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.
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .