Photo Restoration - - Moldy Polaroid - help! (Aunty Jack) - Page 2

Caitlin · #16 06-04-2005, 05:14 PM

Man - It really is a bit of a mess isn't it...

This challenge IS a lot like the bathtub girls, which is scary when you think that this photo is only about 30 years old. Polaroids are a curse. (I can't help but wonder if there will be people struggling over dye based inkjet printed photos in a similar way in 50 years...)

Flora · #17 06-06-2005, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Caitlin

Man - It really is a bit of a mess isn't it...

...I couldn't agree more ..... don't know if anything can be done to the picture itself before scanning .... the problem here is that it seems the mold has 'eroded' the parts of the picture it covers .... I had another go after downloading your 1MB image ... In this version the moustache is more clearly seen .... but from your link and philbach's attachment, I was certain it was there .... I worked on his face only (healing, blurring, lightening and darkening) just to see where I got ....

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Originally Posted by Caitlin

This challenge IS a lot like the bathtub girls, which is scary when you think that this photo is only about 30 years old. Polaroids are a curse. (I can't help but wonder if there will be people struggling over dye based inkjet printed photos in a similar way in 50 years...)

... Should this be the case, let's hope that 'image elaboration software' will be so advanced as to fix it!!!

Caitlin · #18 06-06-2005, 03:16 AM

That is looking VERY good Flora. He probably does have a moustache - and is just remembering the event wrong. Now my other question is - is he wearing glasses?? I THINK I might be able to see the shadow of them...

Flora · #19 06-06-2005, 03:50 AM

Thanks, Caitlin ...

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is he wearing glasses?? I THINK I might be able to see the shadow of them...

.... same here .... but I couldn't make out enough details to be certain ...

cazubi · #20 06-06-2005, 11:54 AM

I gave this a shot but it still needs work. I found enough detail on the face to place some copied features from another photo on it. I did see a trace of glasses so I added them.

Cathy

Kraellin · #21 06-06-2005, 12:43 PM

glasses? oh my; seems i missed that one. i'll have to look again.

nice, flora. i think you have the essence of it. the hard part is his left side and the eyes. i can make out the mouth and the stache well enough in the original, and i think his right eye is partially closed. the eyelid seems to be about half way closed to me, but his left eye is pretty badly obscured.

nice, cazubi, but it really needs more detail in the face, if possible. yeah, i know, quite difficult. it's one of those pics

K.