CREATED over 60 years ago, this weighty machine was the Photoshop of its time. The Adam’s Retouching Machine, which weighs two-and-a-half stone, was invented in 1947 and gave photographers the opportunity to perfect their pictures. Instead of uploading images to a computer, photographers would place their negative under the magnifying glass. Blemishes in the picture could then be smoothed out by using a retouching pencil, assisted by the gentle vibrations of the machine.
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .