08/09/2009

full spectrum


i came across these images on for me, for you and they've caused me to reflect in the most peculiar way. for some reason, whenever i think of the past, i don't generally picture it in full colour. i imagine the 70's to be lived in highly-saturated technicolour, and most things prior to that (particularly those in the early 1900's), in black and white.

for the most part, i attribute this to the fact that all of the media from that time is in black and white - except these.

check out kate's original post for the whole story, but these are revolutionary colour (yes, colour!) photos taken in russia in the early 1900's. fascinating, no?





6 comments:

stregata said...

These photos are sooo amazing!

Kalee said...

Wow, these photos are so great. Thank you for sharing!

Rheea said...

Indeed fascinating. I would love to visit Russia in the future. Thanks for sharing!

Rheea

Amanda Nicole said...

Oh wow. Truly amazing pics :)

Julia said...

These are so, so neat! It reminds of how people would describe cathedrals being in color--the painted pillars and walls, I just never think about it!

Bri said...

I love these pictures so much! The saturation is just fantastic. Thanks for sharing. :)

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