Friday, July 15, 2011

Enhancement - Looking For Lost Details

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.

Beyond that, there are no tears patched, spots removed or missing areas replaced. No restorations. These scars were earned along the way in its gourney to our time. They are part of its story.

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.




woman and twins orig
woman and twins



Four Babies
Four Babies



Two babies
Two babies



Twins
Twins



20110616 baby on tricycle
20110616 baby on tricycle enhanced



cabinet card couple
cabinet card couple



Man and woman
Man and woman



Fashion couple
That tear was so distracting I couldn't resist a bit of repair on this one.
Fashion couple



Singing
Singing
The yellow and red were removed from this one.



Rock 1932
Rock 1932



Girl in Surf
Girl in Surf
This was a one-click balance. The skin tones are back to normal. It could be a LITTLE bluer.



waterfall
waterfall



Boy
Boy


Lymon
And just what is going on here?
Lymon



Big Fish
Big Fish



Junk Yard original
Junk Yard enhanced



Girl on rocking horse
Girl on rocking horse
This one was enlarged a bit too.



Girl and bow
Girl and bow



Small girl
Small girl



Boy in playclothes
Boy in playclothes



Girl with purse
Girl with purse



Baby
Baby



Portrait of a woman
Portrait of a woman



Girl with flowers
Girl with flowers



man in the woods orig
man in the woods enhanced



Cabinet Card, slightly trimmed
Cabinet Card, slightly trimmed



Two Guys
Particularly surprising results on this one.
Two Guys




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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Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you!
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THE KIDS Lesson one.
It is always a mystery to us how a photograph of any of these precious children could end up lost or abandoned. Here are a few. You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.

Dee and the Business School Dee and the Business School
The beautiful Dee. A curious story, What do you see?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
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"What are they doing?"

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