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I've been away for a stretch of time -- trying to catch up with other
projects. So many blogs, so little time. I've enjoyed submitting
regular columns to Black Star Rising on a variety of topics and
have been extremely busy developing a school blog called SOU
Today. Unfortunately, the Big Picture has suffered from neglect.

Now, onto something to think about.

East Kodak's collection called Machines of Memory brings to mind the
rapid advances technology has had on photography. For example,
in 1966, engineers created this camera for the NASA Lunar Orbiter to
shoot the surface of the moon. What is most revealing about this camera
is that there is appears to be little energy spent on cosmetics. What
engineers worried about were much more pragmatic issues such as weight,
image quality and retrieval, and of course withstanding the rigors of
space. There was little margin for error. Everything done during these
times represented a first. It was the beginning of the digital age for
photography.