13, What program are you using to colorize this photo? You did such a great job. I just started to color a wedding photo from the 1940s using Photoshop CS6, I thought I was doing a pretty good job until I look what you did, yours is so much better. Is there a tutorial so I can see how this is done?

I like the old format.

I had the same problem with my Epson 2200. I tried a number of ways to clean it, but I couldn't get it to unclog. I was just about ready to throw it out until I tried this little trick. Take the top of a Windex bottle with the fluid left in the long tube, insert it where the ink cartridge goes. It should be a tight fit. Now take a paper toweling and put it over the nozzle and start shooting, this will suck out anything that is in there. Do this for each one that needs cleaning. I have done this for years and never had any problems, beats the hell out of throwing out a printer and buying a new one.

Open up your Activity Monitor (locate on your Dock) and click on the CPU tab and see which one is using the most power. You might have something running in the background that using a lot of power that you're unaware of. I open up my Activity Monitor and Photoshop, plus a couple of files, my CPU% for Photoshop was over 50%. But after a few seconds, it drop below 10%.

Thank You, but was is a safelight drawstring?

For your first question how to remove noise. I use Imagenomic software, its a 3rd party software that you can used with Photoshop. This does a better job then Photoshop reduction tool. The only problem when you use a noiseware tool you will lose some detail. I also used the unsharp mask tool. 2nd question. This is what I did to get the results of your photo, I did this in 45 min. if I was doing this for myself I good of easy spent 2 to 3 hours on this picture.
Step 1 Select the Suits using the polygonal lasso tool.
Step 2 Click on layer, new fill layer, solid color, color, and change the opacity.
Step 3 Select Face and hands using the magic wand.
Step 4 Same as Step 2

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There are a couple of ways you can do this. First, make sure your history pallet is open. In the top toolbar click on window from the pull down make sure the history tap is check. From there you can go back as much want. Second, To go back one step, Command-Z on a MAC and Control-Z on a PC. To go back multiple steps. Command-Option-Z on a MAC or Command-Alt-Z on a PC.
Ps: Never work from the original photo. Always make a copy. In the layers pallet, you want to create a new layer. Drag your background copy to the layers button, it's the one next to the garbage can. Hope this help you.

Thanks, Pat!

Some of you ask to see more photos, so here you go. I thought I would show you more of the inside of the train cars. Some of these cars have not been restored yet. I'm sure its because the lack of funding. Hope you enjoy.

Union Pacific #8003 Dome Diner - Built in 1955 by American Car & Foundry for use on the City of Los Angeles streamliner. The U.P. was the only road to have dome dining cars.










Shot taken from the Observation Tower.


Lake Superior & Ishpeming #24 - 2 - 8 - 0 Consolidation type.Built in 1910 for the Marquette & Southeastern Railroad.


Union Pacific, Big Boy was a freight hauling tool that conquered the Wyoming and Utah mountains during the 1940s and 50s. Weighing in at over 600 tons.


The Lenfestey Center

I was there on a Wednesday afternoon, and I'm guessing there were about 30 people here. And 15 of them were on a train ride. It's kinda sad that more people don't visit the museum.

I had to look on that brochure I got and it says Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range #506 - 2-10-2 Santa Fe Type. In 1919 the DM&IR turned to this design to move its iron ore traffic. New, #506 cost $56,795.00 and hauled 100 50 ton ore cars.

I haven't been to the railroad museum in a long time. Even tho I only live a short distant from it. It was great to see all these old trains again.

D.M. & I.R.R.Y. Santa Fe


Burlington Zephyr


Pullman Porter


Mail Car


Aerotrain Built in 1955 by GM


McCormick Train Pavilion


Pennsylvania GG-1 Electric Locomotive


Richter Vinegar Co. Tanks built out of Redwood, 8,478 gallons


Dwight D. Eisenhower


McCormick Pavillion

I agree, it's very difficult to navigate, especially if you are new to UHH. My suggestion would be is change the All Sections Page to the Home Page. Since I found this out, it has help me immensely.

Hi Doug, What I recommend to you is, (and this is what I did 12 years ago). Go to your local college and take a class in photography, you will also learn image editing in your photography course as well. I enjoyed it so much I took advanced photography and additional image editing course which was Adobe Photoshop. As for what camera to buy, I would start with a point and shoot camera, Canon, and Nikon, either one would be a good choice. If you are going to be shooting a lot of nature shots I would look into something with a long optical zoom, Don't pay any attention to digital Zoom. If you need to blow up shot you can do it Photoshop and its a lot better.

Thank You, Ebbote