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 an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
