DJBrenton 738 Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 I just came across the Facebook page of a photographic company who are restoring and colourising old photos of Nottingham for an exhibition at Dukki Mechandise in the Broadmarsh Centre from17th June - 5th July. . They are wonderful. https://www.facebook.com/PhotograFixUK?fref=photo 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJBrenton 738 Posted May 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Teesdale garage in the 1930's 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJBrenton 738 Posted May 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 A 1903 view of St Ann's, Nottingham, United Kingdom that is unrecognisable today.A Nottingham Corporation Tramways tram passes the Wesleyan Church on St. Ann's Well Road and a local farmer herds his sheep through the town as a delivery boy from the Lace Market passes in the foreground (note 'LM' on the box he's carrying). 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJBrenton 738 Posted May 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Drury Hill, Nottingham, United Kingdom c1906. This picturesque street once stood where the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre is today. The lane was only 4ft 10 inches wide at its narrowest point. 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,487 Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 I've seen some of them before but only in black & white. You tend to forget there was colour in the world back then; it's just that we aren't used to seeing it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Re #2 Teesdale Garage is still there on Hucknall Rd, although it's just car sales now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 I wonder if they will have any of a Shell Petrol Station on Castle Boulevard??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Reminds me of when my son was little. Sometimes when I was telling him of things that happened years ago he would ask: 'Was that in the days when there was no colour?' 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,487 Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 True. For instance in the Drury Hill photo, the girl's dress might've been green. But it looks convincing. It's a big improvement on the earlier colourisation techniques where it was obvious that someone had just 'painted' a black and white photo, like this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Ironically, colour came first, but I doubt when "safety" film came around for the masses, they didn't master the technique of mass producing colour film for many years, at a practical cost. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terence12 725 Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Hello, Hello Hello, morning all, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 I think that the painted black and white photo was very well done. I have long objected to old movies and historical documentaries ie. WW 2 films being colourized. There was something about the old black and white that gave them a greater aura of reality. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 There is no doubt that black and white is very evocative of the time, but to me, the colourisation really seems to bring those old scenes to life. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 The Longest Day movie was done in colour and B&W, I watched the colour version a few months back and theought it was just a colourized version, but it wasn't. The Director decided to release the B&W version for technical reasons. Either way, it was different!! Remember too, dyes tended to fade more years back, that's the main reason B&W photos were tinted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
albert smith 803 Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Excuse me for a little boast but have a peek at our photo p2. in the 'Wedding Photo's' topic. I still have the Kodak Photo colours book I used, similar to use as in water colour painting but obviously more care with the lines and density. once it's on that's it! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTramp 139 Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Brilliant . the colours in these old pics, true or not are just right, thank you, and at #3, the sheep are new shorn, the sheepdog does not look like your usual Colly and the delivery lad has a shoeshine no RSM could complain about! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 Was it like this, Albert? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,613 Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 You've definitely got an eye for detail, Tramp! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 #4 in original B & W Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PhotograFixUK 6 Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Hi everybody and thanks for sharing this on here DJBrenton, these are from my page PhotograFix. If you'd like to see more of my Nottingham photos please click on the link to my website below; http://www.photogra-fix.com/#!Nottinghams-Past-in-Colour/c1m0i/563232a80cf2ce5bf432cd15 Thanks Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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