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Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

02/06/2006 05:01:13 AM · #126

Here is a start

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Have some more work to do but I almost got it. Let me know what you think.

Steve

Skyarcher

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

02/06/2006 05:20:08 AM · #127

Originally posted by shaver:

Here is a start

OLD

NEW

Have some more work to do but I almost got it. Let me know what you think.

Steve

Very good Steve!

Skyarcher

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

02/06/2006 06:57:26 AM · #128

Originally posted by flskevin:

I would also like to thank all the people associated with this forum that has volunteered to help out. We could have done so much more with your help from the start.

Don't be shy about asking for some images to repair, any skill level is accepted. This is a great opportunity to get better and help out at the same time.

Some of my repairs were done in as little as 30 minutes or as long as several hours. Creativity is the key, the ability to repair a digital image with all the tools available. My biggest tips is to set your history states to a minimum of 1000.

Once again thanks for the wonderful response and when we do this again we will give you the heads up.

If there are any questions please feel free to contact me.

I tone about 150-200 images a day and can give all kinds of advice.

Kevin
FLS Image Tech

Thought I saw this name in the blog. May take you up on the advice giving yet. :)

Wish we had known about this from the start... we may quarrel and fight amongst ourselves, but we really are a good bunch.

Welcome to the board Kevin Morrow!

Christine

cfischl

Canon EOS-40D

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

02/06/2006 07:18:44 AM · #129

i sent them an email last night. hopefully my packet will come soon

Skyarcher

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

02/06/2006 07:33:19 AM · #130

Originally posted by southern_exposure:

Originally posted by tryals15:
Whew! I'm seeing spots and little furry animals... I think it's time to call it quits. I did get my second image close to finished... Please take a gander at it and point out what I missed... thanks!

Here is something that may help. When restoring a picture find the color channel that has the least distortion or damage (see picture below). By doing this you will find it easier to restore the picture.

NOTE: THE FIRST PICTURE IS 'RED CHANNEL', 2ND IS 'GREEN CHANNEL', AND 3RD IS 'BLUE CHANNEL. As you can see it would be best to work in the red or green channel on this photograph.
Hope this helps,
-SDW

EDIT: BTW there has been no restoration done to this photograph just discarded the bad channels. When that has been done, one can complete the restoration easier.

If trying this method, how do go about it? I am working on picture for KaDi, and there is one man who is absolutely obliterated in green and blue channels, not recognizable in red, but it's better than the others.

So, to try your method, do I just delete the channels? Not sure I understand, how to go about it.

Thanks! Christine

dassilem

Nikon D90

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

02/06/2006 08:06:58 AM · #131

Originally posted by cfischl:

i sent them an email last night. hopefully my packet will come soon

I was 'testing' one over the weekend. I just sent my test back to Becky and asked for a packet. She replied instantly and indicated she'd send me a packet today. So I think they are working pretty fast trying to help us help them!!

02/06/2006 11:26:54 AM · #132

Becky,

In an effort to help publicize the great work you are doing, I've added an article on OPR to the online photography encyclopedia I've started, and added a link to that article from the main page. The site is pretty new, so I can't promise that it will drive much traffic your way, but if it sends one or two more volunteers in your direction, it's probably worth it.

Also, please let me know if you, David, or anyone else might be intersted in contributing some matierial to a tutorial on photo restoration. I'd love to write one, but I don't have enough experience to even know where to begin.

I'll also be in touch with you via email to get some photos to restore. If there is anything else I can do to help with the project, please let me know.

Thanks,
~Terry

Message edited by author 2006-02-06 11:28:55.

02/06/2006 01:20:43 PM · #133

Hello all you great DPC people!

The work you are doing has been fabulous! I can't say it enough!

I am almost out of moderate images, only have 2 easy ones left, and about 60 difficult (when I say difficult, I mean it!)
If you are getting some difficult ones, I really mean it when I say just do the best you can. We've told everyone bringing them in that we'd give it a shot and try to make it look better, but we can't do things like replace a face that is totally wiped out, etc.

I"m so impressed with your work, your support, etc. Everyone who e-mails me is also being added to our database for future updates (because we hope to continue this onward! And do it in a way that will provide a quicker response to volunteers, rather than me sitting here and plunking away on the keyboard)

If it's taking me some time to get back to you, I'm on my way! between driving and getting set up again, plus sleeping a little bit, and now the photos are coming back complete!

To let you know, there have been more than 90 volunteers thusfar, with more pouring in!

Also, a tip just to give me a hand... if mailboxes could be emptied enough to allow space for the large file sizes, that would be a huge help. Just adds some time when I have to resend, etc. after they bounce back!

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

02/06/2006 01:25:40 PM · #134

oh yeah, one more thing!

That's awesome that you all are passing difficult photos to one another for help!
When you send them in, if you did not receive them from me, I need to know who did receive them. I have who has what photo listed. This way when I go to put everything together I can make sure I don't bother that person with asking "did you ever return your photo"? that way I know we didn't miss any.

THANKS!!!

KaDi

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

02/06/2006 01:36:57 PM · #135

Originally posted by beckysell:

The two I "farmed out" I asked that they return them to me so I could send the entire packet back to you....less confusing that way, I think.

Brad

Olympus OM-D E-M1

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

02/06/2006 01:46:32 PM · #136

Thanks for the packet Becky.
Had some time while waiting for customers and did one so far.

Should the large edits be sent back one by one?

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

02/06/2006 01:49:20 PM · #137

Actually, it is helpful to me for organizational purposes if I receive the images back when all are complete, that way I can just check that all of yours are done, instead of one, then waiting, then one, then waiting, etc.

Nice job, by the way!

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

02/06/2006 02:02:14 PM · #138

Originally posted by beckysell:

Do you want the intermediate, edited Photoshop files, just a final JPEG, or both?

If I sign up do do any of these, there is a good chance they would need some final color-correction before printing. You also might want to control any sharpening so it's optimized for your printer.

Message edited by author 2006-02-06 14:02:42.

wavelength

Nikon D300

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

02/06/2006 02:04:06 PM · #139

Just got my batch, hope to get them done this afternoon if nothing distracts... yeah right.

02/06/2006 02:04:19 PM · #140

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by beckysell:
Actually, it is helpful to me for organizational purposes if I receive the images back when all are complete, that way I can just check that all of yours are done, instead of one, then waiting, then one, then waiting, etc.

Do you want the intermediate, edited Photoshop files, just a final JPEG, or both?

If I sign up do do any of these, there is a good chance they would need some final color-correction before printing. You also might want to control any sharpening so it's optimized for your printer.

According to the Free Lance-Star article, they're using Photoshop at the site. I'd expect she could take a PSD file as the final result.

~Terry

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

02/06/2006 02:07:32 PM · #141

We do use photoshop, so whatever you need to send back is fine... i've been asking for jpeg of the highest quality, and psd will do as well

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

02/06/2006 02:20:13 PM · #142

Originally posted by beckysell:

We do use photoshop, so whatever you need to send back is fine... i've been asking for jpeg of the highest quality, and psd will do as well

I figured the PSD file would give you the greatest flexibility, with the penalty being larger size and you having to do the "finishing" for print yourself.

It would be interesting to explore and compare the various techniques people use to achieve their repairs as well -- you might get a how-to book out of this too : )

ShutterPug

Canon EOS-6D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

02/06/2006 02:21:35 PM · #143

I'm still waiting on a batch to be sent to me, but am real ecited about this project. What a wonderful cause.

Bebe

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

02/06/2006 02:29:28 PM · #144

In particular, should I try to do something about the blurriness at the bottom right? I'm not sure that I wouldn't mess it up more ...

Message edited by author 2006-02-06 14:32:39.

02/06/2006 02:32:51 PM · #145

Originally posted by GeneralE:

It would be interesting to explore and compare the various techniques people use to achieve their repairs as well -- you might get a how-to book out of this too : )

In that spirit, anyone who would like to is welcome to post photo restoration tips here. I'll do my best to help keep any tips posted organized into a coherent format.

My knowledge in this area is limited, but I'll try to post some tips as well.

~Terry

Message edited by author 2006-02-07 07:18:19.