When Software Fails You

Here’s an example of why not to always trust the software. First, I used Epson Scan 2. There were hundreds of small white air bubbles visible in this defective negative, so I thought I’d try Epson’s dust removal function.

At first it removed some of the air bubbles. On first glance it looked good, so I ran the image through Lightroom and Photoshop. That took about half an hour.

Then I had a “Bah Humbug!” moment. The Epson 2 dust remover had also removed the nose herald on the second F-unit.

Now I’m certain that there are other unwelcome surprises that are as yet undiscovered.

Anyway, here is the imperfect image of locomotives around the Norfolk &Western turntable in Brewster in 1967-1970.

My advice is “Pay close attention! Don’t end up like me.”

Article and Photograph by Robert Farkas

Tags: Brewster Ohio, Norfolk & Western, Norfolk & Western locomotives, Norfolk & Western motive power, Robert Farkas photography