Since we have a lot of photography enthusiasts on board, I'd like to share this site that has kept me busy for hours and hours:

http://www.shorpy.com/

It contains loads and loads of nice pictures, dating from your youth all the way back to the American civil war. Often funny, sometimes touching and mostly amazing.

After all that megapixel boredom that photo discussions are full of nowadays, be sure to click on "full size" and and admire what a glass plate negative could do a hundred years ago!

That site's addictive!  I got to about page 20 and realised i'd been sat there almost an hour!!

Amazing site. I wish they did a UK equivalent - i would buy some of the prints!

Lee

I agree. Wonderful site and stunning photos.
Also worth reading peoples comments.

Martin

9 LEE:

That site's addictive!  I got to about page 20 and realised i'd been sat there almost an hour!!

...and i have done the same!

thanks mika! great site!

i naturally had to click on the ansel adams link, and... wow, photos of his i had never seen before! very interesting!

Thanks Tornedos!  I'm working on a commercial project right now that requires creating fictitious historical photographs.  I was desperately in need of good reference material.

Amazing stuff!