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Max
That looks bloody great, Max.
Absolutely amazing Max... :up:
They are fun to work on aren't they!?
Candy
Max, those written texts must have taken forever! Wonderful! :wnw:
Hannie
:wow: :cool:
Great job Max!
Christine
Incredible, Max!
Glenna
:wnw: Brilliant job Max!!
Sanbie
UNREAL!!!! :up:
:up: That is beautiful Max.
Thanks everybody for your comments, Candy, yes they are a lot of fun and a lot of work, but it is nice not to have a face staring back at you saying " I don't look like THAT". :funny:
Hannie, you got it in one, they are more a test of patience and durability than skill at PS.
One thing I am not sure of is the year date, it was cut off in the original, I am pretty sure the first number was a 7, and the 25th of April only fell on a Sunday in 1971 & 1976 so taking a punt after checking dates on other documents in the gallery I opted for 1971 - if anyone has any source docs that may suggest different would you let me know please.
Max
Max, on the left side of the document you can see a reversed imprent of the written text. I flipped it horizontally but can't make out what is says. Maybe if you use the high res version with some contrast it will show more.
CSI Amsterdam
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That was the first thing I tried Hannie, unfortunately it was just an ink blot that would not resolve into anything recognisable. :'(
Max
It says "25 April 71", the imprint of the date from the opposite side.
It looks more like a 1980's date to me, I can't tell what the last digit is but 25th April was a Sunday in 1982....
A google search returns this -
"the Bruninis of Vicksburg, produced a respected Catholic religious leader, the late Joseph Bernard Brunini, who was bishop of the Natchez-Jackson Diocese from 1966 to 1984."
- which would fit with either date.
Here's something that's not been mentioned. Perhaps one of the moderators (Dave or Chris) can give the owners a call for a verification on the date.
Thanks for your help folks, I think I may have to give this game up as my eyesight must be going, Here is a 100% crop of the "blot" mirrored and contrast enhanced, and if anybody can find a date in that, my eyesight is shot. :'(
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I think I will send it as is, I am fairly certain the first number is a 7, if anything turns up they can alter it before it is printed, there is a thought, I wonder if these get printed as photos or as documents?
Max
Next cab off the rank. Your thoughts please.
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Max
A bit on the orange side. Levels, should help it. Sorry pic was deleted.. am having fits with ImageShack today!! Growl!! :knuppel:
A new tut at the NAPP website. To find the gray point:
1 Add new layer above background pic. Fill with 50% gray. Set this layer to difference blend
2 Threshold adj layer. Move slider all the way to left. Slowly move right. When black pixels appear shift/click with dropper on black.
3 Trash thresh and diff layers.
4 Levels or curves adj layer. Click gray dropper> then click on the image where you set the dropper point.
http://upload.pbase.com/image/86509589 (http://upload.pbase.com/image/86509589)
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Great restoration Max!
Kiska, when I tried the NAPP tut on color adjustment I couldn't get the colors like yours (and Candy's), colors stayed murky. When I tried the black and white point the colors came out looking great. I picked slipper (Aussie:thong!) for white and between the trees for black point.
Hannie
Hannie,
The first example I used Candy's version and did the gray point only. This time I used the original: black 6% brightness on man's shorts. White 96% brightness on label on man's cap. NAPP gray on dock boards.
http://upload.pbase.com/image/86527016 (http://upload.pbase.com/image/86527016)
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Kiska, I'm sorry my picture went poof!! but I do believe that you are on the mark. Those are very good colors, or truer may be a better choice of words.
Candy,
My pbase pics go poof sometimes. I've resorted to adding the link with the pic...........just in case. :P
Kiska's second one is close to what I get. Nice work on the repairing Max.
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Hi folk,
Thanks for your help. Kiska tried the method you suggested and couldn't get it right, took the orange out but the image was still muddy set the white point, that helped, then the black point and disaster.
I then tried it on the original, and used the gray point from it on the restored, set black and white points and it isn't to bad - what worked well on the original didn't transfer too well to the restored version, on the original the gray point setting was on the shoulder of the mans shirt, on the restored it was on the front of the girls shorts.
In the end I think I got a better result with auto levels and bumping the brightness a bit - this colour correcting bit fair drives me mad at times - even when I try doing it by the numbers, I seem to have all the wrong numbers. >:(
Max
Hi Max,
I took your restored photo, used auto color and then upped the contrast to 13.
Hannie
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Thanks Hannie, tried that on the full size image and I had to set the contrast to -7 to get it to look like yours, think I will just send in the best result and let the printers sort it out.
Thanks for all your feedback, I seem to be learning new methods all the time - much appreciated.
Max
We do all have different ways at approaching photos and that's what makes reading fun!! :hug:
That is so true Candice! There also lies a difference in what program you use!
Hannie