[PRCo] Re: Kodak - OT - SF

Tue Nov 6 05:49:23 EST 2007

http://www.westcoastspecial.com/p7hg_img_2/fullsize/DSC_0078_fs.jpg  --  
You have to see this car in person to appreciate it  --  stops me in my 
tracks every time  --  paint scheme says TrolleyCar all over it  --  
Gorgeous Trolley~!~!~!~!
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http://www.westcoastspecial.com/p7hg_img_2/fullsize/DSC_0121_fs.jpg  --  
the streak we see is 1063 making the left turn  --  time exposure 
getting the car in motion and stopped  --  Incredible~!~!~!~!~!
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http://www.westcoastspecial.com/p7hg_img_3/fullsize/DSC_Crandic_111_fs.jpg  
--  WRM.
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http://www.westcoastspecial.com/p7hg_img_3/fullsize/DSC_OAKfuelrack_fs.jpg  
--  Amtrak
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http://www.westcoastspecial.com/p7hg_img_3/fullsize/DSC_BenicaNight_fs.jpg  
--  RR Trestle and moving train - Night.
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http://www.westcoastspecial.com/p7hg_img_2/fullsize/DSC_0074_fs.jpg  --  
City behind Golden Gate
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http://www.westcoastspecial.com/p7hg_img_2/fullsize/DSC_0154_fs.jpg  --  
Alcatraz Under Siege~!~!~!~!
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http://www.westcoastspecial.com/p7hg_img_2/fullsize/DSC_0084_fs.jpg  --  
Lombard St  --  Crookedest Street  --  to left of center is Coit Tower 
in honor of firemen in 1906 quake.     Spire to right is TransAmerica 
building.
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http://www.westcoastspecial.com/p7hg_img_3/fullsize/TI_11_1_fs.jpg  --  
Bay Bridge from Treasure Island in the middle of the Bay.
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http://www.westcoastspecial.com/p7hg_img_3/fullsize/DSC_USShornet_fs.jpg  
--  USS Hornet, Bay Bridge, SF City Skyline.
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http://www.westcoastspecial.com/p7hg_img_2/fullsize/DSC_0058_fs.jpg  --  
Ferry Building.
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Jim Holland wrote:
> Sometimes it is just the drive -- they are Not Instantaneous as we 
> have come to know computers.
> .
> I open Windows Explorer, then I put a CD // DVD into the drive and hit 
> the button to close the door.
> .
> I wait several // many seconds until the Indicator Light and Sound 
> reveal activity, then I click on the drive in Windows Explorer AND 
> Wait Some More. Usually the information will appear and All Files Are 
> There. These drivers are Persnickety~!~!~!~!~! Sometimes it is 
> necessary to ReBoot~!~!~!~!
> .
> Might be necessary to clean the super shiny (bottom) side with very 
> soft cloth and mild soap - dry well before using.
> .
> .
> .
> Dassn't matter what the resolution equivalents are -- with Any Photo 
> the eye is being fooled into believing it is looking at the real thing 
> when it is Just A *Representation.* With a 10- or 12-Meg DigiCamera 
> and Even Far Smaller in Resolution, one can make absolutely Stunning 
> Photographs.
> .
> Norman Spaulding is an Oakland native (That I~S Bay Area -- across 
> Double Deck Bay Bridge from SF) and is also computer whiz. Mike is his 
> best friend who is also native of SF -- Mike worked for SF Muni in the 
> 1960s and then went to Golden Gate Transit when it started as a buyout 
> of Greyhound local lines in the 1970s. Mike married in the mid to late 
> 1970s and had three great kids.
> .
> Kevin has been mentioned here before, and not long ago -- about a 
> Quarter Century old and a volunteer at Rio Vista -- WRM. He is also 
> *Amateur* photographer. Copying info Norm sent me (below) to access 
> some of Kevin's Absolutely Stunning // TanFasTic // Breath-Taking // 
> Gorgeous // Phenomenal Digi-Photos of TrolleyCars, TrolleyCoaches, RR, 
> MotorRoaches (literally in SF - cork-roaches Love Diesel,) San 
> Francisco // Bay Area Scenes -- (photo website by Norm is super 
> spectacular and extremely easy to navigate as well:::)
> .
> .
> ~=+-*$#@^%~=+-*$#@^%~=+-*$#@^%~=+-*$#@^%~=+-*$#@^%
> .
>
> Greetings:
>
> If you're interested, and you have a few moments, I've put a large 
> photo gallery online of pictures that Kevin has taken. Lots of 
> subjects, I'll let you be surprised; won't reveal in advance. :)
>
> There are two pages. This links goes to the first page:
>
> http://www.westcoastspecial.com/ksgallery.html
>
> which has nine thumbnail panels. Just click on a thumbnail Then, in 
> the upper left, after you've been through those 9 panels, you can 
> click "Gallery Page Two" to continue to the 2nd page with 8 thumbnail 
> panels.
>
> The whole website is heavily under construction, so the links that 
> show up in the upper lefthand corner other than the one just 
> described, do not go anywhere yet.
>
> The pages & photos may take a bit longer than usual to load; I didn't 
> want to reduce the photo sizes too much more than what you see here.
>
> He has a lot of stuff there, and very much of it doesn't have anything 
> to do with rail. He's turning out to be quite the photographer. These 
> photos were shot on his *Nikon-D80* that he bought.
>
> Thanks,
> Norm
> .
>
> ~=+-*$#@^%~=+-*$#@^%~=+-*$#@^%~=+-*$#@^%~=+-*$#@^%
> .
>
> Bob Dietrich wrote:
>> I have an experience loosing images from a CD. One directory just 
>> disappeared on me awhile back. I guess the solution is to make copied 
>> every year or so. Hmmm maybe I better start now.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Howard Andrews
>>
>> Yes, the world is changing. A very good friend of mine had been 
>> running a photo lab. He finally gave up and closed the business - in 
>> the past two years he saw his gross sales drop to 20% of what they 
>> were. People simply are not getting prints made from digital images.
>>
>> Today we have the great images from earlier rail fans - especially 
>> the B&W negatives. The thing is B&W images have an almost indefinite 
>> life. Color film (especially that from the 1970) is fading as I write 
>> this... and in 25 years or so will be gone.
>>
>> Digital images don't fade - or do they. CD's only have a 5-10 year 
>> life. After that all bets are off. Harddrives wearout or crash.   
>> Point being, digital images can disappear just like color.
>>
>> So, where does this leave us.... our kids/grandkids will most likely 
>> be missing a big chunk of our visual history as color and digital 
>> images disintegrate.
>>
>> Oh yea, ink jet prints have a limited life also - last I remember 
>> reading they last about 25 years.
>>
>> If you want to leave a visual record get good old fashion B&W film, 
>> if you can find it!
>>
>> On Nov 3, 2007, at 10:00 AM, Bob Rathke wrote:
>>
>>> (I have a report that says that ASA100 slide film has resolution 
>>> equivalent to 30 megapixels), but I've really gotten used to using a 
>>> digital camera in the past year, and now I'm taking 2-3X more photos 
>>> per month than I did with the chemical cameras.
>>>
>>> ------- [ SNIPPED Above & Below ] -------
>>>
>>> Bob 11/3/07
>>> -----------------------------
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Jim Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
>>>
>>>> This has been mentioned here before -- Digital vs. Film:::::::
>>>>
>>>> """Digital PROFITS -- [emphasis added] surged to $82-million from 
>>>> $28-million..."""
>>>>
>>>> Eastman Kodak Posts 3Q Profit, Sales Dip
>>>>
>>>> By BEN DOBBIN, AP Business Writer
>>>>
>>>> Thursday, November 1, 2007
>>>>
>>>> ------- [ SNIPPED -- SEE URL BELOW] -------
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>>>> On the Net:
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>>>> http://tinyurl.com/24uskl
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>>>> http://www.*kodak*.com <http://www.kodak.com>
>>>>
>>>> ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^
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>>>> Jim Holland
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>>>> Studying Pittsburgh Railways Company (PRCo)
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>>>> ..............................From 1930 -- 1950
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>>>> Pennsylvania Trolley Museum (PTM)
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>>>> http://www.pa-trolley.org/
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>>>> N.M.R.A.
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>>>> http://www.nmra.org/