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El Burritoh
23-08-2010, 01:34 PM
Not CG, but impressive, especially if you're a photographer and follow sites like Shorpy.com (http://www.shorpy.com).

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

This is a series of photographs taken 100 years ago in various parts of Russia. Color film did not exist yet, but color filters for black and white film did. So the photographer took 3 rapid exposures using red, green, and blue filters. The results were "colorized" later.

It's hard to tell that these were not shot with actual color film, which is a testament to the process. But it's interesting to note the exposures where subjects moved, and their effects on the final piece.

Kel Solaar
23-08-2010, 10:12 PM
Those ones are incredible, thanks for sharing :)

KS

PascalR
23-08-2010, 11:00 PM
Great stuff indeed, thanks! :thumbsup:

Storm
23-08-2010, 11:26 PM
These are super cool, I saw the last photo the other day, but didn't know there was more. I really like how the water looks like ice on some of the images because of the long exposure.
Thanks for sharing ;)

Intervain
24-08-2010, 05:57 AM
wow impressive quality for such old photos clap