This is a classic example of what I'm talking about. The original black and white photo from the Saturday Evening Post evokes the time and sentiment of the era. Take your best shot on counting how many women are in the bar watching the game. Here's the colorized version I created:
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This is a perfect gift for a kid - or yourself..
I see in color. I have no problem with your colorization of black and white photos.
ReplyDeleteI like the B/W version.
ReplyDeleteColorizing B&W still images is fine with me, so long as the colorized image is presented together with the original B&W image. But I draw the line at B&W films which should never be colorized.
ReplyDeleteThere is something about black and white that color just doesn't convey. A certain level of contrast, maybe. It's like when they colorize classic B&W movies from the 30s and 40s. It often just doesn't work. The cinematography was composed for monochrome.
ReplyDeleteIt probably is losing something when you colorize a black and white photo. It happens going the other way as well. The lens, the f stop, exposure time can be different between the two types of photographs.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy the picture both ways , nice blog you have here .
ReplyDeleteAs a kid I always thought the east was dull, gray and depressing while the west I lived in was full of color. When I started seeing the east in color it changed my view.
ReplyDeleteColor them if you want. Post the original if you want. It's yer blog!
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