C'jais Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/ "We know that Prokudin-Gorskii intended his photographic images to be viewed in color because he developed an ingenious photographic technique in order for these images to be captured in black and white on glass plate negatives, using red, green and blue filters. He then presented these images in color in slide lectures using a light-projection system involving the same three filters. A single, narrow glass plate about 3 inches wide by 9 inches long was placed vertically into the camera by Prokudin-Gorskii . He then photographed the same scene three times in a fairly rapid sequence using a red filter, a green filter and a blue filter." It feel's very weird to see color photos of an age you've always associated with black and white pictures. Russia is very beautiful though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagobahn Eagle Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 It feel's very weird to see color photos of an age you've always associated with black and white pictures. I seem to recall that my old US history book had some black and white pictures that were converted to colour. Pretty impressive how they do it. Russia is very beautiful though. Very beutifuly, comrade Viking, doesn't even begin to cover it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinWalker Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 I just spent a good 35 minutes poking around this site then another 15 playing with on of the color composite images that was on the techniques page... It was one that was very dark and very red, made after blending the red, green, blue filtered images. I was able to bring it out to a more vibrant image in photoshop, though nothing like what was posted on the site. As a photographer, I found the shots fascinating and the technique inspiring. As an anthropologist, I found it a wonder of discovery. The architecture, clothing, tranportation/economic evidence... all great stuff. Good find Jais... I bookmarked the site to return and share with friends/family! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homuncul Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 Photoes are just splendid Russia is very beautiful though. Yeah it's a candy if looked from the outside, but it's not that beautiful from the inside. Rather terrible I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 I have seen a documentary in which they discovered 2 color photographs from the ending days of the american civil war. Ingenious find none the less. oh and they talked of the origin of the photo creation was german. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philocleon Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 You just gotta love those old historic photos. Gives you a window on the past. Take this site, for example. http://www.haleysteele.com/exhibition/p_boston/toc.html This site shows some nice historical old buildings in Boston. Check this one out: http://www.haleysteele.com/exhibition/p_boston/temple.html Can you believe the size of that thing? And this is a Jewish temple! A house of worship! Can you believe they made that thing that huge? Incredible isn't it? (btw, i've been there recently and it's still there, and damn is it huge. It's right on Newbury Street) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowTemplar Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 Originally posted by Philocleon Can you believe the size of that thing? Easily. Fortifications like that are supposed to look impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philocleon Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 Well, as I said before it's a temple. I checked the website and I assumed it'd be a site for a Jewish synagogue. When I found out it was part of a Christian church, I left. I then went to another forum and asked if they knew about it. One person pointed me to the history page on the site I went to and there it listed the history, and indeed, it is a Christian church. Rather large though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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