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.
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .