Russia in colour 100 years ago
Russia in colour 100 years ago
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davidd

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314 months

Simpo Two

92,789 posts

295 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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Uncanny how simply being in colour makes it look recent. And then you realise it was 1910 and the poor bds had no idea what was going to happen to them.

Vvroom

1,170 posts

220 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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davidd said:
Fascinating. Well spotted.

DavesFlaps

683 posts

221 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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Brilliant.

bashful

171 posts

260 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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I love the effect on moving water, presumably because of the separate colour exposures.

Mobile Chicane

22,002 posts

242 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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Superb!

heebeegeetee

30,143 posts

278 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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Wow, thanks for that link. What incredible pictures. Interesting comments on that site too. smile

TheD

3,142 posts

229 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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Hard to believe the age of those photos......stunning

TheEnd

15,370 posts

218 months

Monday 23rd August 2010
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That's even better than a lot of actual colour photos taken for many years after.
The quality is amazing

Quaint

658 posts

224 months

Tuesday 24th August 2010
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How wonderful - thanks for the link The colour quality and detail is astonishing, and really brings the locations to life.