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Title: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: ryan37 on Monday 06 August 18 19:36 BST (UK)

only photo I have of great aunt Wilma cordiner of Peterhead, can anyone clean up or restore a few small bits that are spoiling a good photo

any help given is greatly appreciated


ryan

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: DrDude45 on Monday 06 August 18 22:29 BST (UK)

Here's my offering. Hope you enjoy!

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: ryan37 on Monday 06 August 18 22:31 BST (UK)

Excellent work thanks very much for your effort
Can’t wait to show my relatives the improvement made

Ryan

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: DrDude45 on Monday 06 August 18 22:56 BST (UK)

What color were her eyes?

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: ryan37 on Monday 06 August 18 22:58 BST (UK)

I will double check with my gran in the morning and get back To
You thanks


Ryan

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: DrDude45 on Monday 06 August 18 23:02 BST (UK)

Ok, I'm going to post a color pic in a bit, hope you like it.

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: ryan37 on Monday 06 August 18 23:03 BST (UK)

Thank you very much for that I will
Update you soon

Ryan

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: DrDude45 on Monday 06 August 18 23:12 BST (UK)

Here's an initial offering of a color photo. I thought the brighter colors on this one worked well. If you want colors changed, let me know. Hope you enjoy!

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: ryan37 on Monday 06 August 18 23:14 BST (UK)

Thanks so much looks really good ,thanks for taking time to do the colour version  I will update you in
Morning

Ryan

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: McGroger on Tuesday 07 August 18 03:08 BST (UK)

Just a B&W from me.
Peter

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: japeflakes on Tuesday 07 August 18 07:39 BST (UK)

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Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: japeflakes on Tuesday 07 August 18 07:39 BST (UK)

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Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: ryan37 on Tuesday 07 August 18 08:19 BST (UK)

Thanks Peter and japeflakes  great work photo looking much tidier now

I appreciate your time and effort

Ryan

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: Trishanne on Tuesday 07 August 18 10:48 BST (UK)

This reminds me so much of my childhood, plaits, freckles and hand knitted twin sets, love it.
Pat

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: Trishanne on Tuesday 07 August 18 10:49 BST (UK)

Another with some colour added.
Pat

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: ryan37 on Tuesday 07 August 18 12:40 BST (UK)

thank you very much, great work and nice addition of colour

I really appreciate your time and effort

ryan

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: loord74 on Tuesday 07 August 18 13:56 BST (UK)

My Try
Rami

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: ryan37 on Tuesday 07 August 18 13:58 BST (UK)

Fantastic work thanks very much for your great contribution

Greatly appreciated

Ryan

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: hoobaloo on Tuesday 07 August 18 17:26 BST (UK)

A try from me, regards, John.

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: ryan37 on Tuesday 07 August 18 17:31 BST (UK)

Great work very thankful of your contribution

Much appreciated

Ryan

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: Mike Morrell (NL) on Tuesday 07 August 18 17:48 BST (UK)

I don't know whether these versions add anything to the excellent restores that have already been posted. Very occasionally, I see a wonderful portrait on Rootschat that stirs me and this is one of them.

I haven't been all that diligent in restoring the imperfections because my immediate reaction when I saw great aunt Wilma's face was that "her eyes need catchlights!". I fully realise that this is an 'enhancement' and not a 'restoration'. I just felt that great aunt Wilma's face was so fully 'alive' that her eyes deserved to be equally 'alive'.

I have no idea when deliberate 'catchlights' were introduced into photography (probably the 20th century) but I guess it was very many years after this photo was taken.

Two versions: one based on the original photo, the second one in which great aunt Wilma stands out from the background a bit more.

BTW "Wilma" sounds like a Scandavian/German/Dutch name. I live in NL and I know many "Wilmas". Care to share where great aunt Wilma was born?

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: DrDude45 on Tuesday 07 August 18 18:10 BST (UK)

Here's a couple with the requested changes. One has the color more muted, which looks better on the web, but results may vary when printed on photo paper as to which is better.

Hope you enjoy!

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: ryan37 on Tuesday 07 August 18 21:04 BST (UK)

Thanks very much I admire your knowledge I had no idea about catchlights and have learned something today ,
Aunt Wilma was born in North east Scotland , her father was William I guess that where the Wilma came from

Also thanks for the two versions


I really appreciate the efforts and time taken in these , I count myself fortunate this resource and kind people are available


Another thanks for the post after regarding eye colour , I really appreciate that Aswell as above an old photo has made so much impression

Thank you all

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 08 August 18 11:32 BST (UK)

Hi Ryan...A clean from me.
Carol

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: ryan37 on Wednesday 08 August 18 11:34 BST (UK)

Excellent work carol thanks very much for your help

Really appreciated

Ryan

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 08 August 18 11:34 BST (UK)

...and with colour.
Carol

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: ryan37 on Wednesday 08 August 18 11:35 BST (UK)

Fantastic thanks for your kind help

Much appreciated


Ryan

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 08 August 18 11:36 BST (UK)

My pleasure Ryan...and one with more contrast.
Carol

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 08 August 18 13:51 BST (UK)

I have revised this edition....I have changed her hair colour and lightened her eyes in this second coloured version, plus a few bits of colour that I missed  :D
Carol

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: ryan37 on Wednesday 08 August 18 13:53 BST (UK)

Thanks very much carol
Would love to see the new version

Ryan

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 08 August 18 13:54 BST (UK)

That is the new version above...I have just changed it...it's slightly different to the one on the previous page :D
Carol

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: ryan37 on Wednesday 08 August 18 13:55 BST (UK)

See that now I will go and save it on the computer , thanks i was looking on phone ,

Many thanks for your generous help excellent work


Ryan

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: skippy2 on Wednesday 08 August 18 14:41 BST (UK)

A go from me.

Cheers,

Skippy

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: ryan37 on Wednesday 08 August 18 14:46 BST (UK)

Thanks skippy

Brilliant work

Much appreciated

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: gisela on Sunday 12 August 18 00:59 BST (UK)

Lovely photo.

One from me

Title: Re: great aunt wilma late 1940s early 1950s can anyone restore
Post by: ryan37 on Sunday 12 August 18 08:53 BST (UK)

Brilliant work , another great addition to the collection

Thank you so much

I appreciate your time and effort

Ryan