Albion, Indiana ~ January 20, 2009
Copyright © 2009 by Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Copyright © 2009 by Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Tombstone Tuesday :: Rest in Peace
On the campus of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College near Terre Haute, IndianaWinter of 1981
I didn't read the other side of the stones so don't know who is buried there.
Copyright © 1981/2008 by Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Wordless Wednesday :: Snowplant
In Our Winter Garden March 27, 2002Copyright © 2002 by Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Wordless Wednesday :: Icelandic Church
Near Keflavik, Iceland. Summer of 1973.Copyright © 1973/2008 by Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Wordless Wednesday :: Another Icelandic Sunset
Near Keflavik, Iceland. Summer of 1973.Copyright © 1973/2008 by Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Wordless Wednesday :: Late Afternoon Peak
South of Death Valley National Park, Dante's Peak (I think). May 1979.
Copyright © 1979/2008 by Rebeckah R. Wiseman.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Wordless Wednesday :: Receding Tide
Near Pensacola, Florida. March 1974.Copyright © 1974/2008 by Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Wordless Wednesday :: Which Way Now?
Southwest Colorado, May 1979
Copyright © 1979/2008 by Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Saturday, November 08, 2008
for Ruth and Lorene...
Springfield, Missouri ~ November 4, 2008 A visit to a cemetery, the name of which I know not, to view the fall foliage. Most of the trees were way past their prime. Except for this one marvelous specimen. A beautiful day!
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Wordless Wednesday :: Red Seat
Outside my apartment in Fort Wayne. Summer of 1985. Bicycle in the stair well.Copyright © 1985/2008 by Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Wordless Wednesday :: Another Hoosier Farm
Noble County, Indiana. Summer of 1982.Sepia toned infrared photograph.
Copyright © 1982/2008 by Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Wordless Wednesday :: Big Sandbox
Great Sand Dunes National Park & PreserveSouthwest Colorado May 1979
Copyright © 1979/2008 by Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Wordless Wednesday :: Spiraling Downward
Madison, Indiana ~ September 1994Copyright © 1994/2008 by Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Wordless Wednesday :: Up, Up, and Away!
The Great Forest Park Balloon RaceSt. Louis, Missouri September 1994
Copyright © 1994/2008 by Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Sunday, October 05, 2008
A Visit to Pisgah Marsh
We had our first frost Friday night and Saturday was a beautiful fall day, though a little chilly in the morning. After running some errands I decided to play hooky!
Pisgah Marsh is located in the northwest corner of Whitley County, not far from the Noble and Kosciusko county lines. It is a Wildlife Diversity Area owned by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The road used to go through to the other side. The area flooded so often that eventually the water just never went away. I've visited before but this time I had my camera with me. And I had the place all to my self!
Left: Dire warnings near the entrance. Right: On the boardwalk. The trees pretty much hide the view of the marsh to the west. All you could hear were the sounds of the leaves rustling in the breeze, little unseen animals scurrying in the underbrush, and the birds. Didn't see any eagles though.
Left: Pisgah Lake, at the north end of the boardwalk. The water is only a few feet deep. Some geese were landing and taking off but didn't stick around long. It was very peaceful. Right: Some berries along the shores of the lake.
Left: More berries. Right: Looking to the northwest. A preview of the colors to come.
After spending some time on the boardwalk I ventured down the road. Left: The view to the north. The boardwalk is in those trees on the right. The sign says "State Refuge. Do Not Enter. No Trespassing, Hunting, or Fishing." Like, I'm going to go in there! Right: The view from the road, looking south. The water is covered with what I call green slime. There were fish in it, I heard some jumping, and saw the ripples they left in the water.
Pisgah Marsh is located in the northwest corner of Whitley County, not far from the Noble and Kosciusko county lines. It is a Wildlife Diversity Area owned by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The road used to go through to the other side. The area flooded so often that eventually the water just never went away. I've visited before but this time I had my camera with me. And I had the place all to my self!
Left: Dire warnings near the entrance. Right: On the boardwalk. The trees pretty much hide the view of the marsh to the west. All you could hear were the sounds of the leaves rustling in the breeze, little unseen animals scurrying in the underbrush, and the birds. Didn't see any eagles though.
Left: Pisgah Lake, at the north end of the boardwalk. The water is only a few feet deep. Some geese were landing and taking off but didn't stick around long. It was very peaceful. Right: Some berries along the shores of the lake.
Left: More berries. Right: Looking to the northwest. A preview of the colors to come.
After spending some time on the boardwalk I ventured down the road. Left: The view to the north. The boardwalk is in those trees on the right. The sign says "State Refuge. Do Not Enter. No Trespassing, Hunting, or Fishing." Like, I'm going to go in there! Right: The view from the road, looking south. The water is covered with what I call green slime. There were fish in it, I heard some jumping, and saw the ripples they left in the water.
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Wordless Wednesday :: Nearly Ready for Liftoff
The Great Forest Park Balloon RaceSt. Louis, Missouri September 1994
Copyright © 1994/2008 by Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Got slides you wanta digitize?
If you've been following my blog recently then you are aware that I've been on a digitizing spree. It started in April with scanning a few photos for my mother's 80th birthday and evolved into a project to scan our family's picture albums. That's almost done, just waiting for my niece to get her part of the project completed ;-)
The next phase was started this past week with the purchase of a ScanSnap S300 scanner for digitizing my genealogy documents and correspondence. I really can't say enough about that little scanner. It is amazingly quick with very good quality. I heartily recommend it!
All the while I've been wondering how to digitize my slide collection. I've researched scanning services found online but the cost per slide (anywhere from $.35 to $.65 cents EACH) was prohibitive. Too much money. I tested the slide scanning capability of my flatbed scanner. The results were good but it took several minutes to scan each slide. Too much time. I investigated purchasing a scanner made specifically for digitizing slides. But after reading reviews and blog posts about the process have decided against that method. Too much time and too much money.
The other day a friend and I were discussing our scanning projects. She had purchased a slide scanner but gave up after scanning only a few as it took too much time. Then she mentioned that someone had told her about a place where you could get slides digitized at a very reasonable price. That place? Wal-Mart. Yeah, right. So I stopped by my local Wal-Mart store and found out that they do indeed scan slides to CD. (I don't know if every Wal-Mart has this capability though, you'll have to ask.) Their price? $2.50 for 40 slides. That's only 6.25 CENTS for each slide! To say that I was skeptical would be putting it mildly.
On Thursday, after selecting 80 slides of varying quality and subject matter, I dropped them off for processing. Yesterday I picked up the slides and their accompanying CD. I was pleasantly surprised with the quality. They are NOT high resolution archival images but they will give you a decent 4x6 printed image. And they look good on the computer screen. And, I think for my purposes they will do just fine. Very few of my slides were ever printed. I'm not interested in making large prints or prints of any size for that matter, I just want to be able to view the pictures again and enjoy re-visiting the places I've been.
The old adage "you get what you pay for" definitely applies here. You won't get archival quality images for 6 cents but you will get acceptable images for viewing on-screen. So, as I'm scanning my genealogy documents I'll also be spending some time sorting through my slides selecting those to be digitized. This may not be acceptable to you but I thought I'd present it as an alternative to the higher priced digitizing services. Try it with a selection of 40 slides and see what you think. At worst, you'll only waste $2.50 to find out if it is worthwhile for you.
The next phase was started this past week with the purchase of a ScanSnap S300 scanner for digitizing my genealogy documents and correspondence. I really can't say enough about that little scanner. It is amazingly quick with very good quality. I heartily recommend it!
All the while I've been wondering how to digitize my slide collection. I've researched scanning services found online but the cost per slide (anywhere from $.35 to $.65 cents EACH) was prohibitive. Too much money. I tested the slide scanning capability of my flatbed scanner. The results were good but it took several minutes to scan each slide. Too much time. I investigated purchasing a scanner made specifically for digitizing slides. But after reading reviews and blog posts about the process have decided against that method. Too much time and too much money.
The other day a friend and I were discussing our scanning projects. She had purchased a slide scanner but gave up after scanning only a few as it took too much time. Then she mentioned that someone had told her about a place where you could get slides digitized at a very reasonable price. That place? Wal-Mart. Yeah, right. So I stopped by my local Wal-Mart store and found out that they do indeed scan slides to CD. (I don't know if every Wal-Mart has this capability though, you'll have to ask.) Their price? $2.50 for 40 slides. That's only 6.25 CENTS for each slide! To say that I was skeptical would be putting it mildly.
On Thursday, after selecting 80 slides of varying quality and subject matter, I dropped them off for processing. Yesterday I picked up the slides and their accompanying CD. I was pleasantly surprised with the quality. They are NOT high resolution archival images but they will give you a decent 4x6 printed image. And they look good on the computer screen. And, I think for my purposes they will do just fine. Very few of my slides were ever printed. I'm not interested in making large prints or prints of any size for that matter, I just want to be able to view the pictures again and enjoy re-visiting the places I've been.
The old adage "you get what you pay for" definitely applies here. You won't get archival quality images for 6 cents but you will get acceptable images for viewing on-screen. So, as I'm scanning my genealogy documents I'll also be spending some time sorting through my slides selecting those to be digitized. This may not be acceptable to you but I thought I'd present it as an alternative to the higher priced digitizing services. Try it with a selection of 40 slides and see what you think. At worst, you'll only waste $2.50 to find out if it is worthwhile for you.
Yellowstone National Park, July 1979
Copyright © 1979/2008 by Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Copyright © 1979/2008 by Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Wordless Wednesday :: Standing By
The Great Forest Park Balloon Race, St. Louis, Missouri
September 1994
Copyright © 1994/2008 by Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Wordless Wednesday :: Pot of Geraniums
Pot of Geraniums. Columbia City, Indiana. September 11, 2008.
Copyright © 2008 by Rebeckah R. Wiseman.