A PICTURE IS WORTH.......

  TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH., 2018
        A PICTURE IS WORTH.........

     We've all heard the old saying "A picture
is worth a thousand words." I bring it to your
attention again today because September is
"Save Your Photos Month."
      Every year during the month of September,
photo organizers, companies, and photo
retailers work together to raise awareness and
educate people about the benefits of safeguarding
their photos.
     One of the lessons I learned from people who
survived the 1972 Agnes Flood was how much
they regretted losing old family photos to the
disaster. Their homes and furniture could be
replaced but not those precious memories.
     In a sense it used to be a lot easier to
preserve your photos because there weren't
that many to preserve. Remember the old
film cameras,especially the so-called "easy
to use" ones,that probably only took 8 shots
per roll! But the picture, if you'll excuse
the expression, has changed!
     Memory cards allow modern day
Matthew Brady's to shoot a few thousand
photos without having to worry about
 "running out of film."
     8mm movie film used to give you three
minutes of silent video. Along came VHS
tapes on which you could shoot two hours
of home movies! Now you can transfer
them to dvd's to make sure you've got
something to show your neighbors when they
need a good nap.
     Last night I had to copy a couple photos
from my wife's camera onto my computer.
My laptop indicated there were over 3,000
pictures on her camera that had not yet been
downloaded. And that probably only covers
the last two months! That makes "Gone
With The Wind" look like a short story!
      Today, of course, you can keep all
your pictures in safe places. The camera
itself, a computer, even "the cloud."
      If they truly are worth a thousaand
words my wife must have a lot to say!
Hope you don't tell her I said so...and that
all your NEWS is good!