very nice work author and very effective final result...GL

i like the colouring in this image, goes well with your title.

Nice one author. Like the photo.

*sigh* what an awesome photo.
i love when i look through the old photo albums and find pictures like this. completely captures the essence of the time. and what a heartfelt choice of pictures to use.
the way the photo looks, it kinda reminds me of old school polaroid pictures. i can almost feel the crinkle of the aged white backing on the print. Good Luck to you!

OMG, I love this, author! It looks so authentic, as if it started out in color and has faded over the years - unlike your love for her. I'm a little fa-klempt. Well done!

I think you did a nice job. It looks well blended.

Nice image author, if I may give you some little critique, you should try to get rid of the white borders/lines around the stripes and work some more on the ear. And I would give the bushes in the background a different color than the zebra, but that is my opinion

I saw quite a few of these back in the 60s & 70s.
Good work, author.

Super cool idea and fantastic execution...well done author...gl

Cool job. Like the color choice. It is different. And the zebra is smiling.

well now..isn't this a little warhol. Nicely done. i love the choice of picture, and your thoughts in color. its fun.

Reminds me of the zebra from the old chewing gum commercials... "Yikes, Stripes! Fruit Stripes Gum!"
:lol:

Thank you all for the comments and support!

The Zebra is cool but the background could have been replaced.

Jaws I'm not sure if we were allowed to change the background.. I think we were only allowed to work with one image if that was what you meant Thanks

lovely picture! and nice work

very very nice work author...great colorization of course but i think that the best thing in this image is the feel of the old times...Picture is colored but the old days mood is there too...well done

aww. what a nice thing to use to color ! it has alot of value sentimentally.
i think if i were you, i would have considered playing with the exposure of the original shot. the light is so bright it kinda blows out the detail of the baby, and makes the blanket/cap look odd because its such a dramatic change in color from the over exposed area to the shadowed area.

and something else, for future thought, perhaps you could look into tutorials on photo restoration,take out some of the age and wear spots on the photo, yet keep the old time feel and nostalgia. GOOD LUCK!

Sweet! Now I know where you get your good looks.

Great effect on the dog's fur, but the contrast is too dark on the shadows - You can barely see the man's feet. If you lighten the ambient light, the image will be more successful by not looking so overexposed.

That's different! GL!

I love his hair... it was like he was combing it and then said.. oh to hell with it.. hehehe

Ed Grimley's grandpa???

Yes! - That's where I've seen him - exactly right, Bob! ROFLMAO

I bet when this guy showered, he used the shampoo to bring his hair up into a point!
Nice job coloring, author - he's got really nice eyes now.

Very very nice work author...great colors...gl