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.
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .