David Posted October 6, 2009 Report Posted October 6, 2009 No sir, that saddle was complete and ready to go out for a ride. Military saddles for the common troopers of the period (1860's) were simply rawhide covered wooden trees with skirts and straps attached. Officer's saddles may or may not be built on the same tree and may or may not be leather covered or have padded seats and the like. The files were taken with a Nikon camera and saved as NEF files. I dont know how to convert them to .jpgs to modify them on my iMAC. Thanks to all for the cudos. Dave The format that photos are saved in is a setting on your camera. Check your manual. Dave.....Nikon user Quote
Leather Bum Posted October 6, 2009 Report Posted October 6, 2009 Hey Dave, thanks for the info there. I didn't know that about those old saddles. Micah Quote
Members Dangerous Dave Posted October 6, 2009 Author Members Report Posted October 6, 2009 The format that photos are saved in is a setting on your camera. Check your manual. Dave.....Nikon user I know that is the setting on camera but the pictures aren't on there anymore. Do you know of any other way to change the format? Dave Quote Dave
Members Go2Tex Posted October 6, 2009 Members Report Posted October 6, 2009 Very good work. As I'm not an expert or even all that informed about the period, it looks to me like you nailed it. I was aware that the rank and file sat right on the bars but I didn't realize the jockies were screwed on with brass screws! You know they were sitting right on those screws and if they don't go in exactly flush, or work loose at all, it could make for a loooong march. I just can't even imagine the pain. Which leads me to speculate that more than a few of those horse soldiers were inclined to line their britches with something to soften the ride. Quote Brent Tubre email: BCL@ziplinkmail.com
David Posted October 6, 2009 Report Posted October 6, 2009 I know that is the setting on camera but the pictures aren't on there anymore. Do you know of any other way to change the format? Dave Did you download the Picasa for Mac? If so can you view your pics there? Dave Quote
Members Dangerous Dave Posted October 6, 2009 Author Members Report Posted October 6, 2009 Did you download the Picasa for Mac? If so can you view your pics there? Dave I tried but it requires an Intel based mac to run, mine is a G5 Quote Dave
David Posted October 6, 2009 Report Posted October 6, 2009 I tried but it requires an Intel based mac to run, mine is a G5 Sorry Dave, I'm not sure what to tell you. You may be stuck.... Wait a minute... Can you open your pics in Nikon View or Nikon Transfer? You may be able to change the format there. Dave Quote
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