Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/07

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Subject: [Leica] IMG on the trail...
From: leica68 at gmail.com (Parker D. Haeg)
Date: Mon Apr 7 20:01:08 2008
References: <AA76F290-B01A-40FC-9571-FA3E81029D73@cox.net> <C41FCEED.2A842%pkolodny@fibertel.com.ar> <8455dfa10804070928p5385b21h7da7a18436a471e9@mail.gmail.com> <001601c8991c$c020acc0$6b01a8c0@dadquad>

I think you are right, Geoff.  I tend to hover over my screen like Bartelby
the scrivener.  I've got a feeling bifocals are in my future.

On 4/7/08, Geoff Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>
> Parker, you may be seeing an effect due to the large amount of small
> detail
> in a shot like Steve's sunset valley. A gazillion miniscule leaves and
> blossoms in the foliage. Combine that with a screen close-up and you can
> easily get detail overload.
>
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman <lug-bounces%2Bhoppyman>=
> bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Parker D. Haeg
> Sent: Tuesday, 8 April 2008 02:29
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG on the trail...
>
> Steve,
> It's funny that Pablo brings up the topic of sharpening.  I've shot that
> area we were in, and many others like it, quite a bit.  I get a ton of
> shots
> that look heavy on the sharp side.  It may be in-camera sharpening, but
> there may be
> something else.  There is so much "information" (god, who thought we
> ever use that word with respect to a photograph) in that environment,
> especially now with the highly unusual
> spring bloom this year, that I have wondered if somehow the sensor doesn't
> overwhelmed.  It would be like firing facts and figures at my 5 year old
> and
> watching her head spin.  As you well know I'm no tech guy; just give me
> camera and let me shoot.  So, I may be way off base here.  But shots of
> "simple" subjects (IE close up portraits) don't seem to suffer the
> "information" overload.  The first shot, with the housing development, has
> a
> lot going on.
> Just a thought-
> Parker
>
> On 4/7/08, Pablo Kolodny <pkolodny@fibertel.com.ar> wrote:
> >
> > you're having fun, it seems
> >
> > by the way, are you sharpening the pics ?
> > or is it maybe some in-camera setting ?
> >
> > They look just bit overdone in that, at least in my display.
> >
> > de nada
> >
> >
> > Pablo
> >
> >
> >
> > kididdoc@cox.net wrote:
> >
> > > at sunset...on the trail
> > >
> > >
> > > http://www.solio.us/gallery/PAW/sunsetvalley?full=1
> > >
> > >
> > > http://www.solio.us/gallery/PAW/motik?full=1
> > >
> > >
> > > M8  Elmarit 24mm ASPH
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > >
> > > Steve
> >
> > --
> >
> >
> >
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In reply to: Message from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] IMG on the trail...)
Message from pkolodny at fibertel.com.ar (Pablo Kolodny) ([Leica] IMG on the trail...)
Message from leica68 at gmail.com (Parker D. Haeg) ([Leica] IMG on the trail...)
Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] IMG on the trail...)