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Jeanne
6 years ago
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Comments (12)Thanks everyone, I feel renewed to go out and tackle the foot-tall weeds and bermuda grass in the front yard. Onion, those are rose-cane pongee sticks to prevent Samuel E. Fermi from using the potager for his own purposes. With all of those toes, we think he should have been a catcher in the big leagues. Hoovb, the Brug is in my magical corner. I can grow anything there, I even have a hellebore and an orchid in that corner. The spot gets sun in the winter and is lightly shaded in the summer. I water the plants there twice a week by hand, but the brugs droop for most of the summer anyway. It looks so good this year because it got very little frost damage. Hunter, I am the LAST person on earth to give advice on overall garden design. I have ripped out every plant and path in my yard so many times that I now run the pvc irrigation above-ground. I heartily recommend posting all of your ideas here to get great feedback from people with real knowledge about California garden design and plant choices. Irisgal- mmmmmm, birria tacos. Renee...See Morelaws/rules about builder taking photos of our custom home
Comments (8)thanks for all the feedback. our builder does not own the home, but technically, according to my realtor we don't either. we own the land it sits on, and we have the construction loan, but because the construction loan is interest only, she said we don't really own it yet until it converts. but we own it more than my builder does. again, our contract makes NO reference to photos. i would like to think that if things are still sour at the very end, that by simply requesting that they not use photos of our house, they would comply. i wouldn't have that conversation (in writing) until the house is completely done. that said, it would go against every fiber of my builder's being to do a shoddy job finishing the house. i have ZERO complaints about the quality of the materials or the construction. what has gone downhill is the relationship side with management of expectations, as well as them not keeping their word, and by word, i mean email documentation of things we've asked for and mutually agreed to. regardless of them emailing saying one thing and we're all in agreement, when it becomes an inconvenience to execute, or they've made a mistake and gone in a different direction, they refer back to the ORIGINAL contract that we signed with different instructions and disregard newer discussions as they weren't on a formal document with signatures. also after everything being fair and expected throughout the process, they're trying to price gouge us on a few items that they don't want to take on, such as paint colors other than "builder beige." I got my own paint estimate from a painter that comes highly recommended by two family members. the quote was $400. my builder quoted $1675 because he just doesn't want to do it, but he won't leave it off and credit us for that portion of work, and he won't let our guy get in until after occupancy. so it delays our move-in, and we're paying to paint twice. just a couple examples - last week it was about 5 issues all at once, and not handled at all gracefully. i'm still hoping things get back on a better track. my realtor has advised us to stop taking calls and in person meetings and to get everything from them in writing on company letterhead with their signatures. i have no interest in making this uglier than it needs to be or to take on battle after battle for the duration of this project. i'm not looking to bad mouth anybody, but i also won't let them disregard our wishes if they have no contractual rights to the photos. i would think the possibility that i COULD leave a comment if they use the photos against our wishes would dissuade them and am hopeful this is all moot and things turn around before move-in....See MoreTaking photos
Comments (3)minnie, I so agree about photos, especially having a digital camera, it was one of my best purchases and investments. Can't help you much on setting up a photobucket acct. a fellow worker set it up for me. But once its set up it is really easy. I also have pictures on Flicker, which is easy to do (I downloaded my pictures from my CD disks to Flicker). Flicker is fun because if you have them posted people can leave comments and you can comment back, its great. But I am just learning about all the stuff on Flicker, I am pretty much new to that site (it's free for the standard stuff)....See MoreBest Light Bulbs for taking photos indoors
Comments (14)I'm not talking about how they look under a spectrograph. I'm basing my earlier comments on how film photos shot with garden-variety Kodacolor Gold print film illumnated solely by TL950 lamps looked in the pictures - and the colors all looked as they would under daylight. (with typical "cool white" fluorescent bulbs, those photos would have had an overriding green tinge). If you need a specific bulb recommendation, ask in a photo store or online thread about photoflood bulbs (which are expensive and short-lasting), or cheaper substitutes (dark blue colored floodlights). Again, I've had good results with the GE Reveal halogen 100w bulbs (or the 72w or 76w replacements they now sell) or similar - these are about 3500K and full spectrum - cooler than regular incandescent light but still warmer than daylight. In mixed-lighting indoor shots (electric lights on plus daylight filtering through windows), this works well. You could also try the Solux incandescent bulbs available in 4700K near-daylight high color temperatures. For best photographic lighting, it's often good to have two lamps - one to your left, and one to your right, and have one of them set to be twice as bright as the other. This gives the resulting photo 3 dimensionality without having overly dark shadows. Having the main source of light on the camera leads to a flattening effect with no shadows. Good photo lighting often takes extra work and isn't always convenient, but if you want the best possible shot it's worth the extra effort....See MoreJeanne
6 years agoMaryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
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