The cold temperatures have made it quite uncomfortable to
work in the basement for any length of time.
The one reprieve we have had I used to get all the outdoor Christmas
decorations taken down and put away. I
also used the time to place a few odds and ends on Craigslist (non-railroad items)
to continue to clean excess out of the basement.
I also enjoy photography and am getting into post processing
of images. I have started learning to
use Adobe Light Room. It is not only
useful for making adjustment to images, it also helps create a way to tag the
images with information such as names, locations and quality of the image and
so on. GPS information can be recorded
here if you have a cameras so equipped. I
also have a scanner to bring in many older, analog images. I built a small work station to make working
simpler, and to keep material from getting scattered around my dinning or
living room. I used an old table I have
from the old apartment living and added casters to the wheels so I can roll it
around the basement to keep it out of the way.
I us a lap top, so I use an older but nice external monitor, as size
does matter when working on images. The
scanner is an Epson V600, it can scan prints, negatives and transparences. I added a keyboard and a mouse and I have a
nice post processing work station. The
real nice part is I already had all the bits and pieces, other than the casters.
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| Here is my "Digital Darkroom" |
