Picture of the week

Taken in 2004 in Iraq, I think this is a pretty sweet shot taken a few milliseconds after the firing of a 155mm howitzer.

A new feature?

Since I realize I am not posting all that often, Im going to try to add a new weekly feature so that I am at least posting something. I think this picture is cool not merely because this guy looks pretty badass, but because it was taken nearly 100 years ago. This picture was taken by photography pioneer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky in 1911, and depicts Emir Mohammed Alim Khan, a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. I find the photo simply amazing for its sharpness and vivid colors. So, believe it or not, color photography was around back then, although it didnt become popular until decades later.