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

[Ken Carney]

Tina,

When I look at "Early Morning Fishermen" and "Dawn Memories", and their 
100% crops, on the PBase site they appear to be somewhat soft, or not 
critically sharp, and somewhat flat.  But, when I download those files 
and view them in PS, they appear sharp and with more tonal range.  I 
have no idea why this should be so.  Maybe it is time for me to visit 
the eye doctor.

Ken

On 3/19/2015 8:39 AM, Tina Manley 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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