additional comments in between - David Samuelsen (just returned home from cemetery trip) Will wrote: > Hi all; > When you take pictures you should do the following at the same time; > 1...Take with you items to brush off stone if needed. Take appropriate items to > clean off a spot if needed to be able to read it. This may be needed in some > instances depending on condition of stone and Cemetery. > Also take several or more gallon jugs of water. SOFT nylon brush! > > 2...Take a notebook( spiral preferably and pens. > IMPORTANT: Write down the information also for each one. Depending on > weather on days and or age etc. of stone, camera used, settings of it, > and maybe other factors, it may not be or part may not be > Completely readable in finished picture. > Also if using batteries keep a supply of new or recharged rechargeable > ones. Also if using digital take additional clips for filing up with more > pictures than the one you have in camera. If you are facing east, reading the flat markers, do it in the morning if you are facing west, reading the flat markers, do it in the afternoon It is necessary to avoid any shades created by your body self. Standing monuments, - use both sun and shade feature as needed irrevelant of morning or afternoon. It's the flat markers that pose extra problems. > 3... In some cases you may have to take several pictures of same stone . do it by all means, also full view then close view of the engravings. This afternoon my friend and I went to a certain cemetery (yes Sunday today) and there was a standing monument that posed a problem, short but has 3 sides of information, both on metal plates and engravings below the plates, requiring at least 6 takes. > Maxine Wilton > [email protected]

Might just use full high sun, no shadows or at least minimal/ I am not planning on making special trips just to take pictures on the fly. But I do have a plan. Dan M ----- Original Message ----- From: "W David Samuelsen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 4:12 PM Subject: Re: [OREGON] Taking Grave stone pictures . > > If you are facing east, reading the flat markers, do it in the morning > if you are facing west, reading the flat markers, do it in the afternoon > It is necessary to avoid any shades created by your body self.

Thanks David; Always nice to have more new info added to make pictures of stones good first time to cemeteries. Maxine and Will Wilton [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "W David Samuelsen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 4:12 PM Subject: Re: [OREGON] Taking Grave stone pictures > additional comments in between - David Samuelsen (just returned home from > cemetery trip) > > Will wrote: >> Hi all; >> When you take pictures you should do the following at the same time; >> 1...Take with you items to brush off stone if needed. Take appropriate >> items to clean off a spot if needed to be able to read it. This may be >> needed in some instances depending on condition of stone and Cemetery. >> Also take several or more gallon jugs of water. > > SOFT nylon brush! > >> >> 2...Take a notebook( spiral preferably and pens. IMPORTANT: Write down >> the information also for each one. Depending on weather on days and or >> age etc. of stone, camera used, settings of it, and maybe other >> factors, it may not be or part may not be Completely readable in >> finished picture. >> Also if using batteries keep a supply of new or recharged >> rechargeable ones. Also if using digital take additional clips for >> filing up with more pictures than the one you have in camera. > > If you are facing east, reading the flat markers, do it in the morning > if you are facing west, reading the flat markers, do it in the afternoon > It is necessary to avoid any shades created by your body self. > > Standing monuments, - use both sun and shade feature as needed irrevelant > of morning or afternoon. It's the flat markers that pose extra problems. > >> 3... In some cases you may have to take several pictures of same stone >> . > > do it by all means, also full view then close view of the engravings. > This afternoon my friend and I went to a certain cemetery (yes Sunday > today) > and there was a standing monument that posed a problem, short but has 3 > sides > of information, both on metal plates and engravings below the plates, > requiring > at least 6 takes. > >> Maxine Wilton >> [email protected] > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > To see the website for Oregon > http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgenweb/ > -=* To see what this list is doing *=- > http://www.wvi.com/~wb/Oregon.html > For ALL list business Admin, leave, or the archives. > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > ============================== > 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 > >

We can share pictures and files on our sister list [email protected] also. For show and tell. Dan M ----- Original Message ----- From: "Will" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 10:12 AM Subject: Re: [OREGON] Taking Grave stone pictures > Thanks David; > Always nice to have more new info added to make pictures of stones good > first time to cemeteries. > Maxine and Will Wilton > [email protected] > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "W David Samuelsen" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 4:12 PM > Subject: Re: [OREGON] Taking Grave stone pictures > > > > additional comments in between - David Samuelsen (just returned home from > > cemetery trip) > > > > Will wrote: > >> Hi all; > >> When you take pictures you should do the following at the same time; > >> 1...Take with you items to brush off stone if needed. Take appropriate > >> items to clean off a spot if needed to be able to read it. This may be > >> needed in some instances depending on condition of stone and Cemetery. > >> Also take several or more gallon jugs of water. > > > > SOFT nylon brush! > > > >> > >> 2...Take a notebook( spiral preferably and pens. IMPORTANT: Write down > >> the information also for each one. Depending on weather on days and or > >> age etc. of stone, camera used, settings of it, and maybe other > >> factors, it may not be or part may not be Completely readable in > >> finished picture. > >> Also if using batteries keep a supply of new or recharged > >> rechargeable ones. Also if using digital take additional clips for > >> filing up with more pictures than the one you have in camera. > > > > If you are facing east, reading the flat markers, do it in the morning > > if you are facing west, reading the flat markers, do it in the afternoon > > It is necessary to avoid any shades created by your body self. > > > > Standing monuments, - use both sun and shade feature as needed irrevelant > > of morning or afternoon. It's the flat markers that pose extra problems. > > > >> 3... In some cases you may have to take several pictures of same stone > >> . > > > > do it by all means, also full view then close view of the engravings. > > This afternoon my friend and I went to a certain cemetery (yes Sunday > > today) > > and there was a standing monument that posed a problem, short but has 3 > > sides > > of information, both on metal plates and engravings below the plates, > > requiring > > at least 6 takes. > > > >> Maxine Wilton > >> [email protected] > > > > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > > To see the website for Oregon > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgenweb/ > > -=* To see what this list is doing *=- > > http://www.wvi.com/~wb/Oregon.html > > For ALL list business Admin, leave, or the archives. > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > To see the website for Oregon > http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgenweb/ > -=* To see what this list is doing *=- > http://www.wvi.com/~wb/Oregon.html > For ALL list business Admin, leave, or the archives. > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx