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Title: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: Meg jr on Saturday 18 October 08 09:52 BST (UK)
Good morning, I have had a look at many of the wonderful photos here and wonder if it would be possible to give some colour to my great grandparents please.

Thank you. Meg :)
Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: oldtimer on Saturday 18 October 08 10:16 BST (UK)
Hi Meg  ;)

Welcome to RootsChat! It is a great place to be! As long as you realise it is addictive  ;D ;D

What a beautiful photo! I am sure it will get lots of attention from our clever restorers!

Best wishes. Judy  ;)
Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: PaulaToo on Saturday 18 October 08 13:05 BST (UK)
Yer right there, Judy, and here's one who will have a go.

Welcome Meg, that's a lovely picture.
Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: Meg jr on Saturday 18 October 08 13:56 BST (UK)
Hello Judy and PaulaToo, thank you for the welcome. 

Yes, lots of very clever people here. 

A nice picture. I wonder if it was the christening of the baby. All dressed up for the occasion.

Meg :) :)
Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: terry h on Saturday 18 October 08 15:16 BST (UK)
Welcome Meg :)

A tidy from me

Terry
Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: Niksmum on Saturday 18 October 08 15:16 BST (UK)
Hi there Meg and welcome  :)

Here is a clean from me

Irene
Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: jim1 on Saturday 18 October 08 15:49 BST (UK)
mine
Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: IgorStrav on Saturday 18 October 08 15:59 BST (UK)
What a lovely picture.  Gosh, don't they look young!

How old were they at the time, Meg?
Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: cazza59 on Saturday 18 October 08 16:46 BST (UK)
Hi Meg

Welcome to Rootschat!  ;D

Here's my clean up.

Caz
Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: cazza59 on Saturday 18 October 08 17:16 BST (UK)
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Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: cazza59 on Saturday 18 October 08 17:30 BST (UK)
Reposted as I missed his shoes!!  ::)

Caz
Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: Meg jr on Saturday 18 October 08 17:48 BST (UK)
Thank you to Terry, Irene, Jim and Caz who have restored my photo. All are just wonderful. ;D ;D

IgorStrav - yes they do look young. I am of the opinion that the baby is their first, so that makes the picture 1910.  Ages  would have been 23 and 21 at that time.

The colour versions are just excellent. A very talented group of people.

Judy is quite right, this is going to be addictive.

I am very grateful , thank you again, regards Meg  :)
Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: mlmaxey on Saturday 18 October 08 20:14 BST (UK)
Hello Meg and all,

I'm new here too but love the old photographs.  I also love learning to restore old photos and this is the perfect place.  Anyways, here is my attempt to colorize your grandparents.  Hope you like it.
Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: Meg jr on Saturday 18 October 08 21:10 BST (UK)
Thank you very much mlmaxey.

The old photographs are lovely to look at. I certainly enjoy looking at all of them here on this site.

Your colouring is excellent and I cannot believe that you say you are a learner. I hope you continue to enjoy restoring the pictures, as people like me certainly enjoy seeing what can be done with them and look forward to seeing the end result.

Thank you again
Meg :) :)

Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: mlmaxey on Saturday 18 October 08 21:23 BST (UK)
Well, thanks Meg!  Comments like that will surely help keep me going.  I just wish I had more time to dedicate to restoration.   Everyday and every time I adjust a photo I learn something new, maybe soon I will get good enough so it doesn't take 4-5 hours per picture :P.  Oh well, as long as it stays fun and interesting I'll keep doing it. 
Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: PaulaToo on Saturday 18 October 08 23:04 BST (UK)
You're good, mimaxey, welcome to Roots.
You've found your slot.
Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: Woodentop50 on Sunday 19 October 08 00:19 BST (UK)
Hello Meg,

Here's my attempt , borrowing Cazza's nice restore.   :o :o :o

                                                                                         Jim
Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: moroc on Sunday 19 October 08 00:22 BST (UK)
(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd147/gunboat33/zBW-6.jpg)
Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: Finley 1 on Sunday 19 October 08 00:51 BST (UK)
i adapted it a little starting with terry's lovely restore ...ty....
Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: mlmaxey on Sunday 19 October 08 06:15 BST (UK)
You're good, mimaxey, welcome to Roots.
You've found your slot.

Thanks Paula, I just hope that I can do justice restoring pictures for those who want it. 
Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: Meg jr on Sunday 19 October 08 11:47 BST (UK)
Many thanks to Jim, Moroc and Xinia for your pictures. Just wonderful!

Xinia, how clever is that!  My picture looks as if it has been cut down at some point in the past. You have recreated the missing part brilliantly. I do appreciate yours, and everyone's time taken on my first photo.

I have loved seeing all the different colours used  ;D ;D

Thank you again to everyone. regards Meg

Mlmaxey, I also agree with PaulaToo - you're good, keep up your lovely work
Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: Finley 1 on Sunday 19 October 08 12:19 BST (UK)
glad you like it -  I wasnt totally happy - could have spent more time and made it a lot better.
Anyway I just didnt like to see them falling off the edge of the photo..... ;D
Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: PaulaToo on Tuesday 21 October 08 23:20 BST (UK)
Here's my one
Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: Meg jr on Wednesday 22 October 08 19:25 BST (UK)
Good evening Paul Too

Thank you for the lovely picture with some really nice colours. I like it very much.

regards Meg :) :)

Title: Re: Great Grandparents for colour please
Post by: PaulaToo on Thursday 23 October 08 00:12 BST (UK)
My pleasure, Meg, glad you like it.