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tallted
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Keith,
did a bit more, but ants is right more resolution is needed and definetly need to patch and paste some parts. The child could be taken out or a cowboy hat put on and a bandit mask across his face, hahaha.
Oh well it is a tough one, good luck. write if I can help any.
Ted
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deadants
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Hey Paul, I was wondering if your mystery photo could possibly be an embassy photo. US ambassador and staff. Maybe a touring cricket team. Royal family and cabinet ministers.
I starting to get sucked into this intriguing photo.
Please get it scanned. We have to solve this mystery
deadants
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deadants
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Keith's photo is starting to look pretty neat. Not much to go and it will be ready for a sepia tone to lift it back to life.
How's the PSP going Keith? Here's a link to some video tutorials for psp. http://www.computer-training-software.com/paint-pro.htm
You might want to have a look at Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelmac/main.html It will alow you to do all the repair work but a lot cheaper than the full version.
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Keith Bateman
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Hi deadants,
Thanks for your help - have had a little play with the picture - trying to learn on a simpler photo - going fine but slowly.
I have asked my new relative for a better scanned photo, but she's not come back yet - the original one sent was 500kb.
I didn't expect you to do it for me when I put the picture on here - only to show you we were watching "your" page with interest!!
But any help is appreciated.
If you want I could email you the better quality photo or resize this one to max. allowed of 300kb. and put it on site.
Any more suggestions and tips are always helpful - keep up the good work with the others.
Cheers
Keith
PS - I have found 3 new relatives in the past 2 weeks - so am busy exchanging info with them - so apologies for not coming back sooner.
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deadants
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Hi Keith,
Sorry about the slow reply. I have been up to my eyeballs learning Apple's video editing software, Final Cut Pro HD. After learning 2D & 3D CAD and photoshop, this is a complete paradigm shift in thinking for me.
I was hoping to spark you into a little reconstructing of your own. Your photo is probably at the extreme end of the scale for reconstructing. I think you need to start with something a little less challenging. I suggest something like the following photo that I have deliberately defaced. It should be easily repaired with just one or two tools. Try the clone stamp tool for the spots and try and repair the wing by copying from another section of the wing to paste over the missing piece.
Everyone who is reading this is welcome to try this challenge.
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Paul E
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Hey Paul, I was wondering if your mystery photo could possibly be an embassy photo. US ambassador and staff. Maybe a touring cricket team. Royal family and cabinet ministers.
Please get it scanned. We have to solve this mystery
deadants
Hi deadants
I'll get it scanned as soon as I am able to - no access at work I'm afraid so it may take a while.
I too wondered about an embassy. Didn't think about cricket (possibly too many peeps!), ditto cabinet members. But maybe a trades union or something.
One of the genealogy mags over here offers to try to identify pics, so its an option to send it to them, but I think rootschatters are likely to come up trumps (just as soon as I've got the bleedin thing scanned!)
best wishes
Paul
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Keith Bateman
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Hi deadants,
Interesting little challenge!
I did say I was retired - and finished learning new tricks didn't I 
Anyway - first attempt - did you put the white spots in as a test as well??
Cheers
Keith
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goggy
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Really,really,gobsmacked,impressed,overwhelmed!! So much to learn ,so little time.
Noticed the VH rego on the plane,and you are an Aussie,clever boy,not all faculties are gone!
Cheers,Goggy.
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newbie
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Hi there ant,
I've had a go, first thing I found difficult was choosing the brush size, too small and you can see them, I've only managed to do the black bits, as I don't know how to copy yet?
Hope pasting this works, all tips and hints are welcome!
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newbie
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it's photoshop7, whats layers? I think so , but it doesnt wash the dishes.
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newbie
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Thanks Ted,
I've made a note of the books both you and deadants have recommended to me, just haven't got round to it yet, I've also had a look at the web site tutorials that have been recommended, I just wanted to have a"play" at this one, I'm a great believer in play leading to learning, if I don't try it how will I learn?
Will try and discover the layers then
thanks
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