tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post6418995597925974425..comments2023-09-14T18:07:21.937-07:00Comments on Wirreandah Wandering: Found behind the MantlepieceJofeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-63252077308062224242015-05-11T12:42:17.352-07:002015-05-11T12:42:17.352-07:00there are some photos that really look like they s...there are some photos that really look like they should be in motion, but someone has hit the pause button. That's how the photo of Derek playing cricket appears to me. Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-7653646478673484092015-05-11T07:49:14.444-07:002015-05-11T07:49:14.444-07:00That's a rather conservative restoration of yo...That's a rather conservative restoration of your great-great grandfather's portrait. Who could not be pleased with that?Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-86641179089755456972015-05-10T19:12:14.430-07:002015-05-10T19:12:14.430-07:00A few years ago I posted my theory that most lost ...A few years ago I posted my theory that most lost photos will be found behind mantlepieces and radiators. Charles looks much better with a digital facelift. In the 19th century, photographers offered to duplicate the old daguerreotype and ambrotype photos using negatives that allowed duplicates to be made. They often used artful techniques to "improve" these small and usually dark images. <br />You asked how I made the animation on my blog this weekend. It's called a GIF file and is basically a loop of several layers of an image. Mine was made of just two layers, the before and after, and "saved for the web" in Photoshop Elements. The GIF is only animated when viewed inside an internet browser and because it can be a short movie the file size limits how large the image can be. It is quite easy to do and there are some websites which will compile a series of images into a GIF file for free. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-92007881449056074012015-05-10T16:50:37.494-07:002015-05-10T16:50:37.494-07:00Little Derek is adorable. Your friend is a magnif...Little Derek is adorable. Your friend is a magnificent job repairing the photograph on glass. Looking at the repaired photo no one would be able to tell there was a problem.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-80241999308656730082015-05-10T03:12:16.894-07:002015-05-10T03:12:16.894-07:00Love the old photo of Derek playing cricket. A gre...Love the old photo of Derek playing cricket. A great snippet of bak yard history.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-12771377083366332902015-05-09T15:18:16.952-07:002015-05-09T15:18:16.952-07:00What a distinctive man was Charles. His eyes are p...What a distinctive man was Charles. His eyes are particularly captivating. He radiates strength. Digital restoration is just amazing and some of the programs are amazingly easy to use.Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-15547443903962550332015-05-09T05:07:38.373-07:002015-05-09T05:07:38.373-07:00The restoration is remarkable. The left-hander pla...The restoration is remarkable. The left-hander plays a very straight bat.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-28242227813065395772015-05-08T13:23:53.993-07:002015-05-08T13:23:53.993-07:00Love the Lilliputian cricket match!Love the Lilliputian cricket match!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-5240861056200834312015-05-08T12:25:01.672-07:002015-05-08T12:25:01.672-07:00silverfish - yuck, ugh!silverfish - yuck, ugh!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-5501973842210107472015-05-08T12:22:40.413-07:002015-05-08T12:22:40.413-07:00You all seem to be much more knowledgeable about p...You all seem to be much more knowledgeable about photos and negatives and all than I am. Now I have to go look up silverfish.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-1897628517795981792015-05-08T07:08:57.001-07:002015-05-08T07:08:57.001-07:00Derek was with his older sister Pat at a ceremony ...Derek was with his older sister Pat at a ceremony in 1997 when she was awarded a Queen's Service Medal for her community work. Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-63748072487880830112015-05-08T07:01:03.109-07:002015-05-08T07:01:03.109-07:00It's truly remarkable how much baby Derek and ...It's truly remarkable how much baby Derek and adult Derek resemble each other. You could almost interchange them. Was he and (his wife?) standing in front of young Queen Elizabeth's framed photograph for a special reason in the extra picture?La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-29920979194002788592015-05-08T06:34:18.175-07:002015-05-08T06:34:18.175-07:00The restoration of your great great grandfather is...The restoration of your great great grandfather is beautiful!Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-30618966051102160632015-05-08T00:55:12.153-07:002015-05-08T00:55:12.153-07:00Both your links lead to the same blog, but yes, I ...Both your links lead to the same blog, but yes, I think it must have been an opalotype. Unfortunately I don't have it any more because as I said, it was virtually in pieces, so once I got the scan restored I decided the original was not worth keeping in that condition,Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-4909034635162899242015-05-07T23:29:29.697-07:002015-05-07T23:29:29.697-07:00How interesting. You can see that the original gl...How interesting. You can see that the original glass plate was already quite heavily retouched, presumably by the photographer. Is the glass milky or translucent? If so then it's probably an opalotype (see example <a href="http://photo-sleuth.blogspot.co.nz/2011/10/annie-orchards-crowning-glory-opalotype.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Alternatively, it might be a crystoleum portrait (see <a href="http://photo-sleuth.blogspot.co.nz/2011/10/annie-orchards-crowning-glory-opalotype.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> for another example).Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-84670025645721154482015-05-07T22:20:58.755-07:002015-05-07T22:20:58.755-07:00Thanks Brett. I've re-done the link, plus adde...Thanks Brett. I've re-done the link, plus added another old photo in that has been digitally restored, if you care to Check it out.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-10324197860942862472015-05-07T17:36:11.359-07:002015-05-07T17:36:11.359-07:00By the way, your Mr Linky link on SS this week doe...By the way, your Mr Linky link on SS this week doesn't work, so you may have to redo it.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-20626294895546542332015-05-07T17:35:29.248-07:002015-05-07T17:35:29.248-07:00What a wonderful find, and it only happened becaus...What a wonderful find, and it only happened because you were so thoughtful. I see the silverfish have got to both images, but apart from that they are in remarkably condition considering how close they were to the fireplace, and all that heat, for so long. Thanks for sharing them.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.com