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Evelyn Nesbit (Colorized)
Submitted by T.D.Jennings on Sat, 03/24/2012 - 1:48am.
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I know this image (originally posted by Dave )has been colorized before, as well as the controversy over colorizing images in the first place. However, I found this image so mesmerizing, I had to take a shot. This was my result after approx. 2 hours in Photoshop CS5. View full size.
Very nice job
Submitted by richland1254 on Sat, 04/07/2012 - 9:27am.
Very nice job. The black and white pic is still there for those who don't like colorized pics. I myself like to colorize them and wonder if this is what maybe the cameraman saw at that moment. Keep up the good work! Rich
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