Caravan of Curiosities

December 27, 2008

three belgian autochromists

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These sweet photos came from Three Belgian Autochromists, a really cool site featuring the work of, you guessed it, three early Belgian autochromists! Autochrome is a very old way to take color pictures, used before the advent of color film. The site features the work of C. Corbett, P. Sano, and A. Van Besten, and frankly, the shots are just gorgeous. Plus, I really love getting to see pictures from as far back as 1903 in color! Do you think there are some hobbyists out there still practicing autochrome? The colors are so dreamy... See all the pictures here.

  • Posted by pruitt fpgirl on December 27, 2008 4:43 PM
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  • pruitt!!! i just love these pictures so much! i dont think ive ever seen such old color photos! they are so beautyfull =)

    Posted by Beth Garvey on December 28, 2008 12:28 PM

  • god, that must have taken an age and a half to do each of those. incredible.

    http://egotrippingatthegates.blogspot.com/

    Posted by d on December 28, 2008 5:43 PM

  • these are gorgeous!

    Posted by Shay on December 29, 2008 5:36 PM

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