This image has been severely cropped from the original on Shorpy in order to function as computer wallpaper. The license plates have been given historically accurate colors. I did a search for 1916 Michigan plates and found a couple of pictures, which I sampled directly to get the RGB values. The natural elements of the picture I've also probably gotten reasonably close. Purists who know those old cars, on the other hand, will probably find mistakes. Were the tires really that shade of tan? Maybe, maybe not. And so on with the rest of the image. If I thought a color looked believable, it was in. So, please don't judge me too harshly on historical details. I tried a couple of new techniques on this picture, involving colors blending into one another (which in the past has been quite hard to do). I tried this on the street, sidewalks, dirt, and the trees, and was fairly pleased with how they turned out. I also tried something similar on the buildings, but it didn't work, and I didn't end up using the techniques there. | Click image for Comments. | Home | Browse All Photos