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Colour and Update if Possible
« on: Saturday 06 June 09 10:23 BST (UK) »
Hi

Wondering if any of you can put colour and touch ups to my father in laws wedding photo...only picture he has.

I did blow it up for him, but that is all I can do....would love some colour etc in it as he loves the photo so much.

Many Thanks

Tina

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Re: Colour and Update if Possible
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 06 June 09 11:05 BST (UK) »
Hi Tina

The photo is very small and scanned at very low 72 dpi resolution - 300 t0 600 dpi is prefered
This means that restorers will not be able to do it as well as it deseves

If you need help go to :- http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=198010.0;id=29638
Cazza has a tutorial that should help

Hippy :) :) :)
Please scan all photographs at 300-600 dpi.
Please feel free to colour/modify any restores posted by me.
An acknowledgement would be much appreciated.

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Re: Colour and Update if Possible
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 09 June 09 10:28 BST (UK) »
Tina

I gave it a go as you were disappearing :(  but Hippy is right a better scan would give much better results and it's such a lovely photo :) :)

Terry
g grandfather Thomas Borthwick 11/11/1882 - KIA 25/9/1915 aged 33 Kings Own Scottish Borderers

Brothers & cousins to Thomas (Both KIA same day)
Robert Johnstone Borthwick 1898 - KIA 24/3/1918 aged 21 North Staffordshire Regiment

George Lowden Borthwick 1899 - KIA 24/3/1918 aged 19 Royal Scots Fusiliers

gr Uncle Walter Combe b1893 - KIA 12/7/1915 aged 22  Kings Own Scottish Borderers

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Re: Colour and Update if Possible
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 09 June 09 22:28 BST (UK) »
Hi

Sorry for not reponding earlier.....Father in Law loaded with the flu.

I have asked him for the photo again so that I can rescan following the guidelines for the 300dpi that hippy sent the link for...Many Thanks.

Terry....what a great job ...sorry for all the trouble....new to scanning photo's....Many Thanks.

It is a really lovely photo....John really like that one of him and Margaret...sadly Margaret died in 2002 just after they celebrated 59 years married.

Hope to get the photo tomorrow as he is feeling a bit better as he is out his bed for a few hours.

Once again

Many Thanks

Tina



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Re: Colour and Update if Possible
« Reply #4 on: Monday 15 June 09 21:00 BST (UK) »
Hi

Father in Law's cold got worse, but thankfully with the antibiotics he is a lot better and managed to look out the photo so that I could rescan it...hopefully I have done it right.

Many Thanks

Tina

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Re: Colour and Update if Possible
« Reply #5 on: Monday 15 June 09 21:26 BST (UK) »
Tina, do you know the colours for the bride?

good scan  ;)
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: Colour and Update if Possible
« Reply #6 on: Monday 15 June 09 21:33 BST (UK) »
Hi JC

From what I can remember a few years ago when talking to Margaret...I think it was a Light Grey suit as it was bought with a ration book.

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Tina

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Re: Colour and Update if Possible
« Reply #7 on: Monday 15 June 09 21:59 BST (UK) »
One from me.

Wendy

PLEASE SCAN ALL PICS AT 300-600 DPI FOR RESTORATION PURPOSES.  THANK YOU!

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Re: Colour and Update if Possible
« Reply #8 on: Monday 15 June 09 22:48 BST (UK) »
Tina

Here's a tidy for now

Terry
g grandfather Thomas Borthwick 11/11/1882 - KIA 25/9/1915 aged 33 Kings Own Scottish Borderers

Brothers & cousins to Thomas (Both KIA same day)
Robert Johnstone Borthwick 1898 - KIA 24/3/1918 aged 21 North Staffordshire Regiment

George Lowden Borthwick 1899 - KIA 24/3/1918 aged 19 Royal Scots Fusiliers

gr Uncle Walter Combe b1893 - KIA 12/7/1915 aged 22  Kings Own Scottish Borderers

Census &  BMD information Crown Copyright  GROS - www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk