1910 vs. 2003...

[danglybanger]

Found this guy on a random wikipedia search... Russian photographer who pioneered work in color... But only recently have they been able to actually piece together his pictures in a viewable way apparently

All these from the early 20th century... Weird as hell to me, because it seems like the usual black and white photos from the era make it all seem unreal... but these are REALLY good quality

Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii

What's more interesting is these comparisons... between 2003 and 1910 (excuse Russian)

http://www.ostashkov.ru/prokudin-2003/prokudin.asp

Apparently a lot of lawnmowers were fired...

[Baltar]

nice, i'd like to have more of these.

@Gearjoneser: yeah, even the dirt lost color

[Kommerzbassist]

Did you know that there a LOTS of colored WWII pics? It's weird cause they seem to only publish the B/W ones... maybe to make it look older X-D

http://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/ww2incolor
Scroll down to the galleries...

[Hoss]

that's pretty cool stuff!!! thanks for the links!

[Baltar]

http://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/ww2incolor
Scroll down to the galleries...

thx man

[wixedmords]

Things looked so much better without power lines and telephone poles.

It is interesting to see how many changes are in the building.

[Dr.Mavashi]

Things looked so much better without power lines and telephone poles.

It is interesting to see how many changes are in the building.

Hey there Laney brother, trust me its not the wires and poles its the seventy years of those marxist/leninist scumbags that "greyed" everything up. I grew around a cathidral which was a beautifull piece that was looking like it was abandoned allthough it was an active church with staff of Fathers and monks. They really knew those red SOBs how to suck live out of everything.

[Blue Calx]

I love the way the water looks in that picture of the guy on the raft. I'll bet that's a clue as to how he got his pictures in color.

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His process used a camera that took a series of monochrome pictures in rapid sequence, each through a different coloured filter. By projecting all three monochrome pictures using correctly-coloured light, it was possible to reconstruct the original colour scene. Any stray movement within the camera's field of view showed up in the prints as multiple "ghosted" images, since the red, green and blue images were taken of the subject at slightly different times.

[Luís]

I love the way the water looks in that picture of the guy on the raft. I'll bet that's a clue as to how he got his pictures in color.

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Thats what makes it look unreal to me. I dig it.

[Gr8Scott]

I love the way the water looks in that picture of the guy on the raft. I'll bet that's a clue as to how he got his pictures in color.

EDIT:

Maybe. I dunno. Could be the lens not being correctly designed for use with color. Those chromatic abberations sometimes happen when a b&w lens is used for color work or a poorly designed lens that doesn't account for it is used. I think it also changes with focal length too.

[idsnowdog]

The main reason you don't see many color photos from WWI and WWII was because the cameras were a bit more expensive as was the film and I don't think the film was as reliable.

[Sludgenutz]

The main reason you don't see many color photos from WWI and WWII was because the cameras were a bit more expensive as was the film and I don't think the film was as reliable.

The US Navy/Marines in WWII were known more for color motion photography. My guess is that color film development could be done in a more controlled environment in a sea vessel, compared to long drawn out/spread out land campaign.

[The Golden Boy]

It's amazing seeing color pictures from that long ago.

Because all the images are B/W it seems so completely distant from what we know and it doesn't seem as real. Add in the differences in fashion and there's not much of a connection. With the color of these pics, and there's not a lot of clothes, the pictures look contemporary. Amazing.

If you've ever seen pictures and film of WWI it seems so far removed from reality, B/W images, not really good quality, people walking funny all speeded up... I recently saw some pictures of WWI battlefields and trenches that nearly turned my stomach. I cannot imagine that hell would be much more of an evil unforgiving and desolate place as the Somme looked.

There was a History Channel series WWII in color. It really kind of gives you more of a bond with those guys. Just to see the color in their skin, the life in their eyes, and only imagine what's going through their minds...

[danglybanger]

my guess is cuz the photos were taken a few seconds (at least) apart, the water ripples changed.

In that amount of time, I could have grown a full beard...

[Gr8Scott]

my guess is cuz the photos were taken a few seconds (at least) apart, the water ripples changed.

In that amount of time, I could have grown a full beard...

You're right. Now that I clicked the other link and read up on it, that is the most logical explanation for the color ripples. His method for taking the photos is truly unique and would yeild startling color photographs surely enough. Brilliant man right there. Looking at the photographs themselves, it seems that he rapidly took black and white images using different color filters. The only color involved in taking the photos was laid over the front of the lens to filter out all the other colors. Once he had his black and white filtered shots in red, green and blue, he only needed to reverse the process by showing the black and white images through RG+B projector lenses at the same time in the same spot. Very unique and accurate system and the colors it renders are absolutely amazing. He was a mind ahead of his time.

[ratherdashing]

That is so cool. It's like seeing a ghost.

[Gamera]

Those are some amazing pics. Thanks for the link.

[danglybanger]

he was kinky that way

[OlinMusic]

Wow

[thucydides]

Great link!

I suppose now you're going to tell us that people didn't really walk with jerky movements back then...