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Off Topic/ B.S. => General Off Topic => Topic started by: Grudgie on January 09, 2013, 03:13:30 PM

Title: World War 1 photos in colour
Post by: Grudgie on January 09, 2013, 03:13:30 PM

I saw some of these photos in a book last year and found some online. These are amazing pictures of World War 1 in striking detail. It is like looking in through a window of a different world.

www.worldwaronecolorphotos.com (http://www.worldwaronecolorphotos.com)

Selected photos:
(http://www.worldwaronecolorphotos.com/assets/images/db_images/db_79-191.jpg)
Check out the camo scheme on this artillery.

(http://www.worldwaronecolorphotos.com/assets/images/db_images/db_80-201.jpg)

(http://www.worldwaronecolorphotos.com/assets/images/db_images/db_81-141.jpg)

(http://www.worldwaronecolorphotos.com/assets/images/db_images/db_82-710.jpg)

(http://www.worldwaronecolorphotos.com/assets/images/db_images/db_80-310.jpg)

Title: Re: World War 1 photos in colour
Post by: thatGirl on January 09, 2013, 07:22:14 PM

Something about the contrast and depth of field a skilled photographer captures with a manual camera that the digital age fails to grasp.  Digital images are fantastic, but they don't haunt me the same way old tin types and prints do.

Nice post, Grudgie.  Thanks for sharing!  [URL=http://www.smileyvault.co

Title: Re: World War 1 photos in colour
Post by: JohnyMac on January 09, 2013, 08:11:28 PM

Some great pic Grudgie.

I am sure the negatives were hand painted which helps to give them such good depth of color.

To think about it; we are about a century out from the beginning of WW I. 

Title: Re: World War 1 photos in colour
Post by: crudos on January 10, 2013, 01:05:22 PM

Nice share Grudgie.

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Although color photography was around prior to 1903, the Lumi?re brothers, Auguste and Louis, patented the process in 1903 and developed the first color film in 1907.  The French army was the primary source of color photos during the course of World War One.

So not hand-painted after all. Thought color film wasn't developed till after WW1. Learn something new everyday.

Title: Re: World War 1 photos in colour
Post by: RS762 on January 10, 2013, 02:26:28 PM

This is a great source of old pictures.

http://www.militaryphotos.net/ (http://www.militaryphotos.net/)