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 grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
