Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Overly sharp horizontals and verticals especially ................ but all images look super super crisp. Could of course be, that they are extra-sharp, carefully exposed with excellent contrast, exceptionally well scanned, not diddled in PS ............... what do you mean by "except for the last bit"? B. On 7-mrt-2006, at 16:54, Adam Bridge wrote: > Hmmmm - there was a BIT of unsharp mask done when they were reduced > for the web but it hardly showed to my eye - which is about how I do > it. What are you seeing that leads you to think that? I know the > night-time image has virtually no sharpening at all except for the > last bit which would be about 78 and radius of .8 in Photoshop. > > Thanks for your input - I'll look at the workflow and see if I did > something odd. > > Adam > > On 3/7/06, bruce <bruce@ralgo.nl> wrote: >> To me, they all have excessive unsharp mask, Adam. Please comment. >> >> Otherwise a great series of well composed images. Thanks. >> >> B. >> >> On 7-mrt-2006, at 8:07, Adam Bridge wrote: >> >>> This is a very strange posting because the images aren't anything >>> special and yet I like different things about all three of them - >>> all >>> related to the use of black and white film, in particular Tri X. >>> >>> This image was shot from our hotel home across the hotel parking >>> structure to this building across the street. The old-time fire >>> escape >>> and the textures of the brick really spoke to me. Printed large >>> there's a huge amount of detail in this image that the small version >>> that you see only hints at. It was shot at 1/1000th of a second, I'm >>> sure. >>> >>> <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2006/02/23/TX400-002-R1.jpg> >>> >>> The inside of the Long Beach Convention Center spoke to me - the >>> receding arches of the ceiling, so bright, all these wonderful >>> gradations. This catches that ceiling. >>> >>> <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2006/02/23/TX400-004-R1.jpg> >>> >>> I've always wanted an evening shot. As we were crossing Ocean Ave to >>> the hotel from the convention center the sky was still luminous and >>> there was this illuminated bank building across the street so I >>> snapped a couple of images. This was probably about 1/30th of a >>> second. >>> >>> <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2006/02/23/TX400-030-R1.jpg> >>> >>> All the images are on Tri X at 400, processed in XTOL 1:3 at 68 >>> degrees with my own agitation scheme of 30 seconds continuous, 4 >>> minutes every 30 seconds, 4 minutes ever minute and 4 minutes >>> every 2 >>> minutes. Maybe it makes a difference, maybe it doesn't, but I >>> like the >>> look of the negative I get from it. >>> >>> Shot with M6TTL and either the 50mm f2 or the 35mm f2. >>> >>> Your comments are invited and welcome. Maybe these speak to you, >>> maybe >>> they don't. I was uncertain about whether to post them but figured - >>> ah heck - what's a few snapshots amongst friends and I might learn >>> something. >>> >>> Adam Bridge >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information