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Well I have sort of gone down a path on this difficult for me restoration. Before I proceed I would appreciate any ideas on this. Thanks
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/philbach/Operation%20Photo%20Rescue/HaireS20_20_3pt5x3pt5.jpg)
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/philbach/Operation%20Photo%20Rescue/Trial-1.jpg)
Hi Phil.
I can't believe how much this one improved!
The bridal dress is white, I have just sent you a reference photo that you can use if you wish.
(It also shows the color and length of her hair really well.)
Hope this helps,
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Hannie
First of all I believe the dress is a white wedding dress. Not sure what's behind her. Veil?? And her hair reaches her shoulder.
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/kiskaopr/HaireS20_20_3pt5x3pt5copy.jpg)
Thanks, Kiska and Hannie. Your comments and reference photo are most helpful. With this info I shall continue.
Well I've changed the dress and hat color and brought the hair down. Hannie's reference photo was most helpful. Here is where I am now.
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/philbach/Operation%20Photo%20Rescue/Saturday.jpg)
Phil, you've done a great job recovering the people in this difficult restore. I have an observation, though, on the background (which admittedly is way less important than the people). First impression is that it's a little Escher-esque - the planes of the walls aren't consistent with each other and that gives the photo a vague sense of wrongness. For what it's worth, I've marked up a copy of Hannie's green channel with what I see in the image - none of the channels provides more useful detail than the composite, but I find the colors distracting. Also, my eye is helped a lot by having done another image from the same occasion :)
(http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb314/lurch_album/HaireS20_20_3pt5x3pt5copy.jpg)
Thanks, Lurch. Lots of good ideas about the background. The tablecloth I did not see until you showed it to me. I'll keep trucking.