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I have a 5 year old Color Munki that works intermittently due to a loose USB connector. X-rite does not offer repair services. It is likely that I will be able to resolder a new connector or at least epoxy the current connector. However I am not sure how to disassemble the unit. Can anyone offer advice on how to do this?

If you are looking for some interesting ideas for off beat travel locations read a few books by 20th century botanist Frank Kingdon Ward the who explored the northern region of Burma near Tibet looking for rare plants I have listed some other interesting books as well. Frank Kingdon Ward Frank Kingdon-Ward - Wikipedia 1. In Farthest Burma (ISBN 978-974-524-062-9) 2, Burma's Icy Mountains (ISBN 978-974-524-084-1) 3. Return to the Irrawaddy 4. Finding George Orwell in Burma, Emma Larkin 5. Burma: Rivers of Flavor, Naomi Duguid Author provides interesting travel experiences in the process of collecting recipes her cookbook. 6. The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason: 7. Glass Palace:Amitav Ghosh Other suggestions like visting a school is a great idea. Try to get to know the teachers, and then a photoshow to support the school when you return home. if there was some way you give a voice to the Rohingya through your photography, without getting into harms way, and give back to their community, as well as speaking out against their genocide supported by the many people who are no longer Buddhists, (despite what they believe) including Aung San Suu Kyi, then it would be worth the visit as well.

Mark, Nice Photo! What was the name of the village where this was taken in Kham? I have been to this area may times.

<p>Puppy Face. </p> <p>Would your basic setup using a stereo mic also work if the guitartist was singing as well? What stereo mic do you recommend?</p>

<p>I accidentally found one way to correct the problem. Not sure how repeatable it is. It seems that if I am having problems printing to 8.5x11, I then select a different size print e.g. 11x14, and then print to this size. Then switch back again to 8.5x11, the printer then correctly prints at the correct location on the page. I doesn't make much sense since switching to a different sized format is what caused the problem in the first place.</p>

<p>I have the same problem on the Epson 3880, in LR 5.7.1 on my Macpro, running Yosemite, when I switch from printing 13x19 to Letter size. It appears that the printer attempts to still print to 13x19 even though letter/ 8.5x11 is selected. This happend only in Lightroom, not in Photoshop. The problem occasionally corrects itself for reasons I have not been able to identify </p> <p>I have contacted Epson and Adobe support but there were not able to help</p> <p>I have tried the following:</p> <p>1. Reinstall Printer Drivers<br> 2. Reinstall Lightroom<br> 3. Reset Printer system (Mac)<br> 4. Print to other size paper formats<br> 5. Print from a new catalog in Lightroom.<br> 6. Print paper size check on and off<br> 7. Print letter w/ auto expand boardersless, and normal settings<br> 8. Power cycle printer/computer</p>

<p>I wanted to clean my 5000 ED scanner, so I took it apart based on the instructions on the Pearson site. Then afterwards I saw that the mirror is accessible when the slide holder is removed, without having to take the scanner apart.<br /><br /> If you look down into the slot in the scanner, you will see a pocket w/ the lens and mirror. The mirror will be more difficult to see since it is at 45 degs. If you shine a flashlight or desklamp in you will see the mirror and any dust quite well. You may actaully see the refelction of the lens in the mirror. You may want to tilt the unit at 45 decrease towards you to get a better view of the mirror.<br /><br />The mirror can be cleaned with a piece of lens tissue folded to about 1/2" width and then folded over the top of a cotton swab. I only use high grade >99.9% (HPLC Grade) methanol on all my optics. ( I bought a 1 gallon bottle at sigma chemical, that will last me a lifetime, shipping is expensive) I have never had luck with standard lens cleaning fluids. I usually have to clean 3 times each time with a new piece of lens tissue. Just be careful not to apply too much force to the swab. The mirror is coated on the outer surface, and will scratch easiley but should be ok w/ standard lens tissue w/ cotton swab. It will be more difficult to clean the lens because the access is limited. In my unit the mirror was very dirty, the the lens was clean.</p>

<p>I routinely get my polarizing filters stuck even though I try to keep them somewhat loose. It usually happen when I am going between temperature extremes. I found that this extended jaw wrench from Edmund works well. However you have to remove the plastic jaws to get a good grip. I like to oil filter wrench idea that someone else had posted earlier<br> http://www.edmundoptics.com/lab-production/component-handling-tools/tweezers-pliers/soft-jaw-pliers/2931<br> http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-J253G-2-Inch-Cannon-Pliers/dp/B001937V2W/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1421941114&sr=8-5&keywords=soft+jaw+plier</p>

<p>Rishi, et al.<br /><br />Do you have any experience using the Nikon 5000 Scanner with silverfast and the scanhancer? I get dark images. However, there does not seem to be a way to control the gain/exposure settings from within silverfast. There is a lamp calibration feature but this does not seem to compensate for the light losses with the diffuser. I am still waiting to hear from Silverast on this issue</p>

<p>I came across an interesting video on an artist who creates paintings inspired by music during a live performance, both are "performing" together on stage<br /><br /> /><br />Here is the artist statement:</p> <p>Artist's statement by Linda Clave: Sound in Paint are my works with musicians. The vitality of the moment is captured in paint during live performances or live sessions with a musician. My interest has been dual creativity sparking new rhythms and tempos to my painting style of gesture and color. The works are also statements of movement during the change of seasons at the spring and fall equinox or other events where shifts are taking place</p>

<p>Often when I am out walking or driving, I see/hear a connection between music and the landscape. Sometimes the landscape triggers a song in my head. Other times, I am listening to a song and it reminds me of a place I have been, and then I will go back to the location and photograph. So a few years back I decided to start to try to explore these connections through photography. I have been working on several ways to combine music and photography.</p> <p>I am interested in listening to other people's opinions and ideas on the connecting the two mediums.</p> <p>Usually I keep the two mediums separate, and provide a link to the music (If I can find it online) and allow the viewer to make the connection in their own mind. In one photo show I participated in entitled "Parallel Connections: South Asian Visual & Performing Arts", I put a 2d bar code with a link to the song on the description of the photo, so the user could listen on their phone if they wished. I am sort of limited to what music publicly available on the web for this method. In the future, I may be better off having the music directly available to the viewer or maybe a barcode link to my personal cloud account.</p> <p>I also have displayed a series of photos on a large print 20"x30" in a grid (e.g. 3x3), this helps to create a flow of visual images to connect to the music. Occasionally I will make a video that combines the photos with the music when I think the combination works.</p> <p>I have been working primarily with classical Inidan music and started to look at the connection to Indian dance in outdoor settings as well. I have experimented with some acoustic jazz, and bluegrass. I will talk about these connections in this message, and the Indian music in a separate discussion to keep the size of the message short.</p> <p>I have provided two examples below:</p> <p><em><strong>Example 1. New Chautauqua/Goin' Ahead - Pat Metheny</strong></em><br /> I was driving in the White Mountains in NH, one autumn afternoon, while listening to New Chautauqua by Pat Metheny. I started to notice a connection between the music and the mountainous country landscape, farms, churches, foliage. I took a series of photos that tried to express the experience.</p> <p>The album is a fusion of folk and country jazz pieces performed by Pat Methney on solo acoustic guitar. He often experiments with musical imagery and muscial poetry in his compositions. He also wrote the music while living in Boston/New England. Which may add to my connecton. There was one song in particlar entitled Goin' Ahead (actually from 80/81) that captured the essence of the experience. So I learned, then recorded the song on guitar in brick mudroom in a farmhouse to give the photos a more personal feel. My playing and the recording are pretty rough, esp. compared to Pat's playing, but it captured what I wanted to express.</p> <p>If you have access to an online music service like Rhapsody, you are better off listening to the music there.</p> <p>Here is a link to the video</p> <p> <p>Here is a link to the short previews of the CD New Chautauqua, and Pat's version of Goin' Ahead.</p> <p>http://www.allmusic.com/album/new-chautauqua-mw0000192195<br /> http://www.allmusic.com/song/goin-ahead-mt0001587461</p> <p><em><strong>Example 2 - Some Strange Country - Crooked Still</strong></em><br /> I was driving down rt 100 through the Green Mountains in VT after a late fall snow storm. I was listening to several cd's during the trip, but felt that the CD "Some Strange Country" by Crooked Still had the strongest connection to the old barns and mountain landscape. Crooked Still is a Boston based bluegrass band, their music has a contemporary northern appalachian feel (to me) with hints of chamber music. I did not make a video for this, i chose to allow the audience to make the connection.</p> <p>Here is a link to the photos and short previews of the music.</p> <p>http://www.dphoton.org/New-England/Farm-Houses/Vermont-Beauties<br /> http://www.allmusic.com/album/some-strange-country-mw0001977346</p>