Hi Jadran. Thanks for your explanations and agree with you. I have a old Epson Perfection V200 scanner and when I scan old hard copy shots with the granulated matte paper type different than the flat-shiny, you lose almost 50% of the sharpness quality. In my case I have hundreds of hard copies of my old times ( the most 70-80s ) at sea and its almost impossible ( at least for my ) scan it with good results because the granulated matte paper.cAnyway I´ll do my best.
MBregards.
ventuari

Ventuari my friend,, you are absolutely right when stressing the fact , how difficult it is to get a good/nice result by scanning an 'old' hard copy photograph.
Actually, it depends very much on how the hard copy photograph had been originally developed at a professional Photo shop at that very time (a long time ago !!).
It very much depends, how clear & sharp was the original photograph developed into a hard copy photograph at the professional Photo shop (despite the good quality of the negative).
Also depends, on the quality of the "shiny" enamel on the upper side ("face") of the hard copy photograph ; whether it's of satisfactory quality, or, sometimes it's a too thick layer and/or not uniform and maybe even sometimes "spongy".
Sometimes the negative is in perfect level, but you receive your hard copy photograph, from the professional Photo shop, with some strange angled-level !! hahaha (actually it's not funny when you experience such and only see that today ! ).
Also the very 'old' hard copy photographs are usually mechanically damaged (some more, some less, but never occur the case of an undamaged 'old' hard copy photograph).
And also, the better scanner used the better for the user ............ hehehe

Thank you Ventuari for your much interesting comment regarding the 'old' hard copy photograph scans & moreover for your compliment ref. my scan-work !
Greetings from Rijeka to Santa Cruz de la Palma and the Canary Islands,
Jadran

Hi Jadran. Nice and interesting shot. Congratulations my friend. By the way, good scan, Always its hard to get nice results scanning old hard copies.
MBregards.
ventuari.

Many thanks MattyBoy,, I have one more picture to upload (profile shot) >>> the huge Crane (ore Unloader) seen in loaded condition straight amidships on this Heavy lift vessel;
Best regards /Jadran

A very captivating photograph at first glance jadran. I, too, wondered how such a piece of equipment was to be loaded upon the deck. Thankyou for your detailed explanation.

You're welcome Clyde,, the explanation was easy for me to provide ....... still clear in my head,, had witnessed it at the time !!! (in fact, in 1985 on the heavy lifter Happy Buccaneer – IMO 8300389)

Thank you very much, Clyde, for all the nice words expressed with your comment !
Kind regards
Jadran

Thank you Jadran for your explanation. Once again my shipping education has been advanced.

Well worth while uploading a 1988 pic with appropriate credits

Actually, Emmanuel, it's a very simple & quite an easy procedure !
The ship is ballasted till the ship's main deck comes to equal level with the height of the pier,, in the gap between the ship's main deck & pier are placed 2 parallel strong girders with fitted railway tracks on top of them,, the Crane unit is then pulled from the pier and over the 2 girders onto the ship's main deck by mean of ship's special winches usually placed on the very front side of the ship's cargo space,, the Crane is rolled onto the ship's main deck like an "ordinary railway wagon" running on railway tracks ..... and bingo, the Crane is on the ship !!!
The same procedure is applied when the Crane is being unloaded from the ship,, except that the ship's special winches are placed ashore,, and the Crane is pulled from the ship's main deck, and over the 2 girders, onto the shore.

Thank you for the nice comment, Emmanuel, with the interesting story from Marsa Shipbuilding dockyard !
Kind regards
Jadran

It always fascinate me how these top heavy machinery are loaded and transported .Way back when the Marsa Shipbuilding dockyard was being constructed and the dockside cranes were being unloaded from a heavy lift ship one of them toppled over and nearly fell on a ship.The crane and various vehicles were totally demolished.regards,