(Credits to the WWI pilots FB page where I noticed this re-toned picture.)
I think this a really effective colourisation and worth repeating here.
We probably all know the original b&w picture of MvR's visit which, to me, has little impact but, as tinted here, I think it really comes to life and leaps out at you.
Many historians understandably dislike the process as it gives a false authority to colours chosen, but as long as you don't treat the shading as gospel (and, heaven forbid, quote as a reference source!), the positive benefits in realism and immediacy are fantastic.
Anyway, it really caught my eye and, like Peter Jackson's movie, gives modern eyes a view on these century old images.
Sandy
