1883 photo restoration

[Rachels]

  Well whatever it shows, it's still too pixellated

so there 



Good grief Pauline nine and a half thousand posts ?

[Greensleeves]

If you click 'download' you get a 1MB plus image - or at least, I did.

Regards
GS

[Greensleeves]

It comes out at 1.4MB but having said that, the image is very unclear because the paper seems to have the same texture as old leather, so I think it would be difficult to achieve a brilliant restore.  Though no doubt someone more talented that me will come along and prove me wrong 

[Rachels]

It comes out at 1.4MB but having said that, the image is very unclear because the paper seems to have the same texture as old leather, so I think it would be difficult to achieve a brilliant restore.  Though no doubt someone more talented that me will come along and prove me wrong 

It's pixellated



There is evidently surface wear (not a texture) so a good scan, without pixellation, should allow us to achieve a fairly decent result

[Pels.]

If you click 'download' you get a 1MB plus image - or at least, I did.

Regards
GS

There's no relationship between the physical size and the way the image has been scanned - or saved after scanning, GS.

As far as I can see, Rachel's spot on !  Apart from the small of difference of 24dpi ! 



Pels.

[Greensleeves]

I have to disagree - it is not pixelated:   pixels are square and these are not.

The first pic shows how the image would appear if it was pixelated; the second shows the true image which,  as you will see,  does not consist of square  pixels.

[Treetotal]

I downloaded this and found the same texture G.S...I don't see it as pixelation either...perhaps this is what has happened here:

High temperatures speed up chemical changes, increasing deterioration. Some photos have an “alligatored” or cracked surface; this dimensional change can be caused by extreme heat or cold.

Carol

[Greensleeves]

That's an interesting explanation, Carol - thank you for that.  I have been puzzling how it could have happened.  Most grateful to you for your input.

Kind regards,

Chris

[Maggie.]

Thanks for that explanation, Carol.  I haven't downloaded the picture but from GS's images I can see the leathered appearance, which I've seen before on old pictures.  Good to know what could cause it.