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Title: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Wednesday 04 April 18 13:51 BST (UK)
Hello restorers - can these 2 brothers have a little clean up please

Thank you
Keith
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: Handypandy on Wednesday 04 April 18 16:43 BST (UK)
One from me...
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: jim1 on Wednesday 04 April 18 16:50 BST (UK)
1 from me.
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Wednesday 04 April 18 16:52 BST (UK)
Excellent Andy - a great 'after' to sit alongside the original 'before'.  :)

Thanks so much
Keith
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Wednesday 04 April 18 16:58 BST (UK)
Thanks Jim - another great restore from you.

Would the baby often be 'restrained' for the purposes of taking the photo - that belt looks a little uncomfortable.... :-\

Keith
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: jim1 on Wednesday 04 April 18 17:04 BST (UK)
The belt is just part of the baby wear. On saying that they were often restrained by their mothers who were carefully concealed in the photo. Sometimes you'll see a baby on mom's lap with a cover over mom & just her hands showing.
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: jim1 on Wednesday 04 April 18 17:08 BST (UK)
Like this.
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Wednesday 04 April 18 17:10 BST (UK)
Like this.

That's hilarious  ;D ;D Why unearth would the mother be covered up in this mad way??
Keith
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: jim1 on Wednesday 04 April 18 17:40 BST (UK)
Perhaps she had a face like a bag o' spanners.
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: loord74 on Wednesday 04 April 18 18:02 BST (UK)
color one
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: loord74 on Wednesday 04 April 18 18:05 BST (UK)
B.W one
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: MartynS on Wednesday 04 April 18 18:11 BST (UK)
J&J with colour


edit: also added a less vibrant version
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Wednesday 04 April 18 18:13 BST (UK)
Thank you for both versions Rami - I still think a coloured version helps bring out more detail from the original image & yours is an excellent example of this.

Thanks again
Keith
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Wednesday 04 April 18 18:30 BST (UK)
Great colour version Martyn - thanks for taking the time to do this - it's really appreciated.

Keith
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: MartynS on Wednesday 04 April 18 18:34 BST (UK)
Great colour version Martyn - thanks for taking the time to do this - it's really appreciated.

Keith


I added a second version under the original for you. I felt the colours were a touch over saturated first time. So hopefully the second one is a touch better.
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Wednesday 04 April 18 18:40 BST (UK)
I think I prefer the second one slightly better so thanks for adding Martyn - much appreciated
Keith
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 04 April 18 18:57 BST (UK)
Perhaps she had a face like a bag o' spanners.

Oh that cracked me up Jim  ;D ;D ;D...It might explain why I preferred my children to have their photos taken without me in them  ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

"Ghost Mothers"...I've seen a few on the internet some of which are horrendous  :o

Carol
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: Trishanne on Thursday 05 April 18 00:03 BST (UK)
A clean from me
Pat
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: Trishanne on Thursday 05 April 18 00:05 BST (UK)
One with some colour added,
Pat
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Thursday 05 April 18 11:04 BST (UK)
A lovely clean-up Pat - when I put this one up I really wasn't expecting anyone to add colour so all the colour versions have been a nice surprise.

Thank you as always for your talented work.
Keith
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: Gadget on Thursday 05 April 18 15:21 BST (UK)
Hi Keith

Just found these  in my RC folder. One is a deeper tone than the other. I did them yesterday but something must have intervened!

Gadget
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Thursday 05 April 18 15:36 BST (UK)
Both are lovely Gadget - I would have questioned that the baby was a boy before you educated me about 'breeching'  ;)

I will add both versions to my ever increasing family photo records.

Fantastic, thanks very much
Keith
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: Treetotal on Thursday 05 April 18 16:58 BST (UK)
Still working on this one for the second time Keith...I had nearly finished it earlier when Microsoft encountered a problem and closed it down and I lost the work  :-\ You do have plenty of excellent ones already.
I think I can see the foot of a posing stand to the left of Joseph as you look at the photo...he also appears to be holding something in his right hand. I love your photos  8)
Carol
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Thursday 05 April 18 17:09 BST (UK)
Still working on this one for the second time Keith...I had nearly finished it earlier when Microsoft encountered a problem and closed it down and I lost the work  :-\ You do have plenty of excellent ones already.
I think I can see the foot of a posing stand to the left of Joseph as you look at the photo...he also appears to be holding something in his right hand. I love your photos  8)
Carol

Yes this one seems to have been popular with the restorers but always room for one more Carol  ;)
Never heard of a 'posing stand' before but I guess it does what it says. I wasn't sure if he was holding his pocket but it looks like something metallic  :-\
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: Treetotal on Thursday 05 April 18 18:06 BST (UK)
Like this Keith...designed to keep the subject standing straight:

https://doublehistory.com/2015/08/23/the-truth-about-barbie/

Carol
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Thursday 05 April 18 18:11 BST (UK)
Like this Keith...designed to keep the subject standing straight:

https://doublehistory.com/2015/08/23/the-truth-about-barbie/

Carol

Blimey also used on dead people!  :o
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: Treetotal on Friday 06 April 18 16:24 BST (UK)
A little late coming to the party with this one...I forgot about it  ;D
Carol
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: Avondale16 on Friday 06 April 18 16:52 BST (UK)
Worth waiting for Carol - lovely tint & framing & thank you for adding their names  ;)

Is Joe holding a comb?

another one for the album  :)
Keith
Title: Re: Joseph (born 1877) & James (born 1879) Stevens - clean up please
Post by: Treetotal on Friday 06 April 18 18:00 BST (UK)
My pleasure..It could be a pocket flap on on his jacket.
Carol