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Posted on 12/08/11 07:57:43 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Challenge 364: Photo fixing
This week's Challenge comes from Michael Sinclair, who was asked by a friend if he could repair this excessively damaged photograph. Possible, surely, but not an easy task... feel like a bit of meticulous retouching? Reminder: I'm away until Monday 22nd August, and will write up comments when I return. High res is here. 
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Posted on 13/08/11 11:25:40 AM |
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james
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Posted on 13/08/11 12:10:27 PM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2905 Reply  |
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http://vimeo.com/27655254 I had this 'burning' desire to do what I did in the video.......  All in good fun Michael  Thanks for the image _________________ Dorothy: "there's no place like home!" |
Posted on 13/08/11 1:35:32 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 4033 Reply  |
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Michael, Thanks for an excellent choice for the Friday challenge. A tricky one given the silver stains and blemishes. I felt that removing the major damage and leaving some of the blemishes did more justice to the photograph than a blanket restoration. 
Larger file http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s93/GKBphoto/Retouched.jpg _________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. |
Posted on 13/08/11 2:59:33 PM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply  |
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Here's mine Michael - thanks for the challenge. Nick  |
Posted on 14/08/11 2:25:39 PM |
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Garfield72
Montage Manceau Posts: 353 Reply  |
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Posted on 14/08/11 4:01:08 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1871 Reply  |
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I had a private message from one of our overseas members asking if I was going to do my own submission to which I answered "of course!". But first things first: I would like to say how impressed I am with everyone's results so far; secondly, I'm gobsmacked by Nick's colour submission: it's so very good capturing extra detail--especially of the trees, Thirdly, an interesting story connected with the original print has emerged since I submitted it to Steve three weeks ago. TIME, COST, and LACK OF APPRECIATION Through confusion, and poor communication my friend was taken for a bit of a ride! The original print is owned by a Turkish lady (the picture has no family connection to her at all) who runs a cafe in one of the cities in the midlands here in the UK, and she wanted it restored with 11 additional prints for her friends presumably. My friend, a generous sort, said I know someone (me) who can do that for you. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I did the restoration ensuring the photoshopped restoration was the exact same size as the tatty original. So, after two trips to Staples (stunning laser service, and superb staff), £40 and two hours wait (on this occasion), I and my friend were ready to go all the way to this neigbouring city's cafe to delight this lady withy my magical transformation of the original print.. "...No I don't like that! No I don't want that! I wanted the actual original restored" she wailed! There was no "sorry to have put you to all that trouble and cost etc" . Oh well it's been an interesting experience. 
A closeup of the image reveals most of the people in the boat don't look happy: 
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Posted on 14/08/11 5:44:21 PM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply |
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Thanks Michael. Well, there is no pleasing some people! Nick |
Posted on 14/08/11 5:51:37 PM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
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Michael - sorry to hear your hard work went for naught. Nick - great work on colouring.  |
Posted on 14/08/11 6:23:02 PM |
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Ben Mills
Luminous Luminary Posts: 570 Reply  |
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Posted on 14/08/11 9:21:03 PM |
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puffin31939
Montage Mariner Posts: 383 Reply  |
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I would love to spend more time on this challenge (ideally I'd start again!) However I have no more time this week so this will have to do. Nick, your colouring of the photo is fantastic.  _________________ Man cannot change the direction of the wind but he can adjust the sails |
Posted on 15/08/11 00:17:46 AM |
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brewell
Pixel Pentagrammarian Posts: 752 Reply  |
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Four more? I'm sure we could find room.  _________________ Onward and upward! Excelsior! |
Posted on 15/08/11 00:51:00 AM |
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Tom
Texture Technologist Posts: 402 Reply  |
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Hi gang. Here is my version.  |
Posted on 15/08/11 03:23:47 AM |
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PDelavigne
Mannequin Mestre Posts: 124 Reply |
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Hi Michael, and folks! As you said " first things first" : thanks for your reply to my message, and I'm sorry by your waste of effort and time, with one so good work, for nothing! In my long carrer, as a photo restorer, I've heard this at many times from the customers, althought I never made any work over the original! Every time, I'd explained to the clients,that if a photo needs some restoration,of course,any fix you can do over it will be washed out, by so many reasons that will only extend our talk unnecessarily by now ! But anyway, in the specific case of this photo,of course that it would benefit a lot the restoration work if you had submited it to a chemical bath for cleaning of those silver stains caused by silver oxidation before scan it ! And judging by the quality of your close-up of the original, it's possible to see that this photo had a better quality of image than this version that was offered for us to work on ! To sum everything up, I guess that there is no conditions to show a really good work of restoration within the given conditions. And, sorry Gordon, but any restoration work , must be complete! Those marks were not there in the original , at the time it was made ! Here's my version for the challenge !  |
Posted on 15/08/11 5:10:59 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
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Great works so far. (PS fyi sorry I could not contribute for a month .. away travelling again) My attempt 
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Posted on 15/08/11 9:51:18 PM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply |
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Thanks Deborah and Angela. I wish I'd had more time to really do this one justice, but FCs have to be fitted in with everything else at weekends, so tend to be rush, post then Sainsburys! Nick |
Posted on 17/08/11 8:24:44 PM |
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Jimbean
Sparky Shopper Posts: 105 Reply  |
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Missed last week cos was in Jo'burg but back now an enjoyed this weeks challenge!!   |
Posted on 17/08/11 9:36:50 PM |
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BigVern
Q Quipper Posts: 674 Reply  |
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Here's my go at restoration ... larger version here "http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r160/BigVernphoto/riverretouchcombinedbig.jpg" Hope everyone is having a nice time in the sunshine .... ha ha ha ... I think we have had one nice day this summer. |
Posted on 17/08/11 9:40:11 PM |
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BigVern
Q Quipper Posts: 674 Reply |
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For some reason my attachment decided not to .... er attach ... the first time. Here goes again.  |
Posted on 18/08/11 3:24:54 PM |
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tissana
Thai Trickster Posts: 29 Reply  |
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Photo fixing  _________________ Futurebis |
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