Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you, Ted. That was a sigh of relief that you heard all the way from South Carolina. Tina On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 11:24 AM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > TINA, > They are both sharp as sharp as can be! If I were a stock agency editor I > wouldn't have had one iota of concern about sharpness when looking at 100%! > > YOU ARE GOOD TO GO AND TO HELL WITH ALL THE BABBLEFESTERS! > > cheers, > Dr. TED > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf > Of > Tina Manley > Sent: March-19-15 6:40 AM > To: Leica Users Group > 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 > > > > > > > > --- > > 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 > > > --- > 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