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 lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
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 .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .