America in Color from 1939-1943

[innerSpaceman]

It's funny how easy it is to forget that color is entirely a product of our brain and our perception, and does not exist in nature.

They DID live in a black and white world, as do we. Color is added by us.


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oh, but one of the things I loved about Wings of Desire is that the angels could see only in black and white, because it revealed the true nature of things (black and white photography is wonderful for this). Yet the one angel was so envious of humans, who experienced the universe in color.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

It's funny how easy it is to forget that color is entirely a product of our brain and our perception, and does not exist in nature.

CP already commented but I'm curious about this comment as well. Perception of color can vary but "color" is an objective attribute in the sense that the electromagnetic wavelengths emitted and reflected are the same regardless of observer.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Originally Posted by Alex

CP already commented but I'm curious about this comment as well. Perception of color can vary but "color" is an objective attribute in the sense that the electromagnetic wavelengths emitted and reflected are the same regardless of observer.

True, but can the same be said for the rods and cones in the eye of the observer?