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My great uncle John Williams
« on: Thursday 10 May 18 23:47 BST (UK) »
Please could anyone help restore or just better this photo of my great uncle John Williams

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Re: My great uncle John Williams
« Reply #1 on: Friday 11 May 18 17:09 BST (UK) »
Hi Mandy, are you able to scan these photos (or have them scanned)? Preferably with scanner settings of 300 dpi (or higher) resolution and saved as a high quality .jpg file. If in doubt, read Cazza's Scanning Tutorial:http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=198165.0.

To a certain extent, we can correct the perspective of photos. But (at least in my case) correcting the perspective of these photos would lose some of uncle John's head  :(.

A flat scan would have no perspective to correct and you'd get much better results. In these photos, (with photo perspective) uncle John has a relatively wide body and a relatively small head.

Mike

Photo restorers may re-use and improve on my posted versions. Acknowledgement appreciated.

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Re: My great uncle John Williams
« Reply #2 on: Friday 11 May 18 17:53 BST (UK) »
The photo belongs to my great aunt who has had the photo in her handbag ever since she lost her husband over 30 years ago. Unfortunately she does not own a scanner and is not well enough to look in to having it scanned. I was hoping to surprise her as I know how much the photo means to her. She lives quite some way away and would not part with it let alone post it to me bless her. I shall continue to try to get around this, and hopefully post it again after scanning. Thank you

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Re: My great uncle John Williams
« Reply #3 on: Friday 11 May 18 18:03 BST (UK) »
I have played around with the perspective a bit, so here is my try.
Pat
Bownass - Lancashire & Westmorland
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RESTORERS please do not use my restores without my permission THANK YOU

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Re: My great uncle John Williams
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 12 May 18 10:42 BST (UK) »
My try.
Peter
Convicts: COSIER (1791); LEADBEATER (1791); SINGLETON (& PARKINSON) (1792); STROUD (1793); BARNES (aka SYDNEY) (1800); DAVIS (1804); CLARK (1806); TYLER (1810); COWEN (1818); ADAMS[ON] (1821); SMITH (1827); WHYBURN (1827); HARBORNE (1828).
Commoners: DOUGAN (1844); FORD (1849); JOHNSTON (1850); BEATTIE (& LONG) (1856); BRICKLEY (1883).
Outlaws: MCGREGOR (1883) & ass. clans, Glasgow, Glenquaich, Glenalmond and Glengyle.

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Re: My great uncle John Williams
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 13 May 18 05:04 BST (UK) »
Thank you all so very much, these are fantastic seeing what was given to work on.
I’m sure she will be delighted.
Thanks again

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Re: My great uncle John Williams
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 13 May 18 21:44 BST (UK) »
My Try

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Re: My great uncle John Williams
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 13 May 18 23:25 BST (UK) »
Thank you, brilliant work
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