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Title: Ralph Marple
Post by: roland marple on Monday 03 July 23 19:20 BST (UK)
Hi again everyone , here is another challenge from my little box of photos. This is a distant cousin Ralph Marple 1924-1997. Very fuzzy and will, probably be very difficult to work with. He lived in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. I know very little about him.
Regards,
roland
Title: Re: Ralph Marple
Post by: McGroger on Tuesday 04 July 23 06:00 BST (UK)
My try. :)
Peter
Title: Re: Ralph Marple
Post by: japeflakes on Tuesday 04 July 23 07:24 BST (UK)
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Title: Re: Ralph Marple
Post by: loord74 on Tuesday 04 July 23 07:55 BST (UK)
my try
Title: Re: Ralph Marple
Post by: Gadget on Tuesday 04 July 23 09:59 BST (UK)
Loord ~

How do you manage to get a very clearly defined face but the background and clothing are all blurred?

It's obvious that you're using the latest AI apps but could you not use it to bring up the other details too?
Title: Re: Ralph Marple
Post by: loord74 on Tuesday 04 July 23 11:06 BST (UK)
Gadget

In fact, I found myself forced to use AI to extract the face  details  due to the small size of original image, which does not benefit from any enlargement techniques. Personally, I rely on AI to improve some image as a final step , and I do not rely on it entirely in my work. Currently, AI techniques do not restore clothes or image background , but in the latest version of the Adobe program, you can replace clothes through built in AI . I can replace the shirt here and add trees, but it will seem that there is a very exaggeration in restored image itself.
Title: Re: Ralph Marple
Post by: Gadget on Tuesday 04 July 23 13:14 BST (UK)
The OP does seem to post images that are really too small to do very much with using pre-AI software, especially when they're blurred

I think the size of the images might suggest that they are  from online trees as they are so small. I've found a version online,  sized  642x767,  and is far less blurred than this one. The earliest version seems to have been uploaded in 2010.

Gadget
Title: Re: Ralph Marple
Post by: HistoricalGenealogy on Tuesday 04 July 23 14:26 BST (UK)
I looked at the OP's posts and he uses 100x100 digital photos. That is to small of a file to work with. Why isnt there higher resolution photos from the OP?
Title: Re: Ralph Marple
Post by: Gadget on Tuesday 04 July 23 14:36 BST (UK)
I looked at the OP's posts and he uses 100x100 digital photos. That is to small of a file to work with. Why isnt there higher resolution photos from the OP?

That is what I'm wondering too!
I found similar sized photos on online trees.

Title: Re: Ralph Marple
Post by: loord74 on Tuesday 04 July 23 15:51 BST (UK)
The OP does seem to post images that are really too small to do very much with using pre-AI software, especially when they're blurred

I think the size of the images might suggest that they are  from online trees as they are so small. I've found a version online,  sized  642x767,  and is far less blurred than this one. The earliest version seems to have been uploaded in 2010.

Gadget

Can you post the 642x767 img size here?? Just for comparison
Title: Re: Ralph Marple
Post by: RJ137 on Tuesday 04 July 23 15:58 BST (UK)
My try-one original tint, one B&W and one colour
Title: Re: Ralph Marple
Post by: Keybob on Tuesday 04 July 23 16:01 BST (UK)
Something different :)
Title: Re: Ralph Marple
Post by: hoobaloo on Tuesday 04 July 23 16:07 BST (UK)
A try from me, regards, John.
Title: Re: Ralph Marple
Post by: Gadget on Tuesday 04 July 23 16:18 BST (UK)

I think the size of the images might suggest that they are  from online trees as they are so small. I've found a version online,  sized  642x767,  and is far less blurred than this one. The earliest version seems to have been uploaded in 2010.


Can you post the 642x767 img size here?? Just for comparison

I wouldn't want to risk breaking any copyright rules. Add - or post without permission of the original owner.
Title: Re: Ralph Marple
Post by: roland marple on Wednesday 05 July 23 17:07 BST (UK)
Thank you to all who replied, it was a difficult photo to work with . I wish all of you the very best and keep up the great works
roland
Title: Re: Ralph Marple
Post by: roland marple on Wednesday 05 July 23 17:23 BST (UK)
Thank you to all ,who replied. It was a very difficult photo to work with but any thing was better than what I had. so thanks again and keep up the great work.
roland