Pictures, anyone?

~panache Tue, Jul 22, 1997 (00:41) seed

Let's post here any referrals or direct scans related to our beloved Brontes...

~panache Tue, Jul 22, 1997 (00:44) #1

Here's a nice one for starters: http://www.eagle.co.uk/Bronte/haworth1.gif

~terry Tue, Jul 22, 1997 (09:01) #2

I would like to run a picture and a little story on the Spring's main page about the Bronte conference if this is ok with everyone. Amy, what say? Can you write up a little text piece for me. What a nice picture (above).

~Luisa Tue, Jul 22, 1997 (10:12) #3

Lovely picture...reminds me of the times when I was travelling in the Cotswolds and dreaming....sigh of happiness.

~amy2 Tue, Jul 22, 1997 (11:45) #4

Terry, I just sent you the blurb via e-mail. Cecily -- I have a ton o' Bronte pictures I'd love to post to this board. But I'm HTML-challenged, and don't know how. Would you step me through the process? Thanks, amy

~terry Tue, Jul 22, 1997 (12:40) #5

Got the blurb and posted it on http://wwww.spring.com Now, can someone come up with a cool picture to go with it?

~amy2 Tue, Jul 22, 1997 (16:45) #6

I can! I've got the famous portrait of Charlotte, Emily, & Anne which Branwell painted. Terry -- what's the best way to get this to you? As an e-mail enclosure? (it's a PICT). Thanks!

~panache Tue, Jul 22, 1997 (23:22) #7

Dear Amy2- Asking me for help is like asking a toddler to cook dinner! :) Here's the best I can do: 1) direct scanning is beyond me at this time, but if you have photos at home you want to get on the web, I assume a college library or campus lab that has both a scanner and internet access (or an individual with more moxie and equipment than I) can get them online for you; 2) if they're already on the web, (as above and the next one below), all I do when at their site is right-click on the desired photo, which br ngs up a small window w/commands from which I select & click on Save Location (at least, my Windows95 plus Netscape does this), the window disappears, and then I go Back to your Bronte board at Spring, get to the next empty posting box like this one here, and under Edit click on Paste. Then I put around the http address my Paste job put in this box (meaning, put the address between the quotation marks where I left the empty space). That should do it; the only reason I also put the ttp address (w/out the carats, etc., surrounding) again is that I like to show the source of my photo link, too. Clear as mud, right? Sorry... Ok, here's another page link to admire- http://www.erols.com/novelexp/

~panache Tue, Jul 22, 1997 (23:36) #8

hmmm, no admiration for that memo example failure. Evidently I can't write the code here or it displays a broken graphic symbol instead. I'll say it the long way instead: Type the left-pointing carat key first,then the abbreviation for image source (which is IMG SRC,(no commas anywhere, OK?), then opening quotation marks, then the complete http address you copied/pasted, then closing quot. marks, then the carat symbol that faces the other way. (Golly, I hope that does it) P.S. some places have pix t at just don't seem to be paste-able, tho, as the one above, so even more reason to give the http address twice so viewer can head there herself. [that was horribly longwinded; just ask Terry next time!)

~amy2 Wed, Jul 23, 1997 (00:22) #9

Arrghhhh! You lost me. Do you know how to post pictures that aren't on the Web? I've got quite a few PICTS I've collected from here & there. Terry, can you help us cyberkids? Thanks!

~terry Wed, Jul 23, 1997 (09:09) #10

You can convert it to a gif or jpeg with Lview Pro which you can get off of Forrest's site, http://www.stroud.com or in our apps conference. Or just put it in your directory on the Spring and let me know where it is. Or attach it to an email. Or send it by carrier pigeon. However, you want to zap it to me.

~amy2 Wed, Jul 23, 1997 (11:37) #11

Thanks Terry! I will e-mail you a few which it would be great to post to this topic.

~amy2 Thu, Jul 24, 1997 (11:30) #12

Terry -- I e-mailed you four JPEGS to post to this topic (yesterday). Did you receive them? Thanks!

~amy2 Thu, Jul 24, 1997 (12:01) #13

Just wanted to mention that we are STARS! Check out: http://www.spring.com/ for a big blurborama on this site, along with the famous portrait of the three sisters. Thanks Terry, for letting the world know that we are here!

~terry Thu, Jul 24, 1997 (13:07) #14

Sure, we'll run it there for a bit. And post any new news if it comes up, we porbably should put something up for 'medieval' after a while.

~breezin Fri, Jul 25, 1997 (00:22) #15

Try this for a Dalton moment of drool... http://www.timothydalton.com/mjane.jpg

~amy2 Fri, Jul 25, 1997 (00:31) #16

Thanks Lola! That is a heart-stopper! In fact, it's on my desktop as we speak!

~breezin Fri, Jul 25, 1997 (00:33) #17

And then there's... http://www.timothydalton.com/original/bw2.jpg

~breezin Fri, Jul 25, 1997 (00:34) #18

Gotta run to put my child to sleep, but hope these photos give YOU sweet dreams, too, Amy2. Back tomorrow...

~amy2 Fri, Jul 25, 1997 (11:35) #19

Lola, you're killin' me here! It's going to be hard to picture anyone else as Rochester -- even the beloved Mr. Hinds. But I think we can make that leap - don't you?

~breezin Fri, Jul 25, 1997 (13:00) #20

I shall certainly do my utmost, though Foxy-faced TD is soooooo compelling, is he not? BTW, he was a terrific Heathcliff in his youth on film, too. Have you seen it? Very "wild" looking (and much less vicious than RF's rendering). Pardon me while I go back into a reverie on the above photos ;-)

~amy2 Fri, Jul 25, 1997 (14:55) #21

Lola, if you come back to us from the ether, I -did- see WH with Dalton -- liked him very much, but still have to confess that the young Olivier is my fave in this role. Even though the classic '39 Goldwyn film concentrated solely on the Heathcliff/Cathy romance, and forgot about the rest of the book. Odd to think that Olivier & Merle Oberon HATED each other during the making of this film. They certainly faked it effectively on-camera!

~terry Thu, Jul 31, 1997 (09:07) #22

Check out the great retouch job Doug Larue did on the Bronte sisters on the Spring's main page

~terry Thu, Jul 31, 1997 (10:58) #23

Can I get a picture of Amy to superimpose in the empty place in the Bronte sisters picture? What say Amy?

~amy2 Thu, Jul 31, 1997 (11:46) #24

HA!!! I don't think I deserve to be in such hallowed company. Actually, Branwell, who painted the picture, put HIMSELF in the middle , then painted himself out & replaced it with a pillar. Terry, would a Polaroid do, or do you need some kind of digital picture?

~terry Fri, Aug 1, 1997 (10:50) #25

A digital picture would be the best, but you could mail me a polaroid and I could scan it if you don't have these facilities (Spring, Rt 2 Box 56R, Cedar Creek TX 78612). Thanks Amy. This will be fun!

~amy2 Fri, Aug 1, 1997 (11:33) #26

I do have a VERY RECENT Polaroid (of me after getting my hair straightened, no less!) Actually, we DO have scanning facilities here, so I can send it as a JPEG. Stay tuned!

~Luisa Fri, Aug 1, 1997 (17:36) #27

Oh man.....those pictures, Lola...what can I say? He�s one of the handsomest "devils" I�ve ever seen! Beautiful, without being a wimp. Just perfect. Talk about sweet dreams! ;-)

~amy2 Fri, Aug 1, 1997 (18:15) #28

Luisa, SURELY you must be referring to our own Tim Dalton? Was he beautiful in JE, or what? This is not an "ugly" Rochester!!

~panache Fri, Aug 1, 1997 (22:55) #29

Nor at all ugly in the production of FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE!

~panache Fri, Aug 1, 1997 (22:58) #30

Try this- http://www.timothydalton.com/original/florence.jpg

~amy2 Fri, Aug 1, 1997 (23:23) #31

Cecily, that IS nice! Is this a new production? Our boy looks so good, I don't care if he -plays- Florence Nightengale!!

~alfresco Sat, Aug 2, 1997 (12:49) #32

Amy2: 1985 - "Florence Nightingale" - TV movie - [Dalton played] Richard Milnes - Supporting role -not avaiable on video On another point: I teach sophomore girls who will be discussing their summer novels, 1984 and Wuthering Heights, in September with me. I am directing them to some online links on Bronte (and later, Austen)for research, but I am also wondering if you would permit them to sign up at Spring and join this conference (temporarily, anyway) if I started a topic thread (or 2) on WH for them and others wishing to join in. As a rule my classes are well-behaved, but I would not tell them about this site i the idea worries you at all, Amy. We're talking maybe 40-50 girls in all, assuming I can get them all e-mail addresses at hotmail.com and over their fear of posting. :) P.S. Don't be afraid to say no to me on this!

~amy2 Sun, Aug 3, 1997 (19:36) #33

France, by all means, have them visit! The more the merrier, I say!! Please set up as many topics as you want for WH - that would be great. I'd love to see more literary discussions on this board. Is it OK if the rest of us occasionally join in?

~terry Mon, Aug 4, 1997 (11:53) #34

Do it! And join in please. Welcome.

~alfresco Mon, Aug 4, 1997 (21:31) #35

Why, thank you to both Amy2 and Terry! Of course, having said all this, I'll need to set it all up with the students (netiquette, how-to-post, etc., but I think they'll enjoy it once they get the idea. I'll also email you more complete info when the "visit" is imminent.)

~amy2 Mon, Aug 4, 1997 (23:52) #36

Great! I think this will be a lot of fun, for them & for us!!

~arteest Sat, Oct 25, 1997 (16:04) #37

A test.

~amy2 Sat, Oct 25, 1997 (19:24) #38

Successful!

~arteest Sun, Oct 26, 1997 (11:16) #39

Maybe this one. (Pardon me while I experiment.)

~arteest Sun, Oct 26, 1997 (11:26) #40

That's more what I had in mind! I know a lot of us were disappointed in the A&E Jane, but this is still a nic picture, I think. Amy2, did you get the graphic I emailed you on Friday? Maybe I'll post it here, now that I know how. I did this in Photoshop the other day (I'm a graphic artist, by the way.)

~arteest Sun, Oct 26, 1997 (11:31) #41

Forgot the credit for the top picture (typo there: NICE, not "nic"!.) It's from a "newly-hatched" Ciaran Hinds page: Thank you.

~arteest Sun, Oct 26, 1997 (11:42) #42

The Hinds page address is: http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/5516/ciaran.html Thank you, "AneWntwrth"!

~amy2 Sun, Oct 26, 1997 (13:30) #43

Julie: That's a great graphic! I work in a graphic design place that mainly does film & tv work... No, I didn't get an e-mail on Friday. Why don't you try to send it again to: amy@greenheart.com **Also: Can you tell me the secret to posting JPEGs to this Board which are -not- located elsewhere on the Web? Thanks!