Hi All: I'm from Michigan and I just joined. I really love the art, mystery and beauty of the cemetery landscape. I placed some of my recent cemetery shots in...
Hi- I'm trying to locate a cemetery that my father took me to as a child. Going by my rusty memory of the place it seems it was located in or near a...
Has any one every tried to use a flat bed scanner, with the lid removed, to record stones that can not be read by the standard methods. thanks, Perry...
You mean, carrying it out to the stone and scanning the stone? It seems to me that the new digital cameras get better resolution, but I might be wrong. Tracy...
2/19/2007 3:00pm.EST Perry and Listers: I have no scanner as yet.I will keep that in mind to share with others. I had no idea. Thanks-for sharing. Sharing is...
You would be AMAZED at how much detail, just an old fashioned black and white snapshot can capture... At the moment, I am trying to find an OLD snapshot of a...
Yes that is what I mean all right. I know it sounds dumb. I do us a digital camera and I have tried different lighting. I do a lot of research trying to record...
... You may run into depth-of-field problems. Flatbed scanners are optimised for photographing flat objects exactly touching the glass; more than a millimeter...
I didn't mean to sound like it was a dumb idea. It was just a different idea. In fact, on another one of my mailing lists, someone is scanning records from her...
I've heard also, as far as finding faint writing in old Bibles, that 'blacklight' will sometimes bring it out, and supposedly without harm. ... From: Tracy St...
Ok, There is another Idea I hadn't heard of before. I have tired all the old ways and am trying to think out of the box. The data on the old old stones is a...
I Do take pictures for others but Im 5 hours away from chicago. I photo all the memorial's/ stone's in what ever cemetery I am working on and put the data from...
I'd try using a hand-held scanner--It won't hurt anything, and might just pull up a few details. I'd also try digital cameras. Try different times of day with...
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Have you put your requests up on findagrave.com? Those requests get filled fairly quickly unless in a large cemetery. Tracy...
When documenting one old cemetery, I had to take photos of one stone at various times of day and various times of the year before I got it right. It was medium...
Hello, I have added two pictures to the photo section, they are of an old stone we came across in an old, long abandon cemetery, within walking distance of our...
Epitaphs #4 is here! At long last, Epitaphs Magazine issue #4 is finished and ready to send! If you are a subscriber or have ordered a copy, it will be on its...
Now that spring is here, what graveyard expeditions are you planning, or have already done? I won't be able to get out for another week or two - I have two...
I was hoping to make a visit to Bachelor's Grove again, if I have the time and a couple of friends or family members to go with me and maybe someone to babysit...
If you get a chance to go to Lousiville, Ky. go to Cave Hill cemetery which has alot of art for stones and is worth the trip. Plan to spend quite a bit of time...
... A bit far, but I'll keep it in mind. ... Yes, it's an amazing place. I spent most of a day exploring it two years ago, as part of a "Dead Presidents Tour"...
If you are doing McHenry, I would recommend: Eckert Cemetery (Queen Anne), abandoned Mt. Thabor -- Many old stones Ostend Cemetery -- Many old stones Ridgeland...
If anyone gets the chance, go to Evergreen Park Cemetary located at 87th St. and Kedzie Avenue. There's a site near 91st street (close to the train tracks)...
Yes, Cavehill is a wonderful "rural" cemetery. I grew up one block away. I plan on visiting a few of the Cincinnati "oldies". I'm trying to convert my son...
Madison, In. has a really niceold one as well. I can't remember name just that it is off Elm street. There are a bunch of 1700 (late) ones all bunched together...
Has anyone been to this cemetery? Is anyone going to this cemetery between now and July? I have been inquiring about free gravesite photos of my deceased ...