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

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

(G) not to mention, will ol' man whoever remember he told you you could go out there, or will he come after with his room-broom blazing? (G) Naaah, all things considered broad daylight's best. Cheryl At 06:08 PM 10/28/2002 -0500, you 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 > >