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Title: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: Jacob on December 07, 2012, 04:37:19 PM
Pretty cool: http://www.information.dk/fotobloggen/319049
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: merithyn on December 07, 2012, 04:45:30 PM
Those are really cool. The first few look almost like a Hollywood street scene.
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: Valmy on December 07, 2012, 04:49:02 PM
What is up with the random photo of people dressed like Gauls?
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: DGuller on December 07, 2012, 04:52:16 PM
Wow, they look very realistic.
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: merithyn on December 07, 2012, 04:58:13 PM
Quote from: DGuller on December 07, 2012, 04:52:16 PM
Wow, they look very realistic.

:glare:

I said that because I thought it was so strange that there were so few people. The impression was one of not a real street, at all, but rather an old Hollywood lot.
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: derspiess on December 07, 2012, 05:10:46 PM
Man, you can practically smell them!
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: Oexmelin on December 07, 2012, 05:22:13 PM
The second photo, today. https://maps.google.com/maps?q=passage+du+caire+paris&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=48.868448,2.350084&spn=0.000244,0.000603&client=firefox-a&hnear=Passage+du+Caire,+75002+Paris,+%C3%8Ele-de-France,+France&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=48.868448,2.350084&panoid=EXKZ2GFBvPeuTFFiUzgE6Q&cbp=12,248.59,,0,0 (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=passage+du+caire+paris&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=48.868448,2.350084&spn=0.000244,0.000603&client=firefox-a&hnear=Passage+du+Caire,+75002+Paris,+%C3%8Ele-de-France,+France&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=48.868448,2.350084&panoid=EXKZ2GFBvPeuTFFiUzgE6Q&cbp=12,248.59,,0,0)
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: Jacob on December 07, 2012, 05:26:02 PM
That's cool! Cheers, Oex!
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: Ed Anger on December 07, 2012, 05:33:28 PM
I think I molested those mannequins.
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: Oexmelin on December 07, 2012, 05:37:10 PM
First picture, today: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=passage+du+caire+paris&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=48.868248,2.350187&spn=0.000232,0.000603&client=firefox-a&hnear=Passage+du+Caire,+75002+Paris,+%C3%8Ele-de-France,+France&t=h&layer=c&cbll=48.868247,2.350187&panoid=gKlNDIH55M52r5I57O_7AA&cbp=12,24.89,,0,0&z=21

It is actually right next to the second picture. The house has obviously been demolished, but you can make out the apparent stones and brown brick of the side of the building located on the left hand side of the picture.

Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: Jacob on December 07, 2012, 05:50:35 PM
EDIT: Ooops... wrong link. Here's the real one: http://www.paris1914.com/
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: 11B4V on December 07, 2012, 05:52:29 PM
The one on the left is doable if of age.  :perv:


(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg2.information.dk%2Ffiles%2Fimagecache%2F940x%2Ffotoblogbilleder%2F0_70de2_75e610df_XXL.jpg&hash=ded30be2fbf5932f16a950d4cb567cb987b855c8)
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: DGuller on December 07, 2012, 06:03:24 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 07, 2012, 05:52:29 PM
The one on the left is doable if of age.  :perv:
I'm sure she's of age now.
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: The Minsky Moment on December 07, 2012, 06:29:17 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on December 07, 2012, 05:22:13 PM
The second photo, today. https://maps.google.com/maps?q=passage+du+caire+paris&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=48.868448,2.350084&spn=0.000244,0.000603&client=firefox-a&hnear=Passage+du+Caire,+75002+Paris,+%C3%8Ele-de-France,+France&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=48.868448,2.350084&panoid=EXKZ2GFBvPeuTFFiUzgE6Q&cbp=12,248.59,,0,0 (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=passage+du+caire+paris&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=48.868448,2.350084&spn=0.000244,0.000603&client=firefox-a&hnear=Passage+du+Caire,+75002+Paris,+%C3%8Ele-de-France,+France&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=48.868448,2.350084&panoid=EXKZ2GFBvPeuTFFiUzgE6Q&cbp=12,248.59,,0,0)

Not an improvement.
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: Syt on December 07, 2012, 11:58:22 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 07, 2012, 05:52:29 PM
The one on the left is doable if of age.  :perv:


(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg2.information.dk%2Ffiles%2Fimagecache%2F940x%2Ffotoblogbilleder%2F0_70de2_75e610df_XXL.jpg&hash=ded30be2fbf5932f16a950d4cb567cb987b855c8)

Im guessing the baby is hers? Also: Awesome 'stache on the dude.
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: Liep on December 08, 2012, 05:11:07 AM
Colour pictures from Russia before the revolution.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/prokudin-gorsky/
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: Richard Hakluyt on December 08, 2012, 03:20:38 PM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on December 07, 2012, 06:29:17 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on December 07, 2012, 05:22:13 PM
The second photo, today. https://maps.google.com/maps?q=passage+du+caire+paris&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=48.868448,2.350084&spn=0.000244,0.000603&client=firefox-a&hnear=Passage+du+Caire,+75002+Paris,+%C3%8Ele-de-France,+France&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=48.868448,2.350084&panoid=EXKZ2GFBvPeuTFFiUzgE6Q&cbp=12,248.59,,0,0 (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=passage+du+caire+paris&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=48.868448,2.350084&spn=0.000244,0.000603&client=firefox-a&hnear=Passage+du+Caire,+75002+Paris,+%C3%8Ele-de-France,+France&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=48.868448,2.350084&panoid=EXKZ2GFBvPeuTFFiUzgE6Q&cbp=12,248.59,,0,0)

Not an improvement.

Yes, the old pic is charming and its modern replacement is cold and desolate.
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: Oexmelin on March 26, 2013, 07:56:12 PM
What I had attempted, in a much better format, for the rest of the collection.

Slide the red handle to compare the pictures from 1914 and 2013.

http://www.rue89.com/rue89-culture/2013/03/24/paris-1914-2013-en-photos-grimpez-dans-notre-fabuleuse-machine-remonter-le
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: Habbaku on March 26, 2013, 08:15:46 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on March 26, 2013, 07:56:12 PM
What I had attempted, in a much better format, for the rest of the collection.

Slide the red handle to compare the pictures from 1914 and 2013.

http://www.rue89.com/rue89-culture/2013/03/24/paris-1914-2013-en-photos-grimpez-dans-notre-fabuleuse-machine-remonter-le

Awesome.  Thanks for posting.  Now, if only we could do the same with pics from 1871...
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: MadImmortalMan on March 26, 2013, 09:28:18 PM
The tobacco shop on Rue Basfroi is still there.  :)
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: MadImmortalMan on March 26, 2013, 09:31:24 PM
Honestly, the 2013 pics are all...cluttered compared to the old ones. In the 1914 pics, it's like the people have room to breathe without being constantly bombarded by people and cars.
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: mongers on March 26, 2013, 09:42:26 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on March 26, 2013, 07:56:12 PM
What I had attempted, in a much better format, for the rest of the collection.

Slide the red handle to compare the pictures from 1914 and 2013.

http://www.rue89.com/rue89-culture/2013/03/24/paris-1914-2013-en-photos-grimpez-dans-notre-fabuleuse-machine-remonter-le

Thanks for that, very interesting.  I like that whilst some haven't changed much, save for street furniture and signage, you've included some locations with entirely new buildings replacing all but a small part of the old scene.

You've really done well, precisely registering the same architecture, pixel for pixel.   :cool:

How difficult was it to take the new photographs in the correct focal length to preserve the same spacial relationships?

Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 27, 2013, 12:16:37 AM
Quote from: Oexmelin on March 26, 2013, 07:56:12 PM
What I had attempted, in a much better format, for the rest of the collection.

Slide the red handle to compare the pictures from 1914 and 2013.

http://www.rue89.com/rue89-culture/2013/03/24/paris-1914-2013-en-photos-grimpez-dans-notre-fabuleuse-machine-remonter-le

That's really good work.   I like trying to spot the little details;  windows in the same place, building molding remaining the same, etc.

Anybody notice in the photo of the Rue des Martyrs that the wrought-iron work on the building to the right on the 3rd floor is still the same?
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: Admiral Yi on March 27, 2013, 01:19:16 AM
Tres cool Ucks.

Some of them are real buzzkills, like that one where all the street level shops got replaced by a Stalinist apartment building.
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: Oexmelin on March 27, 2013, 10:58:22 AM
Sorry - the wording of my sentence might have led to wrong conclusions.

This is not my work (I wish - but I am no longer in Paris), but rather that of the Rue89 photographer. He did what I had previously attempted in this thread (see above) simply by using google map, for the few photos that had already been released.

Incidentally, the reason why I immediately knew where the initial photo was located (the Passage du Caire) is because that street was part of my walking routine from home to work. And so is the first one of the rue89 website.

Quote from: mongers on March 26, 2013, 09:42:26 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on March 26, 2013, 07:56:12 PM
What I had attempted, in a much better format, for the rest of the collection.

Slide the red handle to compare the pictures from 1914 and 2013.

http://www.rue89.com/rue89-culture/2013/03/24/paris-1914-2013-en-photos-grimpez-dans-notre-fabuleuse-machine-remonter-le

Thanks for that, very interesting.  I like that whilst some haven't changed much, save for street furniture and signage, you've included some locations with entirely new buildings replacing all but a small part of the old scene.

You've really done well, precisely registering the same architecture, pixel for pixel.   :cool:

How difficult was it to take the new photographs in the correct focal length to preserve the same spacial relationships?
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: Oexmelin on March 27, 2013, 11:03:21 AM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on March 27, 2013, 01:19:16 AM
Tres cool Ucks.

Some of them are real buzzkills, like that one where all the street level shops got replaced by a Stalinist apartment building.

Yes, it's the Rue de la Roquette one? That building does stand out in that street, even when not isolated in a photo.



Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: Oexmelin on May 10, 2013, 05:06:10 PM
London, 1927:

http://vimeo.com/7638752
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: Sheilbh on May 11, 2013, 09:50:57 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on May 10, 2013, 05:06:10 PM
London, 1927:

http://vimeo.com/7638752
I was just going to post that. Amazing video.
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: Admiral Yi on May 12, 2013, 05:35:16 PM
Not the best choice for background music.

I like the smack at Marble Arch. Seriously guys, that's a lame name for a monument.
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: Sheilbh on May 12, 2013, 05:39:17 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on May 12, 2013, 05:35:16 PM
Not the best choice for background music.
I liked the music.

QuoteI like the smack at Marble Arch. Seriously guys, that's a lame name for a monument.
I remember thinking the same a while ago, so I looked up what Marble Arch was for. I'd always assumed it was some sort of memorial or Arc de Triomphe. Turns out it was just meant to be a gate to Buckingham Palace that got relocated, nothing more impressive than Temple bar.
Title: Re: Paris 1914 Colour Photos
Post by: Richard Hakluyt on May 12, 2013, 07:39:53 PM
It was used as a police station until quite recently. Quite a funny story really, a gatehouse was built for Buckingham palace but was too small so they moved it to the end of Oxford street and handed it over to the police, no doubt many a weary copper has brewed up and rested his weary feet there  :cool: