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

[Tina Manley]

Thanks, Ken.  That gives me a clue as to what is happening!  My storage on
PBase had gotten so large that I went up into another price bracket so I
had them automatically reduce the size and quality (7 instead of 10) of the
jpegs that I upload to them.  It reduced my price dramatically but if it is
also degrading the photos, it is not worth it.  I will go back to the
previous quality and size today!!

Thank you!!!!

Tina

On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 11:51 AM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote:

> 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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