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I prefer the original, too, but only because I think the contrast went too far in the one on the right. I have no issue with cleaning up the foreground shadows, but the detail in the highlights of the clothing are now blown out. I'd have cleaned up the shadows, done a bit of sharpening (carefully) and left it alone otherwise. Personal preference.I much prefer the original, in the original there is a connection between photographer and subject
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To the OP: I think Leonore hit the nail on the head with her use of the word "connection." Vintage photos allow us true glimpses into the past, our own or someone else's, that allow us to feel that connection to people and places that were here before us. Our connective histories are vitally important to us as human beings, and we honor those who came before us, how they lived, the clothes they wore, by preserving these images. Like Lenny, I prefer a style of photography that seeks to offer that sense of connection to the viewer, even if it gives back only to me.