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.
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
