I like 'em, though I can't look at them without feeling that they've been
tweaked, and that's a drawback.  Even so, the photo of Mark Twain gives me
a sense of the living, breathing man, a person one might have talked to,
instead of being a famous writer whose life and works can be studied, but
who is just out of reach as a human being.  Of course, we all know about
his life, his works, his family and friends, and his quirky creative
energy, but that colorized photo adds a dimension to our sense of this man
as a person.  In a way, it brings him into the present, our present, but it
also brings us into his past in a fresh way.

Thanks for the post.
Ken S.




On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 6:32 AM, Hal Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> This project represents a very good intention, I think; and I think some of
> these photos are quite lovely.  But I wonder what other scholars think of
> this technique??  Mostly soldiers but also including our paragon, MT...
>
>
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2446391/Amazing-Civil-War-photographs-created-colorist-bring-eras-heroes-characters-life-color-time.html
>
> thanks, --Hal B.
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