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.
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
