Good question! I’ll give it a try and see if things improve. I’m a seat of the pants Elements user, with a small set of go-to tools that work for my usual work. I’ve tried different scanning settings for these over the years to try and get a bit more detail. Scans of color prints or slides are always a challenge for me, but I don’t recall if I’ve given white balance a fair shot. Thanks!
Sometimes the scanning software itself gives one an opportunity to change white balance. Or try this…In Photoshop Elements, open your image andselect enhance –> adjust color –> remove color cast. You will then be given a dropper tool with which you can click on whatever part of your image was meant to be purely white (like teeth or a blown-out sky) and the image will change. You can also click on the sidewalk… neutral gray. Not sure what elements will do if you try the gray.
I had better luck with the eye dropper for tomorrow’s post. It’s probably too blurry of a starting image, but it does give a bit more detail of some storefronts.
I’ve always wondered what day of the week and time of evening these were taken. Really no people in any of them, yet a lot of parked cars. And it’s not raining which is unusual for Portland in December.
Sanslartigue 2 
I am curious if you tried doing a white balance setting on these images.
LikeLike
Good question! I’ll give it a try and see if things improve. I’m a seat of the pants Elements user, with a small set of go-to tools that work for my usual work. I’ve tried different scanning settings for these over the years to try and get a bit more detail. Scans of color prints or slides are always a challenge for me, but I don’t recall if I’ve given white balance a fair shot. Thanks!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Sometimes the scanning software itself gives one an opportunity to change white balance. Or try this…In Photoshop Elements, open your image andselect enhance –> adjust color –> remove color cast. You will then be given a dropper tool with which you can click on whatever part of your image was meant to be purely white (like teeth or a blown-out sky) and the image will change. You can also click on the sidewalk… neutral gray. Not sure what elements will do if you try the gray.
LikeLike
I had better luck with the eye dropper for tomorrow’s post. It’s probably too blurry of a starting image, but it does give a bit more detail of some storefronts.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Love this one! It’s so tranquil, despite the urban setting.
LikeLike
I’ve always wondered what day of the week and time of evening these were taken. Really no people in any of them, yet a lot of parked cars. And it’s not raining which is unusual for Portland in December.
LikeLiked by 1 person