#Colourized

[jhlcolorizing]

83 years ago, Independence Day was celebrated in somewhat different circumstances.

Street fighting on Independence Day in -34 degree frost in Karhumäki, Eastern Karelia, on December 6, 1941.

A high price has been paid for Finland's independence. We must cherish and protect this heritage that has been left to us. Happy Independence Day! •••••••• 83 vuotta sitten itsenäisyyspäivää vietettiin hieman erilaisemmissa tunnelmissa.

Katutaistelua itsenäisyyspäivänä -34 asteen pakkasessa Itä-Karjalan Karhumäessä, 6.12.1941.

Itsenäisyydestä on maksettu kova hinta. Meidän tulee vaalia ja suojella tätä perintöä, joka meille on jätetty. Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää! •••••••• [ sa-kuva | 66119 | T.Norjavirta ]

[smilesandsentimentaltears]

I feel so vindicated.

So six years ago, I attended my first convention as Zoe from the 10-part serial The War Games, and all I had to go on were a few amateur colorized photos to figure out what her outfit actually looked like. This year, the BBC released a professionally colorized version and guess what mother truckers —

I was spot on. Her scarf was purple.

This has been your Doctor Who Public Service Announcement. Carry on.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

England, a nation of shopkeepers. 🛒

A thread of fascinating Victorian shops, each with their own individual character. 🧵

Little Victorian children smartly turned out at Guest Hosier and Draper. A good range of socks, shirts and cravats displayed in the window.

England, 1888

Mr H. Shaw. Naturalist and Fishing Tackle Manufacturer.

An impressive collection of stuffed fauna under glass domes. A huge plaster fish, a mounted bull’s head, a keep net and a coracle can be seen.

England, 1888

Anderton Jeweller and Watchmaker.

A meticulously arranged window display and judging by the hanging sign, a maker of spectacles too.

England, 1888

Samuel Juckes.

Ironmonger, tinsmith and bell hanger. The shop keeper, wearing a long white apron, stands in the doorway with garden forks, spades, baskets, broom heads, and buckets.

England, 1888

Henry James.

Large Cheshire and Cheddar cheeses and packs of margarine for 6d. Other large round cheeses are piled outside with hams hanging on hooks.

England, 1888

Moore Hairdresser and Fancy Repository.

Goods on sale include fans, wigs, chess boards, shaving requisites, whips and children’s toys alongside the hairdressing service.

England, 1888

H. Hillier Confectioner and Baker.

Displayed in the window are bottles and confectionery on the top shelf and bread and cakes on the lower shelf. Cadbury’s chocolate, hot dinners daily, and a bed for the night.

England, 1888

James F. Smith.

Oil, Glass, Paint and General Dealer. Located next to Toye Bros., butchers. A policeman stands on the far right of the photograph.

England, 1888

Dick’s Depot - Original Boot and Shoe Shop.

Repairs done while you wait and a large quantity of footwear is displayed. “Dick’s repairs are the best!”

England, 1888

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A treasure trove of beautiful photographs captured on fragile glass plate negatives by 25-year old Victorian businessman, Joseph Della Porta.

Stunningly colourised by Jecinci Colorizations.

[katrinaftw44]

This is a colourization I did of an Afro Brazilian woman in 1872. The original historical photo was taken by Revert Henrique Klumb, a German Brazilian photographer.

[foxchainart]

New skill: The long and painful process of adding colour to a sepia image one little piece at a time

[cigarettesandcoffee1904]

Colourized photos of Robert Oppenheimer

[davros42]

Rewatching Classic Doctor Who, some episodes I haven't seen in years, some of the animated reconstructions I haven't seen at all.

And some episodes I haven't seen since last week.

The Daleks (now in glorious Dalekolour™)

I'll warn you up front, I'm generally not a fan of colorizations/special editions/re-edits so expect a bit of a grumpy post. But I'll try to be fair, I promise.

The episode starts with some extremely dodgy animation instead of the original linking material. It also starts with the intro in color, switches to black and white (apart from the credits which are in color) and then fades in the color and... why? An unnecessary and distracting flourish. The Wizard of Oz did this better nearly 90 years ago.

The colorization itself is quite good, I assume they were working off production documents (the Daleks are in their original colors, of course) but regardless the whole palette is a good match for SciFi film and TV of the era, as opposed to something more muted, moody, or modern. Compare and contrast with Forbidden Planet (1956), Queen of Outer Space (1958), or Star Trek (1966). The upconversion to HD video (and 50FPS?) went as well as it could, some parts of the episode are soft focus with lots of film grain but so was the original.

The music and sound design however is terribly distracting. Not an improvement on the original in any way, it's wildly out of place both stylistically and technically, at points directly in competition with the dialogue. Also, the Daleks received extensive re-writes and in some cases were re-voiced by Nick Briggs which is.. odd. I do have to admit enjoying the inclusion of the cloister bell in the initial fluid link sabotage scene, however, even if was a retcon.

Some of the re-editing was ok, some was intrusive. Constant cutaways to b-roll as if you were likely to forget something that happened 5 to 10 minutes earlier (or just might get bored watching a take longer than a minute) were a major distraction. Some of the digital additions, for instance adding footage to the Daleks' screens, worked well. Others, like William Hartnell "dodging" a Dalek beam that hadn't been there 60 years ago were forced. The digitally animated TARDIS dematerialization is actually worse than the original analog video mix effect. The pace is extremely quick now, much of the tension and suspense of the original story is lost along with the "Dals" origin of the Daleks, for better or for worse. But all in all, it's all right I suppose. I wonder if I would have been easier on it if I hadn't just watched the original.

The "And then the story continues.. for 60 years" teaser was nicely done. A great mix of moments from the First Doctor's stories including some tidbits from missing or rarely seen stories. Hat's off to whoever got the clip of the Beatles from The Chase in there.

Next up: The Sensorites, for real this time.

[wightwanderer]

W17 Seaview emerges from the tunnel at Ventnor Station, situated in an old quarry high above the town.

Photo dated 1960, Unknown Photographer.

[romanov22]

OTMA 1906

[jhlcolorizing]

Today marks the 85th anniversary of the outbreak of the Winter War.

Stalin had decided to conquer Finland in two weeks, but the Soviet parade march to Helsinki was halted by the icy death in Finland's winter forests.

The Winter War ended 105 days later, and the peace treaty was signed on March 12, 1940.

Without the incredible spirit of the Winter War and the selfless sacrifice of our veteran generation, Finland's independence would have been lost. •••••••• Talvisodan syttymisestä tulee tänään kuluneeksi 85 vuotta.

Stalin oli päättänyt valloittaa Suomen kahdessa viikossa, mutta Neuvostoliiton paraatimarssi Helsinkiin pysähtyi hyiseen kuolemaan Suomen talvisissa metsissä.

Suomen itsenäisyyden kannalta ratkaisevaa oli suomalaisten luja tahto puolustaa omaa maataan ja kansaansa. Miehet kantoivat vastuun puolustustaistelusta, mutta myös naisten rooli oli puolustuskyvyn kannalta merkittävä.

Kansakunnan kestävyyttä voimakkaasti koetellut talvisota päättyi 105 päivää myöhemmin. Raskas rauhansopimus allekirjoitettiin 12. maaliskuuta 1940, ja aseet vaikenivat seuraavana päivänä.

Ilman veteraanisukupolviemme ihmeellistä talvisodan henkeä ja kaiken uhraavaa panosta Suomen itsenäisyys olisi menetetty. •••••••• [ sa-kuva | 1738 | Talvisota väreissä ]

[mylateralthawts]

Experimented with AI and thought I’d share the results. I used a black and white pin-up of the late actress Veronica Carlson as my subject. I like to think she would have approved.

[spockvarietyhour]

Today's movie

[big-blue-galaxy-far-far-away]

[duckyreads]

Listen I am going to use filters and shit to colorize and enlarge (…and then overpaint stuff it fucked up) like I’m in one of those old cop shows where the forensic team is just like ‘enhance’

Because I am MAD WITH POWER

So anyway here’s a backstage low res screen grab of Joseph Quinn as Eddie Munson, but dramatically colorized and shit. Bokeh and sunset lighting background? Ofc.

tech used: jpghd.com (enlarger) | palette.fm (colorizer) | deepai.org (colorizer) | photopea (overpaint/edits) | photoshop CS6 (overpaint/edits) | facetune (background/lighting) | faceapp (skin texture)

[cigarettesandcoffee1904]

Life at Los Alamos