Paint Archaeology

This is one of the greatest photographs I have ever seen.

Not only is the subject matter fascinating, it's gorgeous. Excellent composition and color... and one hell of a found object.

I found it linked to over at kottke.org; it's a photo by Cassidy Curtis, which he explains better than I could back at the first link. Take a look at Kottke's second example for another cool application of paint-in-action.