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Related: About this forum15 B&W Historic Photos Restored To Full Color Bring The Past To Life
Ojibwe Native American out spearfishing in Minnesota, 1908
Louis and Lucille Armstrong at the Sphinx on January 28, 1961
amazing, each and every one.
http://www.earthporm.com/15-bw-historic-photos-restored-to-full-color-bring-the-past-to-life/
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15 B&W Historic Photos Restored To Full Color Bring The Past To Life (Original Post)
fizzgig
Jul 2015
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CaliforniaPeggy
(149,753 posts)1. They ARE amazing! Thank you, my dear fizzgig! n/t
Nitram
(22,932 posts)2. The colorization is remarkably life-like.
But I'm afraid I prefer the originals. Seems odd to call a colorized B&W photo "restored."
northoftheborder
(7,575 posts)3. I also prefer the original black and white.
The contrast in shades of white, grey, dark are more emphasized in the original. The composition seems more striking.
alfredo
(60,078 posts)4. From what I read, Lucille Armstrong is Brown Sugar from the
The Rolling Stones song of the same name. Brown Sugar was her stage name.