Art and I took a tour to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and continued on to Bangladesh on our own in March, 2015. While in Thailand we rode on an elephant and bought the photo they took.
We'd been surprised to see the photo slowly disappearing so we scanned it, restored it on Photoshop and printed it at Costco. Then I kept the Thailand photo to see how much it would fade. I took the above photo in March, 2016 one year after the trip.
I kept the fading Thailand photo just to see what would happen.
Here is the Costco photo in the frame and the photo we bought in Thailand today. Isn't it amazing? The image totally disappeared. I wonder if they just forgot to put some sort of finishing chemical on our photo.
Whatever the case, if we ever buy a photo overseas again I will scan it right away before I file it. Hmmm.... I think I can throw the nonexistent photo away now.
We'd been surprised to see the photo slowly disappearing so we scanned it, restored it on Photoshop and printed it at Costco. Then I kept the Thailand photo to see how much it would fade. I took the above photo in March, 2016 one year after the trip.
I kept the fading Thailand photo just to see what would happen.
Here is the Costco photo in the frame and the photo we bought in Thailand today. Isn't it amazing? The image totally disappeared. I wonder if they just forgot to put some sort of finishing chemical on our photo.
Whatever the case, if we ever buy a photo overseas again I will scan it right away before I file it. Hmmm.... I think I can throw the nonexistent photo away now.
Well, that was something. It was a good thing you made that scan. In these days of digital cameras, I have not been very good about printing out my photos. I do want to go through and make a book each for my son and daughter.
ReplyDeleteHow smart you were to see the photo fading away and save it. I have too many photos, both on flash drives and in boxes.
ReplyDeleteThat was smart of you alright. It would have been a shame to lose it altogether. That was an experience you probably will not have again.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, unbelievable, thank goodness you restored it in time.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting!
ReplyDeleteThat's incredible. I am flummoxed by how that would happen. I mean, I presume they would be shooting digital in 2015 with some sort of normal printer.
ReplyDeletethat so weird. i think trump did it. i've decided to blame everything on that moron.
ReplyDeleteThat is so strange. I can't imagine how that happened. I may have to ask my son in law next time I see him. He develops film.
ReplyDeleteWow. Good to know.
ReplyDeleteSorry I am late today.
ReplyDeleteYes, they or their machine didn't finish it right. If you get overseas pictures again, you can keep them in the dark till you get to a scanner.
Late? Mage, I love hearing from you every time, anytime!
DeleteThat's why I like digital images, they don't vanish. It doesn't' surprise me that happened to you.
ReplyDeleteJust like Back to the Future.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great save you managed. How sad for those who didn't have your smarts to restore and save.
ReplyDeleteYes, one would wonder about the process used for your photo.
ReplyDeleteYes, that photo is simply gone! Amazing, Kay. :-)
ReplyDeleteI have heard that home printed, ink jet printer photos will fade over time. I haven't checked on any I have. When I want prints for an album, I use Costco too.
ReplyDeleteBut that photo went very quickly! Good you get it copied in time.
Very strange, but I think your scanning idea is an excellent one, Kay.
ReplyDeleteThat's a surprise, and good that you found out in time. That is pretty terrible of the Thai photo shop. Maybe Yelp them!
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