Dear Elleng: I took the liberty to show you what Picasa can do

[Mira]

Remember: I mentioned to install the free program from Google called Picasa, and that you can straighten the horizon lines with it. We all do this from time to time. But you did not want to bother with it, and thought just holding the camera more still might do it.

Now look here:
I straightened this breathtakingly beautiful photo of yours in Picasa. It took about a second.
I don't know if or what you entered, but you have til midnight to exchange it out.
I just love this photo of yours, who knew you would learn so quickly!

[elleng]

1. FABULOUS, Mira!

Could be used on several others from today!

So I go to Picasa and tell it what to do???!!!

[Mira]

2. You download Picasa and have it reside on your desktop.

Your downloaded photos will show up in Picasa and live there. You will start looking around a bit and find the editing tools. Straighten is in the first screen, you will find it.
Just don't lose patience - if I can learn it - anyone can. And YES, every one of your photos with the horizon line in it can be straightened in a flash.

Happy learning.

[elleng]

5. Sorry took me so long to respond, Mira.

So much happening!

So how's it work w photobucket etc? I take pics, I can tell my camera to transfer them to fb and photobucket and e.mails.

[Curmudgeoness]

3. elleng, you could win with that one.

Beautiful, and Mira made it perfect.

Now you must learn to use Picasa.

[elleng]

4. Yes, right, Curmudgeoness!

but I've already submitted something! I assumed risk, as today was supposed to be mostly rainy! I actually have a mini-album's worth, from today!

Yes, must learn!

[Curmudgeoness]

6. Now you've done it, Mira.

You convinced me to download Picasa, and I am hooked. I have been playing for a long time and want to go back and play some more. Just what I needed---a new toy!

[ohheckyeah]

7. Yeah for new toys!

I love it when I have something new to try out.

[Curmudgeoness]

8. Damn. I have 400 photos that I just imported

into Picasa. And I am pleased to say that a few were so nice that I didn't want to do a thing to change them. But many are just too much fun to play with. I cannot believe the fun.

The only problem I am having is how the heck to make the wires disappear in a photo. I don't seem to have that process figured out.

[ohheckyeah]

9. I know how to do it in Photoshop

but I don't know anything about Picasa. Sorry.