[Leica] ***SPAM*** IMG: Dawn Memories

[Steve Barbour]

> On Mar 19, 2015, at 6:51 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> f8, focused on the man, about 10 feet from him.
> 
> Is it sharp?

so-so…..surprised that the background (and parts much closer) are oof this much….you focussed on his hat brim ,nose, what? 

 



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> 
> 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
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>> 
>> 
>>> 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
>>>> 
>>>> 
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