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Comment by Cindy Abrams on July 17, 2010 at 5:22am

Thanks Rebecca, Poppy and Bob. Those are great ideas. I was thinking of putting together a kit of some type so when I'm ready to go photograph tombstones, I can just grab it and go.

Comment by Bob Rowe on July 17, 2010 at 4:34am

Sounds like some of us think alike. I always have the basic garden tools, grass clipper, whisk broom, and a nifty tool called an Edge Hound [by Ames] for cutting the sod that has invaded the ground markers. I carry a 5-gal pail for removing the sod chunks. Oh yes, the digital camera is always in the car too. The people at work think me a little odd because I often visit a nearby cemetery over lunch to take photos. :-)

Comment by Poppy Gladstone on July 17, 2010 at 2:21am

In answer to Cindy Abrams about supplies. I live in S. California near Rose Hills Memorial Park and a few others, but there are no "out in the country" type cemeteries around here. In my car, all the time, is a sack containing: hand shovel, garden scissors, soft nylon brush (the only type of brush recommended for gravestones), a squeeze bottle of water is recommended (but I don't want to carry water in my car as it might leak), but I do carry a package of hand wipes that are weak. Many gravestones are set too low below ground level and the dirt slips over the gravestones as the plows are pulled over the stones to clip the grass. The word "Hills" is important here. Almost all the lawns are on hills that slip, and yes, this is Southern CA, we do have a lot of earth movement. Just last week, I had to uncover a gravestone that was completely covered (I knew it was there, because his wife was next to him and her name was partially uncovered.), and a garden type kneeling pad because the ground is sometimes wet. I, also, have paper and pencil for notes.

Comment by Rebecca Poertner on July 16, 2010 at 10:19pm

Cindy, I carry an old milk crate with garden tools and a pair of gloves just in case I have to clear an edge of a marker, a feather duster to get grass and dirt of of a marker, and definitely a spray bottle of water. I also carry paper and pencil to make notes on, and a folding chair to sit on in case I have to transcribe a marker. Sometimes, when I know a cemetery is out in the brush, I take a pair of long handled clippers for small branches.

Comment by Cindy Abrams on July 16, 2010 at 9:36pm

Do those of you that photograph tombstones have a "kit" or a collection of tools or things that you always take with you to cemeteries? If so, what do you always make sure you take with you?

Comment by Blake Georgie on July 16, 2010 at 4:45am

I just went to a cemetery in New Haven MO, I was talking to the pastor of the church and the Church board hired a guy to (get this) to power wash the stones. To me the stones still looked go but what will that to them in time? I dont have the answer does anyone? They used just water on them.

Comment by Cindy Abrams on July 10, 2010 at 7:20pm

Thank you Bob, that worked just right!

Comment by Bob Rowe on July 10, 2010 at 6:49pm

Click on Editor. This will open your 'My Pictures' folder by default. If you have placed them elswere, you can navigate to that place in th upper left corner. Open the photo you want and click the arrow on the Resize button [bottom center]. I recommend 'Reduce the longer length:800px. You will see the new photo size. Click Menu > Save in the upper right corner. This will open a dialog box with all the options you need. I always use 'Save As' so I don't mess with the original photo.

Comment by Cindy Abrams on July 10, 2010 at 6:16pm

I have downloaded Photoscape. Would someone please tell me how to reduce my picture from 1.3 MB to < or = 350 KB? Thank you!

Comment by Bob Rowe on July 10, 2010 at 5:34pm

Hey Cindy, I agree with Glenn only to a point. All computers have a program that allows you to view JPGs. If your computer is very basic, you may only be able to view them and maybe flip them 90 degrees. Windows XP comes with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. You cannot resize them with this program. Vista and Windows 7 will have similar programs but I don't think you can resize. I still recommend the freebies, Gimp and PhotoScape.

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