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BIRDS AS ART ON-LINE Note: November 6, 2002
IMPORTANT NOTE
CORRECT LINK FOR AA LITHIUM BATTERIES
PREPARING IMAGES FOR
ON-LINE TRANSMISSION
FORGOT TO MENTION #1...
FORGOT TO MENTION #2...
IMPORTANT
NOTE
Distribution of
BIRDS AS ART On-Line Bulletins and Notes is handled by a wonderful
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attachments, others kick back e-mails greater than a certain size,
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recipient's name from the subscriber list. If that happens to you,
you may need to re-subscribe. Or, you may simply opt to check every
week and view the latest Bulletins and Notes in the Bulletin
Archives at:
http://www.birdsasart.com/bn.html
CORRECT LINK FOR AA
LITHIUM BATTERIES
the correct link for the AA Lithium Batteries
mentioned in Bulletin # 91 is:
http://www.batterybank.net/digital/master/aalith.html
Sorry for our error.
PREPARING IMAGES FOR ON-LINE TRANSMISSION
For sending images on line, it is best
to follow these guidelines:
Size the image at 525 pixels on the
long side. In Photoshop, click SAVE FOR WEB.
Select j-peg high.
Note the size in "k" in the lower left
portion of the window. You want to size the image at just under
95 k so that they are quickly and easily transmitted.
Where it says, "Quality" adjust the
percentage up (to produce a larger file) or down (to produce
a smaller file) as needed. To re-calculate the size, click on the
black arrow just above the word Optimized.
Keep adjusting the percentage until
the size is just under 95k.
That's it.
FORGOT TO MENTION #1...
If you are interested in having your best
images critiqued by yours truly, here is a link to the details:
http://www.birdsasart.com/image_critiques.htm
I forgot also to include John Emerson's (kind)
comments on the critique of his work. Here is what he wrote:
Your BAA
Critique Service has got to be one of the best bargains ever. The
problem patterns that you picked up in my composition would have
stayed there for who-knows-how-long without your help. Like a lot of
other weekend warriors out there are trying to improve their
skills, I find myself getting into these ruts and bad
habits. Having a highly skilled pair of eyes like yours that have
been fine-tuned over nearly 20 years of professional experience to
help me improve is a HUGE value. The other piece of the value
proposition is that you effectively communicate this information.
Thanks for all your help.
FYI - you are correct. The White-tailed Kite, Acorn Woodpecker,
Nutall's Woodpecker, and Pacific-slope Flycatcher were all digital
captures. After 6+ months of research and analysis; I made the
decision last March to sell all of my film bodies, switched to the
Canon EOS 1D, and never looked back.
FORGOT TO MENTION #2...
I
need to hear about any mistakes/typos/errors that you might find in
"The Art of Bird Photography" no later than November 10, which is
this Sunday. Thanks for your help!
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