Adding colour

by

โ€“

Thanks to a software programme update, we are now able to colourise pictures, pretty much with the click of a button. The results are, we think, rather extraordinary.

Article continues below…
Advert

Enjoy more Classic MotorCycle reading in the monthly magazine.
Click here to subscribe & save.

Bringing to mind Peter Jacksonโ€™s 2018 They Shall Not Grow Old, when First World War footage was colourised, the added colour brings a different element to the pictures. Whether itโ€™s right or wrong, the enhancement or bastardisation of history, can all be discussed โ€“ but what canโ€™t be denied is itโ€™s rather fascinating.

These two images are from the December 2022 issue of The Classic MotorCycle; the full story behind each picture (which are reproduced in black and white in the magazine) can be found by purchasing a copy. Weโ€™ll be exploring and exploiting the technology further in the future. 

Article continues below…
Advert

 


Advert
Subscribe to The Classic MotorCycle Magazine Enjoy more The Classic MotorCycle reading in the monthly magazine. Click here to subscribe.

Article Tags:

About the Author