Old Russia in Colour

[Philip]

Something like this was posted here a year or two ago, but this is a nice set of Russian tri-lens colour shots from Russia in 1910:

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/russia_in_color_a_century_ago.html

[martolod]

absolutely glorious.
jujst goes to show yer don't need a 55000 dollar camera to take pictures......
admittedly the technique used is complex but , wow, what a result.
truly a great photographer not only from asthetics point of view but also from a technical perspective

[LarryD]

I did this with a 35mm 3d 3 lens camera. Hey it was something to do.

[Glenn Thoreson]

Absolutely spectacular! There is, and never will be, colors that can match the old tri-color process. It's way different than anything that can be made with modern color materials. The first image in this series is so stunning, I almost dropped my teeth when I saw it.
If you've never seen the glossy tri-color separation photo  printing in the fashion magazines of the '30s and '40's, you missed a real treat. The muted colors are a delight to see. If you want to play around and try to get the effect with modern color film, a reasonable effect can be achieved by shooting through certain sun glass lenses. It takes a lot of experimentation, though.