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  • Jim Young/Reuters

    An old, broken gas pump is seen in Crawford, Texas, in this photo taken November 10, 2008. Bush moved to the small Texas town, population 705, in 1999 during his run for the presidency in 2000. The effect of the image was achieved by shooting 35mm black and white film in a medium format camera thereby exposing the entire negative including the sprocket holes of the film.

    In an age of digital photography, it's rare to see something that is obviously film come over the wires. Check out the caption for details about how photographer Jim Young created this image. What do you think of the look and technique?

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  • Anil Dayal/AP

    Hindu devotees take a holy dip during the annual Makar Sankranti festival at a natural hot water spring at Tatapani, near Shimla, India, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009. Makar Sankranti celebrates the sun's journey into the northern hemisphere.

    For those of you experiencing winter weather right now, doesn't this look inviting?

  • Peter Dejong/AP

    People skate on frozen canals in Kinderdijk's Mill Area, a UNESCO World Heritage site, near Rotterdam, Netherlands, Saturday Jan. 3, 2009. Kinderdijk, where the mills date back to the 18th century, is a good example of a low countries area where water management is carefully organised with a system of historic mills and waterways.

    If you're into being chilly, this looks pretty fun.

  • Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

    President George W. Bush is pictured during his last news conference in the Brady press briefing room at the White House in Washington January 12, 2009.

    The Bush White House has made such a point of staying "on message" that presidential press conferences seldom produced any real news or surprises. It's unfortunate that he waited until his last one to admit mistakes and show some real emotion. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28617979/

  • /Campbell Bell��via EPA

    The Parajet Sky Car flying over the Sahara desert. The launch of the world's first road legal, bio-fuelled flying car on it's maiden voyage from London to Timbuktu will take place January 14, 2009.

    How fun is this? It's legal, environmentally friendly, and it FLIES! The expedition will launch the concept of fly-driving with an epic journey over 6 weeks through Europe and on down to Timbuktu, hoping to raise over 100,000 euros for a number of worthwhile charities including an African orphanage.

  • Win McNamee/Getty Images

    Army Staff Sgt. Derrick Brooks (L) stands in for President-elect Barack Obama and Navy Yeoman 1st. Class LaSean McCray (R) stands in for his wife Michelle as they pass the White House during a dress rehearsal of the parade portion of Obama's presidential inauguration Jan. 11, in Washington, DC. The actual inauguration is scheduled to take place on Jan. 20th, swearing in Obama as the nation's 44th president.

    I'm not sure if I ever realized that the preparations for an inauguration were so thorough. Do any of you have tickets? If so, it sounds like it's going to be a packed house, so good luck getting where you need to go!

  • Robert F. Bukaty/AP

    A couple makes their way across a breakwater at Spring Point light in South Portland, Maine, after watching the full moon rise beyond Peaks Island at dusk, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, in South Portland, Maine.

    In case you didn't know, Saturday night is to produce the largest full moon of 2009, so head outside and take a look if you have clear skies. From the looks of things at my house, I don't think I'll get to see it.

  • Janet Jensen/The News Tribune

    Long-time friends and neighbors Sandy Swenson, left, and Kathy Ellenberger embrace after visiting their flood-damaged homes in Puyallup, Wash., Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009. The women had evacuated their homes at the Wheel In Motor Home park the evening before and returned Thursday to survey the damage.

    I found this photo to be very moving. They really look like they have been through a lot together.

  • Laszlo Beliczay/EPA

    On the occasion of the 170th anniversary of photography, a daguerrotype showing a family taken in 1842 by Hungarian photographer Jakab Marastoni is displayed in the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest, Hungary. French inventor Louis Daguerre introduced his invention to the French Academy on January 7, 1839.

    How many of you Photobloggers know what a daguerrotype is? Apparently, it's having a birthday. While the process involved a several second exposure and use of nasty chemicals like mercury, it was the first practical photography. How far we have come.

  • Jan Woitas/EPA

    A cyclist rides along a snowy tree-lined alley near Delitzsch in Saxony, Germany, Jan. 6. Eastern Germany recorded the coldest temperatures for 22 years.

    I'm a sucker for a good snow picture. The beauty of this image almost makes me forget what a hassle it has been to get around the Seattle area for the last two weeks.

  • Hiroko Masuike/Getty Images

    Bernard Madoff, center, walks out from Federal Court after a bail hearing in Manhattan on Jan, 5 in New York City. Madoff is accused of running a $50 billion Ponzi scheme through his investment company. Madoff is free on bail.

    I'm a believer in our legal system, but sometimes "innocent until proven guilty" is difficult to accept.

  • David Zalubowski/AP

    Workers move the wreckage of Continental Airlines flight 1404 to a site outside a Continental hangar at Denver International Airport in Denver on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009 from the ravine where it crash landed on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008.

    It's amazing that nobody perished on this flight a couple of weeks ago. Seeing this picture reminds me why I always count the number of seat rows to the nearest exit and why I always wear sturdy shoes and natural fibers when I fly. Any other safety tips out there?

  • Theo Heimann/AFP - Getty Images

    Sun sets behind ice sheets rising out of the Gorinsee lake in Wandlitz near Berlin on December 27, 2008. Winter brought a sunny day with temperatures around the freezing point to the German capital and the surrounding Brandenburg region.

    This looks a bit like a sailboat race.

  • Ashraf Amra/Polaris

    A Palestinian youth inspects the rubble of a mosque after it was hit in an Israeli missile strike in the Jebaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip onJan. 2, 2009. Israel showed no sign of slowing a blistering seven-day offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers.

    I've enjoyed looking back at the 'Week in Pictures' user favorites in PhotoBlog over the last few days. It's interesting to see the pictures that viewers respond to. However, it is time to move on. It's sad that we're begining 2009 with what looks to be a quickly developing war in the Gaza Strip. The power of this Israeli missile strike is frightening.

  • Christophe Karaba/EPA

    The moon rises above snow covered mountains near La Clusaz, France on Dec. 6, 2008.

    This image won Readers Choice in The Week in Pictures the week of Dec. 4 - 11, 2008. I'm guessing it's the lights of the ski slopes and the village of La Clusaz that are illuminating the clouds in the foreground and the hills on the left side of this image. This looks truly cold.

  • Ilya Naymushin/Reuters

    A dog stands on the frozen bank of the Yenisei River, 25 miles from the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Dec. 3, 2008.

    This image won Readers Choice in The Week in Pictures the week of Nov. 26 Dec. 4, 2008. I like how this image is broken into five distinct parts, five seperate elements. The snow-covered trees on the right are stunning. Why is the dog holding one leg off the snow?

  • BUAV/Reuters

    An undated handout picture taken recently by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection shows a wild monkey trapped in a forest in Cambodia. An animal rights group says Cambodia is flouting international conventions by allowing the cruel capture of monkeys for research in the United States and China.

    This image won Readers Choice in The Week in Pictures the week of Nov. 20 - 26, 2008. Comment on the picture, below. I think it's the eyes and the hands of the monkey that draws us into this photo. They're undeniably like our own.

  • Andrew Lamberson/Zuma Press

    Lincoln Fire and Rescue Capt. Scott Thompson carries Chuckie, the Nguyen family dog out of their burned house in Lincoln, Neb. on Nov. 12, 2008. A fire started in the family's home shortly before 1:00 p.m. Everyone from the house safely escaped.

    This image won Readers Choice in The Week in Pictures the week of Nov. 13 - 20, 2008. Comment on the picture, below. This image, despite being from a tragic event, has a very American, small town quality to it. The fear in the dog's eyes and the concern on the firefighter's face make it great.

  • Jerome Delay/AP

    Motherless orphans and lost children rest at the Don Bosco Ngangi center in Goma, eastern Congo on Nov 13, 2008. Fighting in Congo intensified in Aug. and has since displaced at least hundreds of thousands of people despite the presence of the largest U.N. peacekeeping force in the world.

    This image won Readers Choice in The Week in Pictures the week of Nov. 6 - 13, 2008. This image is beautiful, but I was surprised to see it won the Reader's Choice that week. Usually scenic or humorous images are more popular with our audience. This one beat out second place by a very respectable margin.

  • Robin Loznak/AP

    In a time exposure, water and fall leaves cascade over a small waterfall on Deer Creek in Roseburg, Ore., on Oct. 30, 2008.

    This image won Readers Choice in The Week in Pictures the week of Oct. 30 - Nov. 6, 2008. Comment on the picture, below. Robin Loznak has probably had more images inThe Week in Pictures than any other newspaper photographer. You can see why.

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