I've been editing hundreds of photos for my father's life review. I have pretty much mastered the clone tool in PS and LR2. This photo should be fixable (the stain) and if you want a perfect image you'll have it. MaryAnn's suggestion is a good one, though. It really depends on what you are going to use it for....will it be part of a bigger set of photos, equally fixed? I have seen with my work that overfixing can make a flat impression. Do you want a time reflection or something to fit into a contemporary page? I've ended up leaving some of my pictures more raw....except the dust and artifacts of scanning. Others I have worked down to the pixel level. Try different ways. CASSIE's Tutorial is superior and if you are working on old photos you owe it to yourself to get it. You will be glad.
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