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Door Into the Past

A Moment in Photographic History:
On March 23, 1840 John William Draper shot the first successful photo of the Moon. It was a daguerrotype. He also shot what is now the oldest surviving portrait.
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A Photographic Quote of Note:
Which of my photographs is my favourite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow.  – - – - – Imogen Cunningham

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 at 12:01 am and is filed under Architecture, Colour. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

6 Responses to “Door Into the Past” »

  1. Foto'S Says:
    Posted on March 23rd, 2010 at 12:44 am

    Great idea, very interesting colors. Great photo !!!

  2. Romina Says:
    Posted on March 23rd, 2010 at 10:31 am

    what a strange scene. and the white brick makes a really great pattern. great eye.
    oh, and the quote is genius.

  3. Liang Says:
    Posted on March 23rd, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    an awesome tightly framed shot here!

  4. Standley Says:
    Posted on March 23rd, 2010 at 11:31 pm

    Well seen and captured. I like your title!

  5. Andy Says:
    Posted on March 25th, 2010 at 8:00 am

    Wow seems this door has not been opened in ages.

  6. Arjan - PlasticDaisy Says:
    Posted on March 25th, 2010 at 2:20 pm

    this does look somewhat mysterious….

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