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Lesanne
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Face at the window.
« on: Sunday 23 October 05 19:24 UTC (UK) »

The face at the window is the Grandmother of these children.
It is the only record of her I have.
Would it be possible to isolate, and make her clearer.

Many thanks, Lesanne.

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Re: Face at the window.
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 23 October 05 21:50 UTC (UK) »

I think this is the bit Lesanne wanted!

http://static.flickr.com/33/55332995_f4dd648b4c_o.jpg

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Re: Face at the window.
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 23 October 05 21:54 UTC (UK) »

Hi Annie, How ya doing?
I don't know how to make the image "sharper"
at the same time lose the pot infront of her.


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Re: Face at the window.
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 23 October 05 21:59 UTC (UK) »

Hi Lesanne!

Don't ask me about doing this stuff!
I just cropped the picture!!...
You know me better than that Tongue

Annie


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tomkin
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Re: Face at the window.
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 23 October 05 22:00 UTC (UK) »

Hi Lesanne & Annie,
Can you rescan the
window pane with the face at a far greater resolution.
The small picture is only 12k in size & also cuts off some of
the hair etc.
In aniticipation.
Tomkin.


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Lesanne
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Re: Face at the window.
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 23 October 05 22:05 UTC (UK) »

Grief !!

I just love your "in anticipation".
As you can tell, Annie and I need it in step by step bits... Grin

Just see Berlin Bob's posts Cool

I think he gave up with me. Undecided


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tomkin
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Re: Face at the window.
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 23 October 05 22:09 UTC (UK) »

Hi Lesanne & Annie,
This is what I mean.
Tomkin

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liverpool annie
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Re: Face at the window.
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 23 October 05 22:15 UTC (UK) »

Sorry Tomkin!

I had to walk away from the computer 'cos I was laughing so hard!
Lesanne and I are the "dipsey twins" when it comes to technical stuff!! Roll Eyes

and I don't have a scanner!

OK! so tell us what you want!

Annie

EDIT did you already do it?


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Lesanne
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Re: Face at the window.
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 23 October 05 22:16 UTC (UK) »

That's clever. Is that sort of a mirror image.
I suppose her lefthand side of the face is in the shade.

Thanks for trying Tomkin, it is quite difficult to know what to achieve
if there's nothing else to go by.

Cheesy


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PrueM
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Re: Face at the window.
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 23 October 05 22:17 UTC (UK) »

Hi all,

What tomkin means is can you scan the photo again, but only that little bit?

If you do a preview scan (most scanners do this) then you can see the photo on screen, and with a selection tool, you can draw a box around the bit that you want. Once you've done that, find where you change the scanning resolution (it will be in a menu somewhere) and change the resolution to maybe 600 or 800 dpi (tomkin, you may have a different idea about what res would be best!).

Then, just scan it, and the little bit you chose will be the only bit the computer scans! It will be a larger picture and a larger file size than the little one that's currently on the board.

Did that help? Grin

Prue


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Lesanne
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Re: Face at the window.
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 23 October 05 22:24 UTC (UK) »

Erm,

I'd better sleep on this one.
I shall try again tomorrow. Scanning and saving a Huh

smaller size?

Nite, nite all. Kiss


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Re: Face at the window.
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 23 October 05 22:31 UTC (UK) »

Come on Lesanne!

Even I understood Prue .... You can do it! Roll Eyes

You can't to go to bed yet it's too early!

Annie Wink


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Lesanne
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Re: Face at the window.
« Reply #12 on: Sunday 23 October 05 22:38 UTC (UK) »

Aw, Annie,
I have to be up at 4am, to get to the flower market.
It took me nearly 45mins to do the last posting,. Grin

With all the desizing and rescanning, I should take till tomoz anyhow.
I really must go.. See yuz all.


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tomkin
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Re: Face at the window.
« Reply #13 on: Sunday 23 October 05 22:42 UTC (UK) »

Hi Annie, Lesanne & Prue,
Annie I can't believe that you
haven't got a scanner.I thought i was the only one working
with ancient equipment & I have got one.Drop broad hints at
xmas. ( Nooo! I'm not going to buy you one)
Prue, I was just trying to compose a method that would
explain ( it could have taken a long time) when you did it
brilliantly. It all depends on the quality of the original. I would do exactly
as you said. first at 150d.p.i. then save it to file,naming it scan 1.
Then do it again at 300d.p.i and save as scan 2.Repeat at 450 d.p.i
& 600 d.pi.. Open all 4 in your photo software and see which gives
the best result( or post all 4 and let us see.)
Anyway Russell Crowe is just about to kill the baddie Emperor,
So ta ta for now.
Tomkin.


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liverpool annie
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Re: Face at the window.
« Reply #14 on: Sunday 23 October 05 22:49 UTC (UK) »

Lordy Tomkin!

Thank goodness you didn't tell Lesanne that - she would have lost it Wink

I'm talking up a storm for a scanner - but nobody's listening Tongue

Enjoy Russell Crow!!!

Annie


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