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Title: Slate miners choir
Post by: talf on Monday 03 October 11 19:35 BST (UK)
This wonderful photo has an inscribed slate which i cant decipher. I think part of it says "happy days". I wonder if anyone can apply their skills. (it may be in welsh because i believe that photo was taken in Bethesda at the turn of the century.
Title: Re: Slate miners choir
Post by: PrueM on Monday 03 October 11 20:41 BST (UK)
Hi Talf :)

I can see the word "Choir" under "Days" but can't read the rest.  Can you possibly get a better scan of it?  This one is only 96dpi.  A scan of the sign at 600dpi in full colour mode would give the best chance of deciphering...

Cheers
Prue
Title: Re: Slate miners choir
Post by: talf on Monday 03 October 11 21:13 BST (UK)
Ive tried sending at 600 but rejected because of size. tried zipping it without success - any suggestions
talf
Title: Re: Slate miners choir
Post by: PrueM on Monday 03 October 11 21:29 BST (UK)
Hi talf, if you scan just the sign (not the whole picture) is it still too big?

There's a resizing tutorial at the top of the board which may help:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,372537.0.html

Cheers
Prue
Title: Re: Slate miners choir
Post by: talf on Monday 03 October 11 22:00 BST (UK)
try again
Title: Re: Slate miners choir
Post by: artistic on Tuesday 04 October 11 10:37 BST (UK)
I can only guess it says
HAPPY DAYS (not sure looks a lot like MAY)
......THE CHOIR  (or L.....SHIRE CHOIR)
.....................CUP
....T........ERA.............

rest is unreadable to whatever I tried.. maybe osmeone has better eyes than mine! :D
Title: Re: Slate miners choir
Post by: PrueM on Tuesday 04 October 11 11:38 BST (UK)
The top line might say "CADDY" with an underline.
Then possibly "MAY DAY"
then "... CHOIR"

But the rest I'm stumped on  :-\

Got it a bit better by inverting it and playing around with levels but there's so little contrast in the original that it's very difficult to bring out the detail.

Cheers
Prue
Title: Re: Slate miners choir
Post by: talf on Thursday 06 October 11 11:44 BST (UK)
Many thanks. I did not expect responses so soon. It was almost an impossible ask because i did not have the original. You gave it your best bash and i much appreciate all your efforts. I have long admired this section of Rootschat and often amazed by the results you get. You are brilliant.
I talked to someone recently who paid £35 for a cleaned up photo(apparently the cheapest quote)
many thanks
Talfryn
Title: Re: Slate miners choir
Post by: PrueM on Thursday 06 October 11 11:50 BST (UK)
You're welcome Talfryn, just sorry we could not decipher more of it for you. 

Yes, the restorers here are a great bunch and do it just for the love of it!   :)
Title: Re: Slate miners choir
Post by: Niksmum on Thursday 06 October 11 14:57 BST (UK)
Quote from: talf on Thursday 06 October 11 11:44 BST (UK)
I talked to someone recently who paid £35 for a cleaned up photo(apparently the cheapest quote)
many thanks
Talfryn
eeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr      hang on a minute ..................thats 35 x 10000  :o :o :o :o :o :o :o

Irene

Title: Re: Slate miners choir
Post by: artistic on Friday 07 October 11 09:54 BST (UK)
Quote from: Niksmum on Thursday 06 October 11 14:57 BST (UK)
Quote from: talf on Thursday 06 October 11 11:44 BST (UK)
I talked to someone recently who paid £35 for a cleaned up photo(apparently the cheapest quote)
many thanks
Talfryn
eeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr      hang on a minute ..................thats 35 x 10000  :o :o :o :o :o :o :o

Irene

Are you bragging or asking for money now Irene? :P *pat on the back*
Title: Re: Slate miners choir
Post by: Niksmum on Friday 07 October 11 13:23 BST (UK)
Both .............I think  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Irene