[roywiggins]

The impulse to colorize monochrome photos goes back almost as long as photography itself.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand-colouring_of_photographs#...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand-colouring_of_photographs#...

It depends on the photo, obviously, but colorization can also give a new dimension of contrast to a photo, even if the colors aren't strictly accurate, by separating out the foreground from the background better.

[logifail]

> The impulse to colorize monochrome photos goes back almost as long as photography itself

Impulse? A strange word to choose. Impulsive behaviour isn't what I'd aspire to, or want others to aspire to. Be thoughtful.

[roywiggins]

I was using it in the sense of definition 1b, a propensity or natural tendency usually other than rational: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impulse

People have liked colorizing photographs for a long time, it's a natural tendency even though it may or may not be rational.

[wilg]

Who are you scolding and why?