Tom Austin wrote:
> I ran across this someplace - I believe someone posted a link here 
> several years ago.
> 
> http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/

Truly amazing!  Color photos from way before Technicolor! :)

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nemesis wrote:
> 
> Truly amazing!  Color photos from way before Technicolor! :)

I recently saw a printed scan (=just a photo scanned in 48-bit colours 
and printed, *no* serious enhancing between) of a photo from late 
1800's. It had light, but clear colors, you could surely see them.

Then I saw the original photo, it was in black and white. That's one 
reason why old B&W photos are so much more living than digital B&W 
-photos, they aren't really B&W, they have *a lot* of shades which still 
hold some of the color information, even though it's not clearly visible.

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Eero Ahonen, ja cie krence.
Nie lepiej Maniek Mamuci Maniak?

> Then I saw the original photo, it was in black and white. That's one 
> reason why old B&W photos are so much more living than digital B&W 
> -photos, they aren't really B&W, they have *a lot* of shades which still 
> hold some of the color information, even though it's not clearly visible.
>
Robb Kendrick's photos comes to mind.
Well, his photos are contemporary, but technology - as old as photography... :)
< http://www.robbkendrick.com/ >

Slawek
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Chambers wrote:
> I was exaggerating it to the point of absurdity, of course :)  I 
> remember hearing that they had long exposure times, but I don't remember 
> exactly what they were. 

I recall reading that the original photographs took several minutes to 
expose. Long enough that photographers had chairs with little sticks 
with pads on them to hold your head still while you sat.


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   Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
     "That's pretty. Where's that?"
          "It's the Age of Channelwood."
     "We should go there on vacation some time."

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"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in message 
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> St. <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote:
>> Damn, those guys sure would use those guns if you messed them about.
>
>  You bet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatfield-McCoy_feud

     Meant to say Warp, thanks for that link, I did read it when you posted 
it. Good reading. Explains a lot with the image.

     In all honesty, those guys were just looking after their property imo, 
(forget the pig, that was just some excuse along the way), the same would 
happen now if you tried to invade your neighbours house (for whatever reason 
that would be!) - they'd kill you if they could. (I think it's legal now in 
the UK with justifiable cause to do this). Not sure though.


       ~Steve~



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