Sturt V South Adelaide 1938; Adelaide Oval; Colourised

[Port Adelaide 1870]

Sturt V South Adelaide at Adelaide Oval in 1938: Part of a series of Black and White Football images I am colorising, to bring these people to the here and now. In the same way they would have seen themselves. you can find more at: 'Bring back the Biff' on Facebook.

 

[Interceptor]

Sturt V South Adelaide at Adelaide Oval in 1938: Part of a series of Black and White Football images I am colorising, to bring these people to the here and now. In the same way they would have seen themselves. you can find more at: 'Bring back the Biff' on Facebook.

So Sturt wore black shorts back then?
How do you determine the shades to use when colourising?
To be honest the greens look a bit odd, with the grass looking artificial.

 

[Jibroni]

Great photos, footballers were pretty well built back in the day.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

So Sturt wore black shorts back then?

One team would wear white and the other black. Home team had the choice.