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    New design crashing my IE6

    in PhotoNet Site Help

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    While I like the new design, and disagree with moving the unarchived

    forum from the forum drop-down menu, I'm really sick of it crashing

    my IE6, running widoze 98 at my office. Never happened before,

    happens constantly now since the update. I had to post a new

    question just to get it to take withour crashing or freezing.

    General (non archived) Forum somehow dead

    in PhotoNet Site Help

    Posted

    I'm surprised that the unarchived forum was not deemed popular enough to put in the drop-down list. I do think it get's burried when it's not in that list. I look at it every time I come to pnet, and it took ME a fair bit to find it when it was moved. I think because of it's short duration, it should be one of the most visible forums on the site, at the very least in the drop-down list under forums. I usually go to it when I want a quick answer.

     

    Dana/<a href="http://www.whitemountainphoto.com">www.whitemountainphoto.com</a>

    your top destinations?

    in Travel

    Posted

    I don't know why that link didn't work. Here it is again:<a href=http://www.whitemountainphoto.com/gallery_new_zealand.html>www.whitemountainphoto.com/gallery_new_zealand.html</>

    Best way to learn Photoshop?

    in The Digital Darkroom: Process, Technique & Printing

    Posted

    I agree you need to have a book or two as mentioned above, and yes there's no better substitute for actually using it. But I must say as a beginner, things went rather slow until I took a class at my local community college. I got so much out of it, I ended up taking an advanced P-shop class after the first one. It encourages you to use the program, but most important is having someone to answer your questions and show you how to accomplish what you're trying to do...absolutely invaluable if you can find a class in your area.

    Help/ suggestions with appropriate print signing methods

    in The Digital Darkroom: Process, Technique & Printing

    Posted

    Owning a gallery, and participating in many juried art shows annually, I am concerned about my name, reputation, and quality of my work. I protect the image by stamping my name on the back, on the outer border away from the print, or stamp the back of the mounting board if drymounted. As mentioned above, I sign on the mat itself, leaving a clean image. This satisfies my clients, presents the work as my own, and protects the image as mine.

     

    Dana

    Motivation to get out there

    in Nature

    Posted

    Thanks for the comments on my faithful companion who needs absolutely no motivation whatsoever to get up and out. She is a total snowdog, just like me, and I have some ski pictures with her, but none to upload..Here she is:

     

    <a href="http://www.whitemountainphoto.com/400jpg_pages/104_400_black_lab.html">www.whitemountainphoto.com/400jpg_pages/104_400_black_lab.html</a.

     

    and here.

     

    <a href="http://www.whitemountainphoto.com/400jpg_pages/mythreeloves.400pg.html">www.whitemountainphoto.com/400jpg_pages/mythreeloves.400pg.html</a/Regards, Dana

    Motivation to get out there

    in Nature

    Posted

    Up this morning, 4:45am, bed warm, beautiful wife sleeping, dog snoring...but 12" of fresh snow outside. Man, my mind must have spent 1/2 hour from 4:15 going back and forth..stay and sleep...get your **s out of bed. Finally, I need only whisper to the dog "wanna go skiing", and she's like a rocket down the stairs, waiting and whining at the door. That's one of my motivators! I agree with Steve, It's always a bit tough to actually make the movement out the door, but once I'm out I'm increadably happy I did so. There's no place I'd really rather be than outside in nature early in the morning. Drove 1/2 hour to my favorite ski area, skinned up, and sat on the summit at 7:00am. Man was it beautiful! Maybe not the perfect photo day as the clouds were fairly well in, but I took a few shots anyway...here's what I've gotten before from the same spot doing the same thing: <a href="http://www.whitemountainphoto.com/400jpg_pages/143_400_tuckerman_moon.html">www.whitemountainphoto.com/400jpg_pages/143_400_tuckerman_moon.html</a>

     

    A good trick that also helps, is completely packing for the next morning the night before. First, it makes it easier to get out the door fast, second, knowing it's sitting in my kitchen waiting for me makes me feel even a bit more obligated to climb out of bed. The good feeling always carries through the day and sometimes longer, revitalized even now this afternoon, well worth it!

     

    All the best!

     

    Dana/<a href="http://www.whitemountainphoto.com">www.whitemountainphoto.com</a>

    Is my 2200 really dead?

    in The Digital Darkroom: Process, Technique & Printing

    Posted

    Yesterday right in the middle of printing an 8x10 the printer started printing

    excess ink completely filling the page black and so much ink it was gooped

    on top of the paper and made a small mess inside. After cleaning things up

    and trying it again, it just barely printed some sparse multi colored lines of

    color where the image should be. After running head cleaning a few times,

    the print head cleaning verification chart only printed three color bars, with

    sporadic spaces even in these. I've since tried everything from multiple head

    cleanings, letting it sit over night, and replacing all the ink cartridges one at a

    time. I've run the Epson "printer check" stand-alone to confirm it's the printer

    and not the software. Since changing out the inks, I don't even get a pattern

    now when trying a test pattern after cleaning the heads or when running the

    "printer check"...nothing, absolutely blank. The printer seems to run perfectly,

    sounding like it should and appearing to print as it should, but not a drop of

    ink on the paper. I've only owned it a couple of years, running 200-300 prints

    through it. I already had to spend $300 last spring to have the print head

    replaced when I had different problem. I really debated my decision last time

    to just buy a new one, considering the cost to repair it, and foolishly believed it

    would run a long life after repair..definitely not going that route again. Any

    more ideas from the masses, before I scrap it. PS: Anyone know why I can but

    a new one through Amazon and Adorama for $609, when everyone else is

    $699?

    Printing/matting/packaging solution for selling prints

    in Business of Photography

    Posted

    Fred, It's almost impossible to get someone to do all that work cheap enough, and still have room to mark it up to make a decent profit for yourself. The only place you'll probably get to do such a thing is a custom frame shop or similar, and it will cost you more than you can reasonably mark up your work to make a profit(I know, I own one). As for presentation/display for sale, I can reccomend clearbags.com as the plastic sleeve you can put the final product in. Inexpensive and looks great.

     

    Dana/<a href="http://www.whitemountainphoto.com">www.whitemountainphoto.com</a>

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