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I could spend P-shop hours dealing with this kind of damage, and I want to stay full-frame... So why not just embrace the conditions under which the images were made? Work on tonal range and sharpness and forget all the repairs - if the story is there, why not?

Otherwise many will never be processed. Too time-consuming.

What do you think?

This is very personal, but I think that by not re-processing this shot too much, and keeping it with its "mistakes" ( it adds a lot of drama and emergency ). And the composition works probably better full frame rather than it would if cropped.

 

I like this photo very much

I like this photograph and I couldn't agree with you more about the scratches and the damage. It's one of the benefits film has over digital -- film is a physical thing that suffers/benefits from the passing of time, handling and the rest.

i think the 'imperfections' are part of it & make it something special. a clean digital image often leaves a lot to be desired. details such as simple as negative stains, an awkwardly chopped frame- they all in their own way tie in with the fragility of the process: the attempt to retain images/ memories over time- in the face of inevitable decay.