Sunday, August 10, 2014

Enhancement - Looking For Lost Details - August 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.


Generations
Generations
Not much improvement on these.
Generations
Generations

Five sitting on the grass
Five sitting on the grass

Ranch Scene
Ranch Scene
Lots of detail here.

On the farm #1
On the farm #1

Smithing
Smithing
Seven women
Seven women

On the farm #2
On the farm #2

Class Picture
Class Picture

Children and pets at the front of the house
Children and pets at the front of the house
There's a girl's bicycle back on the right and a well pump. There's a sign on the barn but there's not enough of it to tell what it says.

Sis rides a pinto held still by her two brothers. Mom sits on the porch with a bow in her hair. Dad? Maybe he's running the camera.

Six children
Six children
Four women.
Four women.
Little sister resented being left out of the picture.

Oklaunion Texas School bus
Oklaunion Texas School bus
Oklaunion Texas School bus

Group of men
Group of men

Group outing
Group outing

Four women in hats
Four women in hats
Group at railway
Group at railway

Group
Group

Hitchin Post
Hitchin Post

Five Women
Five Women

Group on rock
Group on rock

Four
Four

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?"

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