The Old Folks Home

[chickwhispers]

I can't reveal it, It's top secret and if I did I'd have to k... you. ... Oh wait you should already know.. duh. Nope won't have to k...you.

 

[Bunnylady]

So, vehve is projecting so much brilliance he needs feedback on what is getting through? Why don't I buy that?!

 

[vehve]

Chick, I have so many good ideas that you'll have to remind me...

Bunny, I'm a regular fountain of wisdom!

 

[dsqard]

Alaskan I would bet some of the turkeys in the picture of your grandmother are Bourbon Reds (the ones that have the lighter color bodies and white wings). They are an excellent heritage breed. They don't get huge like the broad breasted varieties but they are extremely tasty. I might have to order up some fresh poults from Porter's this year. I am down to one tom and one hen after the coyotes visited this past fall and really need a more diverse gene pool.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I'd try to find and post some pics from when I was young but I don't think tintypes would scan very well.

 

[ronott1]

I'd try to find and post some pics from when I was young but I don't think tintypes would scan very well.

or Polaroid instant photos!

 

[Amberjem]

 

[perchie.girl]

How is it possible to get those old photos to post? Most of mine are B& W and old, old, old. My scanner doesn't work.

You can take a picture of the picture but its best done on a flat bed scanner. Diva they arent very expensive... I would highly recommend getting a new one...... Its the ONLY way to preserve what you have.

Also If you have the negatives scan those as well... I was able to reproduce most of moms pictures and some of them were pretty ripped and torn and scratched from being in her album. BUT the negatives most people keep in a cellophane container which protects them.

Plus when you scan you can choose the resolution.... If you can to them in high resolution it makes them easy to repair.... less noticieable any way.

There is another way to capture your old pictures and that is to take them to a photo lab and have them scanned and put on DVD... if you are not comfortable doing it yourself.

This is one of the things I want to eventually do... for a living. My scanner is an HP and it has a large internal memory. It can print an 11 x 17 sheet of paper... (smallest size that will print a D size drawing intelligibly)

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

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Probably the best ones to scan and preserve.... Polorids while they are great initially they keep developing over the years and eventually the photo is lost....

Tin Types I believe are on metal? But I believe they are very stable....

There is another type that is on glass... I dont remember what it was called.

deb

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I think glass were gelatin dry plates.
Tintypes are a sheet of iron coated with lacquer.