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

[grduprey at mchsi.com]

They certainly look sharp to my eyes.  I have not sen any problem with the sharpness of your previous photos.

Gene

----- Original Message -----
From: Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com>
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 09:39:45 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [Leica] ***SPAM*** IMG: Dawn Memories

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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