Comments on: Swine Flu and Fun at the Hospital http://grahamwoodring.com/2009/12/23/swine-flu-and-fun-at-the-hospital/ In this Episode, Graham Goes to China Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:39:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Graham http://grahamwoodring.com/2009/12/23/swine-flu-and-fun-at-the-hospital/comment-page-1/#comment-6659 Graham Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:28:21 +0000 http://grahamwoodring.com/?p=779#comment-6659 @Meg: It really is frustrating, right? At least the low, low price is a bit of a comfort. @Conrad: My camera is Samsung PL50. Just a regular point-and-shoot camera. I don't use any special settings. All I do is turn the ISO all the way down and never use a flash unless I have to. I had to take a few pictures of the bread with different settings before I got an acceptable one. My camera has a stabilization mode, which I think is what I used for that particular one. If your camera doesn't have that, try turning up the ISO. You'll have to experiment with it; take a bunch of pictures on different settings. I always use Photoshop on pictures I upload to spice them up. Without a polarized lens the colors look flat and bland. Playing with the levels and contrast go a long way towards making the colors really stand out. @Meg: It really is frustrating, right? At least the low, low price is a bit of a comfort.

@Conrad: My camera is Samsung PL50. Just a regular point-and-shoot camera. I don’t use any special settings. All I do is turn the ISO all the way down and never use a flash unless I have to.

I had to take a few pictures of the bread with different settings before I got an acceptable one. My camera has a stabilization mode, which I think is what I used for that particular one. If your camera doesn’t have that, try turning up the ISO. You’ll have to experiment with it; take a bunch of pictures on different settings.

I always use Photoshop on pictures I upload to spice them up. Without a polarized lens the colors look flat and bland. Playing with the levels and contrast go a long way towards making the colors really stand out.

]]> By: Conrad http://grahamwoodring.com/2009/12/23/swine-flu-and-fun-at-the-hospital/comment-page-1/#comment-6610 Conrad Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:30:17 +0000 http://grahamwoodring.com/?p=779#comment-6610 yo what camera do you have? Your camera does a great job capturing light and color. It also does a very good job in low light conditions like where you took a picture of that bread. Are you using some special settings? yo what camera do you have? Your camera does a great job capturing light and color. It also does a very good job in low light conditions like where you took a picture of that bread. Are you using some special settings?

]]> By: meg http://grahamwoodring.com/2009/12/23/swine-flu-and-fun-at-the-hospital/comment-page-1/#comment-6547 meg Sat, 09 Jan 2010 05:39:59 +0000 http://grahamwoodring.com/?p=779#comment-6547 The whole walking back and forth to different buildings and different floors to get receipts and such is mind-boggling. I had a similar experience (which you probably read about in my blog), I was sick and hadn't eaten in three days and with all that walking I vomited and nearly passed out. The price was nice though (minus the barfing). Enjoy your last few weeks in China! The whole walking back and forth to different buildings and different floors to get receipts and such is mind-boggling. I had a similar experience (which you probably read about in my blog), I was sick and hadn’t eaten in three days and with all that walking I vomited and nearly passed out. The price was nice though (minus the barfing).

Enjoy your last few weeks in China!

]]> By: Graham http://grahamwoodring.com/2009/12/23/swine-flu-and-fun-at-the-hospital/comment-page-1/#comment-6410 Graham Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:25:22 +0000 http://grahamwoodring.com/?p=779#comment-6410 It seems like no matter what you do in China, you have to go through at least 5 people to get anything done. The number of superfluous jobs is mind-boggling. The second time through to check that I was healthy was surprisingly painless, though over all not very pleasant. It seems like no matter what you do in China, you have to go through at least 5 people to get anything done. The number of superfluous jobs is mind-boggling. The second time through to check that I was healthy was surprisingly painless, though over all not very pleasant.

]]> By: Marilyn http://grahamwoodring.com/2009/12/23/swine-flu-and-fun-at-the-hospital/comment-page-1/#comment-6277 Marilyn Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:31:54 +0000 http://grahamwoodring.com/?p=779#comment-6277 Looks like the same kind of system they have here in South Korea. I have taken two physicals, and for all of the tests that I needed, it cost me a whopping $65, to include bloodwork, HIV, flu, EKG, etc. etc...and I think I went through about 10 people to get it all done. I know you have only a few months left, but I appreciate everything I have read, since I will be arriving in February to teach in Nanjing. My sympathies for you having to go through the gauntlet again, just to declare that you are healthy. Looks like the same kind of system they have here in South Korea. I have taken two physicals, and for all of the tests that I needed, it cost me a whopping $65, to include bloodwork, HIV, flu, EKG, etc. etc…and I think I went through about 10 people to get it all done. I know you have only a few months left, but I appreciate everything I have read, since I will be arriving in February to teach in Nanjing.
My sympathies for you having to go through the gauntlet again, just to declare that you are healthy.

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