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Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/1/2008 4:50:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		I ran accross a Japanese blog that has many digitally colorized photos of IJN ships. It's a little fake, and I wish I could read Japanese to surf around more, but some of the products are amazing. Just one example, a colorized Fuso is attached. Here is the link:

//blog.livedoor.jp/irootoko_jr/






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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/1/2008 4:50:40 AM   
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Many of the photos I recognize as famous shots. Seeing them in color is pretty mind boggling.

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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/1/2008 4:52:01 AM   
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I could keep going, there are better ones on the blog. Not sure how this was done, but you have to check it out.

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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/1/2008 5:09:15 AM   
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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/1/2008 5:13:17 AM   
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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/1/2008 5:31:50 AM   
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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/1/2008 10:43:08 AM   
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This one is definately one of the most impressive.






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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/1/2008 1:43:02 PM   
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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/1/2008 1:58:48 PM   
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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/1/2008 2:53:41 PM   
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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/1/2008 3:20:05 PM   
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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/1/2008 3:55:13 PM   
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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/1/2008 5:13:26 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Q-Ball

I ran accross a Japanese blog that has many digitally colorized photos of IJN ships. It's a little fake, and I wish I could read Japanese to surf around more, but some of the products are amazing. Just one example, a colorized Fuso is attached. Here is the link:

//blog.livedoor.jp/irootoko_jr/


Thanks - nice find!


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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/1/2008 7:01:08 PM   
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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/1/2008 10:47:02 PM   
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Wow.. whole different war(s) but there it is the CSS Stonewall



History of the Stomewall: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS_Stonewall

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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/1/2008 11:22:17 PM   
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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/2/2008 12:22:36 AM   
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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/2/2008 11:46:50 AM   
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might be because they were built on the hull of a different ship class. That might be why they look like someone took a large knife and sliced all the super structure from the ship and put a deck in its place. One thing for sure they don't have the grace of the American carriers.

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Japanese carriers had very small islands, or in some cases, no island. It makes the proportions look odd, like a big husky guy with a small head.

BTW, these pictures are very nice. A few do look a bit odd, but most look like they were originally in color. Whoever is doing the colorization is doing an excellent job.

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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/2/2008 1:06:41 PM   
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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/2/2008 1:25:56 PM   
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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/2/2008 1:31:26 PM   
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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/2/2008 2:41:45 PM   
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BTW, these pictures are very nice. A few do look a bit odd, but most look like they were originally in color. Whoever is doing the colorization is doing an excellent job.

Bill



You're right, It's tough to get it perfect, but I have seen some bad colorization jobs. Whoever or whatever is doing these it is the best I have seen. REALLY good. I would love to see more period shots with that kind of colorization.

I have seen very few actual color photos taken by a WWII Japanese photographer. Only a handfull of diplomatic photos, no combat photos. It must not have been available in Japan. Unlike the Germans, who took quite a few color photos.

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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/2/2008 5:44:08 PM   
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Great pics in any event

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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/2/2008 10:36:13 PM   
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Its battleship Ise, on the 24th July 1945, at Ondo Seto (between Kure and Kurahashijima), under attack by aircraft from the USS Ranger.


I kind of doubt it was aircraft from the Ranger. The Ranger was a training carrier by 1945 and hadn't left continental US waters in over a year. It was deemed unsuitable for combat early in the war and was pulled from service as soon as enough CVEs were available to replace it in the Atlantic.

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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/2/2008 10:59:47 PM   
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Its battleship Ise, on the 24th July 1945, at Ondo Seto (between Kure and Kurahashijima), under attack by aircraft from the USS Ranger.


I kind of doubt it was aircraft from the Ranger. The Ranger was a training carrier by 1945 and hadn't left continental US waters in over a year. It was deemed unsuitable for combat early in the war and was pulled from service as soon as enough CVEs were available to replace it in the Atlantic.

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Yeah, seems your right. Erraneous entry for Ise on wikipedia then. Ranger arrived at San Diego 25th July, so unless the USN developed teleportation, it wasnt aircraft from there. Another source just states "TF38", which is probably more accurate.

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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/2/2008 11:55:49 PM   
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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/4/2008 5:17:01 AM   
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It's the Battleship Ise in late July 45 being pounded in one of a several day series of strikes by TF58.


Man, that "half-carrier" after deck is just an abortion.

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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/4/2008 10:51:43 AM   
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I wish I could read Japanese to surf around more, but some of the products are amazing.


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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/4/2008 11:15:10 AM   
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RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos - 9/4/2008 11:35:34 AM   
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