Did you trying turning on macro mode on your camera for the
closeup shots? Little flower symbol. Virtually all newer digital
cameras have it.
R


Gus S Calabrese wrote:

> Okay ......   the stuff is doomed unless opened to the light of day.
> Get a good MACRO camera for less than $200 or I will loan you one.
> ( PS my daughter lives in Oregon )
> Take picture under very controlled lighting ( a room closed off from  
> outside with
> a location in it with very uniform light. )
> 
> Open box , lay part on neutral background, mark yellow stickie with  
> sequential number ( 1, 2,3 ....)
>    take picture of part number, or part in general and include  
> stickie in photo.
> put part back in box or on shelf or in bigger box  ( containing items  
> 345 thru 490 )
> along with stickie stuck to part.
> 
> Wait for bid of $1,000,000 for original edison light bulb.
> 
> AGSC
> 
> 
> On 2006-Aug 02, at 13:25hrs PM, James Newtons Massmind wrote:
> 
> Pickup unlabeled box with tube in it.
> 
> Open box, unpack tube. Some are in tissue paper, most just in the box.
> 
> Turn this way and that in the bright light until you can read the  
> faintly
> printed part number. Perhaps it would show up on the photograph, but  
> I doubt
> it.
> 
> Repack the tube, close the box.
> 
> Rinse, repeat.
> 
> Same with the books. You have to take each one down, photo, put it  
> back. But
> there are probably 200 or 300 books. Well, a lot of them have the  
> title on
> the spine so I guess it isn't that bad.
> 
> I tried to take pictures of them one year, but my camera was just not  
> up to
> the job. Most of the pictures of the property and machines are ok,  
> but the
> books and parts and tools are not sufficiently clear to be of use.
> 
> Let me know if you want to see them.
> 
> ---
> James.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu
>>[mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Gus S Calabrese
>>Sent: 2006 Aug 02, Wed 05:21
>>To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
>>Subject: Re: [ee] Cleaning the garage virtual storage
>>Importance: Low
>>
>>Have someone photo everything and put on website for others
>>to sort through.
>>No organization... just photos
>>
>>
>>On 2006-Jul 31, at 18:57hrs PM, James Newtons Massmind wrote:
>>
>>
>>This is a really... Heavy? Important? Close?... Subject for me.
>>
>>My Dad (passed 10 Feb 2003) has left me with a house in Oregon...
>>Full to
>>the brim with... Stuff... Some of it may be worth something,
>>most of what is clearly worth something has been ebayed, but
>>the rest is still...
>>
>>Well, for example, there are all these radio tubes. Most are
>>worth nothing, I'm sure. But there are a few that may be
>>valuable. The problem is figuring out which ones are which.
>>Just writing down all the part numbers to ebay them as a
>>batch would take more time that I can afford.
>>
>>But I would feel really bad if I just trashed it and there
>>were some rare, one of a kind tube in there that was just
>>what was needed to bring some old system back to life... I
>>don't know, does that make any sense?
>>
>>So, are there any Hams in SW Oregon who like to have a look
>>through it? I have previously worked with people who ebayed
>>items they knew to be of value and split the sale with me.
>>
>>And then there are the books, the tools, the speedo
>>collection (more than 70 pair, don't ask) and goodness knows
>>what else that needs to find a good home.
>>
>>And then I look in my garage and think of my kids...
>>
>>I spend time on my web sites and that is what I will give
>>them that won't cost them anything. Just a DVD-ROM or so. The
>>physical stuff needs to go away.
>>
>>---
>>James Newton, massmind.org Knowledge Archiver
>>james@massmind.org 1-619-652-0593 fax:1-208-279-8767
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