Dad Circa 1939 Perth Andover NB Post Restoration

Dad Circa 1939 Perth Andover NB Post Restoration, originally uploaded by VancouverDoug.

After Restoration with Capture NX/2

Here's a photo of Dad while he lived in Perth Andover New Brunswick. During several summers he worked as part of the local volunteer fire department. Best guess is that the photo was taken near the end of the 1930s.

I'm perpetually amazed at the power of the digital tools us 21st century photographers have at our disposal. In particular when it comes to the restoration of old photographs. I expect that within 10 years you will be able to upload a scratchy old black and white photograph from 100 years ago to an Internet service and, within seconds, receive a full color high dynamic range 3D rendering. More real than real?