Auto levels or auto contrast results in completely black photo in elements 10

Does anyone know why I get a completely black result when I use either auto levels or auto contrast in photoshop elements 10?

It might be that the Auto Color Correction Options>Target Colors need to be set back to the default colors
Make an Levels adjustment layer and  Alt or Option click on the Auto button
The default colors are
(click on the color chips to change)
Shadows RGB 0,0,0
Midtones RGB 128,128,128
Highlights RGB 255,255,255

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