02-03-2003, 11:42 AM
That other Ed is, as usual, right.
Black and white film, especially older film, gives odd color depictions. Anyone who has ever tried to ID ribbons from WWI and pre-WWI ribbon bars knows ths difficulty. The problem is especially bad with moire ribbons that are intended to look "silky" and reflect light in an attractive and dazzling way. This ribbon is exactly how a regular ribbon when very new and of very high quality (what else would you expect from Budenny?) would appear in a pre-WWII black and white film emulsion.
Somewhere, can't remember where, I ran across a nice internet article on the odd color shifts we should expect with these old emulsions.
Ed Haynes
(another Ed, not as often right as is that other Ed)
Black and white film, especially older film, gives odd color depictions. Anyone who has ever tried to ID ribbons from WWI and pre-WWI ribbon bars knows ths difficulty. The problem is especially bad with moire ribbons that are intended to look "silky" and reflect light in an attractive and dazzling way. This ribbon is exactly how a regular ribbon when very new and of very high quality (what else would you expect from Budenny?) would appear in a pre-WWII black and white film emulsion.
Somewhere, can't remember where, I ran across a nice internet article on the odd color shifts we should expect with these old emulsions.
Ed Haynes
(another Ed, not as often right as is that other Ed)
