Sunday, January 26, 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.


Eight on a bridge
Eight on a bridge
Eight on a bridge
Look what we found!

Two girls on the beach
Two girls on the beach

Three guys
Three guys
I tried to blur out the light leak in this one also. Not much help.
CDV Man Seated
CDV Man Seated

Four bathing beauties
Four bathing beauties

Rita?  Is that you?
Rita?  Is that you?
People Stack
People Stack

Woman in leather jacket
Woman in leather jacket

Girls at the Beach
Girls at the Beach
This one really improved

Five in the water
Five in the water

Group at the beach
Group at the beach

Group at the beach
Group at the beach

The gang at the beach
The Gang at the Beach

Portrait of a man
Portrait of a man
CDV man
CDV man

Tint Job
Tint Job

Man with Hat
Man with Hat
RPPC portrait of a woman
RPPC portrait of a woman

Girl and car
Girl and car
Looking out the window
Looking out the window

Portrait of two women
Portrait of two women

Part of a strip of portraits
Part of a strip of portraits

Seated
Seated

Asleep
Asleep
Girl on a bridge
Girl on a bridge

Woman in uniform
Woman in uniform
Three graduates
Three graduates

Group of four...no
Five
Oh, I see it now! There's FIVE people in this snap...

Chain gang
Chain gang
This one cleaned up really nice.

Iced Water
This one was printed reversed also. Corrected here.
Iced Water
Group
Group

Woman and hat
Woman and hat
Woman at the corner of the house
Woman at the corner of the house

Girl on the grass
Girl on the grass
Tomorrow's siren
Tomorrow's siren

Woman and tree
Woman and tree
Woman in fur trimmed coat
Woman in fur trimmed coat

woman and car
woman and car

Girl on dock
Girl on dock
Woman on a wall
Woman on a wall

girl on bridge
girl on bridge
Girl on bridge
Girl on bridge

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.

And don't miss
Cabinet Card Gallery
One Man's Treasure
Penny Tales
Square America
Tattered and Lost
Vernacular Photography
The best
FOUND PHOTOGRAPH
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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