This is the original photo, scanned on the Epson V600.
This one (above) is cleaned up using Epson Scan and Digital Ice, along with post in On1 Photo 10 and LR 6.
The one below is with the Noise / Dust and Scratch Removal in PS6. Sadly, it softens the leaves in the trees. I wonder if sharpening it in LR would help.
I have been putzing around with different ways to do post processing of film . . . a lot of work, but maybe worth it for keepers.
Hmmm. The images I get back from the photo lab are grungy. They arrive grungy. Using the Epson V600, I find crud everywhere.
With this picture, I moved it around on the scanner to decide if it was the neg or the scanner, and the neg won.
I cleaned the image with PEC-12, and the crud disappeared – a bit.
Then different settings in Epson Scan. Final settings which produced acceptable results were 2400 dpi, 48 bit color, digital ice, and medium unsharp mask. Final clean up in On1 Photo 10 and LR. Film was Kodak Ektar 100.
Ink, Yarn & Beer 