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Title: Photo sharpening
Post by: sirbrennalot on Wednesday 06 August 08 18:59 BST (UK)
Please can you try and sharpen this photo.
Thanks
Title: Re: Photo sharpening
Post by: Emjaybee on Wednesday 06 August 08 22:08 BST (UK)
mjb

Ooops "Yaxley it is"

Pic removed
Title: Re: Photo sharpening
Post by: ptdrifter on Wednesday 06 August 08 22:45 BST (UK)
Not a good result I'm afraid, but appears to say W COOK MAKER YAXLEY
Title: Re: Photo sharpening
Post by: miagre1 on Wednesday 06 August 08 23:08 BST (UK)
W COOK MAKER YAXLEY

Perhaps railway wagon makers for  brick transportation (Peterborough)

but definitely Yaxley
Title: Re: Photo sharpening
Post by: Emjaybee on Thursday 07 August 08 11:52 BST (UK)
Lets try again.

Yaxley in place.

I tried to keep the brush strokes and cast texture.

I realise this may not be what you expected , please indulge and old **** who likes to play with PS3
Title: Re: Photo sharpening
Post by: Big-Al on Thursday 07 August 08 12:46 BST (UK)
I would say the middle word is BAKER.

Big-Al
Title: Re: Photo sharpening
Post by: sirbrennalot on Thursday 07 August 08 16:19 BST (UK)
Thank-you for your replies, the middle word is Maker.
Title: Re: Photo sharpening
Post by: Emjaybee on Thursday 07 August 08 17:17 BST (UK)
Nearer the original???
Title: Re: Photo sharpening
Post by: sirbrennalot on Sunday 31 August 08 12:50 BST (UK)
Thanks to everyone who tried to make this photo sharper, Cooks was a Yaxley nr Peterborough firm.