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.
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
