Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don't know if this is teaching grandma .................... , but, I heard a tip the other night ............. that each time one modifies and saves a JPEG, the image deteriorates (often producing artifacts). They, JPEGs, after modification, should be saved under another name etc. etc. B. On 23-feb-2006, at 4:16, Don Dory wrote: > Scott, > Yeah, it has to be the shrinking as the print is as smooth as the > proverbial > babies bottom. I also have the JPEG set to medium to keep the file > small > and that could be adding to the rings. Sigh, I might have to be > brave and > join the print exchange as 72dpi just doesn't do justice most of > the time. > > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > > On 2/22/06, Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote: >> >> Don, >> >> If it helps, what I'm seeing is fairly distinct "rings" in the >> bokeh toward the bottom half of the photo. Some is in >> the darker parts of the photo, but the rings sort of radiate >> from the brighter OOF portions of the pic. >> >> I use the term "rings" in contrast to a smooth transition >> from one tonal range to another, if that's the right terminology. >> >> Yeah, auto JPEG reduction from a TIFF can mess up a >> pic. I have set upon OK settings with JAlbum, but it still >> isn't all that great, and mastering this black art - well, right >> now life just seems too short! :-) >> >> Scott >> >> Don Dory wrote: >> >>> Thank you Scott. you should not be seeing too many digital >>> artifacts as >> it >>> is a pretty straight scan, some levels work and only moderate >>> sharpening. >>> Possibly I was in a hurry to shrink if from the 90 MB original >>> file to >> the >>> web sized file. In any case they are not in the smallish 8X10 >>> print I >> made >>> for my wife. >>> >>> Don >>> don.dory@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> On 2/22/06, Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> I'll vote a hearty "yay" ! >>>> >>>> Sad, quiet, solitary and painterly. >>>> >>>> Hey, maybe I should try getting a job writing those >>>> shmaltzy blurbs they attach to photos at museum >>>> exhibitions :-) >>>> >>>> Very nice pic, IMHO. >>>> >>>> Scott >>>> >>>> Don Dory wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> This is from a tree that was more in the shade so started >>>>> blooming a >>>>> >>>>> >>>> little >>>> >>>> >>>>> later. The Nikon CRT lens at 1.2 on Velvia 100F. I was >>>>> probably using >>>>> somewhere in the neighborhood of 20mm of extension. >>>>> >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album362/1_2plumblossomv >>>>> >>>>> Don >>>>> don.dory@gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps >>>> Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 >>>> (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps >> Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 >> (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act) >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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