This months examples show using a digital camera in a number of different settings - with some photos taken inside and some outside, and some photos "close up" (Macro mode in Olympus Camera terminology) and some taken in normal mode.
All photos were taken on an Olympus D-400 Zoom at HQ setting (1.2 megapixels) and then resized for showing using this Web page.
Three different situations are involved this month:
Here is a collage of some pictures from this month's example.
The photographs shown in this example are in the PC as a result of being obtained from a digital camera or from scanning a photograph. The following pictures default to digital camera origin and, if not, the shown picture will be identified as a scanned image. If digital camera, the photograph has been taken at a max of 1.3 megapixels (1280 x 960), with many of the digital pictures having been taken at a less pixel size (640 x 480). In many cases, even if the digital picture was taken at these-mentioned sizes, the picture has been resized for showing on PC screens. I try to keep most images to have a maximum height of 550 pixels for PC-display. I use Paint Shop Pro (from JASC) as my primary application for modifying/resizing/coming photographic images into one image (photo).
Scanned photographs are scanned at 300 PPI (Pixels Per Inch), 150 or 100 PPI, and the chosen PPI will be identified in the comments for that particular image.
The following is aimed at showing examples of using the PC, digital cameras, and perhaps scanners, as part of home PC environment. Hopefully, the shown pictures will give you some ideas for your home use of PCs.
Contact SCScompA if you have any comments/questions regarding anything that is shown in this Web page.
Quilting is an old/wonderful tradition. How old? Well, I venture to say that each generation has had multiple-layers of cloth/fabric/etc. put together with stitches/string/etc.
Also, at any given time in history or place in the world, the "quilt" has evolved into an art form. Something to admire/enjoy in addition to quilting's practical purposes.
This month, I use some pictures taken related to the quilting subject as a mechanism to show various examples of image-handling techniques as part of this Web page.
Some aspects of quilting include the following:
A Nice Place to Purchase Fabric
A fabric store is a joy to a quilt maker.
A Quilt Challenge
Many times a quilt store/quilt group will have a challenge quilt situation. Specific fabric has to be used as a base for a quilt piece that, in turn, is shown/voted-on or otherwise selected as the "best" example of using the chosen fabric.
Here are six examples. Which one do you prefer?
Click on any of them to see that one in larger size.
A Quilt Show
Often, groups of quilters show their work in an exhibition/show. The following three photos are from a May, 2002 quilt show in Switzerland. The images shown are scanned images of film photographs instead of from digital cameras as are the other photos shown in this Web page.
A Quilt Show...
Some specific quilts from the exhibition are shown in the next two photos.
Another Example of Quilt Art
Sometimes, a quilt is used as a piece to be shown on a wall similar to an artist-drawn picture.
If you are interested in quilt Web pages, I have been working on one at:
http://members.aol.com/scsdesigns/scsdesigns.htm
If you wish to go directly to the above web page, click on the following (Use your Web browser's Back button to return to here): A Quilt-Oriented Web Page from SCS Designs
Give it a look if you have time. I am interested in any of your comments.
Good luck to all quilters! It is a wonderful part of many of our lives.
I know that I show Dogwood tree examples a lot -- perhaps more than you like me to -- but I enjoy them! "Artist's License" I guess.
In any case, I have wanted to try getting Dogwood tree buds/seeds to bring forth a dogwood tree. We have been successful so far -- but there is a long time between now and a full tree!
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To enjoy more of the above in "real life", we could purchase some small Dogwood trees, plant them, and eventually we would enjoy the beauty of Dogwoods.
I have wanted to, for some time, try bringing a Dogwood tree to "life" from a Dogwood seed.
First, we selected a number of Dogwood berries in October/November 2001 and placed them in moist potting soil -- in a plastic bag -- and, then placed the bag into the refrigerator for a few months.
After the few months, we removed the "rested" berries and placed them one in a time into separate soil containers.
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Then, we waited a week or so to see if anything started growing.
On May 17 - we had the following situation:
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On June 17 - we saw further progress. A forest in the making!
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We are not certain what will happen as Fall/Winter comes along. Should we move the small trees outside to let them rest over the winter?
Of course, we will not have a "large"/significant tree for years. However, the exercise has been fun to do.
Stay tuned.
Again this month, with the third of 2002's Major golf tournaments coming up in Gullane (Scotland) at Muirfield, I show a couple of pictures from Gullane Golf Club that we took April 2002 during our annual Scotland-in-April golf oriented vacation.
I wish all golfers good luck at Muirfield -- and, especially: Tiger Woods as he tries to win the third "leg' of professional golf's Majors in 2002.
This is the par 3 9th hole at Gullane #1 and is an example of the views that the golfers will have in this part of Scotland.
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The green is well protected -- as are most greens in Scotland -- by wonderful, challenging bunkers (traps).
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Let me know if you have played -- or expect to play in the future -- the above golf holes.
I wish you well in your picture taking and travels or other activities -- and hope you share that with a journal and Web-type of presentation you share with family/friends.
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