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  • 28-03-2012 10:51PM
    #1
    Maudi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,516 ✭✭✭


    hi hopefully some of you snappers can help me...as an avid heritage buff i was out at a local early christian church takin a few smart phone camera shots when i spotted an over looked very very faint engraving..a date ....i think ...im sure it says 1826 it cud be 826...question is ...is there anyway i can ( without damaging) the carving...bring it up some way so its clearer?..ive tried crayon rubbing over paper..no good...is their any other way? i have a smart phone camera and an old film type nikon camera..any tips wud be grateful guys...


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  • #2
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Have you tried inverting it? (like a negative that is, not turning it upside-down :p ) Sometimes text is clearer when inverted.


  • #3
    CabanSail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,046 ✭✭✭CabanSail


    Maybe try very low angle light. This would bring up any shadows. Try from different angles and directions.




    OR



    Take a photo on your phone from about 20 feet away. Send that to the Labs they have in Hollywood. Ask them to use the ENHANCE IT software (only available to the Crime Movie Industry) They will then tell you the date, the fact that the Mason was 32 and left handed and that he had a corn on his right foot.


  • #4
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    CabanSail wrote: »
    Maybe try very low angle light. This would bring up any shadows. Try from different angles and directions.




    OR



    Take a photo on your phone from about 20 feet away. Send that to the Labs they have in Hollywood. Ask them to use the ENHANCE IT software (only available to the Crime Movie Industry) They will then tell you the date, the fact that the Mason was 32 and left handed and that he had a corn on his right foot.

    Might be easier to take some video as you drive past, that usually yields more accurate results.


  • #5
    sineadw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,319 ✭✭✭sineadw


    What i find works best is if i stand in front of a mirror, take a shot with a low res camera and then press the enhance button to focus on the reflection of the scene in my eyeball..

    ...

    Sorry OP :) you could try taking a shot on a tripod and then enhancing the contrast. Tbh though the rubbings will probably yield better results. As you'vve probably guessed by now, tv gives a rather inaccurate view of these things.


  • #6
    Maudi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,516 ✭✭✭Maudi


    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    Have you tried inverting it? (like a negative that is, not turning it upside-down :p ) Sometimes text is clearer when inverted.
    p'raps il try ur suggestion kenny thanks...the other ideas are somewhat "under developed"..lol


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  • #7
    Borderfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,265 ✭✭✭✭Borderfox


    You could post up one of your pictures and let the CSI crowd above go mad on it :)


  • #8
    Maudi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,516 ✭✭✭Maudi


    Borderfox wrote: »
    You could post up one of your pictures and let the CSI crowd above go mad on it :)
    hmm...is it poss to load from smart phone?i cant but it wud be the ideal way to get some suggestions..


  • #9
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Maudi wrote: »
    hmm...is it poss to load from smart phone?i cant but it wud be the ideal way to get some suggestions..

    Try http://imgur.com/ No need to register or anything, just upload and grab the 'Message boards' code to paste in here.


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