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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 2: Daytime in Berlin
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Mon Jan 23 09:04:58 2006
References: <43D3FE17.2080608@planet.nl> <001901c61fba$901dfba0$2ee76c18@ted> <43D45F23.6030303@planet.nl>

Not a patch on Nathan's shot, but there's quite a bit of strategically 
placed water in Berlin - taken last summer in the city centre.Ku-damm 
and the Ged?chtniskirche
http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/CRW_0399_edited_3
http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/CRW_0398_edited_2
cheers
Douglas

Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> Hi Ted and thanks!
>
> Regarding theft and so on--that is a risk, yes, but I do want to show 
> off my pictures to this group and the world in general, so I have to 
> run that risk. I post the images at 750x500 pixels (horizontal) or 
> 600x400 pixels (vertical)--unless I crop them, in which case the short 
> side may end up bigger or smaller. If we take 200 dpi as the minimum 
> acceptable resolution for printing, then it means that anybody can 
> download them and make a print of approximately 3.5x2.5 inches if the 
> image is horizontal, and smaller if it is vertical. So stealing the 
> images for the purpose of printing them is not likely to be a huge 
> issue; someone can of course pinch them for web display. But again, 
> this is a risk that I simply have to accept if I want you to look at 
> my stuff!
>
> Thanks for looking.
>
> Nathan
>
> Ted Grant wrote:
>
>> Nathan Wajsman showed:
>> Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 2: An evening in Berlin
>>
>>> here is my PAW for week 2. All these were taken during one evening 
>>> in Berlin, where I stopped on my way home from Poland:
>>> > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws/?page_id=8 <<<<<
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Nathan,
>> What can one say about the reflections but very well done! In both 
>> colour & B&W. Certainly illustrates the impact of using different films.
>>
>> Although I have a question about posting such excellent exposures at 
>> the size they are? I realize these are not jpegs at 72 size for 
>> transmission. However, given the world of the internet is full of 
>> SOB's stealing images for their own use and money in they're pockets. 
>> I have to say something about the size of your photographs.
>>
>> Each time I'm primed to have a website produced I'm shown how easy it 
>> is to copy a picture. Particularly, your vertical reflection photo 
>> then print it 9 X 6 inches. No the photo isn't smashing, but it sure 
>> could be used for re-production by any number of unscrupulous thieves 
>> or publications.
>>
>> I've been told web sight photographs could have water marks on the 
>> photographs. Yes I understand water marking, but I've also been shown 
>> how easy it is to copy a photograph with a water mark, re-move it and 
>> the 9X6 print looked pretty good.
>>
>> Copying has crossed my mind any number of times while looking at some 
>> of your photography because it's so dang good! But this is the first 
>> time I've made a point of it because the Berlin pictures warrant the 
>> warning.
>>
>> It's been my understanding if one posts a picture through the 
>> internet the resolution should never be any greater than 72. In your 
>> case the size shows 240. So in the future, certainly with some of 
>> your work looking so professionally acceptable, maybe it's time to 
>> make 'em 72 from now on.
>>
>> I trust this is of some use.
>> ted
>>
>> Ted Grant Photography Limited
>> 1817 Feltham Road
>> Victoria BC  V8N 2A4
>> 250-477-2156
>>
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