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    1. Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] Cemeterying: Hampshire County 250 Cemetery Project
    2. Jerry Edwards
    3. Hey Cheryl, What's a "will ol' man"? Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "singhals" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: 28 October, 2002 8:31 PM Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] Cemeterying: Hampshire County 250 Cemetery Project > (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 > > > > > > >

    10/28/2002 02:47:14
    1. Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] Cemeterying: Hampshire County 250 Cemetery Project
    2. singhals
    3. Move one word to the right: Ol' man whoever is the subject; will remember is the question. (G) Cheryl At 09:47 PM 10/28/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Hey Cheryl, > >What's a "will ol' man"? > >Jerry >----- Original Message ----- >From: "singhals" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: 28 October, 2002 8:31 PM >Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] Cemeterying: Hampshire County 250 Cemetery Project > > >> (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 >> > >> > >> >> >> > > > *_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_* Cheryl Singhal ([email protected]) http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cpafug/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhampsh/ http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/blyton/772/ (Bottony Cross DAR) http://www.rootsweb.com/~cresap/ http://members.fortunecity.com/csinghal1/ (Joanna Waddill UDC)

    10/29/2002 04:45:51