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Title: Miracle needed on Mary Leary - intensive touching up needed!
Post by: leemeetee on Wednesday 30 October 19 20:05 GMT (UK)
Hi this is an old photo of my great-grandmother taken in Wexford (Ireland) between 1895 and 1905.
It was most likely taken by Charles Vize who had a photographic studio in the town where poorer folk would also hire fancier clothes than they had and pose against the backdrop as seen.
It is in very poor condition so any improvement at all would be welcome.
Thanks.
Title: Re: Miracle needed on Mary Leary - intensive touching up needed!
Post by: japeflakes on Wednesday 30 October 19 21:42 GMT (UK)
to start with:
Title: Re: Miracle needed on Mary Leary - intensive touching up needed!
Post by: McGroger on Thursday 31 October 19 09:10 GMT (UK)
My try. :)
Peter
Title: Re: Miracle needed on Mary Leary - intensive touching up needed!
Post by: Treetotal on Thursday 31 October 19 15:05 GMT (UK)
Hi...any chance of a better scan? this is only scanned at a very low resolution of 96dpi and pixelates badly on enlargement. If you could scan at a resolution of 300dpi the results would be much better. You can post a file size of up 500kbs on here. and yours is only 125kbs.
Miracles can happen...with the right scan  ;)
Carol
Title: Re: Miracle needed on Mary Leary - intensive touching up needed!
Post by: emeraldcity on Thursday 31 October 19 16:45 GMT (UK)
As Carol says, the image is very low quality which means it's difficult to work with.

I did a quick clean-up though which may be easier on the eye. Removed some of the marks/scratches, level correction to bring out more detail from the blown out areas, then desaturated.

Title: Re: Miracle needed on Mary Leary - intensive touching up needed!
Post by: grogsy on Thursday 31 October 19 21:05 GMT (UK)
Had a go, maybe not right choice of colours though

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Title: Re: Miracle needed on Mary Leary - intensive touching up needed!
Post by: leemeetee on Thursday 31 October 19 22:53 GMT (UK)
Miracles do happen....thanks so much to the people who hugely improved Mary Leary.....it is very much appreciated.....the uploaded image is the best one I had....no idea where the original is...Thrilled with the results and repeated thanks to you all.
Title: Re: Miracle needed on Mary Leary - intensive touching up needed!
Post by: Trishanne on Friday 01 November 19 18:33 GMT (UK)
A late one from me,
Pat
Title: Re: Miracle needed on Mary Leary - intensive touching up needed!
Post by: Trishanne on Friday 01 November 19 21:24 GMT (UK)
A coloured one too
Pat