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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: EssexDiva on Friday 26 January 18 19:07 GMT (UK)
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Please try and restore this photo taken around 1944/1945 of three generations of my family also could anyone tell me which regiment my Dad's army uniform represents, I think he was a Warrant Officer.
Thank you in advance.
June R Morgan nee Whittingham.
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One from me
Pat
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Thank you so much this looks much better without the creases. Will I be receiving any more to choose from?
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Hi, EssexDiva.
Welcome to Rootschat.
Will I be receiving any more to choose from?
Short answer to your question: nobody knows.
We’re all just independent volunteers from all over the world who happen to love (or are addicted) to restoring photos. (We're also addicted to our payment of lavish praise from photo owners. ;D)
Seriously, though, usually within a couple of days you’ll find most photos sent in have had at least two or three people having a go at them. If you look through the archives you’ll probably find that the most popular ones that people have worked on (some with up to a dozen restores) are those with high resolution images (look at the kB number under each photo) because they’re less hard on our ageing eyes.
Sorry, I can't help regarding the uniform, but others may be able to. If you don't get any answers within a couple of days about this you might attract people in the know if you amend your title by starting it with something like, "UNIFORM for IDENTIFICATION please, and Restore etc...")
Anyway, here’s my try.
Cheers,
Peter
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Welcome to Rootschat, June. :)
Seriously, though, usually within a couple of days you’ll find most photos sent in have had at least two or three people having a go at them. If you look through the archives you’ll probably find that the most popular ones that people have worked on (some with up to a dozen restores) are those with high resolution images (look at the kB number under each photo) because they’re less hard on our ageing eyes.
Peter has said it here and I agree. I can't attack this one - too small for me.
Well done to Peter and Pat for having a go at this tiny photo. ;)
Though . . . . . I wonder if it would be a good idea to ask the OP if there is any chance of a better scan BEFORE trying to improve what's been posted . . . . what do we think? Or is it a lost cause?
Just a thought. :)
Wiggy
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Hi, Wiggy.
(And, sorry to hijack your post, June, but it’s probably good for posters to know of restorers’ concerns - so we can do a better job for people.)
It’s hard to know what tack to take, Wiggy.
We want to do the best for people, but I’ve noticed that sometimes in asking for a better basis to start from we end up scaring people away.
If it’s a good enough scan I’ll usually end up having a go. But “good enough” is hard to quantify. I’d class this one of June’s (EssexDiva) as borderline, while the one on the thread below (from Patmar) with a similar resolution, I think, isn’t really “good enough” - not for me, anyway. There’s so much damage that I think you really need a better basis to start from to have any chance of re-creating what’s missing.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=786596.0 (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=786596.0)
So, at the moment I’m sort-of taking the approach of working on “good enough” ones, (especially when they come from people new to the board, who can be scared off), but also mentioning that they could get a better result from a better image - to try to future-proof their further requests.
I wonder what other restorers think.
Cheers,
Peter
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Thank you Pat & Peter for attempting to reconstruct this old picture for me, Kudos to you both for attempting something I didn't know could be done, you both did a superb job. I have framed both pictures and have them hung in my hallway, which I call my "Hall of Fame".
Regards June R Morgan ne Whittingham.
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My pleasure, June. Thanks for your kind words. Hope you'll have more for us in future. ;D
Cheers,
Peter
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Peter, when this copy of my picture was sent to me via email it was sized an 8 x 10, I had sent this photo to RootsChat the way I had received it, of course it was not accepted, I in return downsized it again not acceptable, kept on trying until it became acceptable "voila".
Regards June R Morgan
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Hi June . . . . . .
Truly, not having a go at you, but your photo could have been bigger by cropping out the white around the actual photo. When you scan, pull the 'net/ marching ants' around the photo. At least then you get all photo and not half scanner bed.
Please don't be scared away.
Hope I am not preaching to the knowledgeable, but see below. Might help for future reference. Your scanner might look different but will have the same sort of things I imagine. As you see, these are really poor resolution of 50 dpi..
Just trying to be helpful. :)
Wiggy
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Wiggy,I know you are not having a go at me, I am 83 yrs young and still learning these new fangled things, I am getting these photos over the net all the way from South Shields Co Durham, I am lucky to have found relatives from way back. I appreciate all of the comments,
Reagards from the Lady across the pond.
June R Morgan
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Wiggy, I shall try your example,I now understand what you are saying shall I try to resend that photo or shall I just wait?
June
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Well you are doing very well then! ;D 8) Good on you for having a go.
From someone even further away than across the pond. Downunder in fact!! ;D
edit to add.
Try to respond with another photo when you find one! :D (on a new thread)
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Thanks Wiggy will do!
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And from another Downunder... :D
Wow, you two have been busy while I've been sweating outside!
If all else fails and you still have any trouble, June, you could send a message through Rootschat’s Personal Message system to me (or one of the other restorers). We could then message back to you an email address to send your image to for one of us to resize it and post it on your behalf.
Cheers,
Peter