Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh - I mean that when I down-sampled the image in photoshop from it's 4000 dpi version to make a 72 dpi version I do a small bit of sharpening, with unsharp mask, because it's needed. But when I do that I click back and forth between preview on and off looking at the main image. If I see a marked difference I tone it down until I see just a HINT of the sharpening, usually in the very high-contrast areas. Right now it's not easy for me to go back to the final image and pull up the history in Photoshop so I can see what I did, but when I get back and can do it, I'll check and see if I mucked around too much. Still, these are very sharp images when they were printed on my Epson 4000, especially that big brick building. Thank you for your observations and for sharing them. I appreciate the feedback on such prosaic images. Best regards, Adam On 3/7/06, bruce <bruce@ralgo.nl> wrote: > Overly sharp horizontals and verticals especially ................ > but all images look super super crisp. > > Could of course be, that they are extra-sharp, carefully exposed with > excellent contrast, exceptionally well scanned, not diddled in > PS ............... what do you mean by "except for the last bit"? > > B. > On 7-mrt-2006, at 16:54, Adam Bridge wrote: > > > Hmmmm - there was a BIT of unsharp mask done when they were reduced > > for the web but it hardly showed to my eye - which is about how I do > > it. What are you seeing that leads you to think that? I know the > > night-time image has virtually no sharpening at all except for the > > last bit which would be about 78 and radius of .8 in Photoshop. > > > > Thanks for your input - I'll look at the workflow and see if I did > > something odd. > > > > Adam > > > > On 3/7/06, bruce <bruce@ralgo.nl> wrote: > >> To me, they all have excessive unsharp mask, Adam. Please comment. > >> > >> Otherwise a great series of well composed images. Thanks. > >> > >> B. > >> > >> On 7-mrt-2006, at 8:07, Adam Bridge wrote: > >> > >>> This is a very strange posting because the images aren't anything > >>> special and yet I like different things about all three of them - > >>> all > >>> related to the use of black and white film, in particular Tri X. > >>> > >>> This image was shot from our hotel home across the hotel parking > >>> structure to this building across the street. The old-time fire > >>> escape > >>> and the textures of the brick really spoke to me. Printed large > >>> there's a huge amount of detail in this image that the small version > >>> that you see only hints at. It was shot at 1/1000th of a second, I'm > >>> sure. > >>> > >>> <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2006/02/23/TX400-002-R1.jpg> > >>> > >>> The inside of the Long Beach Convention Center spoke to me - the > >>> receding arches of the ceiling, so bright, all these wonderful > >>> gradations. This catches that ceiling. > >>> > >>> <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2006/02/23/TX400-004-R1.jpg> > >>> > >>> I've always wanted an evening shot. As we were crossing Ocean Ave to > >>> the hotel from the convention center the sky was still luminous and > >>> there was this illuminated bank building across the street so I > >>> snapped a couple of images. This was probably about 1/30th of a > >>> second. > >>> > >>> <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2006/02/23/TX400-030-R1.jpg> > >>> > >>> All the images are on Tri X at 400, processed in XTOL 1:3 at 68 > >>> degrees with my own agitation scheme of 30 seconds continuous, 4 > >>> minutes every 30 seconds, 4 minutes ever minute and 4 minutes > >>> every 2 > >>> minutes. Maybe it makes a difference, maybe it doesn't, but I > >>> like the > >>> look of the negative I get from it. > >>> > >>> Shot with M6TTL and either the 50mm f2 or the 35mm f2. > >>> > >>> Your comments are invited and welcome. Maybe these speak to you, > >>> maybe > >>> they don't. I was uncertain about whether to post them but figured - > >>> ah heck - what's a few snapshots amongst friends and I might learn > >>> something. > >>> > >>> Adam Bridge > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >