Turning Gray Shades Into Colors With A Tinted Geometric Grid

explanation

This is an old technique that uses the “color assimilation” effect to colorize pictures. This perceptual effect, also known by scientists as the Von Bezold spreading effect, occurs when our visual system transfers perceived colors to their adjacent areas.

Is the first photo of a variety of pumpkins in color?

colorized black and white pumpkins
Black and white photo overlaid with a geometrical tinted grid