posted on June 6, 2001 11:44:10 AM new
Odd....a small industrial robot for $15,000. Wasn't mine tho so I didn't get to keep all the money. Nice thing was the party that bought it picked it up so no worries about shipping.
posted on June 6, 2001 12:09:14 PM new
So weird when your post mentioned greatest artist my mind went right away to Andrew Wyeth! Can't believe that's who it was!
posted on June 6, 2001 12:21:48 PM new
I'm using a Mavica FD 73. The above picture pages are a white background, anyone know why I can't get a white background with this camera? Never have yet & have tried many different lightings.
posted on June 6, 2001 12:53:16 PM new
I can't tell you how to correct in fully in the camera but setting the EV to the + helps.
Howerver here is what you can do with Microsoft Photo Editor
The original shot with an FD-7 of title page.
The same shot using autobalance on the imaige menu:
The same shot doing a manual balance of gamma and contrast:
The same shot in black and white instead of color and edited for balance:
posted on June 6, 2001 01:17:36 PM newgravid What a difference, I knew it could be done somehow. I have arc soft, can you do it with arc soft,how? Is Microsoft Photo Editor free, arc soft came with the camera.
I just tried what you said, set the EV to + & it's much better, but not as good as yours.
Thank's for the help.
Jane
PS I didn't sell the book, I canceled the auction at 3000.00, an hour before it ended.
I knew it was valuable, but the bids suprised me so much I decided to hold on to it for awhile since it's one of a kind I know the price won't drop & there is no hurry ro sell it.
posted on June 6, 2001 01:22:40 PM new
McJane - I have ArcSoft also. They work very much the same for this. Microsoft Photo Editor comes with Windoze 98 but I don't think it is installed on the "usual" install - you have to pop your CD in and install it if you did not do a custom install. I would like to upgrade to your camera because you have a little better resolution and sometimes I need it. Nice book!!
posted on June 6, 2001 01:26:59 PM new
mcjane - if you do want to sell it in the future, I'd suggest going through one of the major auction houses, maybe one specializing in art/artists, and not eBay.
posted on June 6, 2001 01:43:35 PM new
gravid, I hate to be a pest, but exactly how can I do that with arc soft. The difference is unbelievable & I would be able to use a white background on my auction photos.
topdog,
if you email me at [email protected] I will send you the #. The pictures are no longer there & you will have to click on bid history.
RainyBear,
Good advice, I will do that. This is the only treasure I ever found & I kind of thought it just might be worth more.
I also have an absolutely mint copy of Christina's World that is signed by both Andrew & Betsy James Wyeth & I would like to sell them together.
Thank you for your suggestion.
I live in Glen Mills, PA & the Wyeths have a home in Chadds Ford, PA which is two miles from here.
So, I guess it's not unusual that if something of theirs so different would show up it would be in this area. I'm always looking.
posted on June 6, 2001 01:50:10 PM new
Since it looks like Gravid may have stepped out, I'll try to help with the photo lightening thing --
I haven't used ArcSoft but both Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro have functions which will let you adjust brightness and contrast. I use them all the time to lighten photos like that. Look under your pull-down menus to see if you can find an "Adjust" menu, and look for Brightness or Contrast or Brightness/Contrast or something similar.
Also, you can adjust brightness on your Mavica before taking a picture. You may already know this, but there's a little button on the left which says "BRIGHT" -- if you push the "+" side it will take a lighter picture, and if you push the "-" side it will take a darker picture. If you haven't tried it, give it a whirl.
posted on June 6, 2001 02:38:43 PM new
RB, I'm still here, had to take a quick shower, going out for dinner tonight.
I know how to adjust the camera, but when I set the brightness all the way up the picture looks faded. I will check the menu on arc soft & try that. I was very impressed with gravid's work on his/her picture and need to learn how to do it. I have seen brightness & contrast on arc soft, but when I use it I seem to loose detail. gravid didn't seem to loose detail & with arc soft I admit I never tried it to lighten a white background.
Thanks again for good information.
posted on June 6, 2001 04:25:36 PM new
Sorry - I was away making dinner. In Arc Soft
you want to pull down the enhance menu and you have brightmess and contrast controls but it does not have a gamma control like microsoft photo editor but the threshhold contorl in the same menu appears to do substantially the same.
Practice altering a few pics with these three controls and you will find a combo that pretty much makes the raw file from your camera look good. I would keep a little pad on the desk to keep track of what you are trying so you don't lose track and repeat or lose a good combination when you find it. I will play with it a little and report back.
Ok here is the original camera file above edited +30% contrast and from 70 to 105 threshold with Arc Soft:
It is hard to keep a few pixels from dropping out and ruining the sharp edge but if you refine the changes it should get better.
Of course Corel Draw or Picture Publisher will do a better job but they are very hard
to learn the full use of and run about $300.Paint Shop Pro is an inbetween program that is very nice, and I think about $50.
posted on June 6, 2001 08:20:38 PM new
I just went to talk to my hubby, who studied art in college, including Wyeth. He sat back, put his hands behind his head, and gave me the biggest grin I have seen in a long time ....
posted on June 6, 2001 09:35:52 PM new
gravid, sorry, I have been out all evening.
Arc soft doesn't seem as good as the program you use, but it will have to do. Tomorrow I am going to play around with it & also use the numbers you gave me. What you did with your picture was unbelievable, I never thought something so dark & dismal could change that much.
Becky, I've been to the Brandywine museum several times & have seen paintings by NC, Andrew & Jamie Wyeth, in fact I think the entire Wyeth family paints, some a lot more colorful than others. I guess my favorite painting, as well as many other's favorite is Master Bedroom and then Christina's World.
I know the books I have were gifts to someone from the Wyeths that he sold to someone & then were sold to me. There are a few more books to be had & I think I will be able to buy them. One has original sketches by Jamie Wyeth inside the front cover & the other has a drawing and signature in ink by Andrew Wyeth on the title page.
If & when I get them I will be sure to post a picture for your husband to see.
Thank you for your advice & I will not list them on eBay. I agree with you on that for sure.
Jane
so I didn't get to keep all the money. Nice thing was the party that bought it picked it up so no worries about shipping. 
