Well that photo must have come from a negative film, which can have an astounding amount of detail, even old film.
So, what improved is probably our digitalization tools and with some post, you can reveal a lot of detail.
So, what improved is probably our digitalization tools and with some post, you can reveal a lot of detail.
My attempt: https://i.imgur.com/QZDDEB5.png
Imagine:
1. Film -> Method 1 -> Photo #1
2. Film -> Method 2 -> Photo #2
Instead you tried:
3. Photo #1 -> Method 3 -> Photo #2
Which instead gives you a badly edited Photo #1. You don't have the source code, so to speak.
Looking at it "correctly" the man's image is obvious.
I enjoy image-art for this 'eye of the observer' opportunity.