Mundane News

[Gravity Aided]

American post office handles all the passport applications, nothing like running a photographic store and making polaroid after polaroid, only to have some full of him/herself postal clerk reject photo after photo for the slightest color tinge, as we had for a while. I finally had to talk to the postmaster about it. Digital is so much better(and less expensive).

 

[Speicher]

I have no idea on the size of the lovely @Speicher and it wasn't moi who questioned her size so there

The lovely Speicher?

 

[Salty seadog]

I assume the date last modified is in the header, that's how computer registries pick them up.

Not from pc, this was from a public booth so I guess there is some indelible/invisible date stamp on it, probably on the rear of the pic.

 

[TVC]

American post office handles all the passport applications, nothing like running a photographic store and making polaroid after polaroid, only to have some full of him/herself postal clerk reject photo after photo for the slightest color tinge, as we had for a while. I finally had to talk to the postmaster about it. Digital is so much better(and less expensive).

As Rocky said, this digital online malarky is new to us, we had to do the post office thing as well.

 

[TVC]

Not from pc, this was from a public booth so I guess there is some indelible/invisible date stamp on it, probably on the rear of the pic.

Oh, that's news to me, interesting.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Online ! How nice, and how 21st century!

 

[Salty seadog]

Oh, that's news to me, interesting.

Just an assumption, otherwise how would they have known it was not arecent pic?

They did though.

 

[EltonFrog]

4:44am, eating porridge and getting ready for the Star Wars challenge half marathon. Well, you have to really don't you?

 

[GM]

Another misty Shard day.........

 

[Salty seadog]

I've just renewed my passport too, and got five images for a fiver from a Photobooth. Maybe they store all their images, and gov can search the database with face-recognition software.

That sounds a bit ott to me, expensive too I wouldn't doubt.

 

[Salty seadog]

Perhaps. The standardisation of images required by the rules make this sort of thing a bit of a doddle for AI now though.

I'm actually really curious to know how they knew now and have been having a bit of a google....slow Sunday...

Almost on the verge of asking the booth operators the question.

 

[TVC]

Perhaps. The standardisation of images required by the rules make this sort of thing a bit of a doddle for AI now though.

The photo you submit on line has to have plenty of background and show your shoulders with wall around. The website then crops the photo to what it wants. I thought it was a little over jealous about the shade differnce on the background, a human would perhaps have accepted it, and I'm sure in time the algorithyms will get better.

 

[Illaveago]

Passport application done, all very painless, except for the photo bit, they are very picky about there being an even coloured background. I was against a plain wall but because there was a tone shift on the wall due to a window nearby they said no, so I have been going round all the walls downstairs trying to get one they liked. Finally done.

Did you have to redecorate just for the photo?

 

[Hill Wimp]

Back from a wet walk, brunch and B&Q.

I too need to renew my passport.

We have slow cooked beef stew soaked in Old Peculiar tonight

 

[Speicher]

How well do things like mushrooms and celery freeze if you make lots of "Shepherdless Pie"? This is tasty looking version with lentils and chickpeas amongst other things.