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.
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
