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Quillcards- ‘Sleigh Ride’: An Accidental Classic Christmas SongBet You Know This One! If you live in the West and in a good number of countries otherwise around the world, chances are very high that you’ll recognize this first stanza of the iconic American Christmas song called ‘Sleigh Ride’ composed by Leroy Anderson with lyrics written by Mitchell Parish: Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring [...]‘Sleigh Ride’: […]
- The History Of Greeting Cards UnfurledPass the Papyrus The custom of exchanging greetings is an ancient one. The Chinese sent messages of good will to one another for the New Year, and the early Egyptians used papyrus scrolls to send greetings to one another. What’s Nien Got To Do With It? The ancient Chinese had a specific reason for sending these greetings: They [...]The History Of Greeting Ca […]
- Nikon D700 and D60: Image Quality at ISO 1600 ComparedBackground The D700 is a phenomenal camera. It produces completely clean images at ISO 1600 and the dynamic range and color rendering are so pleasing that for the first time since beginning with digital photography, I am unreservedly happy with the camera I am using. But it is neither small nor light. In comparison, the D60 is [...]Nikon D700 and D60: Image […]
- Quillcards Festive and Seasonal EcardsWhat Kind Of Holiday Message Do You Want To Send? With the festive season almost upon us, what kind of holiday messages do you want to send to your friends and family: playful? traditional? nostalgic? religious? funny? We cover all these qualities in our sumptuous-looking Festive and Seasonal ecard theme. Our 80 new ecards span the categories [...]Quillcards […]
- A Photoshop Technique For Darkening Around A Soft OutlineIntroduction We have just added this photograph of a Herdwick sheep to our range of ecards. The original image had a distracting background and this article explains how I removed it without ‘rubbing out’ the delicate edges of the the fleece. Love And Economics The fleece of the Herdwick sheep is a rich brown color, turning to a [...]A Photoshop […]
- ‘Sleigh Ride’: An Accidental Classic Christmas Song
