Lost Gallery: October 2013

This is a special edition of the "Out of the Darkness" series which features old fading tintypes that have been enhanced a bit to show the hidden details.

Special edition? Yes. In routine handling of tintypes LOST GALLERY discovered this very special portrait of four children.

Although finding children in tintypes is always pretty special, one face emerged in this one that is downright striking.

Here she is. This child from around 1900 is somebody's grand mother or great aunt. I wish there were some information on the origin or some identification. This belongs in the care of a family historian.

Christina Ricci, Addams Family, Orion Pictures, Columbia Pictures

Or perhaps not...

The most popular photographs An album of the most requested photographs in the Lost Gallery.

Area 51 and a Half You are probably not authorized to see these.

Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you! This is a collection of photographs that disappear on the way home from the photo processing shop.

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THE KIDS It is always a mystery 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
The beautiful Dee. A curious story; What do you see?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
Neiffel and Helvetica Typehigh
"What are they doing?"

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 who rescue old photographs, here are both the originals and the enhanced of just a few of the latest additions to Lost Gallery.

Again, there are some really good examples this month, where a little boost made a great difference. As always, nothing has been "repaired" but just enhanced a bit.

Not much improvement on this one.

Not much change here. Just warmed up a bit.

The most popular photographs An album of the most requested photographs in the Lost Gallery.

Area 51 and a Half You are probably not authorized to see these.

Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you! This is a collection of photographs that disappear on the way home from the photo processing shop.

THE KIDS It is always a mystery 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
The beautiful Dee. A curious story; What do you see?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
Neiffel and Helvetica Typehigh
"What are they doing?"

Monday, October 28, 2013

Out Of The Darkness: Look what I found

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Monday, October 7, 2013

Enhancement - Looking for Loat Details - October 2013

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