Some pics to restore or tidy please - Genealogists' Forum

#1 22-10-09, 09:25

Can someone restore or clean up the fo;;owing pictures that I have have just been sent from cousin in USA please ;;

#2 22-10-09, 09:26

WendyPusey · #3 22-10-09, 10:03

Best I can do Babs with such low res images.

#4 22-10-09, 10:36

Many thanks Wendy I tried to lighned a few myself but it wouldnt have it so gave up ;;;lots better now babe ;;

Rachel · #5 22-10-09, 14:10

a twiddle from me
removed the date (bottom right), sharpened a little etc.

#6 24-10-09, 22:29

Rachel is there any76 chance you can sharpen up that very 1st pisture anymore babe ??? thanks for the other by the way ;;

Rachel · #7 25-10-09, 10:13

Hi Babs
The problem is that the scan is not good.
As Wendy already said, the resolution is low which means that the image is badly pixellated
(all those little squares/rectangles which look like texture).

The only way to get rid of them results in a blurred image.

The solution would be to get your cousin to rescan at 300 dpi.

#8 25-10-09, 10:17

Cheers Rachel yes I know and did contact her about it but she got them of another cousin lol ;;never mind thanks lasses job well done as usual

Rachel · #9 25-10-09, 10:52

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Originally Posted by borobabs

Cheers Rachel yes I know and did contact her about it but she got them of another cousin lol

Hmmmmph ~ it's so frustrating isn't it.
For almost 4 years I've been on the trail of some pics of my gt gt grandparents.
A distant cousin in NZ sent me copies of photocopies ~ it was great to have them but the quality is pretty bad and there is absolutely no way of improving them.

Another photocopy she sent shows 2 women and 2 children who we can not identify. One of the children also appears in a photo I have, so we know there's some family connection but who they are, remains a mystery

At the beginning of this year, cousin, gave me the email address of another cousin who said she had the original photos and it was about a month ago that she finally emailed to me to say that she doesn't have them at all !

So it's back to square one ..........

#10 25-10-09, 11:03

I would be saying Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Rachel lol yes its very flustrating but at least these are only cousins of my GG Gradfather so at least not direct line so to speak ;;