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Matt Roberts Junior Member Registered: December 2002 Location: Australia users gallery	Gee there was a lot of work in this one. Removing the dark spots took ages. I straightened the roof a bit and clone cleaned it. The plain sky looked a little bland so I added some faint clouds. I enlarged the photo to 5 times its normal size, then one by one I repaired clothing and faces. I was dizzy at the finish; so many people and all needed retouching. I am sure I missed some things but I’m all cloned out. I have never submitted a restoration this wide before. 800 wide is a good size for portraits and most challenges. But this is a landscape photo with so so many people in it. I kept it large because I felt it gave a much clearer view of the clothing and most importantly the faces. I tried hard to enhance facial detail of all in the photo. I have an aching thumb. There must have been 10,000 mouse clicks in this restoration. Matt
	· Date: 2/26/2006 · Views: 7918 · Filesize: 38.7kb, 195.8kb · Dimensions: 1280 x 775 ·
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Shalford
Member

Registered: October 2003
Location: Solihull - United Kingdom
Posts: 65

3/4/2006 1:43pm

Hi Matt

Oh Boy - How did you do this so quick.
Hats off to you Saint Matt
I will have a go at this when I get a moment.
We've had pretty cold weather here for a couple of weeks... and of course the heating and hot water decided to pack up, so floor boards up everywhere and utter chaos.
If I get half close to your submission Matt I'll be pleased.
Brilliant - Well done - another one to hang on the wall!!!

All the best

Steve

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Matt Roberts

Junior Member

Registered: December 2002
Location: Australia

3/4/2006 7:59pm

Klassylady25 – I had to have a lot of breaks too. Don’t give up.

Steve – I thought the Curry Family photo was one in a million.
Then this one arrives. What a stunning photo.
I think this photo would look great in sepia.

Matt

BobJones
Member

Registered: February 2003
Posts: 82

3/7/2006 4:37pm

Matt, outstanding!!! As you said, there were no shortcuts on this one -- only detailed painstaking work. Great job!

Cassidy
Senior Member

Registered: September 2002
Location: Australia
Posts: 1,088

3/12/2006 11:34am

great stuff, though a little more contrast would maybe be a bit more standout (keep in mind also, this is from one who has not attempted

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Matt Roberts

Junior Member

Registered: December 2002
Location: Australia

3/12/2006 12:58pm

Thanks for the comments Bob and Cassidy,

Cassidy - I think you are right about a little more contrast.
I hit my restoration with Auto-Levels and could see it
remove a veil of gray. It was an improvement.

Matt

Doug Colwell
Senior Member

Registered: October 2003
Location: Alberta
Posts: 157

3/18/2006 1:30pm

Really nice work Matt - no pixel neglected. I can also appreciate how frustrating it is to coax a natural look out of 62 tiny, blotchy, low res faces. Well done! As for the chimney, I came to that discovery very late in the process too.

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Another missed opportunity to shut up.

Doug Colwell
Senior Member

Registered: October 2003
Location: Alberta
Posts: 157

3/25/2006 12:00pm

Second chimney looks good Matt. Nice contrast boost too.

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Another missed opportunity to shut up.

Matt Roberts

Junior Member

Registered: December 2002
Location: Australia

3/25/2006 2:03pm

Doug - I can't sneak anything past your eagle eye.
That chimney was only a small item in a very busy photo.
But I felt it added a vital anchor point to that area.
After seeing the great job you did on this one,
my restoration looked naked without that chimney.

Matt

familytreephoto

Member

Registered: April 2006
Location: Maysville, MO
Posts: 64

4/16/2006 3:41am

i'm only about half done doing this one myself, i get bored with it and do something else lol. I know what you mean by theres no shortcuts, but we gotta love a challenge right?

excellent job by the way.

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Help me, I'm addicted to PSP.

Bob2006
Junior Member

Registered: January 2006
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 7

4/27/2006 9:19pm

Great Job. You must have the patience of a Saint to do all that cloning.
Bob

Lorraine

Senior Member

Registered: September 2001
Location: Flemington, NJ
Posts: 151

4/28/2006 4:20am

This is an unbelievable restoration, Matt.
Great work in all respects.

Lorraine

jane501us
Junior Member

Registered: March 2006
Location: North Little Rock, AR

11/18/2007 4:13pm

As the submitter of this photo, I must say that the RetouchPro members are exactly that! I have worked on this photo off and on for three years, and it has been a learning experience. I still haven't conquered it, but I see it can be done!
Thanks to all who saw this as a worthy project and spent time getting to know these people from a happy day a hundred years ago (whoever they are).
Jane501

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