# File lib/merb-assets/assets_mixin.rb, line 100
    def image_tag(img, opts={})
      if img[0].chr == '/'
        opts[:src] = img
      else
        opts[:path] ||=
          if img =~ %r{^https?://}
            ''
          else
            if Merb::Config[:path_prefix]
              Merb::Config[:path_prefix] + '/images/'
            else
              '/images/'
            end
          end
        opts[:src] ||= opts.delete(:path) + img
      end
      random = opts.delete(:reload) || Merb::Config[:reload_templates]
      opts[:src] += opts[:src].include?('?') ? "&#{random_query_string}" : "?#{random_query_string}" if random
      %{<img #{ opts.to_xml_attributes } />}
    end