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Title: DOWN family Canada
Post by: JJJ2 on Tuesday 05 May 20 22:00 BST (UK)
Hi:  Could this photo be restored.
The photo is my Down family.  The gentleman is my great grandfather Charles W. Down.  The little girl on the right is my mother Dolly.  The photo was taken in Toronto circa 1916.

Thanks,

Jerri
Title: Re: DOWN family Canada
Post by: japeflakes on Wednesday 06 May 20 09:27 BST (UK)
Suggestion.  Can you crop the scan to just the photo as you are wasting file size on the scanner "lid".
Anyway had a quick go for you :-)
Title: Re: DOWN family Canada
Post by: DanNC on Wednesday 06 May 20 11:13 BST (UK)
That's one unhappy boy, isn't it?   ;)
Title: Re: DOWN family Canada
Post by: JJJ2 on Wednesday 06 May 20 15:12 BST (UK)

Thanks japeflakes you really cleaned it up and thanks for the colour version.  Did you mean I should crop out the border? or some of the other landscape background on the side?

DanNC also a nice job in fixing the cracks.  Yes the annoyed boy is my Uncle Charlie and the blond boy is his brother.  He obviously did something to tick off Charlie!

Jerri
Title: Re: DOWN family Canada
Post by: japeflakes on Wednesday 06 May 20 15:22 BST (UK)
Quote from: JJJ2 on Wednesday 06 May 20 15:12 BST (UK)

Thanks japeflakes you really cleaned it up and thanks for the colour version.  Did you mean I should crop out the border? or some of the other landscape background on the side?


As far as I can tell the "red" part is no use. That is what could be removed I think.
Title: Re: DOWN family Canada
Post by: JJJ2 on Wednesday 06 May 20 16:30 BST (UK)

Thanks japeflakes.  I didn't realize I had left all that "red" portion.  I guess when I resized it I assumed I didn't need to crop again.  I will know for next time.  It's been a while since I posted to the forum.  I guess I forgot!  Again thanks for the pic and the tip.

Jerri
Title: Re: DOWN family Canada
Post by: Trishanne on Thursday 07 May 20 13:46 BST (UK)
Here's one from me, I wonder what has upset the young boy  ::) ::)
Pat
Title: Re: DOWN family Canada
Post by: Ian Nelson on Thursday 07 May 20 15:32 BST (UK)
Going to have a go at super-colouring next, by numbers and shapes, hee! hee!
Title: Re: DOWN family Canada
Post by: Ian Nelson on Thursday 07 May 20 20:12 BST (UK)
The great Colouring Experiment continues ..... it's a bit like Pottery, when you choose a Glaze you have no idea how the finish after firing will be ... work in progress, cheers
Title: Re: DOWN family Canada
Post by: Ian Nelson on Thursday 07 May 20 20:16 BST (UK)
Oh dear!  Whacking it back to 243kb by going to 8bit has taken the depth out of my colouring .. looks washed out now.  I'll try again by reducing the Image size and Severe Cropping of the surrounds just to see how it works out, cheers
Title: Re: DOWN family Canada
Post by: JJJ2 on Thursday 07 May 20 21:58 BST (UK)

Thanks Trishanne good job on cleaning up the pic.   I think the boy, my Uncle Charlie is annoyed with his little brother, but he looks like he's ready to hit him!.

Ian Nelson thank you to you as well, for a good job and the colour version is great.

I appreciate everyone taking the time to help us.


Jerri