Many found photographs

Rodinal said:
These pictures are part of my history and don't want to change them because they show the age. Anything done to them is artificial and false. I have copied them onto B&W film and they will stay with the remainder just to get old together. They will no doubt outlast me. I have another which I know was taken in 1924 after my Grandfather- the ships captain mentioned before was presented with an engraved silver cup by the then Prince of wales but someone has used a pair of scissors and cut out the P.o.W and all you can see is his hand shaking Grandfather Halls hand. I have no idea who did this act of vandalism but because of that I don't have the Princes face to show who it was making the presentation.
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I get that.

Especially in regard to creating data that was never there. But repairing tears and creases or removing stains etc is stuff I’m interested in.

I have a photo of me as best man for my mate and somewhere along the line it’s got blue ink on it.

It’s the only copy and the photographers don’t keep their negs that long, so over the years I’ve had a go at repairing it, but my photoshop skills aren’t up to it.

Now with generative fill etc, I might have another go.

You don’t have to ditch the original either.
 
Just came across this thread.

Awesome work Peter. My jaw is on the floor.
 
I deserve no credit for the repair, a couple of clicks in Photoshop was all that was needed. I made the coloured version out of interest but I don't think it is very convincing.

More information on the subjects; Granny Forgan married into the Forgan family of golf club fame. I think Forgans are the oldest club makers in the world.
 
PeterSpencer said:
I deserve no credit for the repair, a couple of clicks in Photoshop was all that was needed. I made the coloured version out of interest but I don't think it is very convincing.

More information on the subjects; Granny Forgan married into the Forgan family of golf club fame. I think Forgans are the oldest club makers in the world.
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Actually I thought it was a real hand coloured picture so you took me in. It does look very good , perhaps a little too bright for the period but still very good.
 
Rodinal said:
I have another which I know was taken in 1924 after my Grandfather- the ships captain mentioned before was presented with an engraved silver cup by the then Prince of wales but someone has used a pair of scissors and cut out the P.o.W and all you can see is his hand shaking Grandfather Halls hand. I have no idea who did this act of vandalism but because of that I don't have the Princes face to show who it was making the presentation.
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There is a distinct possibility that was done in disgust after his abdication as Edward VIII in 1936
 
Musicman said:
There is a distinct possibility that was done in disgust after his abdication as Edward VIII in 1936
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Knowing my family from that era until my grandmother died in 1970 that is not very likely. Besides this picture was taken in the mid 20's over 10 years before the abdication, His death took place around 7 years before the abdication.
 
On Loch Tay, September 1927.

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Paddy....

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Look how the photographer has painter eyebrows on two of the children. You can't really detect it when you look at the CDV but zoom in!

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Thanks in no small part to Harlequin565 who gave me the heads up about the availability of these, here are some scans from a collection of lantern slides, mainly from the 1920's. All scanned using a light box (actually an X-ray viewer) using a Canon 6D with macro lens on a copy stand.

One of four Autochrome slides in the collection. This is the first Autochrome I have come across in the flesh, very exciting.

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Lupins, Valley Gardens, Harrogate.

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Royal Baths, Harrogate.

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Wow , They are great , Well done.
 
British Empire Exhibition Wembley 1924, Palace of Arts.

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British Empire Exhibition Wembley 1924, Cambell - Gray shop.

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Cambell - Gray were not only the sole official photographers for this exhibition they were Britain's premier stage photographic agency.

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We Photographed Magicians, Music Hall Performers and Royalty

Following our last story about a magician in Willesden (see below), Jim Steinmeyer the Los Angeles expert on magicians, asked me if I could ...
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Glad they got to you safely Peter!
 
Actually, I have a question...
PeterSpencer said:
Wild Coles Tit coming for an almond.
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How was this taken? My assumption that it was pre-SLR days, and my history (especially camera history) is poor... When I saw it, I thought, "oh, bird on a stick", but then looking at the likely age of the slides, I reconsidered...

The focus looks pretty good to me and the depth of field relatively narrow. How was focus achieved without knowing where the bird was going to be and (likely) no camera with TTL focussing? How close was the camera? Do you think it was just luck? Or set up?

My impression looking through them was that if they all came from the same photographer, they were pretty talented whoever they were.
 
Harlequin565 said:
Actually, I have a question...

How was this taken? My assumption that it was pre-SLR days, and my history (especially camera history) is poor... When I saw it, I thought, "oh, bird on a stick", but then looking at the likely age of the slides, I reconsidered...

The focus looks pretty good to me and the depth of field relatively narrow. How was focus achieved without knowing where the bird was going to be and (likely) no camera with TTL focussing? How close was the camera? Do you think it was just luck? Or set up?

My impression looking through them was that if they all came from the same photographer, they were pretty talented whoever they were.
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My guess would be that the bird is familiar with the person holding the seed and is used to landing on the twig to take it from them. Then it's just a case of setting the camera up, pre-focusing on where you expect it to be, getting someone to tempt it there with a seed, and then taking the shot.
 
Or maybe it is stuffed, like the examples in my local museum? To give the photographer the benefit of the doubt, it's an accomplished picture.
 
Always interesting to see very old shots.

FWIW, I think "Jumbo" was an African elephant and the one in the shot above looks more like an Indian example.
 
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