Wanna see something pretty cool ? 100 yrs of color photos.

POSTED BY: AURaptor
UPDATED: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 00:53
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AURAPTOR

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 2:48 AM

Saw this posted on another site, and was floored at the quality. Take a gander of the rest, at the link, if ya want.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/russia_in_color_a_century_ago
.html

Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm (Khiva, now a part of modern Uzbekistan), full-length portrait, seated outdoors, ca. 1910.

LWAVES

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 9:02 PM

Those are great photos by todays standards, never mind back then. Truly amazing quality from the tecnology back then.

I wonder if his specialist camera is in a museum somewhere, if it still exists.

"The greatest invention ever is not the wheel. It's the second wheel." - Rich Hall

WHOZIT

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 9:58 PM

I had no idea color pics have been around that long.

AURAPTOR

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 10:18 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by whozit:
I had no idea color pics have been around that long.

They were pretty rare. Just think, 45 yrs before these pics were taken, Abe Lincoln was President in the U.S.

As for film, it wasn't until the 30's that we saw color started to being used. I think the '36 Olympics has some color news footage....

PIRATENEWS

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 12:53 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by lwaves:

I wonder if his specialist camera is in a museum somewhere, if it still exists.

Warehouse 13.