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.
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
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An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
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CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
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IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
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