DDRAIG Gr Gr Grandparents

[deadants]

I'm posting this image on behalf of DDRAIG. He's gives a bit of background about the photo . . .

 

I realise that the photograph is washed out pretty badly, I will give you a bit of history of the photograph,it was in my forebears house during the last war and they were bombed out by German Bombers twice the first time pretty badly, they searched high and low to recover some of their posessions, they found the tin box that contained their personal papers including photographs squashed underneath six foot of rubble, the second time the bomb blew part of the house away and they found their tin box two blocks away with the contents strewn about the road, hence the very bad  state of the photograph.

So let's see how much can be recovered.

deadants

[deadants]

This was my first attempt.

[Gary56]

Not much to work with as deadants has already found too ... Especially the lady ...

Tried to bring out as much detail as possible and clean up a bit ...but still not left with too much ...

Kind Regards,

Gary Wilkinson
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[deadants]

Hi Gary,
  Yes it's a tough one. The gentleman is not to bad but the woman is so faded I think a it of fancy manipulating is called for.

[Man of Kent]

Just found this one, however I have been firkling with Gamma levels and such and it may define the ladies featuresa little better.
But could be my imagination also, it's late.

[deadants]

I think you might be onto something there MOK. I can definitely see more detail know. I will have a play with the face you have uncovered.

[deadants]

I took your face and copied it over the original image and changed the blend mode to color burn.

[Man of Kent]

It's getting there mate, I will have a bash myself in the morning.

[Shaztoni]

Her's another attempt, not as clear as I had hoped.
Sharon