For some, an old photograph loses its charm when "restored" to modern day clarity with all the age spots removed. Some photographs however, benefit greatly from just a nudge of enhancement. An improved contrast or the reversal of the yellowing brings out details that otherwise would have been missed and lost forever.
To please both camps of those of us who rescue old photographs, here are both the originals and the enhanced of just a few of the latest additions to Lost Gallery.
On this one the enhancement was very slight. But I tried something a little different here. I enlarged just the photo to improve the visibility of the detail but kept the original backboard intact.
The sepia tone is much prettier I know. The original is the best in this case. But the detail that emerged by draining off the color was worth a look. The frame was enlarged on this one also.
Contrast increased a bit on this one. Didn't help much.
Now, here's a worthwhile project!
Drained the yellow and increased the contrast.
Helped a lot.
Lots of comment on this one. According to D.SHELEY this is a Bomber MB-1 of which only 130 were made, none surviving.
Here is an interesting bit. This is a print on very lightweight silver coated paper. It has been stored for a long time next to or in a paper envelope. I almost mistook it for just a scrap of soiled paper. If there had not been three of them together, I might not have taken a second look. Now I wish I had found them a few decades ago as so much has already been lost.
Enhancement is a subject visited often in LOST GALLERY. Here are some previous pages on the subject.
LOOKING FOR LOST DETAILS - MAY 15, 2011
LOOKING FOR LOST DETAILS - APRIL 21, 2011
LOOKING FOR LOST DETAILS - MARCH 10, 2011
LOOKING FOR LOST DETAILS - FEBRUARY 06, 2011
LOOKING FOR LOST DETAILS - DECEMBER 10, 2010
Or just click ENHANCEMENT under "Lables" at the bottom of this page and then click "OLDER POSTS" for additional pages of that subject.
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