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 EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .