In my previous post, I discovered I get a marginally better results using a higher dpi on my Canon scanner than using a Flip Pal. However, the resulting photo quality was not really much of an improvement on the Flip Pal. Is there anything else I can do to improve the photo quality?
What do you do if you have hundreds of old, odd-sized black and white negatives and don’t have one of those dedicated negative/slide scanners? Do you have any other viable options? I decided to see what results I could get with the equipment I already have at hand.
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Wow! What a ride Congress 2018 has been. Meeting so many lovely genies, learning so many new things. I barely had time to draw breath during Congress 2018 and now that I’m home, I’m still processing all the things I experienced.
I would like to share a little of these Congress experiences as well as some of the highlights from the talks which stuck with me the most.
Every family has that someone special. The one who is held close to the family heart. The one whom stories are told about to generations of children. The one who was lost. The one who is always remembered.
That place in my family is held by my great uncle, Alvan Rodney WECKER.
Out of all the Aussie songs I know, this is the one that most evokes “home” for me.
My earliest years were spent growing up in North Queensland. I still have dreams of sugar cane fields standing tall, the sugar cane trains rattling amongst the fields and highset Queenslander homes with their wraparound verandahs.
In case you haven’t noticed, “Tis the season to be jolly” and footnoteMaven has sent out the call for everyone to blog about their favourite Christmas Carol.
I wonder where this cute and chubby balloon baby is going? Look at that determined look on her face. She has her hand firmly on the suitcase so must have a destination in mind. And she’s also looking pretty possessive and proud of the car. Is it hers? Does she have her licence yet?
Once again, another mystery photo from my orphan photo collection.
Aunt Camie and Uncle Bob’s photos are the gifts that keep on giving. I found a series of photographs showing the Sydney Harbour Bridge in various stages of completion. These are not unique photos by any means. There are plenty of photos around of the Coathanger being built. After all, it took about 10 years from the sod-breaking ceremony in 1923 to De Groot’s famous ribbon-slashing upstage of the opening ceremony in 1932. And the Bridge was being built right in the middle of the city – a bit hard to miss, really.
How many times have you looked through your family photo collection and despaired? How many unlabelled photos have you let drip through your fingers in anguish? How many unnamed people, places, dogs, houses, pot plants, whatever have you seen?
How many times have you raised clenched fists in the air and wailed to your ancestors: “Why didn’t you just label your damn photos! Just because you know them doesn’t mean anyone else will! Curse you!!”
Well, it turns out it may not have been all their fault.
Croning My Way Through Life
This is all about my travels to the past... my reflections and musings about yesteryear, as I find the stories of a people passed away and learn how to tell them.
Before, During, and Laughter
A rabbit hole for the world-weary.
A Tribute to my ancestors by Kerryn Taylor
Meet those who have gone before..
or should that be geneaglossary?
My family history in Australia and overseas and related migration research
Always learning and helping you make informed decisions
The branches, leaves and stumps of our family tree
Family Fractals 