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techsavant
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"Uncle Ben"
« on: Sunday 11 September 05 21:56 BST (UK) »

http://static.flickr.com/23/25026426_7c2e0f08f6_o.jpg

Is there anyway someone could help me with this image please. I've worked in photoshop before, but I have very little experience with restoring images, and my attempts have been less than successful.

This image is linked to my Mothers flickr account where a larger image can be downloaded from. Any help in this matter would be very appreciated!


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Re: "Uncle Ben"
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 11 September 05 22:08 BST (UK) »

Hi techsavant,
What sort of restoration were you thinking about?
Prue


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I live in NSW, and am researching:
BALFOUR (Derry) – BIGG (Kent) – BONSALL (DBY, NTT, CHS) – BRISBANE (Fife) – DANKS (STS) – DOBSON (BRK) – FRANCIS (ESS) – GOODE (HAM) – HAYNES (Cork) – INGRAM (MDX, SOM) – LANGWORTHY (Jersey, DEV) – MCKAY (Fife, Aberdeen, Banff, Moray, Inverness) – MORRISH (LND) – NANCARROW (CON) – OGILVIE (Moray, LND) – STRATHDEE (Banff) – SWAN (Fife) – WOOD (LND)

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« Reply #2 on: Sunday 11 September 05 22:26 BST (UK) »

Hi PrueM,

Thank you for the speedy reply...
I'm actually looking for a way to clean it up a bit more...

I'll have to admit, I use photoshop for creating banners and the like... I have no experience actually modifying existing images, and my attempts generally look worse than the orignal Tongue

Thank you for any help you can provide.

Rick


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Re: "Uncle Ben"
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 11 September 05 22:31 BST (UK) »

Hi Rick

I had a Go at adding colour...Let me Know What you think?

Regards

Iria

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Harold Liverpool and Warwickshire
Slater Liverpool
Murray Liverpool
Garner Liverpool
Lister/Lester Liverpool and Cambridgeshire
Norris Liverpool and Ireland

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« Reply #4 on: Sunday 11 September 05 22:40 BST (UK) »

Wow!
That was quick!
I have no clue how you can get such good results in so short of time...

Thats great, thank you, it takes a bit of getting used to seeing him in color after seeing him in B&W all these years!

thanks again,

Rick


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Re: "Uncle Ben"
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 11 September 05 22:48 BST (UK) »

Hi Ben

I used PSP 9 to do the Colouring...I used the Freehand Tool..and the Ajust..Hue and Saturation to add the colour.. I didn't use the Layer Effect because i find it difficult to use...

Am Glad you Liked the Photo and Got most things right in the Image

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« Reply #6 on: Sunday 11 September 05 23:27 BST (UK) »

Hi Rick

Shiver-me-timbers captain - I cleaned up reet well i did Grin

Regards
Ken

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Hilton - Wiltshire,Prestwich Manchester
Millington-Manchester, Birmingham
Harris - Manchester, Salford, Southern Rhodesia, Aston Manor Birmingham, Temple Balsall, Knowle.
Jones-Higher Broughton, Cheetham Hill, Denbighshire
Lawton - Prestwich, Manchester
Smith-Manchester
Carey - Manchester
Cotterell - Lambeth, London
Fletcher-Middleton, Manchester
Capper - Manchester

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Re: "Uncle Ben"
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 11 September 05 23:58 BST (UK) »

these are looking great... thank you all for your help with this...
its really starting to look much better than I thought it could!

much thanks to Iria and kenhar!


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Re: "Uncle Ben"
« Reply #8 on: Monday 12 September 05 14:12 BST (UK) »

Out of interest,have you any Idea were and when the photo was taken?
I ask because of colouring in general, fitting etc.
It could mean the plate next to Ben could be Brass for example.

Merv, within spitting distance of the former Chatham Dockyard Grin


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« Reply #9 on: Monday 12 September 05 15:40 BST (UK) »

Greetings Man from Kent!

The only information I have on the picture is that it was taken in the early 1930's. I'll see if I can provide more, but all I have at the moment I'm afraid.


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« Reply #10 on: Monday 12 September 05 20:55 BST (UK) »

Hi

Heres my clean up

Jane

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Notts: Burrows, Comery, Foster, Beeson, Haynes, Swan. Derbys: Burrows, Comery, Smith Lincs: King. Warks & Salop: Swan, Duffy. Dublin: Duffy, Geraghty, Burgess. Monmouth: Lewis

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« Reply #11 on: Monday 12 September 05 21:03 BST (UK) »

That cleaned up well Jane,i'm dazzled .
I've had to put the sunglasses on Cool


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Re: "Uncle Ben"
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 13 September 05 00:42 BST (UK) »

Jane,
Thank you! Wow!
Benny never looked so good


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« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 13 September 05 07:42 BST (UK) »

My attempt ...

Kind Regards,

Gary Wilkinson
Home Page - www.restoring-photos-made-easy.com
For Site Updates - http://restoring-photos-made-easy.blogspot.com/

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