In PS Elements.....Enhance|Auto-Levels, then tweaked RGB in the Levels histogram to adjust the mid-tones and black level.
http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/image-display2.jpg Took about 5 minutes.....no spotting, obviously, or sharpening Paul > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Lasse Karlsson > Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 8:20 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: WOW: To rescue a family photo > > > > From: "Larry Hodgson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I've kind of lost track on we we're at (been out of town). Are there > > any images ready to be tweaked? I'm ready if someone has one. Wasn't > > Dave going to be the first to provide an image for us to manipulate? > > Alright, Dave said he'd find a shot for us to start with, but obviously hasn't > found the time to do it yet. In the meantime I will provide the following shot > and invite any volunteers to have a go at it and see what you can do. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2187459 > > This is a (small size) scan I made of one of my mother's negs. It's a shot from > a trip to Holland in the early 70:s. When I saw the scan I thought: What a pity, > the neg has obviously deteriorated beyond possible reconstruction. I guess many > of us have already have or will run into similar experiences. But is it really > lost? > > Anyone find it interesting enough to try and have a go at it? See what you can > do, show us the results and tell us what you did? > > Volunteers can post their finished versions to me and I can upload it alongside > the original. > > (I will also show you what I came up with, although I must admit I have > completely forgotten how I did it.) > > Lasse > > >
