Saturday, August 2, 2014

Enhancement - Looking For Lost Details - August 2014 - 1


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.


Seven men
Seven men
This one improved a great deal.

Parade
Parade
This one didn't change much.

The Girls
The Girls

Barnyard
Barnyard

RPPC Group
RPPC Group

Mules
Mules
This one had been hand tinted but only the green of the leaves.

four girls
four girls

Christmas in 64
Christmas in 64

Group on front porch
Group on front porch
This one recovered a lot of detail.

Group on Bridge
Group on Bridge

Novelty Photobooth RPPC Five people
Novelty Photobooth RPPC Five people
Rppc group
Rppc group

RPPC group
RPPC group

Group of men
Group of men
Much improvement here.

Children
Children
This one needed the tilted camera leveled.

House
House
Lots more detail here.

Group with horses
Group with horses
Only the first two are horses. The rest are of the bovine ilk.

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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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?
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"What are they doing?"

2 comments:

  1. Splendid transformations. Are the four women holding hands really marked Ruth, Ruth, Ruth, & Alana? Maybe they are a law firm.

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    1. Thanks Mike Brubaker. Sometimes a faded photograph really responds to a little enhancement, revealing details that surprise me. Ruth, Ruth, Ruth and Alana; Law firm? That's possible! Alana sure doesn't look pleased about it.

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