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"There are no seven wonders in the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million."
(Walt Streightiff)
Have a wonderful weekend!
No correspondence.
Am I doing it right Chicken 62? ;)
Photograph colourisation before Photoshop - a hand-painted outdoors portrait of a Saxon Landsturmmann from 4. Landsturm-Infanterie-Bataillon 'Chemnitz' (XIX. 22).
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Notes.
Grenzschutztruppe.
The shop is closed.
The chair is empty.
But still he waits.
In a street stripped back to greys, the only signal left is green — not brighter, just chosen. A quiet suggestion that something might still happen… eventually.
Another image from the excellent Queer Music Heritage site.
There is a small article on this relatively unknown Impersonator here.
ns2.queermusicheritage.us/fem-arts3.html
The original 1971 image has been despeckled, the overlay text "Lori" has been removed with the "healing tool" and of course colourised.
Disclaimer: The layered colourisation work and digital enhancements to the original are all my own work and any such unauthorised use (without prior permission) for that aspect of the work will be considered a violation of my copyright. Where the original item is shown, it is done so purely for comparative purposes only.
Another effort by Stephen Arrandale to breathe life into an old black & white image. Funnily enough, with more buildings, scenery and sky this looks more like an old 1970s colour postcard.
So here is a fairly restrained version of an unidentified class 37 waiting departure with the return service to Glasgow Queen Street. The turnaround must have been quite slow as I managed to scramble up to a few vantage points (including McCaig's Tower) before we returned south.
It was a bustling harbourside back then - I suspect the scene at Oban has changed a little.
Colourisation is a double edged sword. At its best it opens up a new aspect to our hobby, gives pleasure to the person doing the 'work' and hopefully to most viewing. It also allows hitherto mediocre captures to have a new lease of life. On the flip side, those undertaking the job need to have a good basic idea of how the scene should look, with in particuular, accuracy of the livery being interpreted in the case of a bus / coach. If its wrong, you're re-interpreting history.
In the case of this view of Mounts Bay Coaches Duple Commander IV AEC Reliance NUR 484H, I only have my memory to refer to. Try as I might, I couldn't find a single colour photo on line of this coach with that operator. My memory tells me that its livery was much lighter than their standard two tone blue (present on their Plaxton bodied Leyland Panther the same day).
The original negative to this was totally out of focus too, but via a convoluted path of sending the scanned image to my phone, some black magic in the latter allows an 'un-blurring' feature to help us out. Its not 100%, but it improves matters dramatically. This then is a colourised version of the sharpened original.
NUR 484H was one of a pair of similar AEC Reliance 691s (the other being 483H) new to Whytes of Colnbrook in 1970. This was her in 1976 at Plymouth's Bretonside Bus Station where I'd arrived aboard as a 15 year old on a day trip from Hayle. What a crackin' ride home it was 'competing' with and trouncing the aforementioned Panther on the climbs.
I believe, after service with Penzance based Mounts Bay, it moved on to Roselyn Coaches of Par where it joined many other AECs.
This is a colourisation that I did for a dear friend of mine.
The picture is of her grandfather (second from left) who, along with the other three young men here, died a few months after it was taken.
Shot down over France.
What I did not realise when I was working on it was that this was one of only two pictures the family have of Joe and that they had never seen him in colour. It was an honour and a real privilege to work on it.
Lest we forget.
Another one of Stephen Arrandale's colourisation efforts using my old B&W original of 45112 "The Royal Army Ordnance Corps" under the vast shed of St Pancras
Adelaide Springett was so ashamed of her tattered boots, she took them off for this 1901 photograph.
Picture from an excellent article
Coloured by Billyfish Photographic Art
Marie-Pierre Pruvot, otherwise known as "Bambi" in her performing days at Le Carrousel in Paris. A transsexual pioneer (having transitioned in 1960).
The quality of the original image made this a very simple but effective colourisation.
Disclaimer: The layered colourisation work and digital enhancements to the original are all my own work and any such unauthorised use (without prior permission) for that aspect of the work will be considered a violation of my copyright. Where the original item is shown, it is done so purely for comparative purposes only.
"Saints In Colour"
Showing how the Wallingford Screen might have looked in the medieval period - with a 21st century twist. The Cathedral has worked in close partnership with Hogarth, a WPP agency, to explore ground-breaking techniques for bringing history to life, using the latest technology from Panasonic and Epic Games.
Cutting edge scanning and projection techniques using Reality Capture software will bring to life the 15th century screen and 19th century statues with a millimetre accurate 3D scan and re-colourisation, based on historic research by Dr James Alexander Cameron. The colours have been produced by artist Amara Por Dios, and the technology was used to train apprentices in WPP’s Creative Technology Apprenticeship programme, which aims to diversify the emerging technology workforce. St Albans Cathedral is committed to social justice, so we are excited to bring the statues to life in a racially diverse way, reflecting where each of the saints depicted came from.
We stayed at the Best Western in Prague, which was situated just around the corner from this shot. It was around a 15 minute walk to the Old Square but far enough away from the hustle & bustle of city life. Decided to practice my selective colourisation skills on this one.
Theres nothing where he used to lie
My inspiration has run dry
Thats whats going on, nothings right, Im torn
Im all out of faith, this is how I feel
Im cold and I am shamed lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed into something real
Im wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
Im all out of faith, this is how I feel
Im cold and Im ashamed bound and broken on the floor
Youre a little late, Im already torn
*** Explored ! :) ***
British Women's Auxiliary Air Force nurses, Leading-Aircraftwoman Myra Roberts (Left), Corporal Lydia Alford (Centre) and Leading-Aircraftwoman Edna Birbeck (Right) in front of a RAF C-47 air-ambulance. (Bazenville, France, 13 June 1944)
Air Ambulance Medical Orderlies were some of the first Allied personnel to land in Normandy after the invasion, evacuating wounded soldiers back to England and delivering much needed supplies. The brave nurses, who were part of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), flew on Royal Air Force transport planes that were not marked as medical and were open to German fighter attacks. The WAAF "Flying Nightingales", as they were called by the press, helped rescue an estimated 1,559 casualties from France by the end of June.
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F/Lt Devon S A, Royal Air Force official photographer
Wikipedia, (Public Domain)
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Terraced House in Coldstream in the Scottish Borders
Coldstream is a town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. A former burgh, Coldstream was where the Coldstream Guards, a regiment in the British Army, originated.
Coldstream lies on the north bank of the River Tweed in Berwickshire, while Northumberland in England lies to the south bank, with Cornhill-on-Tweed the nearest village. At the 2001 census, the town had a population of 1,813, which was estimated to have risen to 2,050 by 2006 The parish, in 2001, had a population of 6,186.
Coldstream is the location where Edward I of England invaded Scotland in 1296. In February 1316 during the Wars of Scottish Independence, Sir James Douglas defeated a numerically superior force of Gascon soldiery led by Edmond de Caillou at the Skaithmuir to the north of the town. In 1650 General George Monck founded the Coldstream Guards regiment (a part of the Guards Division, Foot Guards regiments of the British Army). It is one of two regiments of the Household Division that can trace its lineage to the New Model Army. Monck led the regiment to London, helping to enable the Restoration of King Charles II.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, Coldstream was a popular centre for runaway marriages, much like Gretna Green, as it lay on a major road (now the A697). A monument to Charles Marjoribanks (1794–1833), MP for Berwickshire, whose ancestral home was in nearby Lees, stands at the east end of the town, near the Coldstream Bridge. Alec Douglas-Home (1903–95), who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1963 to October 1964, is buried in the churchyard of the ruined Lennel parish church, just outside the village.
Notable buildings in the town include the marriage house, where weddings were conducted, The Hirsel, which is the family seat of the Earls of Home, and Coldstream Town Hall, which is used as a library and registration office.
Each year, during the first week of August, Coldstream hosts a traditional "Civic Week" where it includes historical aspects of the town's history such as the Torchlight procession and horse-rides to the Battle of Flodden battlefield [Wikipedia]
Whilst researching online about British FI Tommy Rose (www.flickr.com/photos/23638019@N05/8054026007/in/photostream). I found this article on the Brighton "Our Story" website (www.brightonourstory.co.uk/newsletters/summer06/tales.htm) and this rather precious image of (to at least myself) unknown Female Impersonator, Gary Webb, who formed a partnership with Sonny Dawkes briefly in the post WW2 years.
Research has also identified a pantomime partnership with Lee Stevens, who seems also went by the name of Alan Avid (www.flickr.com/photos/23638019@N05/6736604981/in/set-7215...) in this article here (www.britishmusichallsociety.com/index/leestevens.pdf)
Rather than simply lift the image to share here, I have attempted one of my colourisation attempts. The Brighton Story article whilst brief is a precious little find and provides a small window on a very different age.
As always, if the subjects family and/or current copyright holders object to my reproduction of this image I will gladly remove.
Disclaimer: The layered colourisation work and digital enhancements to the original are all my own work and any such unauthorised use (without prior permission) for that aspect of the work will be considered a violation of my copyright. Where the original item is shown, it is done so purely for comparative purposes only.
Whilst there were plenty of half cab double deckers around in my youth, half cab single deckers were few and far between in my home area. The world was a much bigger place back then and you'd no way of knowing (as a child) what was going on outside your normal sphere of activity. Anyway, I could count the number of such vehicles I recall seeing in my formative years on one hand until PMT hired a bunch of Birmingham Corporation Tiger PS2s to cover for Roadliner deficiencies.
So, why am I saying this. Half cab single deckers have always been something I could take or leave, they held no really special place in my heart as an enthusiast and probably don't to this day. However . . . a short while ago I acquired this crisp works black & white print of a Harrington bodied AEC Regal III (with dorsal fin coachwork, not that you can really make it out) and I thought, that's really a thing of beauty.
OHA 298 had been new in May 1950 to Gliderways of Smethwick before they switched to underfloor engined coaches as was the general trend.
My colourisation.
One of the first colourisations I undertook when learning the dark art was this Plaxton official view. It depicts one of the 1970 built Panorama Elite bodied Leyland Leopards for the then huge touring organisation that was Wallace Arnold.
If I've calculated correctly using BLoTW, VUB 385H was one of 15 similar coaches delivered to WA that year.
This is a F. Hartmann Real Glossy series postcard printed and colourised in Saxony, it shows Piccadilly Circus looking northwest towards Glasshouse Street. The Company produced postcards for a very short time, from 1902 until 1907 and I think that the bus shown is one of the earliest LGOC motor buses introduced in 1902. The German colourists have been a bit wayward in their colourisation but the advertisement on the side of the bus clearly shows that the “Ouida” play, “Under Two Flags” is running somewhere in London. In September the play was on at the Coronet Theatre in the New Kent Road, South London and played in suburban London theatres and provincial theatres right up to the first world war, its only West End run was at the Lyceum in the last two months of 1913. The play was based on the novel by Louise de la Ramée who was known as “Ouida”; it was a story about love and the French Foreign Legion. The advertisement for “Mellins Emulsion” referred to a Tonic food containing Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphites designed for “delicate children and weakly adults”. Their factory was in Stafford Street, Peckham, S.E.15.
British and Canadian pilots of No.242 Squadron posing with Squadron Commander Douglas Bader (centre of photo) at RAF Duxford (Duxford, England, Sep 1940).
Squadron Commander Douglas Bader (Centre),
In 1931, Bader was involved in an aircraft crash that resulted in both legs being amputated from the knee. Prosthetic limbs and rehabilitation allowed him to return to flying in June 1932. Bader was involved in the battles over Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain and the Canal Battles. On August 1941 after engaging six German BF-109s alone, shooting down two during the dogfight, he was shot down over France and captured. After a number of failed escape attempts at a German "Stammlager Luft" (Main-camp Air), he was later imprisonment at the 'Offizierslager IV-C' (Schloss Colditz) where Bader spent the rest of the war. He was freed from captivity in April 1945 by Allied forces. He was credited with 20 air victories.
Pilot Officer William "Willie" McKnight (Left)
McKnight was a Canadian Hawker Hurricane fighter pilot during the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain. McKnight was killed-in-action on January 1941 over France. 17 air victories are credited to McKnight.
Flight Lieutenant Eric Ball (Right).
Ball fought during the battles over Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain and in North Africa. During a sandstorm in North Africa, Ball was forced to land in German held lines where he was captured. At the end of the war Ball was released by the Allies forces. He had 6 air victories. Ball was killed in a Gloster Meteor F3 jet fighter accident in January 1946.
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Used card depicting unteroffizier Meyer zu Bentrup, a Seesoldat of Marinekorps Flandern posing in full gear, 1916.
On the back of the card it reads
(translation courtesy of Xiphophilos):
“Alten Grabow, 27.8.16
Dear Parents!
Enclosed I am sending you a photo from the camp. I had the picture taken just as I came from duty. Wearing the backpack seems a bit unusual.
With many greetings, I remain your
R.(?)
Please write me the address of Robert”
Searching the casualty lists, there’s only one Meyer zu Bentrup, and his first name was Reinhard. If the card is indeed signed 'R', there's a chance they might be the same person. Reinhard died in Albert, Somme, on 2 April 1918 as Kompanie-Führer, Marine-Regiment Nr.2.
Note: There were several possible color combinations for the shako (helmet). I chose this one based on the grey tones and fabric texture but it should be considered for demonstration purposes only. Naval infantry’s leather gear was supposed to be black, even pre-war. Nevertheless, given the grey tones on the b&w original, I believe all leather pieces in this photo were in their natural color. Given that this photo was taken in Germany, possibly during training, he was probably equipped with what was left in stock.
b&w original property of Wooway1 Collection.
Captain Hugh Fletcher Silverwood 6th Battalion (Territorial) Essex Regiment - my Grandfather's cousin.
Born 198, Park Road, Crouch End, London Sept. 11 1892.
Occupation - Solicitor's Articled Clerk.
Killed in action March 27 1917 Gaza aged 24 (no known grave).
Large / original size.
Restored and colourised from original sepia studio photo below.
Military historians - please advise if uniform colourisation is incorrect.
A female impersonator from 1943, Dot Shannon. Many thanks to the Femulate blog for the publishing the original image.
Disclaimer: The layered colourisation work and digital enhancements to the original are all my own work and any such unauthorised use (without prior permission) for that aspect of the work will be considered a violation of my copyright. Where the original item is shown, it is done so purely for comparative purposes only.
A Class 105 unit, formed of cars E54133 & E53369 heads north through Church Fenton station on the 23rd July 1985. This is a monochrome print that I've colourised using AI, as the original was very poor quality and I wanted to see what the AI colourisation process would do. It's done a pretty good job, but not dealt with the station building on the far platform correctly, as it was painted in a stone colour. Still, an interesting exercise.
This strawberry is (was) the only survivor of this morning smoothie carnage !
*this won't be my 365... ;)
My lastest colourisation and only my second this year shows 2301 class 0-6-0 No 2327 at Moat lane Junction on the 14 July 1952. Original B&W photography Neville Stead.
This is an outtake for my day 200 shot ! (just in case I could'nt pull the jump shot off!)
I went to the woods this morning with the intention of taking a shot of me sitting on a tree.. but then the rain started and I could'nt find what I was looking for.. but.. on my way back home I saw these cool orange chairs next by the "theatre" and I just had to do something !
So pick a chair and sit with me.. I'm waiting for the sun to come out.. might be a while !
First part of Bombing of Dresden series: “Dresden before”
This picture depicts two pictures in colour: the one in the left is an original colour photography of Dresden in the 1890s, the second one is a modern re-colourisation I’ve done. Dresden was and still is a city in Saxony, Germany, which lies in a valley on the River Elbe, near the border with the Czech Republic. Its population was 649,252 in 1933, and its historical and heritage, invaluable. In the left side buildings like the Dresden Frauenkirche can be seen, with the Dresden Cathedral at the left. The bridge’s name is Augustus Bridge. Some of these buildings were reconstructed in the 2000s, stone by stone. In just one night, between 13 and 15 February 1945 this skyline would no longer exist.
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Soviet soldiers uncovering and neutralizing Tellermine 43 anti-tank mines planted in the road by retreating German Wehrmacht Engineers following the Battle of Kursk, Kursk Oblast, August 1943. The metal probe was used to identify any sign of buried mines. The Tellermine 43 was a German circular steel cased anti-tank blast mine used from 1943 to the end of World War Two. A simplified version of the Tellermine 42, over 3.6 million Tellermine 43s were produced by Germany. Copies of the mine were produced by several countries including Denmark (M/47), France (Model 1948) and Yugoslavia (TMM-1).
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40018 on the 0905 Crewe to Holyhead at Rhyl on Thursday 27th July 1978. My first shot at AI colourisation.
One of my Ilford FP4 B&W negatives, coloured by Gemini AI, and adjusted in Lightroom. It's clever stuff - and slightly scary!
Taken in about 1901, this urchin looks sad and determined - I wonder how his life panned out.
Coloured for you by internationally unknown photoshop wizard Billyfish Photographic Art.
British squadron leader Donald Finlay posing with other No.41 Squadron pilots in front of a Mk.I Spitfire. (Hornchurch, England, 1940).
Squadron Leader Donald "Don" Finlay (Centre).
Finlay was a professional athlete competing in the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympics and the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. He joined the RAF in 1935, rising to the rank of commanding officer of No.54 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. After being shot down he returned joining No.41 squadron where he became wing commander, receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross in June of 1942 with six air victories. In 1944 he was stationed in the Middle East flying Lockheed Hudson transport/recon aircraft. Linlay was awarded the Air Force Cross in September 1944. 1945 till the end of the war, Finlay commanded No.906 Wing in Burma.
Flight Lieutenant Anthony "Tony" Lovell (Second left)
After graduating training school he was assigned to No.41 Squadron in August 1938. Lovell was involved in the Battle of Britain, the Canal Battles and the Battle of Malta. During the Battle of Britain he was shot down twice over England, surviving and returning to his unit shortly after. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in November of 1940 and promoted to Flight Lieutenant. He had seven air victories to this point. In July 1941, he was assigned to Malta flying with No.603 Squadron. During the Battle of Malta in 1942, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. After Malta, he was transferred to No. 242 Group and promoted to Squadron Leader. He led No.244 Wing during the invasion of Italy and France. Awarded the American Distinguished Flying Cross in November 1944. In February 1945 till the end of the war, he became chief flight instructor at No.71 Operational Training Unit. Lovell was killed on the 17th of August 1945 in an aircraft crash with his Spitfire Mark XII.
Flying Officer John MacKenzie (Left).
Flight Lieutenant N. Ryder (Second right).
Pilot Officer R. Ford (Right)
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