Re: [Gimp-user] how to darken bright areas

2017-01-05 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 05 January 2017 18:18:08 paulhurm wrote: > OK, I'm replying to myself here and will attach my recent before and > after work for comments. > > I will post details of steps if anyone is interested but basically I > relied on GMIC tools to achieve what I have here. Luckily, if I decide

Re: [Gimp-user] how to darken bright areas

2017-01-05 Thread Steve Kinney
On 01/05/2017 06:55 AM, paulhurm wrote: > If you read a previous reply of mine, you might recall that my very original > scans are TrueColor and that the one I posted here has definitely been played > with in other apps and is might not be my best starting point. > > Would you suggest going

Re: [Gimp-user] how to darken bright areas

2017-01-05 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 04 January 2017 21:02:15 paulhurm wrote: > >I do have a bit of this already done. I do have each photograph as > >individual scans, both with and without the captions and I am not too > >worried right now about the final "reassembly". My current desire is > >just to get the issue

Re: [Gimp-user] how to darken bright areas

2017-01-05 Thread Ofnuts
On 04/01/17 20:57, paulhurm wrote: I have several hundred World War One era photographs I am working with that my grandfather took during his service with the Army Medical Corps. I have no negatives so I am working with nearly 100 year old B prints. I have scanned all of these but my scans have

Re: [Gimp-user] how to darken bright areas

2017-01-04 Thread Steve Kinney
On 01/04/2017 06:58 PM, paulhurm wrote: > For others who may read this, again, I need help on how to work with the > current > scans I have. I am also not willing to do any re-scanning since some of the > captions seem to be deteriorating and I don't want to handle the pages any > more > that

Re: [Gimp-user] how to darken bright areas

2017-01-04 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 04 January 2017 18:58:20 paulhurm wrote: > >On Wednesday 04 January 2017 14:57:07 paulhurm wrote: > >I don't know as I would call it silver creep. What it is chemically, > >it > >that the developer blacked silver, because of inadequate washing, has > >reverted to the silver. > > > >I

Re: [Gimp-user] how to darken bright areas

2017-01-04 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 04 January 2017 14:57:07 paulhurm wrote: > I have several hundred World War One era photographs I am working with > that my grandfather took during his service with the Army Medical > Corps. I have no negatives so I am working with nearly 100 year old > B prints. I have scanned all