Lost Gallery: June 2014

Saturday, June 28, 2014

Sepia Saturday - Wading Shin Deep

For this Sepia Saturday Suggestion

Without taking a scientific survey, I would venture that the single most common event for a camera to be included is a day at the beach. And there are certainly a lot of pictures taken at the old swimming hole or the city pool. There is a large collection of beach photographs in LOST GALLERY, almost 600 photographs so far. Many of them are of people just standing in the water.

So today for Sepia Saturday, lets create a new exhibit just for people standing shin deep in water.

No, not chin deep. Not elbow deep or ankle deep. Not waist deep or knee deep either.

They must be shin deep.

You know, committed but not certain. Eager but Wary. Reserving a bit. Testing. You know the type.

Harriet, I think there are fish in this water.

If you have further interest in elbow deep, ankle deep, waist deep, knee deep and a few other depths, test out these other lost gallery pages:
At The Beach - Page One (Of Seven)
At The Beach - The Girlfriend (1 of 2)
At The Beach - The Old Days

These two are from an itinerant beach photographer. The first one in the next row is also.

After the canoe sank,
Nelda just walked home.

No, I am not going any deeper.

Charlene and Daphne finally conceded
that one could not tap dance under water.

At the left is an example of a home-crafted deckled-edge snapshot. It was done with pinking shears. LOST GALLERY has several of these. Hm. Maybe a new category?

Well, I am not sure that this pair ever actually went into that water. It looks as if it is moving pretty fast. I think it may be just a pose. If they had tried to wade into that stream up to their shins, I think they would be up to their necks very quickly.

The reverse reads: "Ruth Stevenson and my self wading (on a) day when we were on a long hike."

Yes. Sure. A long hike. Just look at those rugged hiking togs.

So now, wade on back to the Sepia Saturday home page and find out who else is in the water.

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.

And don't miss
Cabinet Card Gallery
One Man's Treasure
Penny Tales
Square America
Tattered and Lost
Vernacular Photography
The best
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sites on the web.

And for postcards try
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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?"

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Sepia Saturday - The Wedding Photograph

This week the Sepia Saturday Suggestion appears to be about weddings. That could be an easy one. One of the occasions in life where cameras are almost always included is a wedding. But, wedding pictures are not cast out or abandoned as much as photographs of other occasions. Somebody wants to keep them. It's one of the few times that both parents appear in the same frame, so wedding pictures are often treasured down through generations.

But, LOST GALLERY does have a few abandoned photographs taken apparently on a wedding day. So for this Sepia Saturday, lets look at some photographs taken probably at or after that special occasion.

Delta already had definite plans.
And they didn't include what's-his-name.

A wedding photograph with a black mat. Hm.

This couple looks familiar.
They seem like somebody historically famous
but I just can't place them.

This one is a bit creepy.

Major and Mrs. Noble George Washington Winner. I finally discovered that this photograph is credited to Frank Wendt of Boonton, New Jersey, who often photographed people of the circus profession. I have another example of this HERE.

There are some other interesting circus photographs HERE.

Hi Ma! Who's the dude?

Mom forgot to tell junior about her plans for the day.

Now march back down the aisle back to the
Sepia Saturday home page.

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?"

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Enhancement - Looking for Lost Details - June 2014 - 2

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 one really responded well.

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?"

Saturday, June 28, 2014

Sepia Saturday - Wading Shin Deep

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Saturday, June 21, 2014

Sepia Saturday - The Wedding Photograph

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Sunday, June 15, 2014

Enhancement - Looking for Lost Details - June 2014 - 2

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