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Title: George Pit Cottages
Post by: Dannemois on Sunday 08 August 10 21:57 BST (UK)

These three hard working lads had just finished a shift at the coalface-well at least their faces would indicate that, in actually fact they were working on the old cottages behind them.  Is it possible to make this image into a dramatic black & white whilst retaining the dust on their faces and bodies? 

* Moderator comment: photo of living people - and restorations thereof - removed as discussed with Dannemois :) *

Title: Re: George Pit Cottages
Post by: Keitht on Sunday 08 August 10 22:12 BST (UK)

Does this help?

Title: Re: George Pit Cottages
Post by: Niksmum on Sunday 08 August 10 22:20 BST (UK)

and another

Irene

Title: Re: George Pit Cottages
Post by: Dannemois on Monday 09 August 10 10:30 BST (UK)

Keith & Irene
Many thanks for your time and kindness, great results, regards, Roy

Title: Re: George Pit Cottages
Post by: mancsman1 on Monday 09 August 10 12:18 BST (UK)

My try

Title: Re: George Pit Cottages
Post by: Dannemois on Monday 09 August 10 14:03 BST (UK)

Nice idea, I wonder if this will give amusement to members with other ideas.  Thanks for yours, regards, Roy 

Title: Re: George Pit Cottages
Post by: Tony Freeman on Tuesday 10 August 10 19:48 BST (UK)

great picture ... looks good in b/w as well  :)

Title: Re: George Pit Cottages
Post by: Dannemois on Tuesday 10 August 10 23:22 BST (UK)

To be honest with you; I prefer black & white, there seems to be more depth but as you hinted probable depends on the subject.

Many thanks for your hard work.  Roy

Title: Re: George Pit Cottages
Post by: gazza21 on Sunday 08 January 12 19:21 GMT (UK)

Where on earth did you get that picture from?  I'm the one in the middle the man on the right is my father and my uncle is on the left.

Title: Re: George Pit Cottages
Post by: Dannemois on Sunday 08 January 12 20:54 GMT (UK)

Hi Gazza
My name is Roy Smith, you probably don’t know me as I left Brithdir over 50 years ago and moved down the valley to Caerphilly. I grew up in the same era as your uncle Tom and it was Tom & your aunty Jan who lent me the original photo which I copied.  I hope you don’t mind me posting it on site; the original is coloured and black & white is a more acceptable medium for reproducting.  My interest is in the old cottages and unfortunately two old relics (Tom & Lynn) got in the way-only joking, but it is a good example to demonstrate the ‘past & present’ of Brithdir.  For the past five years I have been researching everything with a connection to the village with the aim of one day writing its history.  Since then I have also collected numerous old photos of the village and Brithdir people. 

Regards, Roy

Title: Re: George Pit Cottages
Post by: pielip on Friday 30 March 12 18:04 BST (UK)

I lived in those old cottages in geoge pit in the 1950s before they pulled them down, I moved away in the 1960s, it would be brilliant if i could see what they  looked like after we left , i  dont now if this will get me any were,,My name is Phil Davies,

Title: Re: George Pit Cottages
Post by: Dannemois on Friday 30 March 12 20:20 BST (UK)

Hi Phil
There is a pic on the Brithdir Group page by Will Rogers with the old cottages and the George Pit in the background.

Cheers Roy

Title: Re: George Pit Cottages
Post by: pielip on Friday 30 March 12 22:06 BST (UK)

Thanks Roy, I

Title: Re: George Pit Cottages
Post by: pielip on Friday 30 March 12 22:21 BST (UK)

Thanks Roy, I have actually got that photo, I was hoping i might get a closer one,They were really in a mess when we lived in them an when we left, I now they are like mansions compered, to what they were then,I had a good look at them a few weeks ago, ,But i thought i might be able to look at a blast from the past,thanks anyway,Newtredgar group very good,bye