One image enhancement algorithm based on neighborhood limited empirical mode decomposition (NLEMD)is proposed.NLEMD is one novel time-frequency analysis tool which has the adaptive features of Huang’s EMD and meanwhile adopt neighborhood limited (max time-width) to overcome other EMD’s gray spots in images.The high frequency data is got using the ability of NLEMD
then we revise the remnants according to the illumination and the illumination contrast to adjust the whole illumination of the image.Experiments prove that the novel algorithm is efficient in image enhancement and better than current algorithms in detail achieving.