Semmes Photo Submissions Instructions

Photo Submissions

Please name your files with this naming convention:
File names should contain only lower case characters, and no spaces. Use the UNDERSCORE in place of a space.

YYYY_yourname_picturename.jpg
YYYY is the year
yourname is of course your name
picturename is any name you want to identify your picture with.
(If you use just a number, please use four digits (0001, 0002, 0003) etc. the file extnsion, .jpg or .txt, etc. )

The preferred way to document your photo's would be to use the program "Exifer". This is a FREE program you can download from www.exifer.friedemann.info

This software makes it very easy to document what your photo is, in the "comments" tab. This information will appear on the web page as the description of your photo.

This keeps your photo and description in the same file. I have documented all of my photo's in this way.

A distant second to this way of documenting your photo would be the following.

Include a .txt file with your picture file which describes what the picture is about, and who is in the picture. This information will be what appears with your pciture on the web site. This file should have the exact same file name as your picture file with the exception of the last three characters which should be .txt

Example of file names:

1962_slone_plankownercert.jpg
1962_slone_plankownercert.txt

Please don't submitt complicated word processing files, as everyone does not have the correct software to view them. Using WORDPAD, or NOTEPAD is safe, since all window PC's have those text editors to view text documents. The very best way is to simply use EXIFER.

Send content to: tringate@tampabay.rr.com
Give your email the subject: Semmes photo

Crew BIO's

If you would like to submit your bio to be placed on the Semmes web site, please follow these suggestions.
Keep your personal data fairly general. Use years like 1964 rather than a specific date.
Do not enter any personal information that is not common knowledge already amound your friends.
Remember, this is the Internet, and personal information should be carefully considered before being submitted.

Here is an example of a very short bio with limited information.

Joe D. Semmes
1963 -1965 served aboard Semmes.
1965 -1970 went back to college and earned my MBA.
1965 -1996 Worked for AT&T
1965 -1980 Married first time, and had three children.
1985 - moved to Florida.
1988 - Re-married.

Of course you can put as much information about yourself as you wish, just be cautious.
Submit your bio as a text file and use the following file name convention.
File names should contain only lower case characters, and no spaces. Use the UNDERSCORE in place of a space.

bio_YYYY_your_name_rank/rate.txt
YYYY = the date you reported aboard the Semmes
Your name is of course your name.
rank/rate = your rank/rate while onboard Semmes

You can attach the file to an email and send it to;

Send content to: tringate@tampabay.rr.com
Give your email the subject: Semmes bio

Stories

If you would like to submit a story to be placed on the Semmes web site, please follow these suggestions.

Keep personal data fairly general.
Do not enter any personal information that is not common knowledge already.
Remember, this is the Internet, and personal information should be carefully considered before being submitted.
Make sure the store is reasonably true, and about some Semmes adventure.

Submit your story as a text file and use the following file name convention.

File names should contain only lower case characters, and no spaces. (Use the UNDERSCORE in place of a space.)

YYYY_your_name_nnnn.txt
YYYY = the date the story is about
Your name is of course your name.
nnnn = a number to identify your story, it could also be a short title. (0001, or, liberty_in_spain)

You can attach the file to an email and send it to;

Send content to: tringate@tampabay.rr.com
Give your email the subject: Semmes stories

Thanks.

Tom Ringate
1963-1965 FTM-2