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WWII ccolorized photos - outstanding (Original Post) packman Sep 2015 OP
The colorization process is a lot better and more convincing now then when it really got Aristus Sep 2015 #1
I spent many years coloring B&W prints with... TreasonousBastard Sep 2015 #2
A lot of iconic pix there. malthaussen Sep 2015 #3

Aristus

(66,294 posts)
1. The colorization process is a lot better and more convincing now then when it really got
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 12:42 PM
Sep 2015

started back in the 80's. But I still prefer actual, authentic Kodachrome pics from that time. Black-and-white makes those times seem incredibly remote, and divorced from any kind of palpable reality.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
2. I spent many years coloring B&W prints with...
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 12:46 PM
Sep 2015

Marshall's oils. Digital coloring (and retouching) has come a long way and is much easier now, and often far better.

These are just about perfect. The coloring sets the mood just right.

malthaussen

(17,175 posts)
3. A lot of iconic pix there.
Fri Sep 25, 2015, 09:49 AM
Sep 2015

Interesting to see them colorized after seeing them again and again in b/w.

-- Mal

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