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 aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .