I recently found old slides in boxes amongst other family things , I suppose it is ex Germany 1940 - 1945 . I know it has nothing to do with Oranjemund , but I will appreciate it very much if some one is able to help me to Identify the place / town etc . I did not know that slides were available those years , let alone colour .
The slides are mounted in tinplate frames with the wording "Filmosto Germany " embossed on the side.
Hennie .. looking at the slides , the time frame and the colour tinge indicates that these slides were in all likelyhood a typical part of the photographic artistry of the time .. all that was available was black and white but there was a thriving industry around trying to add colour to photos and slides ,, i have seen pictures over the years with the same painstkingly done addition of colour ,, pity was the darker shades could never be propely coloured in ,, note the black coats on the women .. the artistry could not make what the black and white saw lighter ,, I have seen picture of folk with vivid yellow hair etc ,,, all an interesting look at what happened .. I have pics of my Mom two comparisons ,, one in real life the next carefully " at the time airbrushed " by my uncle Sandy Laughlin an avid photographer ,, hell what a difference he made , not a sinlge line visible on her face ,,, so yes a very interesting contribution to the artistry of the past ...
thanks a million Sandy for the explanation.
Now it makes sense , the red colour must have been artificially added
I first thought it is because of age .
Hennie ,, thanks for the reply .. I recall in the 70's when TV sets that were easily affordable were maily black and white ,, and there was this " device " that was sold that was supposed to add " lifelike colour " to the boring B & W ,, it was a screen tat one hung over the TV screen .. it gave a sort of rainbowey efect sure there was colour but nothing really matched ... in fact if one was stoned while watching it wouod have had a mind benign result ha ha ..anyhow back to the pics .. observe the blocks of colour .. the sky artfully done in the blue .. then the rest filled in with the neutral pinkish shade to add life ..... in those times it was an acceptable compromise which gave the picture some life , a more skilled or concerned artist would ahve broken it into more blocks of tinge ...