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 COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .