Monday, April 7, 2014

Enhancement - Looking for Lost Details - April - 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.


Camping
Camping
Cabinet Card Two toddlers
Cabinet Card Two toddlers

Boy Scout Troop
Scout Troup

family pose with canes
family pose with canes

Western Union
Western Union

Two men and airplanes
Two men and airplanes

Pipers piping parade
Pipers piping parade

The house.
The house.

House
House

House
House

Lake and Mountains
Lake and Mountains

Cliff dweller site
Cliff dweller site
Young man
Young man

School building?
School building?

Kilns
Kilns

Scene with wave
Scene with wave

Ambulance
Ambulance "Aggie"

Two boys
Two boys
Two boys
Two boys

A fierce Fight
A fierce Fight
Only the background benefited from this enhancement

Two women
Two women
Man and boy
Man and boy

Hair wash
Hair wash
It is always a surprise at how these old color photographs respond to a little enhancement.

Couple portraitGlenn TaylorMamie
Couple portraitGlenn TaylorMamie
This one was enlarged a little in proportion to the backing.

Pals
Pals
Two in a field
Two in a field

Couple in a field
Couple in a field
Out in a field
Out in a field

Couple in Oval Portrait
Couple in Oval Portrait

Woman with hat
Woman with hat
Woman and car
Woman and car

Girl in the garden
Girl in the garden
Girl on the spare
Girl on the spare

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

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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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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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