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06/12/2003 11:43:47 AM · #1 |
The remarkable work of Prokudin-Gorski surveys the Russian Empire in the early 20th century. Using a camera of his own design and taking multiple pictures with red, green, and blue filters, he was able to capture full colour images rich in detail. A special "magic lantern" projector was used to display the pictures in colour.
After acquiring the collection of plates, the Library of Congress has digitally scanned and combined the plates to produce stunning results.
Here are some thumbnail highlights:
 
 
 
Below we can see that the RGB shots were taken at different times, evidenced by the coloured smoke rising above the houses.
The Library of Congress has a web page dedicated to this exhibit.
Message edited by author 2003-06-12 11:45:31. |
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06/12/2003 01:07:02 PM · #2 |
Wow, that's incredible! Thanks for the linke :)
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06/12/2003 02:16:47 PM · #3 |
Very interesting. Thanks for the link. Sergei would probably have a difficult time at an auto race : )
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06/12/2003 03:19:27 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by timj351:
Very interesting. Thanks for the link. Sergei would probably have a difficult time at an auto race : )
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But it provides a basis for those who argue it's OK to edit individual color channels in Photoshop!
Thanks for the link. The Library of Congress has an incredible number of photos (and movies), and we already own them! They should have high-res files you can download and print for your own use. |
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06/24/2003 10:29:40 AM · #5 |
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06/24/2003 11:51:06 AM · #6 |
Superb! Thanks for the link.
For those interested in Russian art, here's a link to the Nicholas Roerich Museum in NY... one of my favourite painters. Amazing paintings of the Himalayas, Tibet, etc.
//www.roerich.org/ |
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06/24/2003 11:54:35 AM · #7 |
| I posted a bit about Prokudin-Gorskii on DPC last year. My father has a copy of a book about him that's now out of print and quite rare. As a child, I was blown away by his photos, which seemed to transport me back in time. We get used to seeing that era in black and white... when you see it in colour like this it makes the impact so much more direct and visceral. |
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06/24/2003 12:24:51 PM · #8 |
| Lisae, stunning website you have there! The model of Ganesh is very impressive. BTW, I'm thinking of getting a 720 as a second camera... cheapish and full manual control... have you got any reservations about it? |
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06/24/2003 05:46:08 PM · #9 |
dwoolridge: thanks for posting this. it's very interesting and the photos are great. PS. Let's not argue about this one... :)
BobsterLobster: I've got a 720 too. I'm actually planning on upgrading soon since there's a lot I can't do with it. The main problems I have with it are...
1)really bad in low light conditions
2)auto-focus problems. Sometimes it's pretty good, but sometimes it will tell me that it has focused properly and it will look good on the lcd, but when i get home i find out that it lied! I've heard that other Olympus cameras have this problem too.
3)macro only focuses when zoomed all the way out, which makes it pretty useless. I can get closer pictures standing far away with the telephoto lens.
4)No slow shutter speeds. I can't capture nice running water shots, etc. with it. The specs on it tell you that it can do it, but that's only with the flash on when it's really dark.
Other than those things, it's been a pretty excellent camera and good for the price. It's nice to have the built in optical zoom especially if you add on a telephoto. It's perfect for travel photos, esp. outdoor shots, but it suffers inside and at close-ups. You definetely have to do some photoshopping with the pictures to make them what they should be, but that doesn't bother me since I always do it anyway.
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06/24/2003 06:19:12 PM · #10 |
| Bummer... I can't believe you can't set longer shutter speeds! What camera are you thinking of getting? |
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06/24/2003 06:28:07 PM · #11 |
| yeah, it is a bummer. i can get slow enough shutter speeds to need a tripod in anything less than perfect light, but not slow enough to get that nice slow motion effect with the tripod. I'm looking at the Sony DSC F717 and the Minolta 7i. I think I'm going to go with the Sony. |
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