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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: dafadowndilly on Monday 08 September 14 21:53 BST (UK)
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Can anyone tidy up and date this photo please... Thank you
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Do you have the photo to post?? ;) ;)
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I can't seem to upload it... It's been half an hour and it still hasn't uploaded. It is 3.5 MB... Is that too large?
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Yes it is too big, have a read here for a guideline:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,372537.0.html
Helen
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Posting for dafadowndilly - I hope! ;)
Love the look on their faces!!
Wiggy
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Hi dafadowndilly, is there anything on the back. Here are the dates David Whyte, the photographer, was at various addresses.
http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/sub_section.jsp?SectionID=122¤tId=1475
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Hi, I don't know if there is anything on the back as I got it from a relative whom I am no longer in touch with and the original is with her.
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PS thank you for the link, it makes interesting reading to get the background history of the photographer.
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Had a go - just for starters.
I think the boy has his boots on the right feet - but I can't be sure. ;)
Wiggy
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I was just going to comment on his boots, Wiggy!
Bless him, I reckon they were too big and/or on the wrong feet. No wonder he looked so unhappy ;D
Gadget
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This is wonderful... Thank you soooo much Wiggy.
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Big feet do run in the family... no pun intended ;)
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a little black and white
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Brilliant... Thank you :)
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Hi again
I've not done anything fancy. One reduced to fit RCs window.
Gadget
(Removed colour cast)
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..and one full sized. Couldn't put them up together - too big!
Gadget
added - Removed - purple cast - see next messages
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How odd - now on my laptop and they're showing a very strange purple colour cast in the shadows. Not showing on my main machine :-\ :-\ :-\
It could be the laptop as the graphics are being funny.
Will convert to black and white and attach to this message.
Gadget
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and a re-colour!
Gadget
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Thank you so much everyone... what a fantastic job you have done ;D ...
Re the sizing, can I use one of these pictures as a template in Photoshop in order to get the right format for uploading... I know I was directed to a "how to" link but I haven't quite got the hang of that yet...
Also I have been looking at the boys odd stance... do you think he is standing with his legs crossed?
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That's what I thought, even if his boots are a few sizes too big, I think he's standing with his legs crossed. Gorgeous children. :)
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do you think he is standing with his legs crossed?
See what you mean, but I don't think so - surely one of his toes would be a bit pointed if this were the case. :-\ ;)
When I resized your scan DDD, I just kept reducing the longest side a little bit at a time until the info was showing just under 500kbs.
Try doing that with your original and see if you can understand what I mean. (Not very good at explaining things.)
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Hi...My contribution and I think he has his left leg crossed over his right, still its a wonderful photo. Now I'm having a second thought, I now think he doesn't have his legs crossed.
Carolyn :)
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For a date, 1870s by the furniture. Prior to mid-decade the photo corners were square, then after that they became rounded to make it easier to slide them in and out of album pockets. These look rounded, but I think they were cut post-production...the upper left corner still seems to be square. Also the boy seems to be in a posing stand, visible behind him...this disappeared about mid decade. So I would say early 1870s.
Cheers,
China
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WOW! Thank you so much everyone, what a result!... :)
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A late try from me, regards, John.
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I believe shoes could be both same shape in the past, no left and right. If this is 1870's could be a late example. These are not rich kids, so maybe.
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one more late one from me. , Tommy
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Though they look peculiar, the way the shoes are buttoned looks as if they are on the correct feet. ;)