Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Photography workshop/Archive/Mar 2014

WanKing Path sign
Article(s): Wan King Path Request:
 * Can the white above and below the sign be removed please? --  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 20:01, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s): ✅ Centpacrr (talk) 21:05, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Panticapeum
Article(s): Panticapeum Request:
 * remove distracting backgrounds and unnecessary shading... -- Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 11:42, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s): ✅ Centpacrr (talk) 13:39, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

Armoured Cape Government Railways locomotive
Article(s): CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 1889 Request:
 * The picture was at a silly angle and I rotated it by 7 degrees to make it look right. Please fill in the white corners. -- André Kritzinger (talk) 20:22, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. I only rotated the image by 6 degrees, so that the people and carriages are vertical but the engine is slumped downwards slightly. How's that look? nagualdesign (talk) 20:57, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks great, thank you! - André Kritzinger (talk) 21:13, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Hat's off to Centpacrr. Nicely cleaned. Although I prefer the original colour. nagualdesign (talk) 21:58, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

File:HighRollerCabin Nov2013a crop.jpg
Article(s): High Roller (Ferris wheel) Request:
 * Please crop to more portrait-like proportions. Kindly crop just enough to remove the white building from the (lower) right side, and just enough to remove the crane column (vertical orange lattice) from the (upper) left side. Bottom could be slightly cropped for tidyness, but not the top - the intention is to depict the actual wheel/rim as well as the cabin. Thanks! 183.89.2.38 (talk) 02:49, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s): ✅ Centpacrr (talk) 03:55, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you! 183.89.2.38 (talk) 05:48, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

Peru national football team
Article(s): Peru national football team Request:
 * Please remove the watermark on the bottom right-hand corner. Also, if possible, please improve the image quality. -- MarshalN20  T al k 04:39, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much Centpacrr. Awesome improvement.-- MarshalN20 T al k 04:52, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s): ✅ Centpacrr (talk) 20:41, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Basmati
Article(s): Basmati Request:
 * cut out background and fix skew... -- Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 15:55, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):
 * This isn't a real photograph, you know. It's a composite of textures and shading effects. Half of the rice is cloned from close by, which looks pretty awful, and the rice appears to continue through the wall of the bowl. If you cut out the background you'll be left with nothing but 2 textured swatches that are meant to represent rice, but aren't even honest photographs of actual rice. I recommend using any other photo of actual rice (there must be a few knocking about on the Commons) and nominating this one for deletion. Sorry. nagualdesign (talk) 22:41, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Concur. This image doesn't really seem to illustrate anything useful or demonstrate the difference between the two types of rice. Centpacrr (talk) 22:56, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I took a stab at making an alternative, since this image is used on Biryani and Thalassery biryani (and I didn't want to overwrite the original). nagualdesign (talk) 01:49, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Nice catch and thanks for the replacement!--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 16:43, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Tom Courtenay
Article(s) Tom Courtenay Request:
 * Cleanup of minor scratches and distortion (a great portrait otherwise). -- JJARichardson (talk) 21:16, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅ at File:Tom Courtenay Warren (edit).jpg. ///Euro Car  GT  02:42, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅ at File:Tom Courtenay Warren (edit).jpg. ///Euro Car  GT  02:42, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

St Lawrence Lime
Article(s): St Lawrence Lime Request:
 * Please can you make a copy of this and crop and enlarge the tree in front of the tents in the picture for a new article I'm going to create. Please DO NOT override the original as it is used in another page.  The C of E  God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 09:47, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅ (Not sure about the species... T. cordata? Tilia × europaea?)--Carnby (talk) 21:53, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

Letter
Article(s): Letter Request:
 * Please remove the backgrounds and SVG vectorize the images by making the removed backgrounds transparent. Jaqeli (talk) 09:55, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):
 * The images are of very poor quality. A vector version of them does not make sence, because they completely consist of textures. Victor Treushchenko (talk) 22:58, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I have made them transparent PNGs. Are you sure that this work by Teona Maisuradze was released with a proper license?--Carnby (talk) 22:37, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Perfect. Thank you. Those two letters are a reproduction from the medieval Georgian manuscripts so I don't see a problem of copyright violation here. The letter "N" was rewritten from original work which dates back to 12-14 centuries as I know. She was one of the members of the Georgian calligraphy contest as I see and most of their work was released in free license as I am aware. Jaqeli (talk) 09:28, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Rotation of the picture
Article(s): Poppy Request:
 * Please rotate it 90° counter clockwise -- Aftab Banoori 09:59, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s): ✅ Centpacrr (talk) 10:31, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Gold Beach
Article(s): Operation Overlord Request:
 * The horizon line needs to be made perpendicular, whilst removing the black border on the left. A bit of clean-up is needed in the sea and sky. Thank you, -- Diannaa (talk) 15:51, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s): ✅ Centpacrr (talk) 16:54, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you! exactly the result I was hoping for. Best, -- Diannaa (talk) 17:43, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

sombrero
Article(s): sombrero Request:
 * png version with transparent background... -- Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 04:20, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. I cut the strap off and tightly cropped, assuming that this is for the Sombrero infobox. nagualdesign (talk) 01:46, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you!--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 13:40, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

Signature of Anton II
Article(s): Anton II of Georgia Request:
 * Please SVG vectorize the signature. Jaqeli (talk) 20:16, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅ --Victor Treushchenko (talk) 21:19, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you Victor. Jaqeli (talk) 10:49, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you Victor. Jaqeli (talk) 10:49, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

South African Class NG8 4-6-0
Article(s): South African Class NG8 4-6-0 Request:
 * Please clean up as best you can -- André Kritzinger (talk) 20:12, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):    ✅ Centpacrr (talk) 21:55, 22 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Looks much better. Is it possible to do something about the spotty pixelation effect on the locomotive as well? -- André Kritzinger (talk) 22:48, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
 * If you look at the full size image (1,110 × 580 px) at 100% you will see that the moiré pattern caused by having scanned a halftone original at too low a resolution all but disappears. If you have that image to rescan, try doing it at not less than 600dpi. (This one was done at 250dpi.) Centpacrr (talk) 01:17, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
 * No, wasn't my scan. (I usually scan at 800dpi.) Thanks anyway, it looks much better than before. -- André Kritzinger (talk) 01:31, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Tweaked the tender and cab a bit to try to eliminate the moiré pattern when displayed at other than 100%. Centpacrr (talk) 03:07, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks. -- André Kritzinger (talk) 11:55, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

A lot of detail has been lost from the original image in an attempt to disguise the moiré pattern. In particular the joins between the boiler sections, the number "3" and the ground have become blurred. Blurring is not the appropriate way to deal with moiré, and neither is scanning at a different/lower resolution. Best practice is always to scan at the highest resolution possible (1200/2400 dpi) then use an FFT filter to remove the pattern before proceeding with any restoration. Unfortunately, there aren't many Wikigraphists who are good, or even capable, of this kind of filtering (in fact, I only know one) and I don't like to always be the one to ask them for help. nagualdesign (talk) 17:49, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
 * That is true and that is the reason I asked if the image could be rescanned at high resolution. As that is not possible, however, and the OP requested the removal as much as possible of the moiré pattern from the only available image (scanned at 250 dpi and displayed at 72 dpi), that is what I attempted to do which necessarily resulted in a compromise between the ablation of undesirable visual noise at the expense of the retention of some detail. Obviously neither produces an ideal result, but as no high resolution scan is available these are the two remaining options. I will leave it up to the OP to select which of the uploaded versions he prefers. Centpacrr (talk) 18:52, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Reverted - the picture is bound to turn up again someday, and in terms of detail this one will do for now. Thanks for the effort! -- André Kritzinger (talk) 21:48, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Done and dusted. Thanks, Quibik! -- André Kritzinger (talk) 22:35, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Kapten Quibik salvestab päeval taas! nagualdesign (talk) 23:26, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks good. Centpacrr (talk) 23:42, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Niko Pirosmani
Article(s): Niko Pirosmani Request:
 * Please crop out Niko Pirosmani (center) out from this picture and remove the the background people who stand behind him. And upload that picture when done as seperate file. Jaqeli (talk) 18:06, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅, although I think the original has much more EV. If anyone doesn't like the new background (fake backgrounds are always iffy) and wants to upload their own, I've provided a matte/mask. nagualdesign (talk) 03:12, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot Nagual. The background is brilliant. Jaqeli (talk) 10:51, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Madonna (entertainer)
Article(s): Madonna (entertainer) Request:
 * Helo fellow Wikigraphists, please help us to retouch this infobox picture of Madonna. Every modification is welcome to improve its quality. Actually, there has been a retouched version of this photo, but few users feel this version is a bit unnatural (see the discussion). I think you guys here are more professional in this case. Regards -- Bluesatellite (talk) 03:41, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):

✅ I've reduced the effect of the red lighting somewhat, which I think distracts from the facial features. By the way, the previous retouched version you linked to has also *warped* the face, so no wonder it looks unnatural. ( Hohum  @ ) 16:29, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I made another edit. See the discussion for further comments. nagualdesign (talk) 23:24, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Better than mine. Good job! ( Hohum  @ ) 02:02, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you . Great work, guys! :) Bluesatellite (talk) 02:29, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Trudeau
Article(s): Trudeau Request:
 * separate pic, trim down to Margaret... -- Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 00:31, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):
 * It's rather small, does a larger image exist, doesn't it?--Carnby (talk) 10:59, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Erekle II
Article(s): Erekle II Request:
 * Please SVG oval crop the image of King Erekle and upload it as seperate file. Jaqeli (talk) 16:33, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅--Carnby (talk) 22:10, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you Carnby. Jaqeli (talk) 22:38, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

John Baker White (clerk of court)
Article(s): John Baker White (clerk of court) Request:
 * I had taken this photograph during a snowfall, and would like to see what can be done about making the image look less blurry, and more crisp, and make the house stand out more from the surrounding gray sky and snow. As always, I trust the great talent of our phenomenal graphists! -- Caponer (talk) 23:34, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):✅ Tweaked image as requested. Centpacrr (talk) 01:34, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you Centpacrr! As always, your efforts are much appreciated! -- Caponer (talk) 01:58, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Sorry, but I thought Centpacrr's adjustments were OTT, and the masking was sloppy, so uploaded my own edit. Feel free to disagree. Regards, nagualdesign (talk) 02:31, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Sorry nagauldesign but your version completely ignores the essential element of the OP's request which was to "make the house stand out more from the surrounding gray sky and snow" which is what I did. The purpose of the image is to illustrate the house and more accurately reflect its real colors which were lost as the result of the highly muted lighting of the snowstorm. Centpacrr (talk) 03:38, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I think you're overstating things a tad. Let's just say we each have our own interpretation of the brief. And of the real colour of red brick, apparently. Your masking is pretty sloppy though, surely we can agree on that? I'm not sure why you get so defensive when you must know yourself how little time and effort you've spent on something. If you'd done a good job, which takes time, I could understand you being miffed, but this is not one of those occasions. And if the OP wishes to assert their opinion then so be it, there's no need for you whine vicariously. nagualdesign (talk) 04:30, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I have redone the image somewhat differently while still endeavoring to fulfill the request of the OP to "make the house stand out more from the surrounding gray sky and snow". I will leave it up to Caponer to select whichever of the three versions he prefers. Centpacrr (talk) 09:37, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Better. nagualdesign (talk) 18:38, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * ..And now even better. Might I suggest that there's a little bit of barrel distortion that could be removed? And it's still a little over-saturated and over-sharpened for my tastes, but I do appreciate that you've put in the time and effort, Centpacrr. Regards, nagualdesign (talk) 22:09, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * The OP's request was to make the image "look less blurry, and more crisp, and make the house stand out more from the surrounding gray sky and snow" which is what I believe I did. Caponer now has the original and three altered versions to select from so let us permit him to decide which of these four images he thinks best meets his request. Should Caponer find none of these options to be a satisfactory resolution of these issues, however, I'm sure he will say so and in that event I would then take another whack at it. Centpacrr (talk) 22:30, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Centpacrr and nagualdesign, I'd like to thank you both so extremely much for your generosity of time and effort. The current version of the image is best suited to my original request--but I do like all versions created by the both of you. I'd like to leave the image as it is in its current state. Thank you again for your diligence and dedication to the Graphics Lab! -- Caponer (talk) 22:46, 1 April 2014 (UTC)