enhancing 'Bird-of-the-Week

[mbulriss]

Guys,

Remember, anything is possible, but we have limited space and you also have to keep the original photos in proper perspective based on the original size. What shows up good on my 24" screen at work is not what shows up on my 15" laptop, or someone's 9-10" netbook screen.

Click (or cut and paste) to see some of these past examples and check them on small screens:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Wanderlodg...20&dir=asc


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Wanderlodg...20&dir=asc

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Wanderlodg...20&dir=asc

One I did recently in front of the Vanderbilt estate was actually two pictures 'stitched' together to get a panoramic shot.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Wanderlodg...20&dir=asc

I have several that took much PhotoShop work to get extraneous material out of the picture. Check out "Before" and "After" on the last page of the Bird of the Week Archive in Photos.

Don't have that much time regularly available much any more.

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Henry Jay Hannigan" wrote:
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> About six years ago, while watching the Kangaroos jump over the fence here, I suggested to Bruce & Ernie that he put a BIRD picture on instead of that duck symbol or whatever that logo was......thats how it started and MIKE has done a great job doing all that sorting out every week since then.....
> Maybe it's time to enter phase two; maybe put 4 small pictures in the square...maybe a story or something.......whatever evolves it will more work on MIKE or somebodies part so I hope the volunteers are out there if Ernie and Ron & Mike think it is time do put a bit more into the BOX.......would'nt hurt to try.....
> WINDS died down here no damage....all well in MELBOURNE< Australia....
> See some of u in the FALL.
> Regards,
> Hank Hannigan & young bride NATY
> 90SP36(stored in Vegas)
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> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Michael" mike.putz@ wrote:
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> > Sound like fun to me. I know of several stories both mine and friends that would be VERY intertaining! It's always nice to know the story behind the scenes and what others do or exerience. Doesn't have to be too elaborate, keep it simple. Just some Thoughts.
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> > Michael
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> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Lawrence" wrote:
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> > > I dunno...most of the group are still working for a living and probably don't have the time to do this.
> > > Maybe us retired folks could contribute more.
> > > Bob Lawrence
> > > 84 PT36
> > > Mathis, Texas (On a ranch for a week getting work done on the bird)
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> > > > Hey group: Would you be interested in making the `Bird-of-the-Week feature a little more enhanced and detailed, perhaps by including more photos, with captions, and a little more description of some aspects of our `bird/lifestyle/etc. to share with the rest of the membership? Ideas could include anything from enhancing slightly (`little more description, or a few more picts), to enhancing greatly (several more picts, with captions and a full write-up of a few paragraphs, etc.), or even changing it to, or adding on an additional, "Bird of the Month". Please reply and state if any of these sound worth trying, or if you just feel it is perfect, just the way it is. Everyone enjoys the feature, and many have said that they wish there were a few more photos and more details about the coach, and how it is used, in order to really celebrate its "fifteen minutes of fame"!
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> > > > Important notice: When responding, keep in mind that any enhancing of the BotW feature would mean that we all would have to work at trying to submit all this extra content, and nag our friends to do the same, in order to have enough stuff to keep the feature going. In addition, we would need volunteers to help edit and format the submissions and then forward them to Mike for selection and posting. This might consist of Photoshop-ing some photos, and checking the text for spelling, continuity, etc. I am offering to do this, but may need some help as well. A way to help promote submissions, could be to create a form/questionnaire, that would make it easier to think of what to say about your `Bird and your travels. We could have suggested topics such as: -how long have you owned it, what's the longest/funnest/worst weather/worst breakdown/best destination/etc. trip you've taken? -what's your favorite upgrade project you've done?, etc. As far as getting people to contribute at all, well, that's hard. People don't like to show off. It's human nature. But since we're all a family in a way, and have a definite, specific shared interest, we should look at it as our duty to step up and let other owners know of ways to enjoy their Birds more. Which is what this forum does so well!
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> > > > Thanks everyone for considering this, and please be honest. If you can't imagine yourself submitting several photos and a small write-up of things you like about your coach, then don't suggest we try this, because it will take everyone's contributions to do it.
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> > > > Fred
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> > > > P.S. Feel free to email me directly if you'd like to tell me your thoughts on this more anonymously.
> > > > nytexcel@
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> > > > Fred & Bellows
> > > > 90SP Queen Creek, AZ (basically Phx)
> > > > "Maunder Maximum"
> > > > http://picasaweb.google.com/geefred/MaunderMaximum#
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