File talk:Mahmud Ghulam Xan.jpg

If this is a 1911 picture, I would suggest that you make it black and white. BoArthur 15:40, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

Or perhaps in sepia. By the way, who is this guy in real life?--Pedromoderno 17:27, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

I disagree. This was taken in 1915, this in 1912. Benkarnell 17:31, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

Amazing! Those pics seem to be much more recent! So I agree in keeping Mahmud Ghulam Xan porttrait in colour although I rather see it with a much older look.--Pedromoderno 17:43, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

Okay, I stand corrected on the availability of color photography. May I suggest that we follow Pedro's suggestion, that the colors be antiqued somehow, to match other photos of Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, and may I suggest that this photo be "attributed" to the IB equivalent of Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii? (I see an article being made for Mr. Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii because of this...) BoArthur 20:16, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

I looked into Mr. Prokudin-Gorskii, and it appears that he was photographing Samarqand -- It would make absolute sense that he be in the region taking pictures--could we push the date back to 1912, instead of 1911 for the picture? It would then fit with QAA regarding Prokudin-Gorskii, and definitely tie it the picture in beautifully. BoArthur 20:33, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

I think we can all strike everything we said...I've just discovered that this picture is by Prokudin-Gorskii, and it's of Mohammed Alim Khan. So, uh, nevermind, and carry on! BoArthur 20:44, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

Indeed. Date of picture taken from a free original on Wikimedia Commons, as you day. It does look a lot more modern than that would suggest, though, doesn't it? Geoff 22:26, 16 December 2008 (UTC)