Quote Originally Posted by Ted Crocker View Post
I know that color photographs and films were possible in the early 1940s, but rare. That wonderful use of the switch from black and white to color in "The Wizard of Oz" sums it all up, though.

My father used to repair and colorize black and white photographs, and I was never impressed with the results. Perhaps now in the computer age the results are much better; I wouldn't know.
Things are greatly improved now Ted although when it comes to colorizing classic movies there are two schools of though 180 degrees apart. For instance one of the studios once talked of (I don't think they ever actually did it) colorizing the first part of The Wizard of Oz. You could hear the shouts of don't you dare from one end of the country to the other.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled thread.

Three Canadian Tartans (Maple Leaf, Ensign of Ontario and Essex Country) all have symbolisms listed for the tartan's colors.