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 squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .