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Matt Roberts Junior Member Registered: December 2002 Location: Australia users gallery	There seems to be a fine colorful photo hiding behind the faded colors of the original. I hate it when the photographer cuts off the feet of the main subjects. There was a hell of a lot more cloning and repairing than I anticipated. Auto-Levels gave a clue to the original colors. Hawaii is a colorful place so I came in hard with strong colors. I used Quick Mask to make selections and fine tuned colored areas. I had to sharpen twice during this restoration. What happened to the guy sitting back to us in the lower left of the photo? He finished his lunch and left. Then someone from the cafeteria put a pot plant in his place. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Matt
	· Date: 4/11/2005 · Views: 6132 · Filesize: 58.8kb, 199.9kb · Dimensions: 1000 x 981 ·
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MargaretM
Senior Member

Registered: October 2004
Location: Largo, Fl
Posts: 281

4/11/2005 11:20am

Great job Matt! Very good clean up in the background and I love the colors. I would hate to be replaced by a potted plant but in this case it definitely works.

Margaret M (aka mlgates99)

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mark73181

Junior Member

Registered: March 2005
Location: Miami, Florida
Posts: 4

4/11/2005 1:25pm

Really nice job...great work cleaning it up.

Doug Colwell
Senior Member

Registered: October 2003
Location: Alberta
Posts: 157

4/11/2005 8:46pm

Not just a restoration - more like a renovation. Lots of colourful little details and great clean-up and definition. Really good Matt! And I knew you'd change the light bulb so I didn't bother.

Matt Roberts

Junior Member

Registered: December 2002
Location: Australia

4/12/2005 4:07pm

Thanks Margaret, Mark and Doug,
I'm having second thoughts about replacing that guy with a pot plant.
He wasn't that much of a distraction. I should have left him in.

cazubi

Senior Member

Registered: February 2005
Location: Los Angeles area
Posts: 352

4/14/2005 11:52am

I think that you did a very nice job. It looks very natural.

Cathy

ckc108

Junior Member

Registered: August 2003
Location: Singapore
Posts: 1

4/15/2005 9:38pm

Love it. You have always been so inspiring. Great job.

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Forget the past. Cherish the present.

Matt Roberts

Junior Member

Registered: December 2002
Location: Australia

4/16/2005 8:19am

Thanks for the comments Cathy and ckc,
The original looked awful. I wasn't sure how it would turn out.
I was happy when a colorful and fine photo of the group appeared.
I enjoyed working on this photo.

Matt

freddieanne

Member

Registered: April 2005
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Posts: 73

4/19/2005 4:11pm

Fine job. Very brilliant and sharp, but still natural. I don't mind that you replaced the guy with the plant, I think it worked well. :teeth:

Annabel

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