Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am worried about Ted. He is way too mellow. Perhaps this is a result of good mood due to the arrival of spring, the upcoming fun in NYC etc. But guess what...I took a picture today! In fact, I took several!! Fancy that!!! Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Mar 23, 2014, at 5:33 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Dang I only wish I understood what you meant in all that strange language > and maybe I would become a "better printer?" :-) > > But I figure so far when people near pee their pants looking at my prints > of late. And the new photography of Ted Jnr with an IPHONE. Dang it's > unbelievable Number 1 Son Ted jnr. (by the way he hates that as he's 60 > years of age with 2 boys of his own.) :-) Ted jnr.? But he has been > shooting a series on our city on his limitd free time. PURE MAGIC! Yes I > will up load some shortly and completely blow you all away! ;-) Don't > you hate it when I do that? ;-) > > Sorry Hoppy I truly wish I understood all the cool things I know, you > know! :-) > > cheers, > Dr. ted :-) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at > gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2014 6:13 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Random observations on resolution (long and > irrelevant to the craft of being a good photographer) > > >> I'm not convinced on this sampling voodoo! I also want to sit down and >> counsel you on the errors of your ways regarding pixels per inch and dots >> per inch...but I think I hear Dr Ted approaching! Just before I get >> slapped >> on the back of the head... >> Gaah! My model booked for this afternoon just cancelled due to illness so >> I'm back on keyboard. >> No you mean pixels per inch for the resolution. But resolution is >> irrelevant until you choose a physical size that you want to print. Up or >> down sampling matters to make a say 24MP image a 12MP or a 36Mp or >> whatever. You can make up new data or throw away data but it is >> independant >> of resolution. The 360DPI 'standard' for printing comes from circle of >> confusion theory and theoretical printer native capabilities. Hower ink >> jet >> printers do not just make one size, one tonal value. one colour one fixed >> DPI patterns in any case. They make variable sized, toned and coloured >> overlapping/variably spaced patterns. Trust me, let LR do the math for >> you >> (whether letting it select suitable ppi for you or resampling to fixed >> value you choose) for your physical print size ;-) >> >> Slap! Ouch sorry doctor, I'm outta here! >> >> >> Cheers >> Geoff >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman