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.
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .