Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/06

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Subject: [Leica] IMGs: Mexico B&W and gallery sizing issues
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:55:46 -0600
References: <p0623090ac5d504544fd5@10.0.1.199> <36172e5a0903042349m63259169g37d8e4cf15ca91e1@mail.gmail.com> <p0623090dc5d669a119a0@[10.0.1.199]> <027165F0-B843-4C74-9AD3-99B02F2832F2@shaw.ca> <p06230903c5d7368b483f@[10.0.1.199]>

Point well taken Henning.
Yet, I really enjoy the ability to go to the enlarged versions,
when the image calls to me;
As this one does.
Like it better as monochrome.

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George Lottermoser
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On Mar 6, 2009, at 2:29 PM, Henning Wulff wrote:

> Hi John,
>
> I've now posted two versions in B&W. I think they still need a bit  
> of tweaking and tonal adjustment, but this is a first crack at it.
>
> I also posted the same picture, adjusted and exported from  
> Lightroom. Once at 1000 pixels for the long dimension, once at 800  
> to suit the basic display dimension. I wanted to try this because I  
> usually post a larger picture, and then let the gallery software  
> reduce the image for the main display.
>
> Posted at 1000 pixels:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hwulff/Mexico09/B_amp_W 
> +lrg-3010513.jpg.html
>
> Posted at 800 pixels:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hwulff/Mexico09/ 
> B_amp_W-3010513.jpg.html
>
>
> It seems to me that not only is the picture as sized correctly  
> sharper, the tones are also different.
>
> In other words, try to make sure that you post pictures at the size  
> that your album will display them if you want to have control over  
> both sharpness and tones, as the gallery software changes them  
> while resizing.
>
> Henning
>
>
>
>
> At 6:52 AM -0700 3/6/09, John Collier wrote:
>> I would love to see it in grey scale. I think it has strong  
>> elements that are masked by colour.
>>
>> John
>>
>> On 5-Mar-09, at 10:49 PM, Henning Wulff wrote:
>>
>>>  It's always interesting to see which photos get viewed the most.  
>>> This time I put (what I thought was the most interesting photo)  
>>> at the end, which usually gets viewed the least. Apparently, most  
>>> people agreed with me, as it is the most viewed photo:
>>>
>>>  http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hwulff/Mexico09/L3010513- 
>>> lrg.jpg.html
>>>
>>>  --
>
> -- 
>
>    *            Henning J. Wulff
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In reply to: Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] IMGs: Mexico)
Message from henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff) ([Leica] IMGs: Mexico)
Message from jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier) ([Leica] IMGs: Mexico)
Message from henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff) ([Leica] IMGs: Mexico B&W and gallery sizing issues)