[or-roots] Oregon Gravestones Photo Project

[W David Samuelsen]

GPP does have crop and lighten/darken.  Has to resize anyway. If they're
over 450x width or x450 pixels height, they are automatically resized.
and that present an interesting problem.

Also the photos need to be on straight line. We don't want cranked
necks. Still has to be done.

see http://www.sampubco.com/gpp/crop.htm  concerning why they have to
be cropped. There are examples showing the difference.

the huge difference? cemetery, given name and surname search engines.
They are entire state searchable.
Plus space for comment box for additional information about that person
or couple, plus it has space for maiden surnames for spouses if known
even if it is not listed on the gravemarker.

Take a look at arizonagravestones.org or utahgravestones.org and
check out the name& cemetery engines.

Adobe's Photoshop Essentials for Home is good one to edit the photos before
uploading.

barbhg1221 at comcast.net wrote:
> I agree that we need some type of project like this, but how does this 
> project differ from Find A Grave and similar sites?  I have a number of 
> cemetery photos (heavy on, but not limited to Lane County), but I have 
> not taken the time to crop and adjust the size to upload them anywhere 
> yet. 
> Barbara Herring
>