Instead of looking for technology of today I looked back, some 600 years before my time for inspiration. These are three of the most important pieces for me for our theme.

The first item is a Jan Van Eyck "Man in a Red Chaperon" done in 1433. He used strong variety of pigments to paint. Back then there were no art shops where you can easily buy a bucket of red paint. So whenever I see old paintings of the masters I can't help but feel so blessed with all the things available for me today and it's a pity that I just ignore them. The second is the pistol used in the Battle of Waterloo. For me, the pistol played an important role in that battle and it helped shaped our ammos today. And the third item is a book that until now has not been beaten by any e-book reader gadget or palmpilot.

Shot in sepia mode. Used lasso for the border and that's it. "1834" is the serial of the file and I kind of like the ring to it. :-)