Autochromes of Nature

The autochrome-- the first commercially available colour process (1907-1932)-- and nature met wonderfully. The autochrome required long exposure times, 30 seconds to a minute, so a naturally static view was helpful. Moreover, if you now have a way to take pictures in colour, well, what better to use that on than the capture of bright flowers and the fresh green of leaves? Nature scenes are among the most popular of amateur autochromes at all levels, and it's easy to see why. 

George Eastman House

Roses in a vase, ca. 1915. Source

George Eastman House

Scene with water and trees, ca. 1910. Source

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The Matterhorn, Switzerland, ca. 1915. Source

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Villa Bonnier, Stockholm, Sweden, ca. 1930. Source

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Ethel Dietz Nichols in a garden, ca. 1911-1915. Source

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Pink lilies, ca. 1915. Source

George Eastman House

Hibiscus flower, ca. 1915. Source

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Letchworth State Park, New York, ca. 1915. Source

Bibliotheque de Toulouse

Gardens in Monte Carlo, ca. 1910. Source

George Eastman House

Orchids, ca. 1923. Source

Bibliotheque de Toulouse

Houses amongst the trees, France, ca. 1910 (this looks to be one half of a stereoview). Source

Bibliotheque de Toulouse

Sedour mountain, southern France, ca. 1910. Source

George Eastman House

A child in a field of carnations, ca. 1915. Source