Re: scanning

Just remove the top of the scanner.
Place flowers on the glass (remember, you are working from the BACK, so place face down) 
And scan.
Save or send to a photo program to edit.  I brightened my photo a bit.
With no white top to capture the light and reflect it, the light from the scanner diffues to black as it goes out into the room. Flat flowers like Rudbeckia do better than very 3-D flowers like tiger lilies with their recurved petals. You could do any sort of collage, not just nature. 

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> 
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Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] scanning



so since I don't have this magazine.... just how did you do that..

Very nice!

Donna


----- Original Message ----
From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
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Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 7:06:28 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] scanning


and very easy. though I should have removed the pollen b4 placing on the
glass.  You could do vegetables, foliage, flowers, whatever.  And with a
higher resolution you might even make frameable art.

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] scanning



Kitty - that is lovely!

On 7/26/07, Theresa W <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:


That is really cool!  I just might have to try that myself!!

Theresa

Kitty wrote:
> The most recent issue of horticulure dhad a brief article about
> scanning
> flowers by removing the top of a flatbed scanner.  The examples in the
> mag were beautiful, so I tried it with my new scanner  - saved $50
> getting it on eBay!  The results are really nice.  I think it would be
> a
> good way to chronicle what blooms each month.  You could even make a
> calendar from it.
>
> Here's my first attempt:
> http://tinyurl.com/2584wj
>
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
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