio of work that comments on the weakness of the human body and the obsession with image and beauty. (Caters News)

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His work could well catch the eye of Hollywood hotshots looking for groundbreaking special effects for the latest CGI blockbuster. (Caters News)

He said of his dedication to digital art: “I like the artistic side and the art direction of design studies.” (Caters News)

“I’d like to work on design studios around the world,” he said. (Caters News)

Martin De Pasquale with his creative photographs. (Caters News)

Mind-Bending Photoshop Photographs By Martin De Pasquale (Part 1)

Martin De Pasquale with his creative photographs. (Caters News)

(Please click here for Mind-Bending Photoshop Photographs By Martin De Pasquale – Part 2)

Buenos Aires-based digital artist Martin De Pasquale has created some mind-bending photographs that prove Photoshop is not just about airbrushing and making people look beautiful. 

De Pasquale has used the program to place himself in a darkly surreal and quirky world created with the click of a mouse.

The result is a portfolio of work that comments on the weakness of the human body and the obsession with image and beauty. (Caters News)

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Martin De Pasquale proves with his work that Photoshop isn’t just about airbrushing curvy celebrities to make them look even more beautiful. (Caters News)

The Buenos Aires-based artist places himself in darkly surreal and quirky scenarios after taking nondescript self portraits. (Caters News)

With the click of a mouse, he transports himself into a silly and often nightmarish world that comments on society’s obsession with body image and beauty. (Caters News)

The 25-year-old’s “photo manipulations” can take hours or even days to complete. (Caters News)

De Pasquale, from Buenos Aires in Argentina, said: “It all depends on the complexity of the piece, the idea, and process.” (Caters News)

Daredevil Took Pictures From The Top Of Dubai Skyscrapers

One of the Daredevils legs dangling from a building in Dubai. (Alexander Remnex/Caters News)

A Russian daredevil has captured vertigo-inducing selfies – while standing on top of a Dubai skyscraper. Nineteen-year-old Alexander Remnev scaled the Princess Tower – the world’s tallest residential building at 1,350ft – before getting his camera out to take these stomach-churning pictures. Alexander, who was on holiday in Dubai with friends, says they climbed a number of the city’s towering skyline during the course of their stay. (Caters News)

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Dubai from the top of a building. (Alexander Remnex/Caters News)

One of the Daredevils on top of a building in Dubai. (Alexander Remnex/Caters News)

Dubai from the top of a building. (Alexander Remnex/Caters News)

The Daredevils taking a selfie from the 1, 350ft Princess tower in Dubai. (Alexander Remnex/Caters News)

Daredevils, Alexander in red and Volodya in whitetaking a selfie over Dubai. (Alexander Remnex/Caters News)

The Daredevils legs from the 1, 350ft Princess tower in Dubai. (Alexander Remnex/Caters News)

Photos: First Half Of 20th Century Cool Inventions

A tripmaster, which had an automatic rolling map on the dashboard with identifying marks, like bridges, crossings and levels, circa 1930s. (Mary Evans Picture Library/CATERS NEWS)

There are lots of cool inventions in the first half of the 20th century.

Electrically heated vest, portable radio hat and lots of other cool things.

There’s even an early version of a car GPS unit.

Just that it doesn’t use satellite.

Now why not we take a look at some of the inventions…

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We all like a bit of music in bed but this woman has taken it to the next level. A piano has been placed at the foot of her bed to enable her to play music. (Mary Evans Picture Library/CATERS NEWS)

A tripmaster, which had an automatic rolling map on the dashboard with identifying marks, like bridges, crossings and levels, circa 1930s. (Mary Evans Picture Library/CATERS NEWS)

A Halloween mask? No, a plastic face protection from snowstorms in Montreal, Canada in 1939. (Mary Evans Picture Library/CATERS NEWS)

Although this may look bizarre this gas proof pram was invented to keep babies safe during an air raid. The pram, pictured in Hextable in Kent in 1938, has an air-tight lid provided with a window and with a gas mask filter. A rubber bulb at the rear is squeezed at intervals forcing the stale air out and replacing it with fresh air drawn in through the filter.(Mary Evans Picture Library/CATERS NEWS)

A Colt 38 with built in camera; when pulling the trigger the camera automatically shoots images. To the left, a series of images taken by the camera. This invention weighs 170g, the lens is 4cm wide and it was invented in the 1930s to decrease crime. (Mary Evans Picture Library/CATERS NEWS)

French police checks a grate that has been mounted onto the front of a car for safety in 1924. (Mary Evans Picture Library/CATERS NEWS)

Super tank: A car with five axles and ten wheels which is able to run through ditches of a metre deep and almost two metres wide, and down slopes of degrees with a speed of 65 km per hour in 1936. (Mary Evans Picture Library/CATERS NEWS)

Fashionable and practical: A portable radio in a straw hat, made by an American inventor in 1931. (Mary Evans Picture Library/CATERS NEWS)

Rock-a-bye-baby: This pram with a radio, antenna and loudspeaker is intended for the mothers who need peace and quiet. Instead of a baby, two dolls have been put in the pram to illustrate the goal of this invention in 1921. (Mary Evans Picture Library/CATERS NEWS)

Reading in bed just got easier with these pair of spectacles especially designed for night-time, 1936. (Mary Evans Picture Library/CATERS NEWS)

Amazing Snowflake Photos By Valeriya Zvereva

An amazing macro image of a snowflake. (Valeriya Zvereva/CATERS NEWS)

A Russian photographer, Valeriya Zvereva took these awesome photos, revealing the shapes of snowflakes using marco camera lens.

It is really amazing that these beautiful shapes are created naturally.

Anyway it’s a sad thing that we do not have snow in Malaysia.

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Macro view of snowflake looks like a gold pendant. (Valeriya Zvereva/CATERS NEWS)

Macro view of snowflake with blue behind. (Valeriya Zvereva/CATERS NEWS)

Macro view of snowflake. (Valeriya Zvereva/CATERS NEWS)

Macro view of snowflake with dark purple behind. (Valeriya Zvereva/CATERS NEWS)

Macro view of snowflake. (Valeriya Zvereva/CATERS NEWS)

An amazing macro image of a snowflake. (Valeriya Zvereva/CATERS NEWS)

An amazing macro snowflake. Shot using a special macro camera lens, the incredible geometric patterns reveal what really lies beneath the fluffy white powder. Photographed beneath colored reflectors, the intricate icicles look more like man made jewels than frosted flakes. Russian photographer, Valeriya Zvereva, used very little high tech equipment during the photography process and braved minus temperatures to achieve the impressive results. (Valeriya Zvereva/CATERS NEWS)

Macro view of snowflake with turquiose behind. (Valeriya Zvereva/CATERS NEWS)

Photographer Valeriya Zvereva at work. (Courtesy Valeriya Zvereva/CATERS NEWS)