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Title: My Great Aunt - c1930
Post by: gstratton on Monday 07 June 10 05:41 BST (UK)
Posting another for you wonderful restorers to have a go.
I have plenty of these, I would like to restore most of them over time, so i will post one every now and then.
You all do such beautiful work.

Feel free to restore and colour  :D

Gareth :)
Title: Re: My Great Aunt - c1930
Post by: mozza29 on Monday 07 June 10 07:17 BST (UK)
Here's one to start things rolling.  Sure to get a heap of responses to this great portrait and scan.
Regards,
Morrie
Title: Re: My Great Aunt - c1930
Post by: saddles on Monday 07 June 10 07:38 BST (UK)
Hi Gareth.......A delightful photo I hope I have done it justice.

Carolyn  :)
Title: Re: My Great Aunt - c1930
Post by: gstratton on Monday 07 June 10 07:54 BST (UK)
Nice job guys :)

thanks very much :)

The file is actually a lot larger, i had to sacrifice some quality to get it under 500k to upload.

But looking very good.
Thanks again Morrie and Carolyn.
Title: Re: My Great Aunt - c1930
Post by: Treetotal on Monday 07 June 10 09:56 BST (UK)
Hi Gareth...It's a lovely photo but quite pixelated and only scanned at 200dpi..here's a useful link on scanning an reducing images with best quality for future reference.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,372537.0.html

Be back with a restore later.

Carol
Title: Re: My Great Aunt - c1930
Post by: Gadget on Monday 07 June 10 09:56 BST (UK)
Hello Gareth  :)

I decided to go dramatic


Gadget

(Don't ya hate it when you have to re-attach cos someone's posted at the same time  ;D )
Title: Re: My Great Aunt - c1930
Post by: Gadget on Monday 07 June 10 10:07 BST (UK)
..and one with a tiny bit of smoothing filter on it  :)


Gadget
Title: Re: My Great Aunt - c1930
Post by: gstratton on Monday 07 June 10 10:10 BST (UK)
Very nice Gadget :)
I like the way those bring out the flowers too.
Thankyou
Gareth
Title: Re: My Great Aunt - c1930
Post by: Treetotal on Monday 07 June 10 10:34 BST (UK)
Hi Gareth...A couple from me too.
Carol
Title: Re: My Great Aunt - c1930
Post by: Niksmum on Monday 07 June 10 13:00 BST (UK)
one from me

Irene
Title: Re: My Great Aunt - c1930
Post by: mozza29 on Monday 07 June 10 13:51 BST (UK)
Some color, a little on the darker side.
Regards,
Morrie.
Title: Re: My Great Aunt - c1930
Post by: gstratton on Monday 07 June 10 15:55 BST (UK)
Wow guys thanks :D

Carol, you made it almost look like an oil painting.. looks great :D
The Sepia one is really nice.
I guess this pic could be made into kinda anything as its so big.

Thanks Irene, much better than the original :)

Morrie great job, although i think her hair is dark brown, i suspect these are the colours you would find for an enhancement around this time, it is very nice :)

You are certainly all doing her great justice :D
Thank you all.
Gareth