blindpig
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A PHOTO FABLE
Well, I’m new to the Photography/Imaging Forum . I’ve read some of your post here ,and like of the rest of T-Net there seems to be many helpful people here ,..... I should have came here earlier ! Yes , should have asked for some help earlier , but NOOOO..... not me ,... for I’m a special kind of idiot , .....I’ll explain .
I’m going to start my story a little further back then I originally thought , it will let you see where I’m coming from , if that’s at all possible !! Let alone where I’m going with this !!
My wife bought a H.P All-In-One printer ,fax , scanner , copier [2610 xi] about 4 yr’s ago. It’s a good unit ,comes with some good soft-ware that you can update free on line, maybe fairly common anymore? I believe she did good by choosing it , she has scanned all her family’s photo’s , and burned C.D.’s for all , good job !!! Then about a year ago [X-mas ‘07] I bought a Sony Cyber-Shot 1080 H.D. , 7.2 M.P., it has macro, that was a must . It’s a nice little camera ,easy to take on hunts ,events ,etc. as it will even fit into a large pocket . I have taken some nice pic’s with it , have even received a few nice compliments here on T-net about some pic’s . But I’ve also taken some bad pic’s as well ,.. Need to pick up some new “pointers”on indoor shoots , all in good time .
So ,. Now I have my All-In-One printer with it’s soft-ware [H.P. image-zone] where I can send my pic’s from my little camera . I can from my puter flip, slice ,dice and even resize my pic’s , I can even order prints for 12 cents ea. , and they will be done in 2 hr’s , Photography today can be so easy , [key word CAN] . Alright , I’m good up to here , fairly easy learning curve , in-fact I feel good about what I’ve accomplished ,....so far !
O.K. now , I have known about this treasure for years , but havn’t given it much thought , until I started playing with my little camera and pic’s on the puter , now it hasn’t been seen for nearly 30 years , I even knew where this treasure laid ,...... it was upon a shelf at my parents house !!
Six reels of 35mm slides and some Photo-albums , and some odds and ends to boot . All from my family’s life in Australia from ‘72-‘77 and “yes” it really has been close to 30 yr’s since they have been last viewed .
Now , as I’ve said my wife has done all her family’s photo’s , there wasn’t any slides . I had over 600 of them to scan , I asked around a bit [could have asked here ?] . I had even been told you can do a good job with your printer , with a frame made from pop-sickle sticks !! But , with a bit of research I decided to get a scanner , they [some] have a holder for 35mm film [neg.] and 35mm slides , there is a mirror behind this “holder” , so I don’t really know how well a printer would do at this task ? Anyway I bought a H.P. scanjet G3010 for $80 ,comes with all the soft-ware for film ,good to go . Maybe , I’m not such an idiot , .... .maybe ?
At the speed of life , I put the slides into the puter , I was about 2 months at this task . Now , it only took me about 1 ½ hr’s per reel [apx. 100 slides ] but with kids , the holidays etc. it took me about 2 months . Now it’s been about 2 weeks since my “problem” started ,... or better said that I realized I had a problem . As I remember , one night I was going to edit some of the photograph scans , they where stored with some of the other scans in “H.P. Document Viewer” I figured no problem , just click , click and send them to H.P. image zone ,.... right ...!! Apparently ,... it just doesn’t work this way...
... So , I tried to send them via my documents [my pic,s , my scans , etc. ] and through my desktop ,... no luck ,of course ! Now , I sent a “few” New-Folders with my scans “ somewhere” , ... before I started launching some New-Folders with small pay-loads just to see where or what I could hit , .. I’ve done this before, Just trying to figure thing out ,.. Apparently,...it just doesn’t work this way.... either !! Now , with my scan files a bit scattered about , I decided to do it as one of the H.P. programs “suggest” , by burning a C.D.,then reinstall to H.P image-zone ,... Hay!!, I told y’all I’m an idiot ,... .and a special one at that !!!
The hunt was on ,... for the well scattered scan files . I started on my Desk-Top ,all was clear . Moved on into My-Documents , as I tore through folders and files , I started finding my scans ,... I burned there little butts straight to that C.D. !! I was on a roll ,..... I moved on to Shared-Documents ,and I burn my last scan’s butt in my Wife’s Documents,..I really enjoyed doing this !!
Along the way of this “Hunt” I found many Empty New-Folders ,...I smited them just for sport !!
So this is where I’m at right now , C.D. is burned and reinstalled to H.P. image-zone ! My Parent’s brought over a few more slides [100 +/-]last week , from Hawaii , Fiji and New Zealand . I’ve already scanned some , sent them straight to H.P. Image-zone ,.... this time ! Anyway , feeling good about what I’ve accomplished ,....again ?? O’ Yes , I did call this little story a fable didn’t I ? I do believe a fable calls for a morel or something at the end ? Hmmm ,... lets see if this fits , ...You can still do a good job , even being an idiot , just try not being to special at it .
Blindpig
Perade through Arch De Triumph
Palm Valley ,Northern Territory [N.T.] Australia , a strange tropical oasis in the center of a desert , they believe much of Australia looked like this millions of years ago .
This slide was taken in ‘75 , the colors have held well in this time , the biggest condition issue for me was the dirt [filth ,seen best in sky] on the slides, more so on the slides from the reels ?
Hong Kong
Not a big problem for me , these “store bought slides “ have faded considerably in 30 yr’s , claimed to be made from Eastman Kodak Film , All are Family slides where made on Kodachrome , by Kodak , all in good condition , I think . Now , we have some Slides we bought in Alice Springs where we lived , shot by a local Photographer and sold in shops around town , great pic.’s and in great condition , Old school when you put your name on it ,.. It meant something !
One other problem , Apparently the frame orientation on the slides , fount, back ,up , down
Really didn’t mean a hoot in the film lab . ...I worked here at the Ylggiw-Ylggip , .. stocking , bagging groceries even painted a few signs ,. ..didn’t last long ??
Now , I had more problems scanning photo’s then slides , first just getting them out of the albums . Then some [most ?] had a bit of a “warp” to them , they would move around a bit as you laid the lid on the scanner down , I cut a piece of clear plexi-glass to fit the scanner ,holds the photo’s in place , sometimes the scanner “see’s” the plexi-glass and tries to “set-up” on nothing, not a big problem , maybe better to use a piece just a bit bigger then your photo’s , and stay with single scans.
Multi-scan’s , I believe there not the way to go , after the original scan you need to “crop/cut” them apart and “save - as” not a real time saver ,messes up [a bit] logging . Anyway , I figured out that a scan “cut” from a multi-scan , of the same size and even larger then a single scan is of less quality , i.e. , a “cut” scan of say 670x 670 is not as good as a single scan of 660x660 ,. I have examples , I’ll throw them up here if you like .
Scanned photo off a mat finish, ... watch your fingers and toe’s with this one mate !!
Blindpig ,me mate , my pet Perentie [Varanus Giganteus] ,...his name was ,.. Spots, loved cats he did .
A younger Blindpig , with what I believe is a leap’n lizard [ Pogona Vitticaps] .., Well , maybe it's a Bearded Dragon ?
Scanned off a norm. gloss finish
Not all in Australia is scales and claws , they do have a few fuzzy cute ones , this is Josephine , with my lit’ bro and big sis, and me , X-mas ‘76 ? Anyway , Josephine’s “mum” was shot by the Aboriginal Tracker working for the Police-man [one] out in the Hart’s Range, his jurisdiction , about 15,000 sq. mile .
Wow!! Starting to sound like one of those hellish butt -numbing slide show’s from the 70's !!
Anyway , This is where I’m at now , just need to make the finished C.D. for my family and one for a family of Cattle- men , [ranchers] down there ,....... No problem Mate !! Even an Idiot can do it,....right !!?
Thank’s Mate , Blindpig
Well, I’m new to the Photography/Imaging Forum . I’ve read some of your post here ,and like of the rest of T-Net there seems to be many helpful people here ,..... I should have came here earlier ! Yes , should have asked for some help earlier , but NOOOO..... not me ,... for I’m a special kind of idiot , .....I’ll explain .
I’m going to start my story a little further back then I originally thought , it will let you see where I’m coming from , if that’s at all possible !! Let alone where I’m going with this !!
My wife bought a H.P All-In-One printer ,fax , scanner , copier [2610 xi] about 4 yr’s ago. It’s a good unit ,comes with some good soft-ware that you can update free on line, maybe fairly common anymore? I believe she did good by choosing it , she has scanned all her family’s photo’s , and burned C.D.’s for all , good job !!! Then about a year ago [X-mas ‘07] I bought a Sony Cyber-Shot 1080 H.D. , 7.2 M.P., it has macro, that was a must . It’s a nice little camera ,easy to take on hunts ,events ,etc. as it will even fit into a large pocket . I have taken some nice pic’s with it , have even received a few nice compliments here on T-net about some pic’s . But I’ve also taken some bad pic’s as well ,.. Need to pick up some new “pointers”on indoor shoots , all in good time .
So ,. Now I have my All-In-One printer with it’s soft-ware [H.P. image-zone] where I can send my pic’s from my little camera . I can from my puter flip, slice ,dice and even resize my pic’s , I can even order prints for 12 cents ea. , and they will be done in 2 hr’s , Photography today can be so easy , [key word CAN] . Alright , I’m good up to here , fairly easy learning curve , in-fact I feel good about what I’ve accomplished ,....so far !
O.K. now , I have known about this treasure for years , but havn’t given it much thought , until I started playing with my little camera and pic’s on the puter , now it hasn’t been seen for nearly 30 years , I even knew where this treasure laid ,...... it was upon a shelf at my parents house !!
Six reels of 35mm slides and some Photo-albums , and some odds and ends to boot . All from my family’s life in Australia from ‘72-‘77 and “yes” it really has been close to 30 yr’s since they have been last viewed .
Now , as I’ve said my wife has done all her family’s photo’s , there wasn’t any slides . I had over 600 of them to scan , I asked around a bit [could have asked here ?] . I had even been told you can do a good job with your printer , with a frame made from pop-sickle sticks !! But , with a bit of research I decided to get a scanner , they [some] have a holder for 35mm film [neg.] and 35mm slides , there is a mirror behind this “holder” , so I don’t really know how well a printer would do at this task ? Anyway I bought a H.P. scanjet G3010 for $80 ,comes with all the soft-ware for film ,good to go . Maybe , I’m not such an idiot , .... .maybe ?
At the speed of life , I put the slides into the puter , I was about 2 months at this task . Now , it only took me about 1 ½ hr’s per reel [apx. 100 slides ] but with kids , the holidays etc. it took me about 2 months . Now it’s been about 2 weeks since my “problem” started ,... or better said that I realized I had a problem . As I remember , one night I was going to edit some of the photograph scans , they where stored with some of the other scans in “H.P. Document Viewer” I figured no problem , just click , click and send them to H.P. image zone ,.... right ...!! Apparently ,... it just doesn’t work this way...
... So , I tried to send them via my documents [my pic,s , my scans , etc. ] and through my desktop ,... no luck ,of course ! Now , I sent a “few” New-Folders with my scans “ somewhere” , ... before I started launching some New-Folders with small pay-loads just to see where or what I could hit , .. I’ve done this before, Just trying to figure thing out ,.. Apparently,...it just doesn’t work this way.... either !! Now , with my scan files a bit scattered about , I decided to do it as one of the H.P. programs “suggest” , by burning a C.D.,then reinstall to H.P image-zone ,... Hay!!, I told y’all I’m an idiot ,... .and a special one at that !!! The hunt was on ,... for the well scattered scan files . I started on my Desk-Top ,all was clear . Moved on into My-Documents , as I tore through folders and files , I started finding my scans ,... I burned there little butts straight to that C.D. !! I was on a roll ,..... I moved on to Shared-Documents ,and I burn my last scan’s butt in my Wife’s Documents,..I really enjoyed doing this !!
Along the way of this “Hunt” I found many Empty New-Folders ,...I smited them just for sport !!
So this is where I’m at right now , C.D. is burned and reinstalled to H.P. image-zone ! My Parent’s brought over a few more slides [100 +/-]last week , from Hawaii , Fiji and New Zealand . I’ve already scanned some , sent them straight to H.P. Image-zone ,.... this time ! Anyway , feeling good about what I’ve accomplished ,....again ?? O’ Yes , I did call this little story a fable didn’t I ? I do believe a fable calls for a morel or something at the end ? Hmmm ,... lets see if this fits , ...You can still do a good job , even being an idiot , just try not being to special at it .
Blindpig
Perade through Arch De Triumph
Palm Valley ,Northern Territory [N.T.] Australia , a strange tropical oasis in the center of a desert , they believe much of Australia looked like this millions of years ago .
This slide was taken in ‘75 , the colors have held well in this time , the biggest condition issue for me was the dirt [filth ,seen best in sky] on the slides, more so on the slides from the reels ?
Hong Kong
Not a big problem for me , these “store bought slides “ have faded considerably in 30 yr’s , claimed to be made from Eastman Kodak Film , All are Family slides where made on Kodachrome , by Kodak , all in good condition , I think . Now , we have some Slides we bought in Alice Springs where we lived , shot by a local Photographer and sold in shops around town , great pic.’s and in great condition , Old school when you put your name on it ,.. It meant something !
One other problem , Apparently the frame orientation on the slides , fount, back ,up , down
Really didn’t mean a hoot in the film lab . ...I worked here at the Ylggiw-Ylggip , .. stocking , bagging groceries even painted a few signs ,. ..didn’t last long ??
Now , I had more problems scanning photo’s then slides , first just getting them out of the albums . Then some [most ?] had a bit of a “warp” to them , they would move around a bit as you laid the lid on the scanner down , I cut a piece of clear plexi-glass to fit the scanner ,holds the photo’s in place , sometimes the scanner “see’s” the plexi-glass and tries to “set-up” on nothing, not a big problem , maybe better to use a piece just a bit bigger then your photo’s , and stay with single scans.
Multi-scan’s , I believe there not the way to go , after the original scan you need to “crop/cut” them apart and “save - as” not a real time saver ,messes up [a bit] logging . Anyway , I figured out that a scan “cut” from a multi-scan , of the same size and even larger then a single scan is of less quality , i.e. , a “cut” scan of say 670x 670 is not as good as a single scan of 660x660 ,. I have examples , I’ll throw them up here if you like .
Scanned photo off a mat finish, ... watch your fingers and toe’s with this one mate !!
Blindpig ,me mate , my pet Perentie [Varanus Giganteus] ,...his name was ,.. Spots, loved cats he did .
A younger Blindpig , with what I believe is a leap’n lizard [ Pogona Vitticaps] .., Well , maybe it's a Bearded Dragon ?
Scanned off a norm. gloss finish
Not all in Australia is scales and claws , they do have a few fuzzy cute ones , this is Josephine , with my lit’ bro and big sis, and me , X-mas ‘76 ? Anyway , Josephine’s “mum” was shot by the Aboriginal Tracker working for the Police-man [one] out in the Hart’s Range, his jurisdiction , about 15,000 sq. mile .
Wow!! Starting to sound like one of those hellish butt -numbing slide show’s from the 70's !!
Anyway , This is where I’m at now , just need to make the finished C.D. for my family and one for a family of Cattle- men , [ranchers] down there ,....... No problem Mate !! Even an Idiot can do it,....right !!?
Thank’s Mate , Blindpig
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