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pennine
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can anyone cheer the old dears up please?
« on: Sunday 17 September 06 23:28 UTC (UK) »
This is a picture of my great grandparents in the garden of their home. Can anyone help to improve/cheer them up a bit please?
Pennine
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Bell, Brodsworth, Felkirk, Wath-Upon-Dearne, Yorkshire
Bright, Eyre, Jessop, Wilkinson, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Fielding, Lound Retford, Lincolnshire and Sheffield, Yorkshire
Law,  Felkirk, Wath-Upon-Dearne, Yorkshire
Lister, Flockton, Wath-Upon-Dearne, Yorkshire
Mitchell, Langsett, Nr. Penistone Yorkshire.
Walton, Cudworth, Barnsley Yorkshire.
Stanger, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Yorkshire.
Gratwick, London and Kent
Fahy, Limerick, Southern Ireland
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Re: can anyone cheer the old dears up please?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 17 September 06 23:53 UTC (UK) »
I think that this is a tad better.

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pennine
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Re: can anyone cheer the old dears up please?
« Reply #2 on: Monday 18 September 06 00:39 UTC (UK) »
Thanks Denn thats lovely

Pennine
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Bell, Brodsworth, Felkirk, Wath-Upon-Dearne, Yorkshire
Bright, Eyre, Jessop, Wilkinson, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Fielding, Lound Retford, Lincolnshire and Sheffield, Yorkshire
Law,  Felkirk, Wath-Upon-Dearne, Yorkshire
Lister, Flockton, Wath-Upon-Dearne, Yorkshire
Mitchell, Langsett, Nr. Penistone Yorkshire.
Walton, Cudworth, Barnsley Yorkshire.
Stanger, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Yorkshire.
Gratwick, London and Kent
Fahy, Limerick, Southern Ireland
Cazza59
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Re: can anyone cheer the old dears up please?
« Reply #3 on: Monday 18 September 06 01:57 UTC (UK) »
Here's my clean up and a coloured one below.  I could just about smell the roses as I was doing it.  Don't care what anyone says, nothing beats an English garden (or pub for that matter  Tongue Grin Grin)

Cheers
Cazza
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Wilkinson - Shropshire;  Jones - Hereford; Mitchell - Brighton; Emery - Brighton; Hall - Brighton Christopher - Dorset; Bussell - Dorset; Porter - Dorset


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Re: can anyone cheer the old dears up please?
« Reply #4 on: Monday 18 September 06 01:58 UTC (UK) »
Here's the coloured one (obviously  Tongue)

Cheers
Cazza

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Wilkinson - Shropshire;  Jones - Hereford; Mitchell - Brighton; Emery - Brighton; Hall - Brighton Christopher - Dorset; Bussell - Dorset; Porter - Dorset


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Euro
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Re: can anyone cheer the old dears up please?
« Reply #5 on: Monday 18 September 06 17:15 UTC (UK) »
Just a quick tidy up and a slightly happier man.  Wink

Colin.

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Good to scan at 300-600 dpi very very bad to over compress your images.
pennine
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Re: Completed can anyone cheer the old dears up please?
« Reply #6 on: Monday 18 September 06 22:30 UTC (UK) »
Thank you Denn, Cazza and Colin lovely pictures love the coloured one.Colin how did you get the old boy to almost smile? Its amazing.
Pennine
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Bell, Brodsworth, Felkirk, Wath-Upon-Dearne, Yorkshire
Bright, Eyre, Jessop, Wilkinson, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Fielding, Lound Retford, Lincolnshire and Sheffield, Yorkshire
Law,  Felkirk, Wath-Upon-Dearne, Yorkshire
Lister, Flockton, Wath-Upon-Dearne, Yorkshire
Mitchell, Langsett, Nr. Penistone Yorkshire.
Walton, Cudworth, Barnsley Yorkshire.
Stanger, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Yorkshire.
Gratwick, London and Kent
Fahy, Limerick, Southern Ireland
Euro
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Re: can anyone cheer the old dears up please?
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 19 September 06 08:34 UTC (UK) »
Hi Pennine, I used Photoshop's Liquify Tool to make the gentleman's smile.  Wink

Colin.
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