Faded Memories

Here is the original version, in color:

So many memories. Lovely idea for Sepia, really gives the vintage feel to vintage memorabilia.

Beautiful photo and such work to get it there. It really looks vintage.

I love the Notes.... perfect !

Definitely works better in sepia! =)

Great subject for sepia. I like seeing all the things in colour too.

the sepia and the frame really make this, a real enhancement to the original

Interesting choice having seen the original shot Kenny. I'd read that strong colours don't convert well, but I have to say this shot contradicts that! :)

There are several different routes to arrive at turning a shot into black and white. Some work well for certain types of colors, others work better for other types of colors. Since I can't see any colors, I go for what looks best to my eye.

What a lovely way to remember your Mom! My mother also had one of those kind of jewelry boxes that held more than jewelry, and I would go through it many times over the years. It is wonderful how you turned your image into a vintage photo, it fits the theme beautifully! Well done, Kenny :)

Cool photo Kenny! My folks brought me home to a very small trailer, but moved a year leter when my brother came along.

this is fabulous Kenny, I love the sepia treatment, it just looks 'right' and the notes were a fantastic bit of memory!

I am back... where did you get that fabulous frame?

The frame was just an old family photograph I had scanned. I cut out the original image to the edges where the white started, then placed my new one behind it and lined it up in the opening I had made through the picture. The original picture actually was from April 1956. I left the date just to give it more of a classic feel.

Would you like a copy of it, Wendi?

Well what a treasure of memories and those handwritten notes of your mom just make the items more meaningful. I hold dear the pieces of handwriting from my mother/ grandmother and late brother. Your choice of frame really does set off the sepia treatment.

A few things, like the rings in boxes and handkerchief had a small note tucked inside. The rest were all detailed on a sheet of paper that told where she got it, from whom and when or what for. Such as a necklace that had trinkets around it that she got from her Mother for an 8th grade graduation present. I'm glad she put the notes in the box.

nicely done, well put together

Congratulations on Explore, Kenny!

Perfect mood for sepia!
Sorry I am late, I have been away

Great composition.

Beautiful memories captured in sepia.