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Offline woolley

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Is this beyond a restore ?
« on: Wednesday 09 April 08 21:17 BST (UK) »
Help,
 Can anyone have a go at restoring this picture, Found rolled up in my fathers paperwork. It was too big for an a4 scanner so I did two halves and joined them, plus a bit seems to have been incorrectly stuck on, on the right.

Thanks
 Allan
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Re: Is this beyond a restore ?
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 10 April 08 02:47 BST (UK) »
i only wish i could do justice to this photograph, kali.
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Re: Is this beyond a restore ?
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 10 April 08 03:02 BST (UK) »
What an amazing, simply amazing photo!!

Kali you've done a fab job.  8)

I've started to restore it but it will take sometime.

Cheers
Caz
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Re: Is this beyond a restore ?
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 10 April 08 10:17 BST (UK) »
Hi Alan

Sorry, this is the best I can do without going blind!!  :P :P :P :P

Unfortunately there is so much damage and very little definition to work with, plus manipulation in Photoshop doesn't help.

If you would like to send me the large uncompressed version via email, I'll give it another go.

Cheers
Caz
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Re: Is this beyond a restore ?
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 10 April 08 13:56 BST (UK) »
It just shows you , how strong those planes were , there are 64 men on those wings !   :o Jim  :o
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Re: Is this beyond a restore ?
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 10 April 08 19:34 BST (UK) »
To Kali and Caz,

I look on in total disbelief at the work you have done in such a short time.
Only one word for them is "EXCELLENT"  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Thanks to both of you

Woolley

ps I spent weeks trying but failed every time
Suffolk - Reynolds,Bishop,Peck,Burrows,Smith,Chittock,Gardner,Adams
Derbyshire - Woolley,Newton,Ratcliffe,Brown,Moore,Wright,Rowland,Leech,Leach
Norfolk - Chandler,Dixon, Moore, Bone, Payne
Notts - Ward,Walters,Browne,Norman,Lee
Yorks - Robinson,Owram, Beck, Micklethwaite
Scotland - McDowall
Ireland - Hassett

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Re: Is this beyond a restore ?
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 10 April 08 21:12 BST (UK) »
Wow - I can't believe the work you folks have put into this one. I saw it posted on my last night's visit , and couldn't imagine anything being done with it. Superb job.
 Do you know the story behind the photo Woolley?
     Cheers, Pat
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Re: Is this beyond a restore ?
« Reply #7 on: Friday 11 April 08 01:19 BST (UK) »
caz, i just cannot believe the job you have done on this one, i think the guy's in this pic deserve to to be remembered & honoured, i tried my best ( under the influence ) until very late in the morning but eventualy had to give up, you obviously have perseviered and done a proper job and done all them young men proud,
what an amazing photograph, i hope it will now take pride of place in somewhere like the british war museum, never to be lost to the lack of respect again, most of the boys depicted probably never survived, you have done a marvelous job caz, love it, kali.
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Re: Is this beyond a restore ?
« Reply #8 on: Friday 11 April 08 01:24 BST (UK) »
woolley if you have any info about this pic i would be very interested, thanks, kali.
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