Thanks for sharing the great tip Charlie! Linda in Glasgow! Charles Hartley wrote: > At 7:55 PM -0500 6/7/06, Buster J Wilson wrote: >> May I ask a question of a how to nature. I have photographs that have >> writing on the back. The pencil marks have faded but I think that I >> can see smoe indentions left in the paper. >> >> How can I retrieve the marks? >> >> Thanks a bunch. >> >> Buster Jack Wilson > > Take a digital picture of both sides of the photograph. Use a good > digital camera and set it for the best image possible (most likely a > tiff image). Load each image into your computer in a good graphics > program. View it. It should be far too large to view all at once on > your monitor, but that is fine. Very carefully study where the > indentions are. You should be able to make out the words with this > large image. > > If your graphics program will allow it, change the image from color to > grayscale (millions of colors) and see if the indented words are clearer. > > Good luck. > Charlie > > > ==== SOUTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY Mailing List ==== > > > > >