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  • HI folks the server that hosts the site completely died including the Hdd's and backups.
    Luckily i create an offsite backup once a week! this has now been restored so we have lost a few days posts.
    im still fixing things at the moment so bear with me and im still working on all images 90% are fine the others im working on now
    we are now using a backup solution

tidy up please

carolina said:
Can please someone help in taking out the rips I would be most grateful. Thanks
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Hi Carolina - For some reason I could only see one pic. I've had a go but someone can probably do better.
Pic A still has the colour (sepia) and Pic B has the colour taken out.
 

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oh thanks mort...thats a splendid job for such a poor photo...this pic only came to light at dads funeral yesterday and sent to me by one of our old neigbours...lovely to see my sister on it as well...been trying for years to find a shot of my side of the street so i am over the moon...its definately taken outside my house at no 118 i can just make out our little picket fence...as i always say..they are out there somewhere and turn up at the most unlikely times and places..

cheers

lyn
 
Ok Lyn, bit of a tricky one that <img class="previewthumb" id="vbattach_86692" alt="" src="https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=86692&amp;stc=1" attachmentid="86692">
 
villa%20street%20pic.jpgOk Lyn, bit of a tricky one that Posting twice now, having a grey moment! dohh....
 
Pic%20(1597).jpgAgain, the surface of this is worn out, so did not want to over do it, hope its ok?
 
thank you so much morturn i didnt think it could be done you have done a fantastic job on it i can see my sons face much clearer now
thank you again josie
 
Old Mohawk sorry for delay in thanking you for my dad's photo being restored. For some reason I keep trying to upload a photo of my mom that needs restoring, but it just will not do it. Again thanks Carol


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Hi Carolina
I think the problem is that in your post #29 the 'Picture1 141.jpg got doubled up somehow as you can see in the image I have copied of my laptop below. I can actually see 3 images when you intended to only post 2 images. This has probably confused something in the forum database. I think the best thing to do is re-scan the photo and post it with a different name, or load your existing pic into a picture editor program and re-save it with a different name.
oldmohawk
 

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oldMohawk said:
Hi Carolina - For some reason I could only see one pic. I've had a go but someone can probably do better.
Pic A still has the colour (sepia) and Pic B has the colour taken out.
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Oldmohawk, you are in the wrong job. My neighbour has taken a photograph which has slight cracks/creases in for a copy to me made and the local shop quoted £20 - £30 to reproduce without the creases etc.
 
Astoness said:
oh thanks mort...thats a splendid job for such a poor photo...this pic only came to light at dads funeral yesterday and sent to me by one of our old neigbours...lovely to see my sister on it as well...been trying for years to find a shot of my side of the street so i am over the moon...its definately taken outside my house at no 118 i can just make out our little picket fence...as i always say..they are out there somewhere and turn up at the most unlikely times and places..

cheers

lyn
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Hi Lyn Tell me to mind my own business but out of interest which one is your Sister? Great photo by the way.
 
the smiths said:
Thanks Lyn its such a happy looking photo.........
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oh yes very happy days indeed..there is six of us kids and although money was tight back then and the houses may not have been up to scratch we had more than enough love to make it a very happy childhood..

lyn
 
carolina said:
Oldmohawk, you are in the wrong job.
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Hi Carolina - I'm far from being good at improving photos. I use an old program called Paintshop pro which was free when I got it from a magazine in 1997. Anyone using Photoshop should always be able to do a better job but patience and a steady hand is needed.
 
Hi Morturn
Thanks for you message. Am I being too cheeky???????? This is a rather damaged photo of my other Gt Grandmothers Grocery Shop on Vauxhall Road, Duddeston. Her second husband Philip Nash stands proudly outside. The array of wares is so fascinating.....
Can you do anything to improve it?
Lulu
 
aunt lil holding anthony with beryl holding linda.jpgaunt lil holding linda and son anthony sitting.jpgcould anyone have a go at tidying up these 2 family photos please...both show my dads sister lil who sadly passed away on tuesday...

many thanks for any help

lyn
 
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mom%20dad1.jpgHi ken, hope this will do. Looks like a good old family wedding taken in the back garden
 
coloured by lofty.JPGHi Just spotted your pic and thought you might like my attempt at adding some colour .. I used paint shop pro. Hope you like my first attempt
 
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