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JP, look in your photo editor or database manager menu to see if it has a batch command feature that will allow you to add a watermark to any number of files. Many of the newer programs do, e.g. Photoshop Elements. Some have more bells and whistles on the features of the water mark. I use ACDSee Pro Photo Manager.
The hard way is to add the text manually in photoshop to each image.
Scott
Question.
How do you apply your name & copyright to pics?
I have seen this on a number of pics and would like to add this to my pics.
Thanks.
JPHey Zach:
Feel you are undergunning.??? The clinch or Davy is not the appropriate knot for streamer or large nymph fishing. It is perhaps adequate in most cases but certainly not for undersized tippet on a large hook eye with a big fish. That’s what, a size 6 hook? Maybe a 4? 3x is too small for that eye with the above knots. The conventional wisdom is 2x for size 6,8,10 and 1x for size 2,6,8.
Let me know if I’ve got the above wrong. I’d be using a non-slip loop knot. Try it and see if you like it better for your application.
Scott
Drifter:
“Wood Boat Boys”–I like that. Great looking boat.
The date for the second annual Wooden Drift Boat Rendezvous in Cotter is Saturday, September 15th this year. We hope to make it an annual fling around that same Saturday each year. Any one with a “woodie” is invited. Bring your spouse, dog, angling buddy–which ever has priority.
Lou. Shhhhh. This has been part of my secret arsenal the past year. I can only say the line seems to give an advantage for subsurface fishing during periods of high sun. I use SciAnglers Stillwater line for fishing streamers in low/tailout conditions during mid-day in the highest sun. I can still fish short 3-4 feet of 6-8# mono for leader and the fish don’t care. I can notice a drop off of takes on my regular sink tip lines by late morning in the summer in falling water.
According to the product developer at 3M I deal with, “The stillwater line will actually be more durable than standard floating lines because there are no bubbles in the coating (so it will not tend to crack as much or as fast..
Photo-op
Restored Rainbow Bridge in Cotter, Arkansas on morning of 9/29
My boat “Progress” in progress last August
A cooper’s hawk or possibly sharp-shinned hawk
Dew drops on a sulphur mayfly spinner wing
John. Very sorry to hear about your loss of data. That is a bummer.
Everyone. Heed John’s warning. Here’s what I started doing last summer.
1) Establish a routine for backup. Like John said, if you get lax, good intentions will not save your files if you have a disaster.
2) I download images onto the laptop drive and immediately copy the folders onto an external hard drive.
3) When I have enough data to fill a CD, usually about every month or so, I burn two CDs. One goes in a 3-ring binder in the office. The other is stored OFF SITE. Fire is probably as much a threat as hard drive loss. If you have enough data cards, you can leave images on the card until you back them up onto CD, giving your self even more protection.
4) When I burn the CD, I archive it on the laptop saving just thumbnails for file and database searches. I then have permanent copies on 2 CDs and one external hard drive.There is no perfect solution. Hard drive storage is the cheapest solution, online storage the most expensive. CF cards can also lose data. CDs have their limits too. I can’t remember where I saw it, but one of media companies recently said to use archival quality CDs (which I don’t) and to store them in hard plastic cases (which I don’t, I use the binder sleeves) and vertically in a low humidity, stable, cool, dark environment. Yeah right.
It’s a hassle, but backup regularly and don’t put all your eggs in one basket. If you do have a loss, hopefully it will not be a total one.
Travis, be careful about that TFO conversion. Though it will likely cast a Windcutter, it is definitely not designed as a spey rod, but rather a distance rod to be used with shooting heads. I just picked up the conversion and gave it a quick toss on the snow with a shooting head and the thing is an absolute blast to throw!
Be sure to check out TFO’s Professional series spey rods, as well as the new ones that will be coming out soon under the guidance of Mike Kinney and Bob Meiser.
Look into AJ Thramer Rods. Great rods based on older tapers. They’re in the $800 – $1000 range. DiamondBack has a new cane rod out, it looks nice, I believe it’s Asian Made but it’s also about $600! There are MANY cane rod builders, they all have waiting lists so that does make it prblematic. Again, going with a Diamondback or Headwaters, Sierra Rods or other overseas rod would help you there. It’s a fickle market so be prepared. Clarkes is a very helpful board, careful though, there are a couple of sketchy people there.
Good Luck!
Joel:
T&T’s new website is about rolled out. You might visit it at:
http://www.thomasandthomas.com/Their bamboo links are working. I have no idea what their wait time is. Their classic series with one tip is the most afforable.
Scott
PS For those that don’t know, T&T started out almost 40 years ago as a bamboo rod maker. Tom Dorsey, one of the original Toms, still runs the company.
