I like to take pictures with the light at hand. Sometimes they come out pretty cool. But what about ones showing just a tiny glimpse of image?

You’ve seen this kind of digital thumbnail or film negative: it looks almost completely dark, but you think there might be something in there.

What would happen if the brightness was increased and the contrast adjusted? Piqued my interest enough to find out. Select results are shown here. The texture is exceptional, colors amazingly quirky. They remind me to slow down and not delete everything that looks blank. Sometimes it can be changed into a gem.

All images in this post are by Catherine Rutgers © 2011.