Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, When I look at "Early Morning Fishermen" and "Dawn Memories", and their 100% crops, on the PBase site they appear to be somewhat soft, or not critically sharp, and somewhat flat. But, when I download those files and view them in PS, they appear sharp and with more tonal range. I have no idea why this should be so. Maybe it is time for me to visit the eye doctor. Ken On 3/19/2015 8:39 AM, Tina Manley 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 >> > >