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Some early colour footage of LondonAn early pioneer of colour film.

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Posted by richw: Sat Jan 11th, 2014 17:58

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http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/198876/rare-color-film-shows-what-london-looked-like-in-1927/

Posted by Robert: Sun Jan 12th, 2014 03:30

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Very good Rich, some interesting views there.

Have you seen this:

http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk

They keep adding more batches of old images every now and then.

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Posted by jk: Sun Jan 12th, 2014 04:56

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It is interesting to look at this old film stuff to see how far we have come with digital.

The colour film of the past was only really sharp in its last years of common use. In the 1990s when they managed to get very small silver particles and so could produce sharp almost grainless images. I havent used colour film since I got my Nikon D1 in November 1999.

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Posted by Eric: Sun Jan 12th, 2014 06:49

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Thanks Rich
My grandparents lived and worked in London during this period so it was especially interesting to see.

Apart from the personal interest, I was also taken by three things...

1. The lack of litter on the roads
2. The impressively stable camerawork
3. That England beat the aussies at cricket

....those were the days.

:needsahug:

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Posted by blackfox: Sun Jan 12th, 2014 08:24

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simply superb and not that much different to when i grew up there post ww2 .brought back some memories for certain .and really loved the bow legged rosser at the end LOL

Posted by Eric: Sun Jan 12th, 2014 11:50

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I was trying to decide what vehicle was being used to transport him.

It looked remarkable smooth for the primitive suspension on old cars .... or horse and carts.

The track down Petticoat Lane through the crowds was very smoth...could it have been a car?

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Posted by Robert: Sun Jan 12th, 2014 12:36

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Quite a few seem to be at the same level as the upper decks of double deckers. Perhaps he was at the front on the upper deck of an open top omnibus?

Due to their mass they would probably be relatively smooth ride, although I din't notice the sway effect often associated with upper deck travel.

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Posted by Eric: Sun Jan 12th, 2014 14:14

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Robert wrote:
Quite a few seem to be at the same level as the upper decks of double deckers. Perhaps he was at the front on the upper deck of an open top omnibus?

Due to their mass they would probably be relatively smooth ride, although I din't notice the sway effect often associated with upper deck travel.
I agree on some, but the Petticoat Lane crowd didn't part ...for a bus.

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Posted by Robert: Sun Jan 12th, 2014 20:00

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Eric wrote:
Robert wrote:
Quite a few seem to be at the same level as the upper decks of double deckers. Perhaps he was at the front on the upper deck of an open top omnibus?

Due to their mass they would probably be relatively smooth ride, although I din't notice the sway effect often associated with upper deck travel.
I agree on some, but the Petticoat Lane crowd didn't part ...for a bus.
Several to the crowd were ogling the camera and apparently looking up a bit. Perhaps a stationary bus or some sort of platform. The clips are very short, I do wonder if there is other perhaps low quality but interesting stuff on the editing suit floor.

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Posted by Bob Bowen: Thu Jan 23rd, 2014 11:25

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Used to work with his grand daughter and walk past his blue plaque in Bristol most days.

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