Coloured images of WWI: Battle of the Somme

[Uufflakke]

While searching for something else I stumbled into a serie of coloured images of WWI: Battle of the Somme.

"The original black and white photographs were painstakingly colourised over a number of months by electrician Royston Leonard, 55, from Cardiff, south Wales, and bring to life the stark reality of life in the trenches of the First World War. "

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5395193/Incredible-images-bring-life-devastation-Somme.html

 

Perhaps a similar topic has been posted already but I haven't found it (yet).

 

 

 

 

[Dogbert1953]

 

 

Mike.

[HBPencil]

You can find those colourised WWI photos and a lot more here:
https://www.facebook.com/ww1incolour/?fref=pb&hc_location=profile_browser

[Gambit21]

They Shall Not Grow Old

 

 

 

[HansBlitz]

I saw "They shall not grow old" at the theater and thought it was extremely well done. I stayed for the 30 minute extra after where Peter Jackson explained all they did to put together the footage for movie and color it. I also was glad I stayed for that. Was quite amazing.

[Gambit21]

On 3/11/2019 at 1:34 PM, HansBlitz said:

I also was glad I stayed for that. Was quite amazing.

 

Me too.

The rendition of "Mademoiselle from Armentiers" was also fantastic.

[Cpt_Cool]

It was an incredibly unique film. What a strange mixing of cutting edge technology and 100+ year old subject matter. And to top it off, it was very effective. 

Edited March 15, 2019 by Cpt_Cool

[Gambit21]

He has so much more footage still.

He could do a series - I’d like to see more aviation related footage.