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Miracle required
« on: Friday 21 November 08 06:13 GMT (UK) »
A miracle required.....is it possible to do anything with this photo please

This photo is of a little lad that was killed aged 5 in 1942 in a road accident, the photo was carried in the wallet of the boy's father for the rest of his life. The father was abroad in the army when his son died, the boy's mother having died the previous year just after childbirth.




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Re: Miracle required
« Reply #1 on: Friday 21 November 08 10:49 GMT (UK) »
Hi Bryant

Is there a possibility you could scan this at a higher resolution?
It is at 200 dpi at the moment
But something like 600 upwards would give you a better chance of an accurate reproduction

Hippy :) :) :)
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Re: Miracle required
« Reply #2 on: Friday 21 November 08 11:04 GMT (UK) »
Unfortunately it has been emailed to me so I can't do that (is that correct?)

but if my distant relative has the original? I could get her to do it...hopefully

Thankyou for the advice
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Researching names BRYANT (Camberwell), PASTERFIELD (Essex and all), RAY (Holborn/Islington areas back to Brentford), POWELL (Glouc & beyond?)
Fletcher (Glouc into Warwickshie into Lancs?), BUCKLEY (Chatham area), Watson (Chatham area).


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Re: Miracle required
« Reply #3 on: Friday 21 November 08 12:55 GMT (UK) »
Hi Bryant, Here's a clean up from me.

Bill.
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Re: Miracle required
« Reply #4 on: Friday 21 November 08 13:16 GMT (UK) »
and one from me

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Re: Miracle required
« Reply #5 on: Friday 21 November 08 15:42 GMT (UK) »
My try

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g grandfather Thomas Borthwick 11/11/1882 - KIA 25/9/1915 aged 33 Kings Own Scottish Borderers

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Robert Johnstone Borthwick 1898 - KIA 24/3/1918 aged 21 North Staffordshire Regiment

George Lowden Borthwick 1899 - KIA 24/3/1918 aged 19 Royal Scots Fusiliers

gr Uncle Walter Combe b1893 - KIA 12/7/1915 aged 22  Kings Own Scottish Borderers

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Re: Miracle required
« Reply #6 on: Friday 21 November 08 17:25 GMT (UK) »
Thankyou very much

Bill/Irene/Terry

i'll have to learn how to do these cleanups/restorations

Thanks very much once again
Bryant
Researching names BRYANT (Camberwell), PASTERFIELD (Essex and all), RAY (Holborn/Islington areas back to Brentford), POWELL (Glouc & beyond?)
Fletcher (Glouc into Warwickshie into Lancs?), BUCKLEY (Chatham area), Watson (Chatham area).


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Re: Miracle required
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 22 November 08 03:37 GMT (UK) »
It's quite possible to restore this image to almost pristine condition, however, not with the quality of the posted image. In order to restore the image, a color scan (which it is), at no less than 300dpi is required- with no image compression (totally destroys pixels). 

Also, an image with this sort of damage can benefit from an additional scan. If I were restoring this image, I would scan the image and save the file, then rotate the image in the scanner, 180 degrees (looking at the image upside down), and scan again. Save that file. Both images would be placed together in a single file, lined up, and blended together (as light from the scanner passes over, and highlights the damaged areas, changing the direction of the light on the image changes how the damage is captured). Often, that process can minimize, and sometimes eliminate the cracks, which obliterate some portions of the face. This extra little bit of prep work can greatly reduce the amount of work needed, thus keeping the photographic qualities of the image.  Perhaps you could try my suggestions, or instead, post the two scans.

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Re: Miracle required
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 22 November 08 11:52 GMT (UK) »
Another effort,  :)

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