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 host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .