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.
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
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 .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .