Thames (NZ): Add some colour to your old Thames Photos

Have you ever seen those sites on facebook where people produce the most amazing colourised photographs from faded old black and whites? Wish you could get some photos adjusted?

Well ponder no longer!  Thanks to Tom for the tip-off - you can now get your photos colourised in seconds.  See below the example - the transformation thanks to MyHeritage - beware its very addictive!!

 

Photo Source: Grahamstown, Burton Brothers at Te Papa Tongarewa.

 Can you believe the different perspective and imagery that is provoked by seeing the image in colour - looking over Kirkwood and Queen Street in the 1880s.

Lets look at a few more examples.

Early Etching, view looking south over Grahamstown to Shortland Town.

Photo Source: State Library of Victoria

View of Grahamstown from the Moanataiari.

Photo Source: View of Grahamstown, American Photographic Company; Te Papa Tongarewa  

View from Lovers Walk, Waiotahi to Grahamstown north.

Photo Source: View of Grahamstown, American Photographic Company; Te Papa Tongarewa  

Isn't the colour effect amazing showing up the roads and drains, even the water ebbing over the mudflats!

Now to my favourite. Butt's corner at the south end of Pollen Street, what will colour do for our perception of this iconic photograph?

Corner of Pollen & Grey Streets, looking north.

Photo Source: View of Pollen Street, American Photographic Company; Te Papa Tongarewa  

So now for today's CHALLENGE! 
Find your favourite photographs of old Thames, and go to MyHeritage. The instructions are simple, sign in /log in, upload your photo and await the magic to happen! Turn back time, see the town as our ancestors did - the spectacular 'colour' of the old goldmining town.