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 the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .