Hi Slsmith, Cameras are an interesting subject when doing cemetery research. When digital cameras came along cemetery photography changed. Darkroom work disappeared as the computer took over. One can enlarge the images easily and change contrast quickly. Printing the pictures takes only one touch. I still have dozens of rolls of black and white film undeveloped lying around. I revisited many cemeteries to rephotograph them with the digital camera, two county's worth actually. I am working on 27 counties from Maries to Worth, Warren to Platte. This would not be possible without the digital camera and a GPS. I am listing burials only in Callaway Co, in the rest I only locate the cemeteries. When the TV followed the storms and tornadoes through Mid Missouri I could visualize the small communities they mentioned as I had been there. When you try to visit all the cemeteries in a county you travel almost all the roads. And you enjoy seeing nearly all of the towns and villages. Paul

I will put an AMEN on that! Getting back onto the old roads and OFF the freeways and big highways is the way to see the country! The digital camera is a marvel! Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 10:21 AM Subject: Re: [MO-CEM] Negative Tone > Hi Slsmith, > > Cameras are an interesting subject when doing cemetery research. When > digital cameras came along cemetery photography changed. Darkroom work > disappeared as the computer took over. One can enlarge the images easily > and > change contrast quickly. Printing the pictures takes only one touch. I > still > have dozens of rolls of black and white film undeveloped lying around. I > revisited many cemeteries to rephotograph them with the digital camera, > two > county's worth actually. I am working on 27 counties from Maries to > Worth, Warren > to Platte. This would not be possible without the digital camera and a > GPS. > I am listing burials only in Callaway Co, in the rest I only locate the > cemeteries. > > When the TV followed the storms and tornadoes through Mid Missouri I > could visualize the small communities they mentioned as I had been there. > When > you try to visit all the cemeteries in a county you travel almost all the > roads. And you enjoy seeing nearly all of the towns and villages. > > Paul > > > ==== MO-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to the > utility address [email protected] If you are trying to > unsubscribe from the Digest list, use the same utility address but change > the -L- to a -D- > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Paul Thank You. Your work will be and is vital. Don and I will be doing several nearly lost Pettis Co. Cem. Many of the DAR readings done in the forty/fifties are now unreadable or gone Even the hugh Crown Hill Cem has parts un read and going fast. Keep up the tremendous work. Did you see PBS 19 "Written in Stone" ? Bud.