Well, I don't have to worry about that, I'm not going to be in a cemetery in the dark, let alone flash a light at them. Wayne of Capon Bridge. At 06:52 PM 10/28/2002 -0800, you wrote: >Wayne, > >It's a little known fact that the spirits of the dead become very agitated >when >one causes a bright flash in a dark cemetery. They have been known to >blow icy >winds up ones trouser legs and cause the hair to stand at attention. They >have >also been known to entrance individuals and cause them to run across a >cemetery at >speeds approaching 40 miles per hour. ;-) > >Best regards, > >David A. > >"R. Wayne McGahuey" wrote: > > > Mark, > > > > Gravemarkers may take better photos with a flash, but have you been a mile > > or so from any road, in the woods, HOOT HOOT, Ohhhhhhh!!, it gets spooky in > > them dar woods. If you watch my back, I will take photos at night in > > cemeteries. I'm just happy looking for these place during the light, plus > > have you seen the Halloween movies???? > > > > Wayne > > > > At 12:14 AM 10/29/2002 -0500, you wrote: > > >Another thing to remember, is that the best photos of gravestones are > taken > > >at night with a flash. > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "singhals" <[email protected]> > > >To: <[email protected]> > > >Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 9:50 AM > > >Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] Cemeterying: Hampshire County 250 Cemetery > Project > > > > > > > > > > At 09:03 PM 10/27/2002 -0500, you wrote: > > > > > Today I was in a hurry, so I thought that I would take > > > > >photos of the stones at this cemetery and read them when I got > home, but > > > > >when I got home and looked at the photos, almost all of the Sloan > markes > > > > >were unreadable. If I remember right, the stones were old, and it > will > > > > >take some time to t > > > > > > > > >It was getting dark at the time, and I used the flash on > > > > >the camera, but some of the dates and names didn't turn out all that > > > > > > > > For the best results, DO NOT EVER stand directly in front of the > stone to > > > > shoot your picture. Find the dead-center of the stone, then take one > > > > longish side step to either side. You want about a 45-degree angle off > > > > straight-on. For dark stones, it helps to have one of those silvery > > > > survival blanket thingies to prop up on the OTHER side of > straight-on to > > > > reflect any light including the flash. (A sheet of prescored > foam-board in > > > > blinding white is also good -- and it props itself up.) > > > > > > > > Cheryl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hampshire Co. website: http://members.citynet.net/rwayne/hampco/index.htm > > My Homepage website: http://members.citynet.net/rwayne/index.htm Hampshire Co. website: http://members.citynet.net/rwayne/hampco/index.htm My Homepage website: http://members.citynet.net/rwayne/index.htm