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  Elders letter to "KEEP MOUTH SHUT" after Candace Conti verdict?

  by hamsterbait in

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  just noticed on another thread that a letter was sent out telling elders to keep their mouths shut after the wt lost the case?.

  anybody got this???.

  hb.

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  @ Elderlite,

  Have the elders recieved any communication from the Society, COs, or DOs regarding the Conti case?
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  I've been enlightened.

  by Emery in

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  2. friends

  ive been lurking for quite sometime and now feel the need to come and noob it up.

  it's taken a lot to bring me to read anything critical of the wts.

  i used to glance at these apostate sites and shutter in fear because of the obvious demonic venom that can be found :) i am still an active witness and have been in this struggle to stay both in and be removed mentally from this organization.

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  Hello Emery,

  It's always nice to listen to the words of a Witness that has concluded on his own that Watchtower can't have the truth. Your post was very well written and an enjoyable read.

  The thing that finally becomes the deal breaker varies from person to person, but the FDS is certainly a big issue for anyone that bothers to think about it, and it serves as a tipping point for many Witnesses. The other things -- false dates (1914, etc), the United Nations affair, pedofile problems, and various silly doctrinal beliefs -- add support.

  Welcome to the board, and I hope you are able to learn a lot and get plenty of encouragement from other posters. I certainly have.
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  Anybody here a baseball fan?

  by MrFreeze in

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  2. entertainment

  so, is anybody here a baseball fan?

  i can understand why people think it is boring.

  i love it though.

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  @ Farkel,

  That is just too funny!
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  Anybody here a baseball fan?

  by MrFreeze in

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  so, is anybody here a baseball fan?

  i can understand why people think it is boring.

  i love it though.

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  The best toys ever invented.

  
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  Rumors-that circulated about you ( when you left.)

  by Pitchess Co-Gen in

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  2. friends

  it seems they can't even let you get disfellowshipped in peace !

  i've been out for three years now, and i heard that i'm a whack job, i'm gay ( i'm married with a son ), that i lied on a judicial committee, and these rumors were started by my ex-fiance and her meddling congregation.

  when i heard about these things i called my p.o or c.o.t.b.e ( mind you i'm disfellowshipped when i called ) .

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  I got the disfellowshipped rumor too. It was 2 or 3 years after I stopped attending meetings. Within a 4 month period about half a dozen Witnesses asked me if I had been disfellowshipped, as I ran into them in a store or elsewhere in town.

  There was no mention of it before, nor any mention of it since, so I know it was a rumor that was going around at the time.
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  The Photoshop Tutorial page.

  by ScenicViewer in

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  in flyinghighnow's wildflower page, she asked how an image could be added to another photo, and i thought to reply in a new thread.. i have noticed there are plenty of experienced photoshop users on this board who would likely have many tips to share with other users.. feel free to ask questions, or provide answers here.

  my experience is limited, but i will help where i can, and i hope to learn from others.. there are many capable programs other than photoshop, so feel free to post about any of them you are familiar with.. there is often an easier way to do something, so any shortcuts are welcome!.

  how to add an image to another photo.

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  Sharpening

  Every digital image, and even a film image that has been digitized by scanning, will need some degree of sharpening. The difference between an unsharpened image and a sharpened one can be dramatic.

  Virtually all digital cameras have a built-in sharpening feature that can be accessed thru the camera's menu. It's usually a scale something like this,

  -2 -1 0 +1 +2.

  I tend to leave my camera at the factory default setting of 0, and do the final sharpening in Photoshop, which offers much more control over the final result.

  1) The sharpening tool is part of the Filter menu. Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask

  

  The Sharpening Work Box will appear, with settings for Amount, Radius, Threshold. A good starting point is 250, 1.0, 4 respectively, but the final numbers can vary greatly since each image is different. Some pictures need much more sharpening than others.

  

  2) The unsharpened photo vs the sharpened one.

  This image is unsharpened,

  

  Sharpened image, with values of values of Amount 300, Radius 1.0, Threshold 1. Lines are more vivid, and textures not seen before are now visible.

  

  Be carefulnot to oversharpen. This image shows why. Strange things begin to happen, like the blue color fringe aroung the petals.

  Amount 500, Radius 3, Threshold 0.

  

  However, the sharpening tool can become a creative way to achieve special effects, if you want it. This image is severly oversharpened, but it has it's own appeal.

  Amount 500, Radius 300, Threshold 0.

  

  Thanks to Therevealer for allowing me to isslustrate this using his great wildflower picture!
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  The Photoshop Tutorial page.

  by ScenicViewer in

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  in flyinghighnow's wildflower page, she asked how an image could be added to another photo, and i thought to reply in a new thread.. i have noticed there are plenty of experienced photoshop users on this board who would likely have many tips to share with other users.. feel free to ask questions, or provide answers here.

  my experience is limited, but i will help where i can, and i hope to learn from others.. there are many capable programs other than photoshop, so feel free to post about any of them you are familiar with.. there is often an easier way to do something, so any shortcuts are welcome!.

  how to add an image to another photo.

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  Tonal Adjustments (Lightening, Darkening, Adjusting Contrast)

  Sometimes we get a photo that is too light, too dark, or looks like it has a layer of haze over it. Adding contrast will usually fix the haze, and all three of these problems can be easily taken care of in Photoshop or other imaging program.

  There are several lightening/darkening tools in Photoshop. The most powerful tool is Curves, which P. Elements (little brother of Photoshop) does not have. The second choice is Levels, which is powerful in itself, and most programs have it. Then there are simple Brightness/Contrast slider tools that work in many cases.

  This post focuses on Levels.

  1) To access Levels, use drop down menu Enhance > Brightness/Contrast > Levels.

  At this point you can also select the Brightness/Contrast sliders, circled below, but Levels can do more.

  

  2) The Levels work box will appear. The main things to look for are circled in red.

  Input levels: These numbers will change automatically as you adjust the sliders below. Unless you know exactly what numbers you need to enter, which is rare, look at the 3 sliders below.

  - Black slider (on Left). This will adjust the dark portions of an image.

  - White slider (on Right). This will adjust the light portions of an image.

  - Gray slider (middle). This will adjust the mid-tones of an image.

  

  If an image is too dark, click on the white slider and move it to the left. Then grab the gray slider and move it to the left too. Experiment with these two sliders until you like what you see. You likely won't need the black slider since it will only make the dark tones darker.

  If an image is too light, use the black slider, move it to the right, then move the middle one to the right also. Experiment and adjust to taste.

  If an image is neither too light, nor too dark, but looks like it has a layer of haze over it, it needs a contrast adjustment. To fix it, make the dark areas darker, and the light areas lighter. Use the black and white sliders for this. The gray slider can be used to fine tune the final result.

  Tip: Use the Preview check box to see the difference your adjustments have made compared to the original image. Check it to see your changes, uncheck it to see the original image. When satisfied, click OK.

  Here is an unadjusted image, then an adjusted one. The Input Levels in the final image are 37, 1.08, 2.31.

  3) Unadjusted Image

  

  4) Contrast added. The difference here is subtle, because the original image needed very litle tonal adjustment. The final result is definitely a matter of taste.

  
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  The Photoshop Tutorial page.

  by ScenicViewer in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  in flyinghighnow's wildflower page, she asked how an image could be added to another photo, and i thought to reply in a new thread.. i have noticed there are plenty of experienced photoshop users on this board who would likely have many tips to share with other users.. feel free to ask questions, or provide answers here.

  my experience is limited, but i will help where i can, and i hope to learn from others.. there are many capable programs other than photoshop, so feel free to post about any of them you are familiar with.. there is often an easier way to do something, so any shortcuts are welcome!.

  how to add an image to another photo.

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  @ Therevealer,

  I noticed you add frames to your work. Could you possibly lend a point or two about how you do that? I am clueless.

  Also, you have a PM.
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  The Photoshop Tutorial page.

  by ScenicViewer in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  in flyinghighnow's wildflower page, she asked how an image could be added to another photo, and i thought to reply in a new thread.. i have noticed there are plenty of experienced photoshop users on this board who would likely have many tips to share with other users.. feel free to ask questions, or provide answers here.

  my experience is limited, but i will help where i can, and i hope to learn from others.. there are many capable programs other than photoshop, so feel free to post about any of them you are familiar with.. there is often an easier way to do something, so any shortcuts are welcome!.

  how to add an image to another photo.

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  "Mask, don't delete. Never delete"

  Yes, pleas explain more. I'm not sure P. Elements has the masking feature, but then maybe I'm just not familiar enough with it.

  Also, when deleting, I would do it to a copy of an image, if it was an image I wanted to keep, never to an original. In the case of the 'Jesus' image, it was a one-time thing and I had no need to keep the original.
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  The Photoshop Tutorial page.

  by ScenicViewer in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  in flyinghighnow's wildflower page, she asked how an image could be added to another photo, and i thought to reply in a new thread.. i have noticed there are plenty of experienced photoshop users on this board who would likely have many tips to share with other users.. feel free to ask questions, or provide answers here.

  my experience is limited, but i will help where i can, and i hope to learn from others.. there are many capable programs other than photoshop, so feel free to post about any of them you are familiar with.. there is often an easier way to do something, so any shortcuts are welcome!.

  how to add an image to another photo.

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  Cofty,

  I have a few books too, but they don't seem to do me much good. I tend to learn from knowledgable people much faster than from books.