A New Life for Old Photos

Like so many things in life, I hardly ever think about my scanner except for when I need it. I've often waxed philosophical about the ability to turn aging paper into permanent, computer files. It still seems rather magic as once it's liberated from the single four by six sheet, it can roam around freely on the Internet, showing up on monitors all over.
That's exactly why this photo is here. Jay asked me to scan some old photos, so he could work on building some albums at his facebook account. I happily obliged. I don't scan often, but I feel a sense of accomplishment taking a tattered old image and making it better. Pictures that have been sitting shuffled together for years get both dirty and faded. When removed and handled, they get scratched. Most of our photos, from going on twenty-five years back, were taken with cheap little cameras. So, when I'm able to get something that approaches passable color off a yellowing, nearly-monochrome scrap of paper, it makes me happy.
Above, Jay has a backdrop of real camels, not the ordinary zoo type. These beasts were the real deal roaming around the desert near Taif, Saudi Arabia back in 1986. Having an visual cue, as a reminder to a far away place of long ago, is nice. I love my scanner.