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 ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
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 .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .