[Leica] SPAM IMG: Dawn Memories

Thu Mar 19 07:14:56 PDT 2015

suspect focus is a little fore, hat brim…face is a little out……camera movement ?

s

> On Mar 19, 2015, at 7:04 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> My God!  It was barely daylight. I focused on the man.  That's all I could
> see.  To me, he is sharp.  I don't care about the background - in fact, I
> would prefer that would be out of focus.  Look at his face, his shirt, his
> pocket button - are they sharp or not?   I don't have a clue if f8 was the
> actual setting, but that's what the EXIF says and I don't think it lies.
> 
> Tina
> 
> On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 10:00 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> 
>>> 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?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> s
>>> 
>>> 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
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
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>>>>> 
>>>> 
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