Historic Photo Restoration Project
I recently picked up a very interesting old photo in bad need of restoration. It depicts the start of the 1930 Monaco Grand Prix in wonderfully sharp detail. There's so much detail in this photo that it is actually possible to use it to verify parts of the historic record of the race.
I am only aware of the existence of a couple of other photos taken at this Grand Prix and both of them feature just a single car, where as this features almost the entire field of cars.
As you can see there is quite a bit of water damage and staining on the photo, as well as a few creases, punctures and a missing corner. It is also twice the size of my flatbed scanner, so high resolution photography was the only way to capture it for restoration!
The photo was taken by a Monte Carlo photo reporter by the name of Raoul Barba about who I know very little. I have seen several other photos taken by him around the same time but they are all of ballet, not motor racing! So if anyone has any other information about Raoul or the photo I'd love to hear from you.
-Mark.
I am only aware of the existence of a couple of other photos taken at this Grand Prix and both of them feature just a single car, where as this features almost the entire field of cars.
As you can see there is quite a bit of water damage and staining on the photo, as well as a few creases, punctures and a missing corner. It is also twice the size of my flatbed scanner, so high resolution photography was the only way to capture it for restoration!
The photo was taken by a Monte Carlo photo reporter by the name of Raoul Barba about who I know very little. I have seen several other photos taken by him around the same time but they are all of ballet, not motor racing! So if anyone has any other information about Raoul or the photo I'd love to hear from you.
-Mark.
posted by Mark Wilson | 4:51 PM
2 Comments:
Hey Mark, thanks for the link! I'm returning the favor, btw.
This is a great old pic - can't wait to see what you do with it!
BTW, just to let you know - I think the link in your original post here to your website is dead - I just get a blank white screen.
Thanks for the link Neasa, and I've fixed mine.
I love this photo, and am really looking forward to getting stuck into restoring it. I have taken some photos of cars from the 1920s and '30s that I may still need to use to retouch this one.
I'm also toying with the idea of colourizing it.
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