[Recovered Thread: 56752]

[thatsanicepicture2]

On the sugestion ofVTphotog I'mI'm moving this post here to see if any one has
any ideas for this picture.

It is a WWII security photo from my Dad's aviation welder's certification.

I like what I've done so far. (UH-OH maybe I shouldn't have said that)
but can't get his right ear...Right. (Left side of picture)

I do NOT use PS. I have Corel Photo Paint and so far I've been able to figure
out what is done in PS and do it in Corel. It is in layers and I might put Dadback
over the old pictureto give to family members. The scanned image is1492 X
1495pixels. I don't want too change the color or feel too much but I am open to
anything that makes it better

I know this is a little different for here but I love this picture and feel a true need to
restore it. I have another but one thing at a time.

Any thoughts? He really did have two ears. No really.

I shoud add that he did have a lot of freckles and that is what you're seeing there.

dale

[thatsanicepicture2]

Here's the original

[aladyforty]

I had a quick play

[aladyforty]

and a couple more

[thatsanicepicture2]

aladyforty wrote:

I had a quick play

Hi aladyforty,

Those are nice. Colorized!!! I never thought of that. It's nice because it still looks
old... My Corel (ver 9) can't do that. Thanks for your time.

BTW I did it... Yes i bought a Rebel XT. But it was backordered. AGAIN!!! Was
supposed to last Saturday and now next Tuesday. I got a teriffic deal so i don't mind waiting. However my 70-300 Sigma APO is comming today.

I saw you were asking about one and a 20D. I'll let ya know how I like it. Next
week. I do with my Sony F717 untill then.


dale

[Stevekin]

I like all this cloning, it's relaxing. Buggers my eyes, but relaxing.

I've given him his right ear back. Well actually his left ear, but that's alright, isn't it ?

Just a levels adjustment and lots of cloning and Healing brush. Oh, and copied his left ear, flipped horizontal, positioned and erased small amount to account for slight angle of head.

[thatsanicepicture2]

Stevekin wrote:

I like all this cloning, it's relaxing. Buggers my eyes, but relaxing.

I've given him his right ear back. Well actually his left ear, but that's alright, isn't it ?

It sure is alright and it looks great. He really did have two ears. I tried a left ear
copy and flip but i couln't get it right. however you did a great job. I know my Corel
is lacking a little and is several years out of date.

Thanx for your help.

dale

[creeduk]

Hey Steve you reading my mind?? LOL I saw this at work at lunch and thought if no one tries the ear copy when I get home I will throw one up and there it is, well done nice job. Only comment I would make and it is a hard one to do is leave some of the freckles behind, might need to even find new ones and add them back maybe.

I would like to see aladyforty take stevekin's version and color that I think that would be very effective. The one you did came out nice, reminds me of some of the dossier pics I have seen on the new war games.

[VTphotog]

Dale;

I have been a bit tied up for a couple days. I took a look, and tried redrawing the ear based on the lighting and the angle of the photo. I hadn't seen Alady40's coloring, so gave this a try as well. It is just a guess as to colors.

brian

[thatsanicepicture2]

VTphotog wrote:

I took a look, and tried redrawing the ear based on the lighting and the angle of the photo.

Brian,

This is great and thanks for the suggestion too bring it here. I shared the page address with my family across the country so they can see Dad get a face lift. Everyone is doing so good. I thank all who give-it-shot. I see in the color versions that the my cloning really messed up dad's left side(Right side of photo) I'll have to work on that but it is a bad area on the original. I'll have to do better.

Thanks Brian
Thanksto all
dale