Lost Gallery: Enhancement - Looking for Lost Details - May 2014

LOST GALLERY rescued an unusual amount of fading photographs this month so this is a second installment for May.

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, little or nothing has been "repaired" but just enhanced a bit.

This looks like the child in the E-Trade commercial.

On reverse: Keith Stratton

This one improved a bit but I still don't know what is going on.

This one improved a great deal.

This one took almost the reverse of the usual treatment. The detail improved by adding warmth and contrast back in.

LOST GALLERY doesn't get many color photographs in the collection. This one seems an early one and a little enhancement improved it.

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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