DCC Behind the Scenes Photos

lfigueroa said:

OK, so here are some shots I took at the DCC. My intention was to take some wide angle shots so that those who had never been could get an idea of what the setup down there looks like. I only had a little digital and had to shoot available light only for obvious reasons, so you might have to look close to see any detail.

Well, never mind. The photos are a tad to big, MB-wise, to attach and my techno-saviness came to a screeching halt at just getting them into the computer in the first place. Sorry 'bout that.

Lou Figueroa

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You can create an online photo album for free at www.myphotoalbum.com. Or you could email girlwon1 and see if she'll make a DCC folder in the AZ photo album?

Lou, open the pic and then click on "file" in the top left corner.
click "save as"

Choose a folder other than where your pics are downloaded. I usually choose my desktop. (The reason for this is to have 2 copies of your pic)

Once you have two copies saved in different places

Right click on the 2nd copy and click on "open with" and then click "paint"

When the photo opens, click on "image" on the menu bar

go to stretch/skew

On the top half of the box (stretch) change both the horizontal and vertical to 50%

save the changes and then they should be small enough to post.

lfigueroa said:

er, OK. Thanks, Timberly. I'll try it tomorrow when I have a bit more time.

Are you sure I won't reprogram the space shuttle or bring down a GPS satellite with all this?

Lou Figueroa

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LOL, I promise it'll be safe. It looks like a lot but it only takes a few seconds. So long as you make a copy of the pic so that you have two, you'll be fine. Once you change the size, you've changed the pic forever and they tend to lose their quality by re-sizing them. If you keep one set aside, you'll never have to worry about that if you ever decide to print copies.

I wish you had done this last yr. I've been hearing a lot about Derby and it's been kind of like reading a book...eventually, you get a certain image in your mind of what you think it looks like. LOL, it wasn't anything that I thought it was. It was every bit as much fun as I thought it would be but it didn't LOOK like I thought it would.

Thanks for sharing, Lou!