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.
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
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A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
