Tzarist Russia in Colour!

[REM]

Amazing pictures of pre-revolutionary Russia and the story of a pioneer of colour photography (one I'd never heard of before).

http://quazen.com/arts/photography/the-incredible-century-old-color-photography-of-prokudin-gorsky/

Regards

[Alex Nikitin]

Yes, it is an incredible story and stunning pictures. Perhaps it would be useful to mention that we can now enjoy these photos thanks to the Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/).

Cheers

Alex

[REM]

Hi Alex.

Thanks for the link, this guys' work is completely new to me, the more you know the more incredible it becomes. His Wiki entry has some good insights into the whole process

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prokudin-Gorsky

Regards

[StanleyB]

The resolution of those images is unbelievable considering how long ago they were taken.

[Dave Cawley]

The resolution of those images is unbelievable considering how long ago they were taken.


Yes, spookilly so...............

Dave

[Beechwoods]

Wow. That is amazing. They look as fresh as yesterday. Talk about bringing the past to life!