[78-L] Respectable images

[Mike Daley]

I've never had luck with my scanner - the label has to be completely
flush with the glass, which I can't seem to achieve since the rims
around the glass are slightly raised.

On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 11:32 AM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> On 1/14/2012 11:24 AM, David Sanderson wrote:
>> On 1/14/2012 9:39 AM, B Collett wrote:
>>> Hello Good People,
>>>
>>> I've been looking at a lot of the Disc images on eBay that don't really
>>> indicate the actual condition of the record. I want to list some myself,
>>> some Columbia Blue Shellac recordings, among other 78's from the same era.
>>> But I'm having a bit of trouble determining the correct lighting&   position
>>> that would allow for a respectable, informative image.
>>> Any suggestions would be helpful.
>>
>> You might try a scanner. I haven't played with it myself, but you should
>> be able to get something usable, maybe by aligning the disk carefully.
>>
>>
> Fun..I'm now becoming noted for my out of focus images.
> http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=190627379226
> Maybe I'll start a second career as an impressionist photographer. The odd
> thing is that many times, G- records show up beautiful and E- discs look as if
> the cat has left her comments on them. And blue wax Columbias and their labels
> are impossible. But they still sell.
>
> dl
>
>
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