Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My God! It was barely daylight. I focused on the man. That's all I could see. To me, he is sharp. I don't care about the background - in fact, I would prefer that would be out of focus. Look at his face, his shirt, his pocket button - are they sharp or not? I don't have a clue if f8 was the actual setting, but that's what the EXIF says and I don't think it lies. Tina On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 10:00 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Mar 19, 2015, at 6:51 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > f8, focused on the man, about 10 feet from him. > > > > Is it sharp? > > so-so?..surprised that the background (and parts much closer) are oof this > much?.you focussed on his hat brim ,nose, what? > > > > > > s > > > > Tina > > > > On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at > > gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> what did you focus on? was your lens set at f8? how far from him were > >> you? > >> > >> > >> s > >> > >> > >> > >>> On Mar 19, 2015, at 6:39 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> 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 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> --- > >>>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > >>>> http://www.avast.com > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Tina Manley > >>> www.tinamanley.com > >>> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > >>> > >> > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > www.tinamanley.com > > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html