{"id":44972,"date":"2026-08-28T07:45:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T11:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=44972"},"modified":"2026-08-28T07:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T11:45:16","slug":"lost-recovered-and-altered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/lost-recovered-and-altered\/","title":{"rendered":"Lost, Recovered and Altered"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As a result of some inept file naming and flawed file sorting 15 years ago, I misplaced a whole batch of photos exposed in January 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time, I was unable to work effectively with the CR2 RAW files from my Canon EOS 7D, so I named some key JPGs and left the CR2s alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I subsequently moved the named JPGs, separating them from the RAW files. The result was that I had only a few of the photos I\u2019d exposed. Among the missing images was a selection I\u2019d made on a frigid morning along the Connecticut River at East Deerfield, Mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luckily, I\u2019d preserved the original download on a hard drive and made a copy that I stored in Dublin. On a trip to Ireland in 2024, I recovered the missing files and reintegrated them into my master files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last night, I used DxO PureRAW 5 to convert and correct the CR2 files before importing them into PhotoLab 9 for adjustment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also imported a selected image into Lightroom and made a JPG directly from the CR2 without cosmetic alteration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are both images. These appear substantially sharper than the JPGs I produced 15 years ago on my old Mac, using an antique version of GraphicConverter. I was delighted with the modern results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maine Central SD45-2 618 crosses the Connecticut River at East Deerfield in January 2011. Image made from a CR2 RAW file, converted and corrected using PureRaw5 with nominal adjustments with PhotoLab to improve contrast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The same file as above without corrections or adjustments, converted to JPG with Lightroom. These images could make wall-sized prints. I was astounded by the level of detail in the original CR2 RAW files.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTracking the Light: Reinterpreting 15-Year-Old Digital Files.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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