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Title: Restore for janan please
Post by: chinakay on Sunday 08 November 09 00:56 GMT (UK)
Hi everybody, this one is from another thread. Just to save time, because it's the middle of the night for most Rootschatters, I'm posting it myself.

I think it's a photo of a photo, but can it be tidied? It seems to be early 1860s, and a lovely photo of a sweet little girl.

Cheers,
China
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: saddles on Sunday 08 November 09 03:19 GMT (UK)
Hi China........I will start the ball rolling with my restore n colour.

Carolyn  :)
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: chinakay on Sunday 08 November 09 05:40 GMT (UK)
Wow, Carolyn...what a super job...great definition! Janan will be pleased!

Cheers,
China
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: Finley 1 on Sunday 08 November 09 07:57 GMT (UK)
reminds me of 'velesquez' work  beautiful

xin
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: cazza59 on Sunday 08 November 09 09:14 GMT (UK)
Hi Janan

 A tidy up from me.

Caz

PS Pretty curtains Carolyn!  8)
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: saddles on Sunday 08 November 09 09:41 GMT (UK)
China, Xin & Caz thanks for your kind words.

Carolyn  :)
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: AntoR22 on Sunday 08 November 09 12:39 GMT (UK)
Hi All ...

Lovely job guys !!! .. still amazed by your work ..

Anthony
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: janan on Sunday 08 November 09 16:16 GMT (UK)
Wow :D

Carolyn that is fantastic, beautiful colours :D

Thank you for taking so much trouble
Jan ;)
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: janan on Sunday 08 November 09 16:17 GMT (UK)
Hi Cazza

Thank you so much for your lovely cleanup. Little Annie Underwood, my great grandma's niece, is looking much improved

Jan ;)
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: janan on Sunday 08 November 09 16:21 GMT (UK)
Hi China and Anthony

Thanks for saving off the Beds board and reposting here. I will alert Juben who posted it there  to this new thread.

Cheers

Jan ;)
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: wendypusey on Sunday 08 November 09 18:46 GMT (UK)
One from me.

Wendy

Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: janan on Sunday 08 November 09 19:36 GMT (UK)
Hi Wendy

That's beautiful - lovely muted shades :D

Many thanks

Jan ;)
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: Gadget on Sunday 08 November 09 21:25 GMT (UK)
Hi

Please don't complete this thread yet . It's a fantastic photo and I'm trying to do it but I'm a bit busy this week.  I'll do it though.


Gadget
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: janan on Sunday 08 November 09 22:10 GMT (UK)
Yes it is a lovely photo Gadget. Look forward to seeing what you do for the little lady :D

I do hope juben comes along at some point and sees all the amazing work.

Jan ;)
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: AntoR22 on Monday 09 November 09 10:09 GMT (UK)
Hi ...

Lovely to see that photo "Raised from the dead " goes to prove with the lovely people here never give up on a photo ..

Still learning .. Anthony xxx
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: Niksmum on Monday 09 November 09 17:41 GMT (UK)
my one

Irene
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: janan on Monday 09 November 09 18:05 GMT (UK)
Hi Irene

That's gorgeous- her hair looks so shiny and soft, I want to give it a stroke :D

Thank you so much

Jan ;)
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: Gadget on Tuesday 10 November 09 15:27 GMT (UK)
Hi Jan

I'm having probs with my monitor at the moment (trying out various adjustments), so I'm not sure how this is looking.

I'll tackle a colour version when I'm sure this thing is behaving  ::) ::) ::)


Gadget

Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: janan on Tuesday 10 November 09 16:26 GMT (UK)
Hi Gadget

She looks lovely - I like the graininess.  And doesn't she look fed-up about being photographed   ;D  Wonder how long she had to stand there.

Many thanks

Jan ;)
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: Gadget on Tuesday 10 November 09 16:26 GMT (UK)
Does anyone else have problems working out what the little girl is holding in her hand? 
I first thought that it was just her hand with a stick of some kind but it's far too large for a child's hand and on closer inspection it looks like some doll or other object. Would Jim or China or prue know?

I've enlarge the portion and burnt in obvious finger, etc, marks.


Gadget

(Sorry Jan - I didn't see you there -  another of those no red warnings  :-\  )
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: janan on Tuesday 10 November 09 16:29 GMT (UK)
I had thought it was part of the doll she was holding but seeing that blow up .... ???

Jan
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: Gadget on Thursday 12 November 09 13:23 GMT (UK)
On looking closer, i think it was the doll's arm and the 'bunch of fives' were the doll's sleeve  ;D ;D ;D

 Can't decide on her dress colour though, so I've done a couple of thumbnails -  which do you think ( or I can make it any other colour). Caz and I both have this problem when it comes to choosing the colours. There are so many  ;D ;D ;D


Gadget
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: janan on Thursday 12 November 09 18:10 GMT (UK)
Gadget they both look gorgeous but if I have to plump for one I think the red.

Thank you so much

Jan ;)

And as I've said before I do hope juben comes along at some point to see all the amazing work.

 
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: Gadget on Thursday 12 November 09 23:23 GMT (UK)
Hi Jan

I've played with this one.

It's a bit bright so i may taske it down a bit!


Gadget
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: Gadget on Thursday 12 November 09 23:32 GMT (UK)
Slightly softer  ::)
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: janan on Friday 13 November 09 11:41 GMT (UK)
They are both lovely Gadget, rather like the bright one though ;D

Thank you for all your time and effort

Jan ;)

Am off to Ancestry to see if anyone has this young lady direct line
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: cazza59 on Friday 13 November 09 14:35 GMT (UK)
I'm glad you didn't ask me to pick between the two Gadget, would have taken me a day to decide  ;D  However, I think Janan made the right choice, she looks wonderful in the red.

Caz
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: Gadget on Friday 13 November 09 14:46 GMT (UK)
I had even more difficult decisions with Penny's girls  ;D
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: Polldoll on Monday 16 November 09 15:01 GMT (UK)
Sorry it's so late ... lost the thread as I forgot it was filed under china's name! :-X :-[ ;D doh
Poll
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: janan on Monday 16 November 09 17:28 GMT (UK)
Delightful Poll :D Thank you so much.

Sadly I haven't found anyone online claiming her as their ancestor. A pity as everyone has worked so hard on young Anne Sophia Underwood  born Luton Oct qtr 1860. But maybe one day someone will search for her and they will be in for a treat ;D

Jan ;)
Title: Re: Restore for janan please
Post by: Juben on Saturday 21 November 09 22:48 GMT (UK)
I have only just looked at all this work - it is absolutely phenomenal!  I can only imagine what can be done with a proper scan.  Well done and many thanks to all involved - what a passion!

Cheers, Juben  :D