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Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Children with Dead Pig
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2014 10:13:57 +0000
That's an interesting story, Tina.  I'm impressed that the kids were able to 
take the initiative like that.

The image would benefit from a little Levels action (bring each end to the 
histogram) and Curves (lower half of the curve a bowed down a little).  Moose 
would be able to explain it more clearly.

Chris

On 1 Jan 14, at 04:02, Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I posted this a couple of years ago and it got no response at all.  I was
> staying with a family in Estanzuela and the parents had left early in the
> morning to work in the corn fields.  The children were there alone and a
> passing truck hit the family pig and killed it.  The kids knew that they
> had to process that pig immediately because without refrigeration their
> family's meat for the season would spoil.  They lit a fire under a huge pot
> and boiled water, scalded the pig, scrapped the skin and had the pig ready
> for hanging  by the time their parents got home that evening.  I have
> photos of the scalding and scraping but thought the one of the immediate
> reaction to the problem was more effective.
> 
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/143873239

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