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Originally posted by smuncky levels work wonders on pictures that are overexposed.

Brightness/contrast are just a special case of levels, which are themselves just a special case of curves.

Takes a lot more work than just playing with the contrast, but it really is the best way to fix an image:

http://www.chromasia.com/tutorials/online/curves/

http://ronbigelow.com/articles/curves-1/curves-1.htm

(not claiming to be any expert here but I've used these tips to fix a few images and seen some pretty decent results)

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