tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post1024551089364145255..comments2024-03-20T13:19:13.512-11:00Comments on TATTERED AND LOST PHOTOGRAPHS: When you CAN'T SEE THE FOREST for the manTattered and Losthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-28554500717185369332012-09-02T17:58:25.114-11:002012-09-02T17:58:25.114-11:00I agree. I find, especially with tintypes, I have ...I agree. I find, especially with tintypes, I have to adjust the levels in order to see the image. They are almost always so very dark. I want to be able to see what the photographer saw.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-37769767410402967152012-09-02T17:17:57.216-11:002012-09-02T17:17:57.216-11:00My post last weekend was a mystery tintype also. I...My post last weekend was a mystery tintype also. I like this one. Patina is always important, just like antique furniture, but I always improve the images by adjusting for fade and contrast when I publish them on my blog. The scratches and swirls are literally the photographer's fingerprints, so those stay, but flakes and spots are the result of age and accident so I fix those. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-12794327101130305772012-08-31T08:57:46.106-11:002012-08-31T08:57:46.106-11:00And there is a special feeling when you rescue one...And there is a special feeling when you rescue one of these from oblivion. Good work.anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-32835300609350139802012-08-31T01:27:56.001-11:002012-08-31T01:27:56.001-11:00That is one really busy backdrop. Looks like he i...That is one really busy backdrop. Looks like he is standing on canvas. I wonder if he is outside on a lawn. I know they needed a lot of bright light "back in the day".Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com