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.
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .