Color pics

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Not just any pics. The library of congress bought the collection of a Russian scientist commissioned to record the Russian empire between 1909-1912. He used a special camera to photograph the same scene 3 times with Red, Green, & Blue filters. It's strange to see color images from that period. It seems like they're somehow more real.

the collection

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[SaigonK]

Wow!
That is actually pretty cool! Especially since all the photos I see from that age are black and white!

 

[pyonir]

That is cool as hell!

 

[Tal]

Sweet! Facinating culture and history there. -Tal

 

[UNCjigga]

Repost?

*confirmed* Looks like these were intended to be projected through a 'magic lantern' onto a wall where they would appear in color. I wonder if there are more of these 3-plate photos around the world?

 

[BeauJangles]

That's a surprisingly rich image...

 

[DiZASTiX]

Ya, i have to admit that that looks really nice. But...maybe everything looked different back then and it wasnt the camera lol

 

[Wallydraigle]

I've seen this before. It's amazing. The guy is a genius. His work was literally decades ahead of its time.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: DiZASTiX
Ya, i have to admit that that looks really nice. But...maybe everything looked different back then and it wasnt the camera lol

that makes lots of sense, considering the fvcking thread is about colour photography from 1912.