Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Enhancement - Looking For Lost Details - September 2014 - 4


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.


Flood
Flood

This ain't from around here anywheres.
This ain't from around here anywheres.

Car and tree
Car and tree

cactus and a woman
cactus and a woman

Ranch Scene
Ranch Scene
This one responded very well.

Bridge
Bridge

Earth Moving
Earth Moving

Snow in the neighborhood
Snow in the neighborhood
Filling Station
Filling Station

Family Group with bows
Family Group with bows

Mountain
Mountain
Rppc group
Rppc group

Fog
Fog
Not much improvement in this one. Must really be a foggy day not just a foggy negative.

From a hill
From a hill

Family of four RPPC
Family of four RPPC
Two in the water
Two in the water

Now hold still for one more.
Now hold still for one more.

Say Stilton!
Say Stilton!

Cabinet Card Family
Cabinet Card Family
Two guys, two girls
Two guys, two girls

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.

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

And for postcards try
THE DAILY POSTCARD.
POSTCARDY

All images are the property of Lost Gallery and the author. Permission must be granted for their use. All rights reserved.

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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