Lin wrote on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:45:40 -0700:

> It was an old Polaroid Instant picture (you remember those --
> you "shook" them as they developed). Mom scanned that on her
> little home scanner and sent it to me last night. I've asked
> if she wouldn't mind bringing it with her when I see her in a couple
> of weeks so Ican get a better scan. Whether the sepia
> tone is just the age of the Polaroid or mom using a little
> "artistic license" I don't know.

A rather OT interjection! I've recently scanned some color family
photographs (50 or so years old) for my kids. The color balance is often
much changed by selective fading and there is browning and general
fading but I've been quite successful in doing restoration with a
program as simple as Photoshop Elements.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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