Monday, January 6, 2014

Enhancement - Looking for Lost Details - January 2014


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.


Four Children
Four Children

Cabinet Card Family of five
Cabinet Card Family of five

Cabinet Card family
Cabinet Card family

Eight children
Eight children

On the front walk
On the front walk

Mama
Mama

Group outside
Group outside

Group on a porch
Group on a porch

Pickins
Pickins
We found a bored little girl...
Detail: Bored

Fifteen girls
Fifteen girls, lollies and dollies

Class Picture
Class Picture

Seven men
Seven men

Halloween
Halloween

Ready for t he parade
Ready for t he parade

Class
Class

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

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

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

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Square America
Tattered and Lost
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The best
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sites on the web.

And for postcards try
THE DAILY POSTCARD.
POSTCARDY

All images are the property of Lost Gallery and the author. Permission must be granted for their use. All rights reserved.

THE KIDS Lesson one. 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 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?"

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2 comments:

  1. NonnieJanuary 6, 2014 at 11:13 AM

    I like the idea of having both images.

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    1. anyjazzJanuary 6, 2014 at 11:45 AM

      Thanks Nonnie. I like it too. The age and condition of a photograph is part of its message to us. Yet, we benefit greatly from the details a bit of enhancement reveals. So I post them both, side by side.

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