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Q-Ball -> Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/1/2008 4:50:08 AM)

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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Q-Ball -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/1/2008 4:50:40 AM)

Another one:

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Many of the photos I recognize as famous shots. Seeing them in color is pretty mind boggling.



Q-Ball -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/1/2008 4:52:01 AM)

Pretty amazing detail on some of them, this a side shot of CL Jintsu:

[image]local://upfiles/6931/9B10486671024565BF35D90E41239D6D.jpg[/image]

I could keep going, there are better ones on the blog. Not sure how this was done, but you have to check it out.



deanver -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/1/2008 5:09:15 AM)

Got any carriers?



Q-Ball -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/1/2008 5:13:17 AM)

Ok, here is one of Kaga I like, but I don't want to post more and hog the thread. You have to check out the link in first post:

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deanver -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/1/2008 5:31:50 AM)

Japanese carriers have always looked odd to me.



Elouda -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/1/2008 10:43:08 AM)

These are stunning. Ive seen a few of them before, like the one of the 1928 era Kaga.

This one is definately one of the most impressive.



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m10bob -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/1/2008 1:43:02 PM)

Very nice!..Thank you.



patrickl -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/1/2008 1:58:48 PM)

Amazing! [&o][&o] Thanks for the link.



cantona2 -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/1/2008 2:53:41 PM)

Though some of the pics get repeated you do get some brilliant colourised photos there



John 3rd -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/1/2008 3:20:05 PM)

Wow...



BrucePowers -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/1/2008 3:55:13 PM)

Very nice....



Apollo11 -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/1/2008 5:13:26 PM)


quote:

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!


Leo "Apollo11"



lineartube -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/1/2008 7:01:08 PM)

Wow.. whole different war(s) but there it is the CSS Stonewall

[image]http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/irootoko_jr/imgs/3/f/3fa06af5.jpg[/image]



wdolson -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/1/2008 10:47:02 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: lineartube

Wow.. whole different war(s) but there it is the CSS Stonewall



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

Bill



madgamer2 -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/1/2008 11:22:17 PM)

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.

Madgamer



Q-Ball -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/2/2008 12:22:36 AM)

Spent the last hour thumbing through, lot's o good stuff!



wdolson -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/2/2008 11:46:50 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: madgamer

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.

Madgamer


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.

Bill



Anthropoid -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/2/2008 1:06:41 PM)

Hey what's the story with that one that Elouda posted of the big ship on fire next to land? Was it at port and getting attacked?



Elouda -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/2/2008 1:25:56 PM)

Its battleship Ise, on the 24th July 1945, at Ondo Seto (between Kure and Kurahashijima), under attack by aircraft from the USS Ranger.



rjopel -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/2/2008 1:31:26 PM)

It's the Battleship Ise in late July 45 being pounded in one of a several day series of strikes by TF58.



Q-Ball -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/2/2008 2:41:45 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: wdolson

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.



Lecivius -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/2/2008 5:44:08 PM)

I'm not sure if it is related, but Microsoft has released a high end software package that REALLY enhances images.  A couple of dated anaolg pics can get turned into colorized 3D images etc.  I am curious if this might be a by-product.

Great pics in any event [&o]



wdolson -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/2/2008 10:36:13 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Elouda

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.

Bill



Elouda -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/2/2008 10:59:47 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: wdolson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Elouda

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.

Bill



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.



wdolson -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/2/2008 11:55:49 PM)

Specifically which carrier the planes that struck the Ise were from is lost to history.  I would not be surprised if she was attacked with planes from multiple carriers.

Bill



Kull -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/4/2008 5:17:01 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: rjopel

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.



Reg -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/4/2008 10:51:43 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Q-Ball

I wish I could read Japanese to surf around more, but some of the products are amazing.


If you run a Firefox web browser, try the product below...

http://www.foxlingo.com/

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Reg -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/4/2008 11:15:10 AM)


An example using the eigo-navi translator.



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cantona2 -> RE: Amazing Colorized IJN Photos (9/4/2008 11:35:34 AM)

Does IE have a function like that or will it translate using the translate into english tool?



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