tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post4969582445560120045..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Sepia Saturday 21 : Albert And The Look Of LoveAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-90526617989495586322010-05-03T09:53:44.396+01:002010-05-03T09:53:44.396+01:00It's amazing how often A future wife walks in ...It's amazing how often A future wife walks in a man's door and his bike ,soon afterwards,"walks" out! we would still have a thriving motorbike industry in Britain if it wasnt for women!tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-85860537513708719672010-05-02T19:38:42.216+01:002010-05-02T19:38:42.216+01:00Nice bit of restorative work. I've got some ra...Nice bit of restorative work. I've got some rather bad ones to fix, but haven't progressed to photoshop, as yet. I dinna see the harm in attepmting to enhance the old snaps, as long as they can be preserved to as near original as they can, wot?<br /><br />Wonder if this is an early BSA type bike? Hmm...Subbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13969166266526522612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-57800831803572587202010-05-02T19:19:57.388+01:002010-05-02T19:19:57.388+01:00John - I suspwect it may be a 1920s AJS.
http://w...John - I suspwect it may be a 1920s AJS.<br /><br />http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike%20Directories/AJS%20Bikes/pages/AJS-20s.htm<br /><br />Rgds/BobChairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-19791310869847888472010-05-02T13:53:16.425+01:002010-05-02T13:53:16.425+01:00Great photo and a fine tribute to your parents'...Great photo and a fine tribute to your parents' affection and love!<br />:)The BachAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-66867025683736224492010-05-02T06:57:14.896+01:002010-05-02T06:57:14.896+01:00I'm going to be a romantic (unusual for me) an...I'm going to be a romantic (unusual for me) and say that the wistful look was for your mother.. <br />Nice photo.Kabbalah Rookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12737692859267786264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-59517569825429058592010-05-02T04:59:31.571+01:002010-05-02T04:59:31.571+01:00"and then I met your mother." I guess th..."and then I met your mother." I guess that is an old statement of bliss. Love conquerors all. One forgoes change for a relationship. One knows what is best to keep the woman in your life happy. I have been there, and I don't think I regret it.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-89106064219917217752010-05-02T02:41:16.539+01:002010-05-02T02:41:16.539+01:00Ah, a wonderful photo!Ah, a wonderful photo!Sean Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02777191262417995366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-68266151645970669232010-05-01T23:49:10.263+01:002010-05-01T23:49:10.263+01:00My son uses the same face for his girlfriend and h...My son uses the same face for his girlfriend and his bike! Both are not mutually exclusive haha! And I don't see any problem with restoring via photoshop either because the original remains intact anyway.Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-63141715982172471782010-05-01T23:45:13.230+01:002010-05-01T23:45:13.230+01:00It's a great photo & a great restoration j...It's a great photo & a great restoration job. I've sharpened the focus on all of the old photos I've used on RFBanjo--I'm sure I could do more, but am pretty much a photoshop novie.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-43802104007185566762010-05-01T21:54:28.392+01:002010-05-01T21:54:28.392+01:00Full of wist for the bike I'd wager. My dad s...Full of wist for the bike I'd wager. My dad sold his piano accordion when he met my mother!jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-43512943786637188282010-05-01T20:39:11.539+01:002010-05-01T20:39:11.539+01:00Such a good photo, and I love the flat cap thing. ...Such a good photo, and I love the flat cap thing. You get so used to seeing motorbike helmets, you forget that there was a time when no one really cared what you wore on your motorbike, or whether you did your seatbelt up in a car, or cycled along the pavement.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-33665514260369512772010-05-01T14:34:29.323+01:002010-05-01T14:34:29.323+01:00I think your Dad would have appreciated this wash ...I think your Dad would have appreciated this wash and brush up. So much more detail as a result.<br /><br />I want to say this is a Velocette. Just a hunch.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-77037795189700427622010-05-01T14:34:18.403+01:002010-05-01T14:34:18.403+01:00What a fantastic photo, Alan. Excellent restoratio...What a fantastic photo, Alan. Excellent restoration job. One of my favorite pass times is tweaking my old family photos. It's amazing what we can do from our little PCs.<br /><br />Now, if only this motorbike of your father's had a sidecar!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-24439037585144731232010-05-01T14:16:39.327+01:002010-05-01T14:16:39.327+01:00I'm of the opinion that the wistful look was f...I'm of the opinion that the wistful look was for the bike and all it represented for your father as a young 'fancy free' man. I think I saw the same look on Gem's face when he sold his pristine 1968Mustang fastback to help buy our first house.Nana Johttp://ananasjourney.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-55865540640176174132010-05-01T13:57:48.200+01:002010-05-01T13:57:48.200+01:00Excellent Photoshop clean-up job, Alan! I can'...Excellent Photoshop clean-up job, Alan! I can't tell you anything about the motorcycle, though. The only British company I know of that made motorcycles was Triumph, and I'm sure there were more companies than just that one around back then.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-24368039938126484852010-05-01T11:07:58.070+01:002010-05-01T11:07:58.070+01:00Wise words Kylie.Wise words Kylie.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-48466097956531774932010-05-01T10:35:06.861+01:002010-05-01T10:35:06.861+01:00well, in my experience a man is more likely to loo...well, in my experience a man is more likely to look wistful and in love for a bike than a womankyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.com