Britain in Colo[u]r

**McClef** · 27th April 08, 02:56 PM

They are probably autochromes which was the main colour process of that period.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autochrome_Lumi%C3%A8re

They certainly help to make past seem more lifellike.

**beloitpiper** · 27th April 08, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by Rex_Tremende

They have an appealing quality to them. I'm guessing they are autochromes, a kind of photography done with potato starch.

Thanks for posting them.

R.

Originally Posted by McClef

They are probably autochromes which was the main colour process of that period.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autochrome_Lumi%C3%A8re

They certainly help to make past seem more lifellike.

Yes, the article says that they are potato-starch autochromes.

**Finn** · 27th April 08, 02:59 PM

Stunning!

**Standard** · 27th April 08, 03:08 PM

Always amazes me to see colour photographs of the WW1 era. All we normally get to see are the black and white photos and the colour ones really help to bring home the point (to me at least) that the world was indeed colourfull at the time, and not nearly as drab as our minds trick us into thinking with the b&w photos.

Thanks for the interesting post.

**Arizona Scot** · 27th April 08, 03:10 PM

Really cool photos thanks for sharing.

**Nick the DSM** · 27th April 08, 05:52 PM

amazing photos! its very clear for old photos and its in color!

**7 miles** · 27th April 08, 06:26 PM

Enjoyed them thank you.

**McClef** · 28th April 08, 12:09 AM

Autochromes were more popular than might be thought due to people such as Albert Kahn http://bioscopic.wordpress.com/2007/...r-albert-kahn/ .

Also Tsar Nicholas II sponsored autochrome photographs http://sechtl-vosecek.ucw.cz/en/expozice5.html#p-g .

Autochromes were also used by National Geographic magazine and other publications.

**Barry** · 28th April 08, 12:53 AM

Absolutely marvellous photos of an England long past. Thanks for posting them.

BTW Autochromes were introduced by the Lumeiere brothers in France in 1907. The potato starch Autochromes used an RGB colour process, like our colour monitors today. The little coloured grains of starch were 4 million per square inch. Although long exposures were required the results were often very beautiful and delicate, as you see. Not apparent from the photos above is that the originals only transmit about 7% of the light falling on them. We are seeing them in a better light than did the originators!

**Jock Scot** · 28th April 08, 01:24 AM

Thankyou for that,they are very, very intersting.There was often not a lot of good to be said about "the good old days",but it was far from being all bad.