Hi Shel, It's looking quite good, but it lacks any strong blacks (at least on my monitor). However, I don't think it would benefit from more contrast as the highlights are about right. I'd go into curves and pull the bottom end until the blacks are stronger. I might also try converting to rgb and going to selective color to add black to the blacks. Paul
> This is a very early photo. I don't think I had my camera more than six or > eight months. My girlfriend (a Nikon shooter for those who care) and I > would wander around The City looking for interesting situations. One day > we came across a group of about seven or eight guys hanging out on a street > corner in what is known as the "South of Market" area. > > This pic was a mess. The negative is badly scratched and gauged, lots of > dust is imbedded in the emulsion, the exposure in contrasty and difficult > light was atrocious (I didn't know proper exposure techniques then and the > Spotmatic's meter was off), and I wasn't even holding the camera straight > or paying attention to the framing. I began work on this project more to > learn and become proficient with Photoshop techniques than anything else, > and the work is still in progress. There's lots more restoration work to > be done, but it doesn't look too bad when reduced in size for a web > presentation. > > Here are a few of the guys who were hangin' out that afternoon. > > http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/hanging.html > > Shel > >
