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Restoration
« on: Wednesday 09 May 07 01:47 BST (UK) »


If this picture isn't too faded, can someone please try to clean it up?  Many thanks.

Geoff

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Re: Restoration
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 09 May 07 06:59 BST (UK) »
Hi Geoff

Here's a very quick one as it's nearly time for me to go home! 

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Re: Restoration
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 09 May 07 07:35 BST (UK) »
And one from me.

Mike.
Townson - Cartmel                      O'Malley - Askeaton, Ireland
Sadler - Dymock & Salford           Tomlinson - St Peters, Leeds
Wilkinson - Salford                      Chant - Sherbourne, Dorset
Garner - Pendleton

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Re: Restoration
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 09 May 07 09:30 BST (UK) »
Hi Geoff
Another quick straightened sepia version from me
Mudge

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Re: Restoration
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 09 May 07 18:13 BST (UK) »
Hi, Mudge, Mike and Caz:  I went to bed last night wondering if I was going to get a reply and woke up a few minutes ago to find your brilliant work above.  My great grannie Lucretia thanks you for her restored pictures and so do I.  A couple of other generations of her decendants (who don't know that the photograph even exists) will be surprised and delighted to see your work.  Thanks for all of your time and efforts.

Geoff.

(P.S. I've already decided to buy my own graphics restoration software and give it a try.  Any suggestions for a nearly 80-year-old family historian?
G.)

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Re: Restoration
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 09 May 07 18:49 BST (UK) »
and one from me........
Please acknowledge when a restorer works on your photos, it can take hours for them to work their magic

Please scan at 300dpi minimum to help save the restorers eyesight.

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Re: Restoration
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 09 May 07 19:18 BST (UK) »
Hi, jc:  Very much appreciated.  Which software do you use?

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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 09 May 07 19:41 BST (UK) »
I have been using Paintshop but I'm still learning, the others seem to use Photoshop Elements or CS. Paintshop I've used before for simple graphics but I've been following some tutorials to see if can actually do these restores properly  ;D This is only the  3rd one I've had the courage to post!
There is a freebee one called GIMP that you could try, someone posted a link a few days ago. Not tried it mysef yet.
Added some colour to this one, still practicing with that too! Hope you like it!  ;D ;D ;D
Please acknowledge when a restorer works on your photos, it can take hours for them to work their magic

Please scan at 300dpi minimum to help save the restorers eyesight.

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Re: Restoration
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 09 May 07 19:59 BST (UK) »
I really like it, jc.  Thanks for the suggestions and the colored version.   And thanks for picking mine as your practice piece.  Hope I can get to be as accomplished as you are.
Geoff
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