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UM, That list was hilarious, and JUST what I needed this morning! :DThanks Dee, for posting the link in your cube!
:)
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Have to thank UM for finding it in the first place. I know that it really started my day off with a laugh :]
Always count on UM to come up with sunshine, even on a cloudy day :]
OK, not roses, but I just had to share a couple of pictures with you. I was recently contacted by a distant cousin regarding some family history work I've been doing. He sent me this picture of his father, my great grandmother's brother.[image error]
I laughed so hard when I saw the scowl on this little boys face and I thought, man, if I were him and I had to wear a that get-up, I'd be none-too-happy either.
This is him a couple years later. He doesn't look toooooo much happier, does he?
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Oh, he was born in 1899, so you can guesstimate the date of the pictures.
wow, for some reason, I love looking at old pictures! They're so interesting to me!
I've been doing family history for what seems like forever. I love seeing the pictures, they really do tell amazing stories.
I bet the poor kid was blessed in a dress too (baby white long gown) I wonder if those were everyday clothes or his best get-up. What a cutie!
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I do photo restoration. If you would like me to restore any of your old photos, just let me know :]
Thanks for sharing. Wonderful Fun!
I have one that I am just sick over. It's an old tin-type and was done on a metal oval frame. It's all coming apart now :( My great grandpa, one of the few older ones we have of him.
A wedding night conversation from my story:You bit me!
No, I didn’t.
You did!
No.
What do you call this then?
A nibble.
Then you admit it!
No, I didn’t bite you. Yet.
How would you like it if I bit you?
Would you, please?
No!
Tease.
I lost count of the word count, but I've added several pages over the past week.
that sounds funny moi! I love your writing!
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Oh, and if you can manage to scan your damaged photo, send me the scan. You would be surprised at the "magic" I can do with old photos :]
Thanks, Dee and WendyLady. It was fun...and there will be more of course. Dee, gimme the initials..who do you think is saying it. You're probably right.
Dee, I don't think I can scan it. It's hard to explain, but it's not flat. It's on (not in, ON) an oval, metal, domed frame. I will try though!
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Another thing you might want to try is taking a very high contrast photo of it. See if you can hang the image in the wall, and be sure to shoot it on macro, with the camera on a tripod. And try to shoot it straight-on. As in not on an angle.
Oh and was it the “magpie” and the “dragon boy”
Yeppers on S&M ;) LOL magpie and dragon boy... LOLIt's not IN a frame, it's part of the frame. It's on metal. I'll take a picture and send it or post it here one of these days. It's an oval picture that was glued somehow to an oval metal thing, with a faux wood frame also glued on.. it's hard to explain, but even though the frame thing can't be salvaged I would LOVE to be able to keep the photo. I think it is probably from the 20's. I'll see what I can come up with.
Melissa is having book club at my house tonight. Poison Study is the book and she is having Poison tasting...using flavored chocolates. YUMMY!
Talk to you soon.
Okay, honestly who would glue the photo? I mean especially for circumstances like these when you want to restore it! lol it's kind of hilarious actually.
Annie Mae ~Cali~ wrote: "Okay, honestly who would glue the photo? I mean especially for circumstances like these when you want to restore it! lol it's kind of hilarious actually."It was the way it was made. Not recently, but about 90 years ago. Why is that funny? I guess I'm clueless.
I don't know, maybe it's just nighttime, so i'm delerious and think everything's funny.
Uniquely Moi wrote: "It's not IN a frame, it's part of the frame. It's on metal"Sounds like it's either a photogravure or possibly a 'tintype'.
UM- My husband's granparents have a picture like that of their parents. It made sense at the time I suppose- no glass to worry about, a pretty "classic" oval look. I see why they did it, they just didn't think about the future and restoration. Photography has come a loooong way this century.I think my little transplatned roses are going to live by the way- persistant little buggars. Thay sing your praisess with each day.
Morning, Ladies.I am going to research the photogravure technique and see if that might be what it is. The metal oval piece that the photo is attached to has a metal rod type thing on the back acting as a stand for it. Beneath the photo itself (which is lifting) is a newspaper article. LOL
I'll get pictures soon. My daughter has been busy with school, gearing up for her college finals. She's the photographer in the family.
I'm very happy that your roses are doing well, and singing my praises? Wow, could you make a recording of that, I'd love to hear it.
Have a wonderful day!
Newspaper has so much acid in it- no wonder your photo is having issues. Like I said, they've come a long way...
Paige aka Tink wrote: ":) Hey UM, how's your Friday been? "I'm ok, Tink! How are you? Been trying to get some writing done, but I end up doing more thinking than writing.
Wendy wrote: "Newspaper has so much acid in it- no wonder your photo is having issues. Like I said, they've come a long way..."It does, but it's weird because if it had been REALLY glued, you wouldn't be able to read the newsprint at all. So now I am thinking the it was the faux wood paper frame that somehow held the photo in place. I will get pictures tonight and post them so everyone can see what I am dealing with. It's not like photo paper, not tin either and it's actually starting to crack :(
OK, here are some pictures that will hopefully help you see what I am up against.
So you can see the faux wood border, it's made from the same material as the photo itself. It was the first thing to start cracking and lifting, then of course the photo itself started.
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You can see that the newsprint is in perfect condition which tells me the photo itself wasn't glued down, just held in place with the faux wood.
My mom is a photographer, and has these suggestions:
You can take a q-tip dipped in rubbing alcohol and gently rub the underside of the photo on the metal where the glue is. This might have an ill effect on the photo itself, depending on the paper it is printed on. If there is an area to test first, it would be best.
The best and least damaging method would be to take it to a professional photo lab--NOT costco, wal-mart,
or any chain stores like that. You need a lab that caters to professional photographers. They have high res scanning machines that will scan the photo. It will even look better than the original. They can digitally restore it, and costs vary.
You can take a q-tip dipped in rubbing alcohol and gently rub the underside of the photo on the metal where the glue is. This might have an ill effect on the photo itself, depending on the paper it is printed on. If there is an area to test first, it would be best.
The best and least damaging method would be to take it to a professional photo lab--NOT costco, wal-mart,
or any chain stores like that. You need a lab that caters to professional photographers. They have high res scanning machines that will scan the photo. It will even look better than the original. They can digitally restore it, and costs vary.
Thank you,Cali and thank your mom for me, too! It is getting so brittle :(I hope it can be salvaged.
You're welcome! And yeah, it looks like its in bad shape.
Annie Mae ~Cali~ wrote: "You're welcome! And yeah, it looks like its in bad shape."Yeah, but like I always say "I hope I look that good when I'm 90 years old."
Uniquely Moi wrote: "Paige aka Tink wrote: ":) Hey UM, how's your Friday been? "I'm ok, Tink! How are you? Been trying to get some writing done, but I end up doing more thinking than writing."
I know the feeling. :)
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Can you try this.
1. Open your flatbed scanner.
2. Carefully place the picture on the glass of the scanner.
3. Do Not shut the lid to your scanner
4. Place a dark cloth over the picture, making sure you cover all the scanner bed area.
5. run a scan of your image at a resolution of 300dpi
6. Save the scanned image to a CD
7. Place CD in mail and send it to me :]
8. I have been professionally doing photo restorations for years.
9. If you can get me a scan, I can return you a "like-new" restored image :]
How does this read/feel?As she considered the possible change in her plans for the future, she wasn’t quite so eager to find Thaddeus after all. Her feet became sluggish, keeping pace with her heart which was now slowly sinking.
Hands grabbing her shoulders, pulling her into an embrace she was not expecting, Magdelyn was jolted out of her deep-in-thought reverie.
“Magdelyn! You’re finally here!” an overly exuberant woman declared the obvious.”I’m so happy to meet you. I’m Laurel and I’m going to take you to your room and get you settled in. Where are your belongings?” Not waiting for Magdelyn to answer, Laurel took her new charge by the arm and led her straight toward the castle’s tall, arched entrance.
Magdelyn, no longer moving of her own volition, suddenly had the impression of a lion’s den, where she was about to be served up as the starving beast’s main course.
Dee wrote: "Hey UMCan you try this.
1. Open your flatbed scanner.
2. Carefully place the picture on the glass of the scanner.
3. Do Not shut the lid to your scanner
4. Place a dark cloth over the pictu..."
Awesome, Dee. I'll give it a shot. I'll wrap it carefully as, like I said, it's very brittle.
Um- it looks like she wants the scan- not the origional. Is your origional stuck peeling up like that?
That's right, never mind. Yes, it's curled up. I will have to be careful scanning it.
UM- I tweeked it a bit- but I like it anyway! I'm having funreading your chapters. Dang farming is getting in my way. But I'll get it done here soon! hugs!As she considered the possible change in her plans for the future, she wasn’t quite so eager to find Thaddeus after all. Her feet became sluggish, keeping pace with her heart which was slowly sinking.
Hands grabbed her shoulders, pulling her into an unexpected embrace. Magdelyn was jolted out of her deep-in-thought reverie.
“Magdelyn! You’re finally here!” An overly exuberant woman declared the obvious.”I’m so happy to meet you. I’m Laurel and I’m going to take you to your room and get you settled in. Where are your belongings?” Not waiting for Magdelyn to answer, Laurel took her new charge by the arm and led her straight toward the castle’s tall, arched entrance.
Magdelyn, no longer moving of her own volition, suddenly had the impression she was entering a lion’s den, where she was about to be served up as the starving beast’s main course.
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{I would add the above paragraphs together)
I agree with the changes that Wendy suggested for the last paragraph :]
Excellent writing as always :]
I don't necessarily want to rewrite it, but I want impressions on how it reads. Was it confusing? Boring? Drawn out? Etc...
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I think the last part, the way I am trying to convey it should be:Original: Magdelyn, no longer moving of her own volition, suddenly had the impression she was entering a lion’s den, where she was about to be served up as the starving beast’s main course.
Edited: Magdelyn, no longer moving of her own volition had a vivid image of a lion's de...no,that's not it either... there's a certain way I want to say this and it's just not coming to me. I don't want it to be that she felt as though she were being led, etc...... there's a very specific something I am looking for and it's not coming to me.
Thanks, though.
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When you go to bed tonight, turn off the lights, and close your eyes. Picture the scene and have Maggie say the scene over to you. See the scene through her eyes.
If it is not right the first time, have her stop and redo the scene until it is right :]
Yeah, what I am looking for is a way to express what she is feeling:She's not in control of her own body at that point, beging led along by Laurel and Maggie is thinking "Holy crap!" as the sudden image of her being led into a lion's den, being served up as the main course, rushes through her mind. She would have a shocked look on her face, and it should be almost humorous to the reader.
And this is where it can be hard having other people read your work when you know what you're TRYING to convey, but it's not coming out right.
I agree that Wendy's adjustment to the snippet was good, and read better than what I had there but it didn't convey what I was shooting for. How could it? She would have no way of knowing what that was.
I will take your advice and rest on it, though unfortunately I've had to do a lot of that lately.
Thank you again, both of you, for your input.
I get this newsletter and it's always full of great information. Each week they cover a different grammar tip. You might want to check it out.http://www.grammarbook.com/default.asp
Is there a main folder for writing tips?
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Kenzie wrote: "Nope, but I'll make one. :)"YAY! Thank you :)
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(I weed all day- I don't need big flowerbeds- I don't want more work.)
ANyway the point is that there were several roses in the doomed half and with YOU in mind, I transplanted 2 of them to the safe Zone. I even used root-stimulator and everything. SO whether or not they live, I tried and they owe their lives to you.
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