Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]f8, focused on the man, about 10 feet from him. Is it sharp? Tina On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote: > what did you focus on? was your lens set at f8? how far from him were > you? > > > s > > > > > On Mar 19, 2015, at 6:39 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > OK this is driving me crazy. I didn't sleep at all last night and I > can't > > continue to edit my Cuba photos until I get this sorted out. This photo > > was made with my 50 Summilux, the sharpest lens I have. The way I judge > > sharpness is to view the photo at 100% - just like the stock agencies > tell > > you to. Here is a 100% enlargement of that photo: > > > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/159481904 > > > > Is that sharp or not? If not, there is something wrong with my eyes. > > > > Here is a shot a short time later with a little more light: > > > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/159481902 > > > > Here is a 100% enlargement of that shot: > > > > http://www.pbase.com/image/159481905 > > > > Is it sharp? Am I going blind? > > > > Please let me know. > > > > Tina > > > > On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 7:56 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > > > >> Hi Tina, > >> > >> Technical wise I have no idea what's causing the effect because I've > never > >> given one twit of technical thought about photography! I just enjoy my > >> photographic love affair without question! :-) :-) HOWEVER? :-) > >> > >> 1/ It kind of doesn't look sharp? > >> 2/ If you kind of move your head about while looking at the screen it > >> looks sharp sort of when you kind of angle your head to screen.. > >> 3/It looks like it's sharp but blown - up a zillion times shot on ASA 1O > >> film. > >> 4/Looking through the four sizes none of them seem to have what I'd > call a > >> sharp Leica edge line anywhere. All edges seem to have a tiny bit of a > >> glow. Which appears to remove sharpness. > >> 5/ My first re-action was it was taken through one of those lenses that > >> nothing is ever sharp-sharp. It's the kind, one of the old time photogs > >> used on green peppers & people got wet pants with excitement when used! > >> They look kind of sharp. But? Looked kind of just off the super-sharp > edge. > >> 6/ Never mind all the various computer screens..... Run off a 13X19 full > >> frame B&W print. Then come back and tell us what it looks like? > >> > >> Certainly an interesting effect. But it has absolutely nothing to do > with > >> whether you focused the lens properly. And if this is the "ONLY FRAME > YOU > >> SEE IT ON????????????????" Don't sweat it! Write it off as some kind of > >> ATMOSPHERE situation." :-) > >> > >> Life is too short knocking yourself out over one ordinary image. Neither > >> is wasting the time typing all the e-mails back and forth. > >> > >> Just go and sit down, pour yourself a nice single malt and smile while > >> enjoying all the thoughts of the hundreds, nay, thousands of amazing > CUBA > >> photos you came home with! Now don't you feel better? NO! NO! Don't let > >> another thought about whatever this is enter your thoughts! And forget > >> "curiosity I just want to know???." > >> > >> Like, it just isn't worth all the time you and others have & are putting > >> on the screen. Sure folks curiosity want to know what made this effect. > >> Good for them. BUT? It's all over one frame of thousands you exposed? > >> > >> I'm right! MAKE ONE 13x19 B&W PRINT! GAME AND ANSWER, it's OVER! :-) > >> Because in print form it's going to look just fine as a print! And that > my > >> dear lady is all that matters in the end! Besides all your other photos > >> completely over ride all this!!! :-) > >> > >> cheers, > >> Dr. ted > >> > >> > >> > >> --- > >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > >> http://www.avast.com > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > www.tinamanley.com > > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html