Image Restoration

This is an old photo of my mother that I restored.

Before

After

This after photo still shows lots of small dark and light spots but most of the major damage areas have been repaired. 

A Difficult Choice

I shot and processed the original photograph in this series and was pleased with the results.  However, I decided to retouch it to appear distressed and then again to look like a watercolor painting.  Which version do you prefer?

Original

Distressed

Watercolor