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.
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .