Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/06

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Subject: [Leica] IMGs: Mexico B&W and gallery sizing issues
From: henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 13:44:47 -0800
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>Henning,
>
>I have examined both images, and, to me, there is a dilemma.  To me, 
>the first image is not as sharp when viewed at normal gallery size, 
>but is very sharp when viewed large. The second image is quite sharp 
>at gallery size, but one does not have the opportunity to see the 
>larger image if he or she is interested.
>


Yes, that's it exactly. Plus, the image that the gallery software 
resized is warmer in tone than the one that is sized correctly. That 
also bothers me.




>It seems we have to make a choice.  If I have a so-so image, I size 
>it so that it can't be enlarged.  If I feel the image can stand 
>close examination, I upload the larger image.
>
>I have another question.  I sometimes upload TIF images, which 
>Brian's software converts to JPEG.  Does that give a better gallery 
>image than uploading a JPEG?  I haven't come to a conclusion on that 
>yet.
>
>Jim Nichols


I haven't tried the tif option as I usually don't want to upload that 
large an image, but I might try it as an experiment.

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Replies: Reply from reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] IMGs: Mexico B&W and gallery sizing issues)
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