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Title: Can Anyone Fix This 1971 Photo
Post by: nuccia on Sunday 07 January 07 15:44 GMT (UK)
This picture was taken in about 1971 at a cousins engagement party.  The original is gone and what I'm left with is this very bad photo on my hard drive.  Can anyone fix it?

I really don't have any pictures of my parents taken together when they were young so it means a lot to me.

Thanks.
Nuccia

(http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/1228/momanddadoriginalaj2.jpg)
Title: Re: Can Anyone Fix This 1971 Photo
Post by: pink slippers on Sunday 07 January 07 16:11 GMT (UK)
This is the best I can do hope it's ok for you.
Audrey
Title: Re: Can Anyone Fix This 1971 Photo
Post by: nuccia on Sunday 07 January 07 16:14 GMT (UK)
Thanks.  Its a definite improvement over what it was!
Title: Re: Can Anyone Fix This 1971 Photo
Post by: Keith Bateman on Sunday 07 January 07 16:18 GMT (UK)
Hi Nuccia,

Welcome to a great site - unfortunately the photo is a poor quality scan - so this is the best I can do.

Cheers

Keith

Title: Re: Can Anyone Fix This 1971 Photo
Post by: nuccia on Sunday 07 January 07 16:22 GMT (UK)
Thank You,

For the welcome and the picture.  You're right on both counts...this is a really great site and this is a very poor scan!  Scanned it when I first got my scanner many moons ago and never realized what a poor job I did scanning it. 

Regardless, unless by some miracle the original shows up again this is all I have.

Thanks for all your help an effort.  Think I'll be hanging around for a while.  Been trying my hand at restorations but I know nothing of the tricks.  Great place to learn! :)
Title: Re: Can Anyone Fix This 1971 Photo
Post by: kaz8 on Sunday 07 January 07 22:20 GMT (UK)
Just a very quick one for you before i ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz
Just a shame it is such a small photo

Kaz
Title: Re: Can Anyone Fix This 1971 Photo
Post by: cazza59 on Sunday 07 January 07 23:57 GMT (UK)
Hi Nuccia and welcome!

I've had a bit of play and tried to enlarge it for you, but as you can appreciate there is not much to work with.

I've also tried to clean it but it's difficult without loosing detail.

Caz

Title: Re: Can Anyone Fix This 1971 Photo
Post by: cazza59 on Monday 08 January 07 00:11 GMT (UK)
Nope..don't like this one either LOL

Caz
Title: Re: Can Anyone Fix This 1971 Photo
Post by: cazza59 on Monday 08 January 07 00:15 GMT (UK)
What was I thinking!

Removed
Title: Re: Can Anyone Fix This 1971 Photo
Post by: nuccia on Monday 08 January 07 02:15 GMT (UK)
Thank you all for trying.  I know its a difficult one but its still better then what I have.  I can't believe all your efforts.  Truly amazing and very much appreciated.

Nuccia :)
Title: Re: Can Anyone Fix This 1971 Photo
Post by: cazza59 on Monday 08 January 07 02:49 GMT (UK)
Here it is in black and white.

Caz
Title: Re: Can Anyone Fix This 1971 Photo
Post by: g a r on Monday 08 January 07 04:01 GMT (UK)
another to choose from