Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Photography workshop/Archive/Oct 2011

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Tahrir Square in 1941
Article(s): Tahrir Square Request: This image is a bit noise and is a bit unsharp. The image is really old and extremely rare. I was wondering if anyone can do a general clean-up. I think the image has the potential of being valued image on wikipedia and even perhaps featured image. -- The Egyptian Liberal (talk) 12:54, 6 September 2011 (UTC)


 * The image is of poor quality mostly because somewhere along the line it was saved as a highly compressed jpg. If you can follow the source of the image, maybe you can get an uncompromised version. That said, resizing it as you did does nothing for the image. Best just revert back to the original image and be content that it is somewhat flawed. JBarta (talk) 18:08, 8 September 2011 (UTC)


 * I know the image is in poor quality :D but I was hoping you work your magic on the image. It will take a lot of work but I believe it hold such a historical value that it will be worth all the work. -- The Egyptian Liberal (talk) 19:48, 8 September 2011 (UTC)


 * I'm trying to tell you that the image as uploaded is irreversibly damaged. There is no magic that will offer any substantial improvement. My best advice is to look in the direction of the source for a digital copy of the image before it got so highly compressed and/or reduced in size. Since the image is of such historical value and worth all the work, I'm sure you'd be more than willing to make that effort. JBarta (talk) 20:19, 8 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Found the original picture and upload it like you asked (640 × 414 pixels). Can we now fix the image? also can resize it afterwards to bigger than original size? -- The Egyptian Liberal (talk) 14:22, 9 September 2011 (UTC)


 * You simply re-uploaded the damaged image in it's original size. And no, resizing it again won't do any good. There are two URI's listed in the source... & . Those sources both contain the same damaged image. However, whoever posted those images may have in their possesion (or have access to, or can point you towards) a higher quality version of that image. Hopefully a copy before it was so highly compressed. Try to contact those people and see where they got the image. If you're willing to make the effort to find a decent image to work with, I and others are willing to do what we can to make that image as nice as possible. JBarta (talk) 15:29, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):

Watermark removal
Article(s): Angels Advocate Tour, The First Vision Request: Non-free images. Can the watermark be removed? Thanks, Novice7 (talk) 06:36, 2 September 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s): I've done the first one. Regards, Fallschirmjäger &#9993; 17:40, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Remove watermark
Request: Remove watermark, thanks. -- The Egyptian Liberal (talk) 01:30, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
 * First 4 finished thanks to Quibik. 3 more to go -- The Egyptian Liberal (talk) 13:29, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):

Pi
Article(s): Pi Request: Can you please upgrade this and make it look spiffier? Anythingyouwant (talk) 19:23, 18 September 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

This image should be converted to SVG. I added the appropriate template to the image page. Actually, it seems fairly simple. It would be good practice for anyone who might wish to get Inkscape and whip up their first SVG image. If no one takes it, I might even give it a whirl myself. JBarta (talk) 19:46, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, if someone has Inkscape and can do this it would be much appreciated. It may not be quite as simple to do as it seems, because the dimensions should preferably be correct.  Also, it would be nice to have some kind of mark where two colors meet, so that the image would be understandable to color-blind readers.  And instead of each of the three D's, maybe it would be possible to write "Length D" in a curved fashion along the perimeter? Anythingyouwant (talk) 20:54, 18 September 2011 (UTC)


 * After checking the article, I personally think the image you wish to replace is more than sufficient for the article. The image you propose above, while an honorable attempt, is inferior not only in image quality but in content/design. I think yours does more to muddle the concept of pi than to illustrate it. Therefore, my personal opinion is that sprucing up this image or creating an SVG version would be a waste of time. Of course my opinion being worth little more than a warm bucket of spit, you're welcome to see if anyone else chimes in. JBarta (talk) 02:52, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't mind the image at the top of the article now, except that it mainly illustrates what a circle, a circumference, and a diameter are, without really illustrating pi itself. My opinion isn't worth much either (though a bucket may be very valuable despite its contents).Anythingyouwant (talk) 03:19, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I think pi is not something that is easily or effectively "illustrated". Key in this discussion however is whether a particular image clarifies things or muddles them. I would argue that the one you propose muddles and the existing image does not. And I've seen some of your opinions and they are certainly worth more than any bucket ;-) JBarta (talk) 04:36, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Actually, when I wrote the above I was thinking that maybe an animation with a rolling circle might be useful. Today I happened to look back at that article and found that just such an animation is already there. (as you can see, the obvious comes slowly to me) JBarta (talk) 02:21, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, the animation is a helpful part of the article. A bit distracting for a top image, though (there's a recent discussion about that at the article talk page).Anythingyouwant (talk) 02:24, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Marau Taaroa
Article(s): Johanna Marau Ta‘aroa Request: Clean up both images, improve the first to have same quality as second image but still retain its larger crop, change the second to black and white. KAVEBEAR (talk) 05:26, 24 September 2011 (UTC)
 * What about this???--KAVEBEAR (talk) 01:57, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):
 * Don't use the first image, use second. I see no benefits in merging them or converting the 2nd to grayscale. 02:12, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
 * The second image is much clearer around the face but the first has a larger crop.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 05:13, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Correct, but this "larger" adds insignificant details, IMO. First image is too pixelated, and this will be visible after a merge (hair). Materialscientist (talk) 05:37, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Removing a child
Article(s): Jamestown Church Request: Could we please digitally remove the girl in the foreground of this photo? She is somewhat distracting, and I don't think it would be that difficult to restore the area that she is hiding. Thanks! SchuminWeb (Talk) 06:16, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
 * It's never that difficult if you can get someone else to do it JBarta (talk) 08:35, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Point taken, but I lack the tools and the talent to do these things, unfortunately. Otherwise, I'd use a clone tool and fix it myself.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 04:19, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * See my comment in the "Death metal" section below. JBarta (talk) 18:39, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):

Samuel Wallis and Tahitians
Article(s): Samuel Wallis Request: Clean image of yellow stains and other age related damages. Keep original. KAVEBEAR (talk) 03:07, 11 September 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅ something. Can be retouched further, but having an undamaged image would help a lot. Materialscientist (talk) 01:38, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Is that all that can be done?--KAVEBEAR (talk) 00:12, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Suggestions? Materialscientist (talk) 00:23, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Around the trees in the right and the shore by the cannon smoke and the clouds.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 03:47, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Kapaakea and Keohokālole
Article(s): Kapaakea and Keohokālole Request: Do something with them... KAVEBEAR (talk) 16:34, 18 September 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * Tweaked 1 and 2. Thinking loud, these 4 photos show the same 2 people; Nos. 1,3,4 are much worse than No. 2 (well, I've combined 1&2 so they are close). I hesitate tweaking poor quality "copies" but either use one good image or look for alternatives. Materialscientist (talk) 04:32, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Well, I would still like the poorer version edit by someone if possible. Don't if you don't want to but maybe someone else.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 03:47, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Photo debris removal
Article(s): Interstate 135 Request: If possible please clean up/remove the debris from the windshield. Also note that Photo 1 has graffiti on the sign on the left, so that should be left during cleanup. Thanks in advance, Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 23:03, 4 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

Phase 2 of International Space Station ROS
Article(s): International Space Station 77 languages, English 3,000 views/day, Russian Orbital Segment, Zvezda Zarya Node module Rassvet (ISS module) Poisk (ISS module) Pirs (ISS module) Poisk (ISS module) Request: This document page 6 has a copyright diagram of the planned Russian half of the international space station. A Public domain diagram, showing the same configuration is requested. No text is required, as it will be used on many pages in languages other than english. A more detailed request is on my talkpage here Penyulap   talk 17:15, 27 September 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

Phallic map
Article(s): Gough Map Request: Please upload the original (the one with barely any colour) after giving it a good trim around the edges. My computer can't handle the size of the image. Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:43, 1 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

Self-photograph
Article(s): Will be used in Carl Van Vechten, at FPC right now Request: Please clean up the dust and scratching. Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:55, 1 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

=Resolved=

Witch and Skeleton
Article(s): To be used in Utagawa Kuniyoshi and Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre Request: If possible, please clean up the stitching. File:Kuniyoshi Takiyasha the Witch print.jpg can be used as an indicator of what it should look like. Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:38, 23 September 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * Will do (started but getting distracted by vandalism). Materialscientist (talk) 11:59, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

As this is a triptych, by design a three paneled image, I hope that we don't embark on the creative exercise of making this appear to be a seamless single image. Of course, if it can be improved while retaining its tri-panel appearance, wonderful. JBarta (talk) 12:13, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
 * How are they generally kept separate? The source does not include any wooden mount. Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:51, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
 * The source image is actually three images. How this particular set was originally mounted and displayed I don't know. JBarta (talk) 19:32, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

I recombined the original images, retaining their tri-panel appearance and more proper spacing. I don't believe at any time this was a single image. I think it was simply three separate (frameless) paintings mounted next to each other on some sort of folding screen or display. JBarta (talk) 22:29, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
 * or it was separated at some early stage (thus different aging pattern; note discontinuities in the tatami flour even within a panel - hard to tell how it was actually drawn). The question is whether we want to resynthesize a contiguous images (that is what I started yesterday) or accentuate that those are 3 distinct panels? Materialscientist (talk) 00:58, 24 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Would we want to "fix" the smile of the Mona Lisa to fit our notions of what a painting should be, or should we simply represent it as it is? Seems to me the answer is obvious. There is more evidence pointing to them always being three distinct sections and no evidence pointing to them ever having been one image later divided. Of course, if someone wishes to go off on a creative tangent and combine these images as if they were one, that's fine I suppose... as long as it's not used prominently in an article about the paintings and as long as the image is clearly marked as a creative alteration. That's my opinion. JBarta (talk) 01:31, 24 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I can easily imagine it was hacked by some early publisher because "it didn't fit". "Changing the Mona Lisa smile" is an interesting question (e.g. many paintings obviously lose color by aging and thus there are dozens of their color-tweaked digital versions), but we are not there yet. Materialscientist (talk) 01:48, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

Pōmare I
Article(s): Pōmare I Request: Create two images 1. oval crop and clean up 2. create another one that doesn't have the oval but retains most of the image within a rectangular crop... KAVEBEAR (talk) 02:19, 29 September 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Materialscientist (talk) 07:28, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

Gemma Bissix
Article(s): Gemma Bissix

Request: Could this image of British actress Gemma Bissix be cropped as to not include the man and as good a fit as possible for the blp infobox. Thanks D4nnyw14 (talk) 19:22, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

✅: JBarta (talk) 20:18, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks that's perfect.D4nnyw14 (talk) 20:32, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

Oregon Governor
Article(s): List of Governors of Oregon Request: Do something with them... KAVEBEAR (talk) 23:36, 29 September 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Unfortunately, the first image is too small and noisy even in the original (Google boook). Materialscientist (talk) 00:10, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Death metal
Article(s): Urgehal Request: Please remove the back of the person's head, preferably without too-drastic cropping. Seems to require red-eye reduction too. Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:22, 22 September 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

Here's the thing (and this also goes for the "Removing a child" request above), editing out undesireable objects in a photograph can be simple, or it can be rather difficult. The difference lies in what's behind the object you wish to remove. If it's something simple and homogenous, such as grass, trees, water, concrete, etc., it's a fairly simple matter and you'll see graphists around here pounce on it quick. If on the other hand there are things like legs or church benches that need to be completely redrawn from scratch, then things become more difficult. Also, the difficulty (and the quality of the result) also depends on how large is the object to be removed. Small objects are easier and more successfully edited out than large objects. One might say "just whip out that clone tool dude and do it up!"... but I would assure you it's more difficult than that. All a clone brush does is copy one section of an image to another section of an image. This is great for grass and sky, but clumsy for body parts and other complex items. So, just a heads-up and explanation as to why these two requests will probably sit here until a "stale" tag is placed on them and eventually pass into the archives untouched. JBarta (talk) 18:38, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I am well aware of that, thank you. If it were a simple job I'd do it myself, but I am aware of my limitations. This image would just stress me out and the result wouldn't be too much better than it is now. At the very worst we could just crop the head; a slightly better way would be to crop part of the head and touch up the rest, IMHO. --Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:29, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
 * This one is easier than the girl as much of the part to be restored is floor, which can be copied, but the leg needs creativity and this is the part which will probably look unnatural. An image with similar jeans in similar lighting might help. There is always this question, "why is this image unique to spend a good hour on restoring it?". This is a distraction, especially with the girl. Materialscientist (talk) 23:36, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't worry about the full size image looking a little odd. If it looks fine at thumb size that is good enough for me. Regarding the jeans, his other leg looks okay. Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:47, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Anything worth doing is worth doing well. If it can't be done well then don't do it. There's no sense in half-assing something just to say we did it. At least those are my thoughts on the subject. Of course, if someone wants to invest the time and effort in doing this well, then I think that's just dandy. JBarta (talk) 03:04, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

It's not what you were looking for, but I at least made a cropped version. Maybe it's preferrable to the original, maybe it's not. Personally I think it kinda is. Use it if you wish. (I cropped a little off the top as well so the guys were a little more centered in the picture.) JBarta (talk) 04:43, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
 * It would be acceptable for the infobox, but I'll leave this up for now in case anybody wants to take a shot at the more difficult technique. Thanks Jbarta. Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:13, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

Baseball cap bill removal
Article(s): Rod Carew Request: If possible, please remove the red cap bill that is sticking out in front of the left side of Carew's head. Thanks. Delaywaves  talk  01:09, 28 September 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

✅: JBarta (talk) 01:29, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

Anna May Wong
Article(s): Anna May Wong Request: Touch up crop and if possible cut back on the graininess of the image. Am hoping to nominate for FP later. Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:46, 27 September 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

✅: I shudder whenever I hear the words "reduce graininess" or "denoise" because all too often the result is to simply blur the image. Presto, graininess gone! But now you have a blurred image which usually looks worse than the original. In my opinion, once a certain amount of noise or graininess gets in an image, you might as well just get used to it. This image is a good example. Anyhow, I reduced the graininess a little. Also did a little cleanup and cropped a little further. JBarta (talk) 13:29, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Looks good enough to me. Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:51, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Indonesian director
Article(s): Garin Nugroho, DYK Request: Please clean up the area behind him (patch with the red from the awards thingy, maybe?) Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:46, 30 September 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

✅: JBarta (talk) 09:41, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Terima kasih (Thanks). Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:49, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Type X-20 Tank Wagon
Article(s): South African Class GMA 4-8-2+2-8-4 Request: Please remove watermark André Kritzinger (talk) 09:55, 1 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅ (with some glitch resulting in a double upload). 10:19, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Dankie! That was blitsvinnig! André Kritzinger (talk) 10:34, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
 * My girlfriend used to say that to me all the time :-) JBarta (talk) 11:08, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

James III of Scotland
Article(s): James III of Scotland Request: Remove line in the middle... KAVEBEAR (talk) 23:53, 1 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. I won't use the png file (right) though and substitute it with the jpg, per resolution and wrong file type. Materialscientist (talk) 04:07, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Hedemann Old Hawaiian woman 1883
Article(s): Christian Hedemann, Native Hawaiians Request: Create a second image that is clean up... KAVEBEAR (talk) 02:02, 2 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Materialscientist (talk) 04:53, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Kaiser-Kümmel / Thomas Hine
Article(s): Kümmel, Thomas Hine & Co. Request: Please make the background white, leaving only bottle (in the second image bottle with the case). Remove yellow price label on first image. Gryffindor (talk) 09:37, 1 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

Did the first bottle. Dark item with a lot of white highlights. I didn't think it looked so good with a white background... that's why the colored background. If you really really want white, I uploaded that as well. Just revert to it. JBarta (talk) 10:59, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Second image has some wicked reflections on the box that are going to stick out like a sore thumb. I think it best if we crop to the bottle and cut out the box. The reflections on the bottle shouldn't be too hard to reduce or eliminate. Getting rid of the reflections on the box will be a pain (read I don't want to fool with it). If you can live with just the bottle in the second image, say the word. If not, best of luck ;-) JBarta (talk) 11:05, 1 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Took the liberty of cropping to the second bottle. Of course, if you don't like and must have that box, feel free to revert. JBarta (talk) 12:35, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
 * That's great too, thank you for your assistance. Gryffindor (talk) 14:53, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

George Hueu Davis
Article(s): Isaac Davis (Hawaii) Request: Denoise and clean up original, make another version without the frame... KAVEBEAR (talk) 21:18, 1 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Materialscientist (talk) 04:37, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Anyway to remove blur on suit and harmonize the background, one side is brighter than the other.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 05:36, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Tried. Materialscientist (talk) 07:10, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Image from Indonesian War for Independence
Article(s): Aubertin Walter Sothern Mallaby, Battle of Surabaya, Indonesian National Armed Forces Request: Clean up dust and scratching. Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:04, 2 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * It is hard to understand what is coming from the object and what from dust/scratches on the photograph. I've reduced what was obvious to me and stopped there. Materialscientist (talk) 08:11, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Much better, thanks. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:40, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Punchbowl Crater
Article(s): Punchbowl Crater Request: Delete the first image, get the closest crop of the harbor from the second image and upload it under the name of the second image. Make it black and white. Leave the original alone. KAVEBEAR (talk) 03:51, 3 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. The first image was covering a very different Commons image, which you see now. Materialscientist (talk) 04:26, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Melissa Bergland and Saskia Burmeister
Article(s): Melissa Bergland, Saskia Burmeister Request: Please can someone make a crop of Melissa Bergland to focus more on the actress herself. Can someone make a seperate crop of Saskia suitable for an infobox - (removing her husband in the process.)  Rain the One  BAM 13:31, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
 * However, she is not Saskia Burmeister and he's not her husband Jamie Croft, as well! This is Saskia Burmeister!--Supremo (talk) 20:16, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):

Young edison
Article(s): Thomas Edison and 6 others. Request: Touch up dirt and possible scratches, as well as fading at the edges of the image. Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:44, 4 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

✅: JBarta (talk) 15:19, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Kate Ritchie
Article(s): Kate Ritchie Request: Please can you make a crop of Kate Ritchie (In the grey jacket) and remove the fan.  Rain the One  BAM 16:09, 4 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

✅: JBarta (talk) 16:35, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Jacob Arminius
Article(s): Arminianism, Portal:Arminianism Request: Please can you crop out the border from the image leaving just the oval and a blank space around it. Similar to File:Calvin.png. Thanks. Peter (talk) 18:00, 29 September 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

✅: I accidentally made a JPG first, then went back and made a PNG with transparent background. Take your pick. (Yes, the resized PNG renders awful. Take that up with Mr. Wiki.) JBarta (talk) 19:03, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

MLB Network Ballpark Cam
Article(s): MLB Network Request: Please remove the two people at the bottom of the photo. Delaywaves  talk  01:48, 2 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. 03:52, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Samoan chiefs
Article(s): History of Samoa Request: Do something with them... KAVEBEAR (talk) 03:53, 2 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Materialscientist (talk) 06:52, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Can you clean the third image without cropping? If not could you make your version a derivative image and revert to the original.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 06:52, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Also can you upload the image of Emma Malietoa from the same site as where you got Chief Malietoa by Alfred Agate. I can't seem to extract the high resolution jpg image from the site. Thanks.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 07:02, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
 * They've just started some maintenance at the server, thus maybe tomorrow. Materialscientist (talk) 07:39, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Uploaded Emma Malietoa (see above). There are at least three versions, and I took that from . However, those from here, although nominally at low resolution and sharpness, have their merits - they are despeckled for imprinting dots. Materialscientist (talk) 23:54, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Watermark
Article(s): Louis Choris Request: Remove watermark... KAVEBEAR (talk) 22:26, 3 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Materialscientist (talk) 01:57, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

Mary Pitman Ailau
Article(s): Kinooleoliliha Request: Clean lines and damages on the image and make another frameless version... KAVEBEAR (talk) 05:36, 6 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * Tried. Materialscientist (talk) 06:08, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

Lahaina
Article(s): Lahaina, Hawaii, James Gay Sawkins Request: Anyway to restore missing pieces? KAVEBEAR (talk) 05:31, 3 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):


 * I will do my best. 23:50, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

✅: Best I can do. Maybe someone else wants to play with the seams and colors, but it should be at least tolerable now. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 00:42, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
 * There is some kind of crease line on the right. Can anyone clean that up?--KAVEBEAR (talk) 05:57, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Tweaked. Materialscientist (talk) 07:33, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

Alphonse Pellion
Article(s): Alphonse Pellion Request: Only remove the watermark in the first image. Crop and restore into the other image. Thanks. KAVEBEAR (talk) 17:58, 6 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s): ✅. You might have noticed that I have reuploaded quite a number of your images, including the right one. The reason is that they had excessive nominal resolution, but poor actual resolution due to pixelation. I had much better results by simply opening the source pdf, selecting the image and pasting into some graphical application. Could you please reconsider your method of copying images from pdfs and Google books? If you describe your way, we might tell where is the bug. Materialscientist (talk) 07:49, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I convert the pdf pages into jpg images.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 08:16, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Using full Acrobat? Check the version and the conversion settings - they can be tuned between the quality and file size. You probably crop the image in some graphics program anyway. Try copy/pasting the image directly from acrobat to that program; save different versions and compare their pixelation by zooming. File:Cox Keeaumoku by Alphonse Pellion.jpg is not optimal, but can still be used as a test example. This needs to be fixed once. Materialscientist (talk) 08:28, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Okay. I don't plan on uploading any pdf images anytime soon since I just about exhausted the two sites I could find those images. There mightThanks anyway. --KAVEBEAR (talk) 09:17, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Also could you create a color version of the top image by cropping the first.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 16:35, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

George Bell Swift
Article(s): George Bell Swift Request: Anyway to restore the top half of his head? KAVEBEAR (talk) 19:02, 6 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

✅: JBarta (talk) 19:52, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

Crop frame
Article(s): Theodore Wores Request: Leave original, crop away frame into different images... KAVEBEAR (talk) 01:35, 8 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Materialscientist (talk) 03:05, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Brighten/neaten/colour-correct a dingy image.
Article(s): India Request: Just need this brightened or corrected to look as "normal" and encyclopaedic as possible. It looks quite dingy. I would whip out GIMP and do it myself, but am not an expert in judging correct colour saturation, etc. Saravask 02:54, 5 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

✅ -- JBarta (talk) 04:17, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, JBarta. Looks much better now. Saravask 15:43, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

Hollie-Jay Bowes
Article(s): Hollie-Jay Bowes Request: Could you crop the image to just her face and as close a fit for a blp infobox as possible. Thanks D4nnyw14 (talk) 20:29, 9 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion:
 * ✅. I wanted to keep her right hand and thus didn't crop too tight. Materialscientist (talk) 02:20, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks that's perfect D4nnyw14 (talk) 14:43, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Spiro Agnew
Article(s): Spiro Agnew Request: Clean up dust and scratching. If possible, try and do something with the blown highlights on his forehead. Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:10, 10 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s): ✅: Cleaned up the dust and scratches, colour corrected and I also reduced the highlights. Regards, Fallschirm</b><b style="color:#2E8B57">jäger</b><b style="color:#701"></b></i> <b style="color:#3CB371">&#9993;</b> 19:58, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Indonesian singer
Article(s): Dewi Sandra once I've finished it; DYK once I've moved the page Request: Remove the musician from behind her, perhaps a tighter crop. Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:07, 10 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

✅: JBarta (talk) 17:26, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Indonesian director
Article(s): Nia Dinata, hopefully DYK Request: Please do... something... to make it a bit more attractive. Only image we have of this person. Levels and colouration, a better background perhaps? Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:17, 14 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

It's a rather low quality image to start with. Improvements would be minimal (if at all). Not sure what you have in mind for background... it's pretty neutral as it is. From what I can see, the only real area for improvement is to remove that wisp of hair on the right. All in all, it's not a bad image. I'm sure we've all seen MUCH worse. JBarta (talk) 15:18, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I'll say. I'm on pretty good terms with the uploader, so I could see if she could arrange a meeting between myself and Dinata. Perhaps a little curves adjustment to give the face a bit more of a glow? Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:45, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Forgive me for being blunt... but you're tap dancing over the line between useful photo improvement and simply wasting (other people's) time. JBarta (talk) 16:03, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Fair enough. I'll waltz back where I came from. Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:44, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Tried something. Materialscientist (talk) 00:52, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

Babe Ruth Award
Article(s): Babe Ruth Award Request: I took this picture with the camera in my Blackberry Curve. Can anyone do any retouching to it to improve the clarity? I want the page it is used on, Babe Ruth Award, to become a FL, and improving this image could help. Thank you. – Muboshgu (talk) 13:59, 13 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

Gave it a whirl. Not sure it's an improvement. Maybe just a little. It's just a really bad shot to start with. You know... garbage in, garbage out.... JBarta (talk) 15:53, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I imagine you guys are used to working with higher quality photos to start, rather than crappy camera phone pictures. Well, they're all pictures and all valuable. This is the only one we have to represent the award in question. I certainly don't expect perfection, but your work is an improvement, so thank you. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:01, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I spent a while on it, with Jbarta's version to further remove some colour noise and tidied it up as much as possible, there isn't really much else that can be done to improve it because of it's initial quality. Regards, <i style="text-shadow:grey 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;"><b style="color:#4D5D53">Fallschirm</b><b style="color:#2E8B57">jäger</b><b style="color:#701"></b></i> <b style="color:#3CB371">&#9993;</b> 13:22, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks! It's definitely better than it was when I brought it here. I understand the limit to how much it can be improved. Maybe when I go back to the Stadium in 2012, I'll take a picture of it with my new and better droid phone. – Muboshgu (talk) 02:49, 16 October 2011 (UTC)

Jennifer Biddle and Quentin Tibble and Zoe Lister
Article(s): Jennifer Biddall, Quentin Tibble Request: From the first image can you make a crop of Jennifer Biddall (Who has brown hair) and from the second can you make a crop for Quentin Tibble (The male actor). With Zoe can you bring the focus onto her better, she is off to one side and she would look better centered. Can you make them suitable for infobox usage? Thanks. Rain the One  BAM 05:17, 16 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * Centered last (Zoe) and uploaded a quick try of the 1st (suggestions for improvement or overwriting my upload are welcome); 2nd (Quentin) is somewhat tricky. Materialscientist (talk) 10:16, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thankyou for doing those two, Jennifer's looks fine. :) I guess Quentin's is a little tricky. Rain the One  BAM 14:27, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Isolated Quentin. Not the greatest, but seems respectable enough for an infobox until something better comes along. JBarta (talk) 16:10, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thankyou. :) It is perfectly fine IMO, skills! Rain the One  BAM 16:57, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
 * The more I looked at it, the more I didn't like it (sorry). I replaced it with a simple straight crop. I think it looks more natural and less contrived. JBarta (talk) 22:36, 16 October 2011 (UTC)

Shanhaijing
Article(s): Shanhaijing Request: crop away top blank space and get rid of photocopy blur... Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 15:51, 16 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):


 * Those are so much nicer, thank you!--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 11:45, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

Owyhean Youths
Article(s): Thomas Hopu, John Honolii, William Kanui, Humehume, Foreign Mission School Request: Requests are above. Please and thank you!!! KAVEBEAR (talk) 02:44, 8 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Done individuals, from this source, which I would also use for the composite image. Have you uploaded it somewhere? Materialscientist (talk) 04:01, 8 October 2011 (UTC)
 * You can upload the compositive image over File:Four Owyhean Youths.jpg (above, the tenth one), unless you see any value in keeping this version and uploading a new third one for the Honolulu Bulletin version you are editing from. --KAVEBEAR (talk) 05:51, 8 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry I would like to keep the five images from Kauai by Stormy Cozad. I've upload your edit to the other four images. I like the much higher resolution better and it has less of grainy texture to it than the two other versions. So if you could just oval crop them and remove the really noticable bluish line; I'll note them for you. Thanks.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 05:51, 8 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Anything??--KAVEBEAR (talk) 02:16, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Could just oval crop the top four and remove the color streaks and have this resolve for now?--KAVEBEAR (talk) 09:26, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't like those top 5. They were overcontrasted at some stage and look marginally acceptable on my desktop, but very poorly on a laptop. Materialscientist (talk) 09:33, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

Photos of meningitis patients, please remove moiré
Request: Please remove moiré and adjust color temperature. Thank you. --Polarlys (talk) 22:41, 14 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

Likelike
Article(s): History of Hawaii Request: Do something with them... KAVEBEAR (talk) 22:22, 17 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅, except No. 4 - poor quality and tight crop. Any better picture of her? Maybe even taking the larger painting (though it is of poor quality too) but cropping the whole body rather than head only - disproportional head, thus showing the body should help. Materialscientist (talk) 08:27, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Really? Those two images are the largest resolution available online and possibliy anywhere. I think it's just how the image was drawn back in those days, those aren't noises or poor qualitiness. I mean it's a 19th century lithograph that the artist probably spend a few days or week on while his ship stopped by in the islands, not like some masterpiece of painting or watercolor that took years to draw.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 02:21, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Also can you crop better versions of File:Samuel Parker as kahili bearer.jpg and File:John Adams Cummins as kahili bearer.jpg from the seventh image?--KAVEBEAR (talk) 02:25, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Also do you think the second image might have lost some of it's contrast or whatever it's call? The brightness was okay before, the shadows brought out his face but now it's too bright.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 02:43, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, I messed up No. 2 trying to desaturate half of the face (the PC I used then didn't show me that). Restored. Will have a look at others. Don't know about that lithographer, just had a look at the whole lithograph and noted that her whole body looked much better than the head alone, but wasn't happy about pixelation, and thus hesitated to recrop - it is Ok for the whole picture, but not for such details as heads. Materialscientist (talk) 03:45, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh it's okay. I only uploaded it because it was an seperate image on the Hawaii state archives by itself.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 05:19, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Price tags
Article(s): H. Bronnley & Co. Request: Please remove price tags. If possible restore what's underneath them so no one will notice. Also remove red "Tester, not for resale" notice on central bottle. Gryffindor (talk) 22:25, 15 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. I've done some quick removal, with results below average, and left one tag which was somewhat difficult. Anyone is welcome to try better. Materialscientist (talk) 07:48, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

Remove signature
Article(s): John W. Bricker Request: Please can you remove the logo/signature/watermark from the left of the picture. Thanks - Peter (talk) 23:02, 15 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅ Materialscientist (talk) 23:15, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

Crop
Article(s): John Adams Cummins, Samuel Parker (Hawaii) Request: Better resolution crops... KAVEBEAR (talk) 03:34, 20 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Materialscientist (talk) 04:54, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

Black and white
Article(s): John Palmer Parker,Johanna Marau Ta‘aroa Request: Black and white, and clean... KAVEBEAR (talk) 02:02, 20 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Materialscientist (talk) 11:50, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

SAR Class 5E1 Series 1 E397.JPG
Article(s): South African Class 5E1, Series 1 Request: Please remove watermark. André Kritzinger (talk) 22:08, 20 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Materialscientist (talk) 22:17, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Superfast, as usual! André Kritzinger (talk) 22:57, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

Watermark
Article(s): Chang and Eng Bunker Request: Remove watermark and clean up a little... KAVEBEAR (talk) 05:51, 19 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. The original version is better balanced for levels (even though at low resolution). Materialscientist (talk) 08:21, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Why two different ones?

Indonesian general
Article(s): User:Crisco 1492/Marciano Norman, which will go live tomorrow Request: Please clean up background and maybe do a colour/levels adjustment if necessary. The other soldiers in the picture are rather distracting. Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:35, 20 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

Adjusted contrast. Background is fine... adds context. A general always looks more generalish when there are soldiers behind him ;-) JBarta (talk) 15:42, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Fair enough, thanks. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:10, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Argentine daguerreotypes
Article(s): Several Request: Please clean and remove any noise of all the pictures. I'd like to see a newer version in .png file with translucid background of San Martín's (the one to the left) daguerreotype. The same for the third photo (the one to the right). Thank you very much, Lecen (talk) 03:44, 21 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * I've tried something. Not sure an oval crop was needed for the last one. Also not sure about having color and removing the old frame and background (transparency) in the first one. To me, no. 1　or maybe even no. 2 looks better. I've removed the "frames" in two other images, but this is also questionable and can be restored. Have a look. Materialscientist (talk) 06:28, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi, Materialscientist. Good to see you. You've helped me a lot in the past. I'm sorry if I wasn't clear enough. There is no need to turn the first picture into a black and white one. Nor I asked Bartolomé Mitre's photo to be cropped. In the third photo (the man with a little girl), there is clearly an oval circle around the two persons.
 * So, what I'd like is: First picture (to the left), a newer .png version of it with a translucid background (just as in this photo ). I want the same for the third (the one to the right) photo. When I said that i'd like to see all of them "cleaned" and with any noise removed, I did not mean to remove old scratchs typical of daguerreotypes. I meant something like this (before) and this (after). Again, I'm sorry if I might not have been clear enough. Regards, --Lecen (talk) 14:51, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Clones meant to show the options and compare jpg/png and color/grayscale. I added two pngs and rescaled the gallery to a thumb view. Materialscientist (talk) 04:04, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much! You did a perfect job as always! --Lecen (talk) 04:39, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much! You did a perfect job as always! --Lecen (talk) 04:39, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Kalanimoku
Article(s): Kalanimoku Request: Oval crop and clean... KAVEBEAR (talk) 03:57, 21 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅ Materialscientist (talk) 07:25, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Oval crop
Article(s): John Edward Bush Request: Oval crop, not too much tweaking other than cleaning up the area around the rim of the oval. KAVEBEAR (talk) 04:55, 21 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅ Materialscientist (talk) 07:14, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Indonesian singer
Article(s): Dira Sugandi Request: Please remove the drum player behind her, and if necessary touch up the lighting. Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:00, 21 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

✅: JBarta (talk) 23:26, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot. Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:34, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

SAR Class 5E1 Series 5 E1062
Article(s): South African Class 5E1, Series 5 Request: Please remove watermark. André Kritzinger (talk) 22:04, 21 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

✅: JBarta (talk) 22:26, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Beautiful, thank you. André Kritzinger (talk) 22:44, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Masselot
Article(s): Francisco de Paula Marin Request: Lightly crop border to remove black border for the first image. Remove white dot in the second image... KAVEBEAR (talk) 22:38, 21 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s): ✅: --Ras67 (talk) 23:57, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

CSAR 468 (4-8-0)
Article(s): South African Class 8B 4-8-0 Request: If possible, please remove the "Best Wishes" script. André Kritzinger (talk) 00:53, 22 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Materialscientist (talk) 01:08, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Great, thanks! Those scratches could have been telegraph wires, but they'll not be missed. André Kritzinger (talk) 01:30, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
 * They looked a bit odd - diverging to the left, running through trees, and ending abruptly on the right. Two sets of lines are possible, but I "decided" the chances to be low, and removed :-D. I believe some oddities in the mountains up there are scratches too, but left them. Materialscientist (talk) 01:48, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Ja, those could be fingerprints in the mountains. There's also a hair or piece of lint that ended up in the scan below those. André Kritzinger (talk) 15:35, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Dole and Stevens
Article(s): Sanford B. Dole, John L. Stevens Request: Remove damages and watermark on the first image. Make black and white on second. KAVEBEAR (talk) 06:25, 22 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Materialscientist (talk) 01:31, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Panorama of Jakarta

 * They should be in order (1 - 10); I took pictures at an angle every 4 paces, with those above seemingly being complete enough. Are there any edges missing? I have more shots that may supply what is missing. Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:04, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
 * It could be possible that all your shots could help :) Currently there are missing data to generate a full panorama. → Aza Toth 23:06, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
 * There's 40 or so, so I'm trying to minimize the number of wasted uploads. I've added 3 more. Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:30, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
 * It's better, but I can only create a 358° panorama, there is missing a bit between images 1,10 and image 9. Also if possible, if you have images showing a bit more below on images 4 and 4a, and eventually below image 6 as well? → Aza Toth 23:42, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I'll see what I can do. It might not be right away because I have to go teach in about 10 minutes. Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:52, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Side note: 1 and 10 are the same view (same statue), so there is nothing in between them. Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:57, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I've uploaded 2 more; that seems to be it. Sadly, I have nothing for below 4 and 4a; the viewing area is less than conducive for taking large panoramas, and I'm not in Jakarta anymore. Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:03, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I meant the space between these two images and image 9 :) → Aza Toth 00:05, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Hopefully 9A helps :-) That's pretty much everything; the rest are essentially the same shots with varying degrees of tilt, skyline and whatnot. Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:14, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Yea, it's enough to create a 360° pano, I'll upload it momentarily. → Aza Toth 00:15, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Well, I think I've done what I can → Aza Toth 00:25, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

I'm curious and have a dumb question... is this image for use in a 360° viewer like is often seen in Google Earth? Because its value as a flat image is lost on me... it's so very distorted and visually jarring. JBarta (talk) 00:37, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
 * How would it be best arranged, Jbarta? I don't know what the standard is for 360 views. Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:17, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Also, thanks a lot Azatoth. Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:26, 23 October 2011 (UTC)


 * I know next to nothing about how to create them other than taking images from a several angles (including straight up and straight down) and processing them in a fashion similar to what you guys have done here. The result is a true 360° spherical view. Wrapping the panorama in a virtual circle reduces the distortion and it's truly the next best thing to being there. As far as I know, Wikipedia doesn't support them in any way. You'll find them in Google Earth. Check out 360cities.net It seems to me that if you're going to go through the effort to do this, why stop at a flat image? A smaller arc panorama (such as this) looks great as a flat image, but cramming a full circle into a long flat image and stopping there seems a little pointless. Personally I'd much prefer a simple series of regular photos. Most of these long warped panoramas look a little hokey (my opinion). JBarta (talk) 02:52, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Perhaps Azatoth or Materialscientist know a bit about it; neither of my laptops handle hug-in well (they crash). I could probably not do it myself on these computers, although it is a good idea methinks. Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:55, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I know little about wide-angle panoramas. Spherical distortions and perspective will inevitably get in, and thus all presentations are some form of cheating, but they are nice :-). Long flat panoramas lose photographical appeal (poor aspect ratio, artistic composition, levels are inevitably bad because stitching requires enormous dynamic range), but they are encyclopedic because they continuously record "topography" of the place. Materialscientist (talk) 05:10, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I agree about the levels and aspect ratios; at least this is better than the first panorama that I tried to make, at Sebuku (Sumatra) (thanks again for somewhat cleaning that up) Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:12, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Niihau
Article(s): Niihau, Kalama Request: Do something with them... KAVEBEAR (talk) 00:38, 23 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅ what I saw could be done quickly and efficiently. Forgive a snarky comment, but Kalakaua has his fair share of retouched images on wikipedia. The original has lots of problems which are hard to fix. Materialscientist (talk) 04:57, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I can live with that. Could clean this other Niihau image?

Two photos
Article(s): Bartolomé Mitre and Francisco Solano López Request: Hi, guys. I'd like to see the first photo (left) cropped, its background translucid a .png version of it just like this photo. The second one needs to be straightened. Could something be done about the weird circle in the men to the left's head? Also, could the photo be improved somehow? Thank you very much, Lecen (talk) 20:02, 17 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Wikimedia software renders differently (e.g. in sharpness) the thumbs created from PNG an JPG, thus choose your version. Materialscientist (talk) 00:40, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Crop
Article(s): Kalanimoku Request: Can you do some minor clean up for the first image and crop the figure on the left in the blue to the file name on the second image... KAVEBEAR (talk) 07:19, 24 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * Cropped. As to cleanup, I would crop the bottom, to make it symmetrical with the top. Materialscientist (talk) 07:52, 24 October 2011 (UTC)


 * It's okay as it is.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 14:14, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Boyd and Rosa
Article(s): James Harbottle Boyd Request: Replace last two images with better crops from above... KAVEBEAR (talk) 05:12, 25 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Materialscientist (talk) 05:24, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Grayscale
Article(s): Edward Abnel Keliʻiahonui Request: Grayscale like File:Victoria Kinoiki Kekaulike.jpg... KAVEBEAR (talk) 06:30, 25 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Materialscientist (talk) 06:53, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Khosrau II
Article(s): Khosrau II Request: remove distracting background or change to neutral color... Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 00:23, 24 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

✅: JBarta (talk) 04:12, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your hard work!--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 13:03, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Oval crop
Article(s): Volney V. Ashford Request: Oval crop... KAVEBEAR (talk) 08:57, 25 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Materialscientist (talk) 09:13, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Maximilian I of Mexico
Article(s): Maximilian I of Mexico Request: Please, remove frame, make background translucid in a new .png file. In other words, I want it just like. Thank you very much, Lecen (talk) 00:26, 26 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):


 * This can be a nice squared jpg image (with corners cut or restored). Why translucid png? Same applies to File:GuerradoParaguai procissão 1868.png. Note that png is inferior rendering for photographs, and it is less sharp in wikipedia thumbs. Materialscientist (talk) 00:35, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Could it be with restored corners, then? --Lecen (talk) 00:41, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Done. Materialscientist (talk) 01:00, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much! It looks great! --Lecen (talk) 01:16, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Tahitian-Hawaiian
Article(s): Hawaii–Tahiti relations, Tahitians in Hawaii Request: Clean and create composite image, don't crop too much on originals, but crop as much as needed on composite image to make it less wide... KAVEBEAR (talk) 02:14, 26 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Materialscientist (talk) 07:35, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
 * It seems like the coloring is uneven now especially on the second image. Maybe not brightening it but smoothing out the edges and removing any glare froom the original.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 00:47, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I've smoothened the background a bit. Improving such images can take hours, which I don't have at the moment. PS. Added a low-contrast version to the gallery. Materialscientist (talk) 02:06, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

wave patterns
Article(s): Mongoloid race Request: Remove wave patterns... KAVEBEAR (talk) 08:28, 27 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Materialscientist (talk) 09:53, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

SAR Class 16E 854 (4-6-2) & AG Watson
Article(s): South African Class 16E 4-6-2 Request: Please remove inscription. André Kritzinger (talk) 20:41, 27 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):

✅: JBarta (talk) 21:11, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Great, thanks! (Now how about the scanned dust lint on Watson's coat, bottom left? <g>) André Kritzinger (talk) 21:17, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Done. JBarta (talk) 21:30, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Beautiful, thanks! André Kritzinger (talk) 21:59, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

Mokuaikaua Church
Article(s): Mokuaikaua Church Request: Clean in anyway... KAVEBEAR (talk) 02:30, 28 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Materialscientist (talk) 10:47, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Stevenson at Royal Luau
Article(s): Robert Louis Stevenson Request: Clean up and possibly make black and white, also delete other image if possible.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 03:12, 28 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. My speedy nomination can be declined, then you can go through a regular deletion request. Materialscientist (talk) 10:33, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Oval crop
Article(s): Frederick William Kahapula Beckley Request: Oval crop and any minor clean up.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 03:13, 28 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. This is (natural) circle crop. Could be oval. Materialscientist (talk) 10:11, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Remove watermarks
Article(s): Jacques Arago, Bora Bora, John Pope Hennessy Request: Remove watermarks... KAVEBEAR (talk) 20:24, 28 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Materialscientist (talk) 13:30, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Man of the Sandwich Islands
http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~24193~880023:A-man-of-the-Sandwich-Islands,-in-a

Article(s): John Webber Request: Anyway to get upload this high resolution image over this one... KAVEBEAR (talk) 00:45, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Can you crop these seven similiar to what you did to the first one leaving a little bit of the caption? And can you upload a captionless image of File:Tereoboo, King of Owyhee, bringing presents to Captain Cook by John Webber.jpg in black and white over File:HawaiianCanoes1784.jpg.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 01:56, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Sure, just register :-). Seriously, many sites, while offering zooms, give away full resolution by saving the file. Materialscientist (talk) 03:06, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
 * This is all great, but, it looks like collecting several versions per every image. With my great respect to your work, please do prioritize assignments - frankly, I start hesitating making them a priority in my long backlog. Just an example, you've got two colored versions of File:Portrait of Kaneena, a chief of the Sandwich Islands in the North Pacific.jpg. Why b/w version? Improving resolution is helpful, but is not a primary goal - we add images to the articles as thumbs, and very few are viewed in full resolution. Materialscientist (talk) 04:52, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Well image are not just for articles in my opinion but I agree if you think it's a waste of your time, you shouldn't then. --KAVEBEAR (talk) 05:52, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Niihau necklace
Article(s): Niihau, Lei (garland), Puka shell, Queen Emma of Hawaii, Queen Kapiolani

Request: Clean and restore the first, no cropping. Properly crop the last two... KAVEBEAR (talk) 15:54, 29 October 2011 (UTC) Graphist opinion(s):
 * ✅. Revert yourself on Nos. 2,3 and you'll get the same or better results. Materialscientist (talk) 00:50, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh I was thinking you could do a better job...--KAVEBEAR (talk) 00:53, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Where? No. 3 gives the same results (at different nominal resolution) and No. 2 is worse than previous. Materialscientist (talk) 00:57, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Ok. Can you fix the graininess on No. 2?--KAVEBEAR (talk) 01:20, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Quickfixed. Note that reducing the nominal resolution is a wrong way of reducing the graininess. This might trick some thumbnail rendering, but is a transient effect of wikimedia software (or browser, or I don't know what - I haven't seen any improvement when an image was downscaled, except for file size reduction). Materialscientist (talk) 01:50, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks.