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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: James1950 on Friday 03 April 09 23:46 BST (UK)
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Can any of you skilled photo fettlers improve this photo of my grandmother ?
James
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Hi James.......Heres a colour interpretation of your wonderful photo.
Carolyn :)
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Wow! great job Carolyn. Thank you very much
James
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Hi James :)
What a truly lovely photograph.
I've just cleaned it up, adjusted the contrast and changed the tones. I'll try to get it coloured later.
Gadget
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Thank you so much.Another great job. Your efforts are most appreciated.
James
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My attempt at colouring, beautiful photo.
Bogga
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Thank you Bogga. Another skilful interpretation. I am grateful to you and the other "photo fettlers" for taking the trouble to brighten up Lucy's photo.
I am sure Lucy would be very impressed.
As a child she was regarded as quite a virtuso. Her father was a double bass player. She did not pursue a musical career. She was one of the first telephone operators when Burnley opened its telephone exchange. I remember the same violin was still in her possession when she was in her 70s. When she learnt that St Marys College Blackburn were starting a symphony Orchestra she had no hestitation in donating the violin to enable a pupil to take up the instrument.
James
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That's a great story, James.
Your grandmother looks a very intelligent and self-possessed young lady.
My father (the handsome bu**er) of my avatar, always held strongly to the aim of "making a difference", and in giving away her violin for someone else to learn, your grandmother was evidently of exactly the same opinion.
:)
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Thank you Igor for your kind ( and accurate) comment.
Regards
James
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Hi James
Just trying this out in colour - sometimes the colours, etc. look different on Rootschat than on my own monitors ::)
I'm fascinated by the object on the table - I think it might be an elaborate bronze ornament of some kind.
Gadget
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That really is a great makeover Gadget. The hair colour is very accurate.
I have no idea what the object on the table is, but it does look like a bronze of some sort.
Thank you once again for the kindness of going to such trouble
James
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Fabulous Genie...I love it :o...Ooops...sorry gadget ;D
Carol
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Fabulous Genie...I love it :o
Carol
where's Genie's ;D
It looks very pale on my laptop but just as I wanted it on my other monitor ::) ::) ::)
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Aw sorry Gadget....too much vino :-[ ...Fabulous Gadget...I love it :o
Carol
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:D
I've poured a glass now too ;)
It is such a lovely portrait and it was a pleasure to work on.
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hi gadget,
that is beautiful, as are the other restores. what a wonderful picture.
part of the bronze on the table is a pheasant, in this light i cannot see the rest James, but i will try and look again in daylight.
congratulations to all the restorers on a wonderful job
rabbit b ;D
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Here's an enlarged version of the ornament. Because I've enlarged it, it's showing a few pixels but it might help identify it.
Gadget
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hi gadget,
thanks for enlarging this ornament, i will do some research on it tomorrow. i am not so sure it is a pheasant now, the beak and eye look wrong.
unless, it is a golden one in another country, that is a very exotic plant.
i will try and get some info if i can
rabbit b ???
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Just wondering if it might be a corn cob with the leaves half peeled back and a grouse/pheasant under it.
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Just wondering if it might be a corn cob with the leaves half peeled back and a grouse/pheasant under it.
hi gadget,
i would have to look at it in daylight, but don't think so it has slight spots on leaves, i wonder if the is a flower about to break at the top.
i will have a look round tomorrow, i cannot see well enough in this light, you might be right you never know
rabbit b ;D